If reports that some children in Marawi City idolize the Islamic State are true, then such is a classic case that some people in Mindanao have no attachment to the government.
The DOE said the restoration of power in the provinces of Leyte, Samar and Bohol were ahead of the earlier deadline.
Lumad leaders and children from Mindanao, along with progressive groups, called on today for the continuation of peace talks between the government and communist revolutionaries, saying it is the only solution to their issues.
The New People’s Army on Friday, July 28, frees PO1 Alfredo Basabica Jr. who was held captive for seventeen days.
President Rodrigo Duterte called on the members of New People’s Army to leave the communist movement, surrender and avail of the housing and livelihood program of the government.
Retired Technical Sergeant Amer Maca-antal Ali, 63, fought for five Presidents during his career in the army — Marcos, Aquino, Ramos, Estrada, and Arroyo, before retiring from military service in 2002.
Filipinos stand “neutral” on the possible effects of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao to the economy of the country, the Social Weather Station said in its recent survey.
Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año said the claim of Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Prof. Jose Maria Sison that the country has two governments is untrue.
A memorandum of cooperation signed between the Mindanao Development Authority and the League of Cities of the Philippines will help rehabilitate the war-torn Marawi City.
Militant groups Bagong Alyansang Makabayn, along with Kadamay and Panalipdan,welcomed Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s decision to put a halt to the Davao Coastline and Development Project.
