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THE BATTLE GOES ON. Philippine Marines backed by Armoured Personnel Carrier sweep down the streets in Marawi City as the military ground operations against the Maute group entered on its ?ffifth? day on Sunday, May 28. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

‘Surrender or die’: AFP warns ISIS-linked Maute terrorists in Marawi

“We call on the remaining terrorists to surrender while there is an opportunity.” This was the statement issued by Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Tuesday as he called on the remaining terrorists of the Islamic State-linked Maute group to surrender to the military authorities.

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Read more about the article Army spox: too early to tell if Martial Law will be extended
NO BOMBS. Designated spokesperson for the implementation of Martial Law, Brigadier General Restituto Padilla says they are extra careful not to bomb Marawi City to avoid further collateral damage. Padilla says they are merely making "surgical airstrikes" against the Maute group in a press conference on Friday, May 26 at a hotel in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army spox: too early to tell if Martial Law will be extended

Martial Law spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the military and the police are "in complete control" of the situation in Marawi City, but declined to speculate whether or not 60 days of Martial Law will be enough.

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Read more about the article NDFP consultants still protected by JASIG amid suspended peace talks
NDFP panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NDFP consultants still protected by JASIG amid suspended peace talks

Peace negotiators of the communists who will be coming back to the Philippines were told that they are immune from arrests, in the wake of aborted fifth round of talks with the Philippine government.

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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed
INTRUSION. In this photo, elements from the Army's 66th Infantry Battalion forcibly enter the camp of protesting banana plantation workers of Shin Sun Corp on May 26, two days after the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao ( Contributed by Kilusang Mayo Uno)

Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed

KMU reported that government soldiers belonging to the Army’s 66th Infantry Battalion “forcibly occupied and camped” inside the Shin Sun packing plant on May 26, two days after the imposition of Martial Law. The soldiers had also “barged in the picket line” of striking Shin Sun workers just outside the banana plantation.

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Read more about the article Farmers’ wives appeal for Duterte’s help after soldiers beat, nabbed husbands
WEEPING WIVES. Siblings Racquel Quintano and Ronalyn Rabe appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the declaration of Martal Law and the suspension of Habeas Corpus after their husbands were allegedly taken by members of the 66th Infantry Battalion, accusing them of being members of the New People's Army early morning of May 27. Quintano and Rabe, both from Maragusan, Compostela Valley, joined the mass mobilization organized by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao Region on Monday, May 29 in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotody.com)

Farmers’ wives appeal for Duterte’s help after soldiers beat, nabbed husbands

Two wives appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the Martial Law and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, after their husbands were suspected of being rebels and were forcibly taken by members of the Army’s 66th Infantry Battalion.

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