Author: ALEX D. LOPEZ

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Read more about the article Congestion, sanitation problems confront Marawi evacuees in Balo-i
CONGESTED. A total of 172 families or 1,025 individuals, driven away by the continuing war in Marawi City, are staying for more than three weeks now inside the evacuation center in Balo-i town, Lanao del Norte. Congestion and sanitation are among the problems that evacuees confront every day inside the center, situations that authorities fear might lead to more problems such as sickness and diseases. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Congestion, sanitation problems confront Marawi evacuees in Balo-i

A total of 172 families or 1,025 individuals, including children, took refuge in a gymnasium here after the Maute Group attacked Marawi last May 23.

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QUESTIONED. Army troopers questioned a civilian of the purpose of his presence in one of the houses in a cleared street in Marawi City on Saturday, June 16 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

QUESTIONED

Army troopers questioned a civilian of the purpose of his presence in one of the houses in a cleared street in Marawi City on Saturday, June 17 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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CLEARING. A soldier clears the second floor of this structure in one of the streets in Marawi City on Saturday, June 16 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

CLEARING

A soldier clears the second floor of this structure in one of the streets in Marawi City on Saturday, June 17 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Execs in Lanao Sur want strengthened local defense forces
Photo by Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com

Execs in Lanao Sur want strengthened local defense forces

In the midst of the continued threats posed by local terrorists, local chief executives in Lanao del Sur want to fortify the security of their respective towns through the formation of local defense forces.

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS| Burying the unclaimed victims of Marawi siege
ONE BY ONE. Workers carry the wooden coffins of 11 unnamed Marawi siege victims one by one for burial. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS| Burying the unclaimed victims of Marawi siege

Davaotoday.com witnessed the loading of the unclaimed dead bodies in wooden coffins from the funeral parlor, their transport that passed through the city proper of Iligan and their burial at Dalipuga Public Cemetery on Thursday, June 15.

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