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ISIS IS REAL. Graffiti on this building indicat?es? that the ISIS, together with the Maute group positioned and occupied this street in Marawi City. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Report: Marawi kid dies of hunger, trapped family left eating blankets  

A kid trapped somewhere inside the city of Marawi died of hunger recently, the spokesperson of the provincial government crisis committee operational center said Monday.

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Read more about the article Independence day celeb: no freedom for Marawi’s displaced civilians
Internally displaced persons from villages in Marawi City flee to Saguiaran town in Lanao del Norte province because of the ongoing conflict. They have been here for almost three weeks already, as of June 12, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Independence day celeb: no freedom for Marawi’s displaced civilians

Loud bombs and gunshots marred the solemn observance of the country’s 119th year of Independence day in this war-torn part of the country.

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Read more about the article 2 soldiers killed, 6 others wounded in a brief clash with NPA in Paquibato
FILING OF CASES. Major Ezra L. Balagtey, spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command, during the AFP-PNP press conference on Wednesday, Feb 8, says that the 8th Infantry Battalion is coordinating with the Bukidnon provincial government to prepare the filing of cases against individuals believed to have a hand in the killing of government soldiers in Malaybalay City last February 3. (Photo by Marlo Joshua Brua)

2 soldiers killed, 6 others wounded in a brief clash with NPA in Paquibato

Major Ezra Latawan Balagtey, spokesperson of Eastern Mindanao Command, said that military troops from the 16th Infantry Battalion encountered a group of New People’s Army at Sitio Bajada, Paradise Embac, Paquibato District, this city early morning on June 11.

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Read more about the article 14-hour firefight in Marawi costs 50 gov’t casualties

14-hour firefight in Marawi costs 50 gov’t casualties

The government’s operations against the Maute group resulted in 50 casualties among the Philippine Army troops on Friday, 17 days after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Martial Law in Mindanao.

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Read more about the article Duterte to issue EO for ??P10-B ‘Bangon Marawi’ rehab program
HEAVY BURDEN. The continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi has taken its toll on the thousands of residents who, due to fear, hurriedly left their abode and livelihood for safety. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Duterte to issue EO for ??P10-B ‘Bangon Marawi’ rehab program

Malacañang on Saturday said that President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to issue an executive order for the establishment of a rehabilitation program intended for the besieged Marawi City.

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