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INDONESIAN SUSPECT. Indonesian national Mohammad Ilham Syahputra, arrested on November 1, is believed to be linked to the ISIS-inspired Maute Group. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine National Police)

Indonesian national arrested in Marawi

Members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) of Barangay Loksadatu, in Marawi City, arrested Wednesday, November 1, an Indonesian national whose name is under a government list of people linked to the Maute group.

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'TILL DEATH Couple Luciano Tapic, 85, and Flora Tapic, 82, show their coffins they asked for their son to build. (Divina Suson / davaotoday.com)

When coffins await a love story to end

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – They say it’s not about how much love you have in the beginning but how much love you build until the end. Here in Iligan City,…

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Read more about the article Gov’t troops go home after 151 days in Marawi
HOMEBOUND. A soldier of the 1st Infantry Battalion shouts "Uwian Na!" (We're coming home!) as his unit was about to leave Marawi City after a tour of duty Friday, October 20. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared liberation of Marawi City from the influence of terrorists after the death of Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon and Maute group leader, Omar Maute. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t troops go home after 151 days in Marawi

After almost 5 months inside the battle area, the 1st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army has left the city Friday morning, October 20, following a send-off ceremony held inside the military's Camp Ranao.

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IN PHOTOS: Marawi after its ‘liberation’

When President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from terrorists’ influence last Tuesday, October 17, reporters covering the crisis in the country's only Islamic city got a glimpse of the face of the destruction inside the battle zone.

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