Author: ALEX D. LOPEZ

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Read more about the article FIGHTING GOES ON
FIGHTING GOES ON. More than four weeks since the siege occurred, intense fighting continues in Marawi City. Smoke billows in various areas in Marawi as military ground operations and air assaults took place on Thursday morning, June 22. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

FIGHTING GOES ON

More than four weeks since the siege occurred, intense fighting continues in Marawi City. Smoke billows in various areas in Marawi as military ground operations and air assaults took place on Thursday morning, June 22. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Hostage priest in Marawi still alive – military
STILL ALIVE. As indicated in reports and accounts of survivors, Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, spokesperson of 1st Infantry Division expresses belief during the press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi on Wednesday, June 21, that Fr. Chito Suganob and other hostages who are still in the hands of Maute Group are still alive. Herrera said some hostages are being used as human shields and utilized as additional manpower of the terrorist group. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Hostage priest in Marawi still alive – military

Based on the information gathered and validated, the priest snatched by the ISIS-linked Maute group when they attacked this city last May 23 is still alive.

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Read more about the article NOWHERE TO GO
NOWHERE TO GO. Brig. Gen. Ramiro Manuel Rey, commander of Task Force Ranao tells reporters in a press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi City on Wednesday, June 21 that the Maute group are now confined in four barangays. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

NOWHERE TO GO

Brig. Gen. Ramiro Manuel Rey, commander of Task Force Ranao tells reporters in a press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi City on Wednesday, June 21 that the Maute group are now confined in four barangays. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Crisis committee: No hunger in evacuation centers
NO HUNGER. Spokesperson Zia Alonto-Adiong of the Provincial Crisis Management Committee denies earlier reports that some displaced families from Marawi City have already experienced hunger inside evacuation centers. Adiong made the clarification in a press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi on Wednesday, June 21. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Crisis committee: No hunger in evacuation centers

Spokesperson Zia Alonto-Adiong of the Provincial Crisis Management Committee denied earlier reports that some displaced families from Marawi have already experienced hunger inside evacuation centers, and that others were already forced to eat blankets and food boxes.

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Read more about the article WELCOME
WELCOME. Schoolchildren displaced during Marawi siege are welcome to enroll in any public school in Iligan City, DepED Secretary Leonor Briones said. The agency is also establishing learning spaces in evacuation centers that will help displaced schoolchildren cope up with their lessons. (davaotoday.com photo by Alex D. Lopez)

WELCOME

Schoolchildren displaced during Marawi siege are welcome to enroll in any public school in Iligan City, DepED Secretary Leonor Briones said. The agency is also establishing learning spaces in evacuation centers that will help displaced schoolchildren cope up with their lessons. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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