The day after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared as liberated the embattled city of Marawi, the city and provincial government units announced they were speeding up the recovery and eventual return of displaced residents in the controlled or cleared areas.
The Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) on Monday, October 16, directed all its units to prevent a possible attack from terrorist groups following the death of Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and Maute group leader Omar Maute.
The remains of slain Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Isnilon Hapilon and Maute Group leader Omar Maute will receive an Islamic burial but the military says it will not disclose where the ceremony will take place.
Her family had millions-worth of hardware business and a house and lot in Marawi City.
Government soldiers recovered 27 more bodies at the main battle site here since Monday.
President Rodrigo Duterte said it would take another president to seal a peace accord with the communists.
For seven years, excavating canals and constructing roads are what Jelbin Darantinao has done for a living. But these days his employer has taken him to a role that reminds him of how a war refuses to choose which innocent lives it would take.
ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – At least eight members of the ISIS-inspired Maute group surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, October 4,…
Some 50 families displaced in Marawi City received certificates of ownership of 8×8 meters “bahay kubo” (nipa huts) constructed inside a 1.2-hectare compound in Bito Buadi Itowa here Monday, October 2.
Task Force Bangon Marawi reported a total of of 90,867 medical consultations and 320,800 nutrition services provided for residents of Marawi City who have been displaced by the ongoing war between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants.
