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Read more about the article Injured trooper in Marawi says he’s ready to go back to battle area
First Lieutenant Geraldo Alvarez of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army is now ready to go back to the front line after recovering from the wound he sustained from the main battle area Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

Injured trooper in Marawi says he’s ready to go back to battle area

First Lieutenant Geraldo Alvarez of the 5th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army is now ready to go back to the front line after recovering from the wound he sustained from the main battle area here.

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Read more about the article Fisher folks hit 2018 PH defense budget sans external security allocation
President Rodrigo Duterte visits government troops in Marawi City on Thursday afternoon. (Photos from AFP)

Fisher folks hit 2018 PH defense budget sans external security allocation

A group of fisher folks on Monday hit the 2018 proposed budget for the Department of National Defense ?"because it lacks budget for external defense capabilities.?"?

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Read more about the article Mindanao lawmakers support Marawi rehab budget
Maranao leaders urge government to extend financial assistance to business owners in Marawi ?City so they can recover from their losses due to the fighting there between state forces and armed extremists. In the photo are Sultan Nasser Sampaco (left), chairman of the Marawi Sultanate League, and Sultan Ysmael Ali, the sultan of Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, and member of the Sixteen Royal Sultanate of Lanao. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Mindanao lawmakers support Marawi rehab budget

Some Mindanao lawmakers have expressed their support for the rehabilitation of the besieged Marawi City through allocation of funds as the Lower House has started deliberating the budget for next year.

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