President Rodrigo Duterte pins a wounded personnel medal to Cpl. Jose Raymond Estorion of the Philippine Marines on Sunday afternoon, June 11, at the Camp Brig. General Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City. Estorion was among the 84 government troops who were wounded in action in the fight against the Maute group in Marawi City. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he is not aware of the role played by the US Special Forces in Marawi City
An official of the Philippine Army explained that the assistance given by the US troops in the fight versus the local terrorists are limited to exchanges of intelligence, training and technical support.
Government troops suffered 13 casualties on Friday, Day 18 of the fight against the local terrorist groups here.
Omina Romato Maute, also known as Farhana, the mother of Omar and Abdullah, was arrested in Barangay Tamboro Cormatan in Maisu, Lanao del Sur.
Several Facebook accounts are suspected by the military as being used by the Isis-linked Maute group here and their sympathizers.
This is not a condominium, but a government building located at the right wing of the provincial capitol complex in Marawi City which shelters hundreds of evacuees displaced by the crisis after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao on May 23 to quell the Maute group in the city. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
A convoy of several army trucks transported wounded soldiers in a hospital here Friday afternoon.
Actress Angel Locsin visited hundreds of evacuees here Friday morning as she expressed her solidarity with the civilians affected by the conflict in Marawi City.
Top government officials involved in dealing with the communists have different takes on the offer of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines in uniting with the government to fight terrorism.
