The Joint Task Force Marawi said land and air forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute Group here do not use poison bombs.
Following its recent match against the Stallion Laguna Football Club in Biñan, Laguna on Sunday, June 18, the Davao Aguilas Football Club (DAFC) are back in Davao to play three home games at the Davao del Norte Sports Complex this week.
A top health official in Lanao del Sur province confirmed on Monday two cases of death among the evacuees in the area due to diarrhea.
Naval forces of the United States and the Philippines will hold a weeklong maritime training in Cebu from June 19 to 25.
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.
Come June 23, various activities will be held as part of the nine-day activity although the celebration softly opened with the launch of the 50-day countdown of the anniversary last May 12, according to the province’s Information Office dispatch on Sunday, June 18.
