A checkpoint manned by the Philippine Army and Philippine National Police implements strict security measures at the entrance of Marawi City on Thursday morning, June 22. Military ground operations and air assaults against the ISIS-linked Maute group in the area continue since the siege took place last May 23. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
More than four weeks since the siege occurred, intense fighting continues in Marawi City. Smoke billows in various areas in Marawi as military ground operations and air assaults took place on Thursday morning, June 22. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
Committee on Rules Chairperson Councilor Bernard Al-ag and Committee on Peace and Public Safety Chairperson Councilor Nilo Abellera Jr., listen to inputs by the military and police during the joint committee hearing of two ordinances meant to beef up security measures in response to the ongoing Marawi siege (More…) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Brig. Gen. Ramiro Manuel Rey, commander of Task Force Ranao tells reporters in a press briefing at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi City on Wednesday, June 21 that the Maute group are now confined in four barangays. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
Operations Officer of the 11th Regional Community Defense Group Lieutenant Colonel Noli Kanashiro says they need the requested 20-hectare army reservation inside the campus of the University of the Philippines Mindanao in Barangay Mintal, Davao City as they expect an influx of Reserve Officers Training Corps (More…) (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
Schoolchildren displaced during Marawi siege are welcome to enroll in any public school in Iligan City, DepED Secretary Leonor Briones said. The agency is also establishing learning spaces in evacuation centers that will help displaced schoolchildren cope up with their lessons. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
Senator Sonny Angara visits evacuees from Marawi City at the Bayanihan Gym in Barangay Sta. Elena, Iligan City on Tuesday, June 20. (More…) (Photo by Dennis E. Legaspi)
Aside from the aid previously distributed to the 169 displaced families now housed at the gymnasium of Fisheries High School in Buru-un, Iligan City, President Rodrigo Duterte, turns over cash aid to the DSWD which the President intend to be given to each of the families staying in said evacuation center on Tuesday, June 20. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
President Rodrigo Duterte asks for forgiveness from Maranaos during his visit to the evacuation center at Fisheries High School in Buru-un, Iligan City on Tuesday, June 20. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
Task Force Marawi presents to the media on Monday, June 19, 11 packs of high-grade shabu weighing a kilo each with an estimated market value of P110 million to P250 million. The Army said the contrabands were recovered from a house used by members of the Maute group as a stronghold but was abandoned after an intense firefight on Sunday, June 18. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
