An early morning raid in Ozamiz City on Sunday, July 30 ended up with the killing of 12 and the arrest of a number of suspects, the Philippine National Police in Region 10 reported.
Since every citizen has the prime duty to defend the state, the Reserve Officers Legion of the Philippines (ROLP) is pushing to bring back the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), an official said.
A Lanao del Norte lawmaker has urged appropriate committees in the Lower House to conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the order of the National Police Commission (Napolcom) to remove the deputation power of some local chief executives over the police in their jurisdiction in Mindanao.
Police Officer 1 Alfredo Basabica Jr was scheduled to marry his fiancee Saturday, July 29.
Filipino boxing champ and Senator, Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao visited government troops here as the fighting between the military and ISIS-backed Maute group drags on for more than two months on Friday, July 29.
Senator Manny Pacquiao visits government troops in Marawi City on Saturday, Juyl 29.
Noraidah Lala, 35, insisted that his husband, Arafat, who was recently arrested and charged with a rebellion by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police, was not a member of the Maute group.
Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said teaching communism in the country is not bad.
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.
