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.
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.
The National Democratic Front of the Philippines reiterated its previous declaration that it stood firmly with the government to oppose and fight terrorism instigated by groups backed by the US government.
The military claimed that four suspected members of the New People’s Army including a front secretary were killed in an encounter with government troops over the weekend.
President Rodrigo Duterte said traditional leaders should have reported that the local terrorists are already doing a military buildup in Marawi City.
In the midst of the continued threats posed by local terrorists, local chief executives in Lanao del Sur want to fortify the security of their respective towns through the formation of local defense forces.
