In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Mayor commended Lt. Col. Nestor Mondia and his team in Task Force Davao “for always being alert, for their hard work, and for their unquestionable dedication to keep Davao City and the Dabawenyos safe from terrorists like the Maute brothers.”
Cayamora Maute, said to be the patriarch of the Maute Group along with four other companions that include his daughter and second wife were nabbed by security officials in a checkpoint at Sirawan, Toril here at around 10 am on Tuesday.
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Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones called on the families affected by the conflict in Marawi City to allow their children to go to the nearest school.
Lumad leaders expressed disappointment over President Rodrigo Duterte’s failed promises to protect their communities from dislocation as a result of military operations, moreso, with the imposition of Martial Law in Mindanao.
The government peace panel lauded the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in its commitment to fight against terrorist groups in the country.
As the main body to implement martial law in this part of Mindanao, the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it has activated a Multi-Sectoral Advisory Group to ensure accountability and transparency.
A respite in fighting negotiated by the peace implementing panels of the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front paved the way for the rescue of more than a hundred civilians trapped in the fighting in Marawi City, Sunday.
The Davao City Investment and Promotion Center (DCIPC) Chief, Lemuel Ortonio, said in a press conference on Thursday, June 1, that there are 30 guidelines for business to remember during Martial Law. These were collectively developed by the city government and the business sectors during a consultation with business sectors through the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Inc. and the City Government of Davao, and subsequently released through the City Information Office (CIO) on Friday, June 2.
Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Maute group had planned their siege in Marawi very well, saying that the terrorists chose the commercial heart of the city in order to sustain themselves from the goods ransacked from the establishments in the area.
