Read more about the article Duterte to Maranao traditional leaders: you should have told troops about Maute group’s build up
President Rodrigo Duterte with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Left) and General Eduardo Año (Right), June 11, at the Camp Brig. General Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

Duterte to Maranao traditional leaders: you should have told troops about Maute group’s build up

President Rodrigo Duterte said traditional leaders should have reported that the local terrorists are already doing a military buildup in Marawi City.

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Read more about the article Execs in Lanao Sur want strengthened local defense forces
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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 City gov’t assures safe Kadayawan celeb
The Pamulak sa Kadayawan is an annual parade of floral floats during the week-long Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival. Civic organizations also join the parade held in downtown area Davao City on Sunday, August 21, 2016. (FILE PHOTO/davaotoday.com)

City gov’t assures safe Kadayawan celeb

There will be no compromises to this year’s celebration of Kadayawan festival, a city official said.

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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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