Malacanang on Monday said the focus of the government security forces in clearing the besieged Marawi City remains on combat, intelligence and civil military operations.
The New People's Army said its attack on the local police station in Iloilo province over the weekend was meant to punish the police for its corruption.
Eleven kilos of shabu contained in 11 packs were recovered by the Philippine Army in one of the conflict areas in Marawi, the Joint Task Force Marawi reported.
An inmate from Marawi City Jail surrendered to authorities on Sunday, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology reported.
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.