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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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TEARY INDEPENDENCE DAY Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. is in tears after he addressed provincial government employees and evacuees during the flag-raising ceremony held at the grounds of the provincial capitol in Marawi City on Monday, June 12. The ceremony turned to be an emotional commemoration of the Philippine Independence Day. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

TEARY INDEPENDENCE DAY

Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. is in tears after he addressed provincial government employees and evacuees during the flag-raising ceremony held at the grounds of the provincial capitol in Marawi City on Monday, June 12. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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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 UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus
NO TO CAMPUS MILITARIZATION. University Student Council Vice President Prince Arellano, USC President Romen Wabina and Jayvie Cabajesof Anakbayan call on the UP Administration and local officials of the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to use 20 hectares of the UP campus as training ground for Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) during Monday's Kapehan sa Dabaw press conference on June 12. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus

The University of the Philippines Mindanao Student Council appealed to the UP administration and the local officials in the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build a camp for the Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) inside the campus.

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Read more about the article What Independence Day? Educators slam AFP, Alamara for series of harassments vs. Lumad schools
Lumad students?, who? are holding classes inside the evacuation center at the UCCP Haran in Davao City, show their messages ? ?to? ?? ? ?P? resident-elect Rodrigo Duterte. The students called for the pullout of military troops and paramilitary group from their communities. (Earl O. Condeza/davaotoday.com)

What Independence Day? Educators slam AFP, Alamara for series of harassments vs. Lumad schools

A group of community educators slammed the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the paramilitary group Alamara for conducting series of attacks against Lumad schools in Davao region.

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