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Read more about the article Vote for ML extension is a vote vs. Maranaw people, civic leader says
Samira Gutoc-Tomawis (Image by MD Genotiva/davaotoday.com)

Vote for ML extension is a vote vs. Maranaw people, civic leader says

For Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, the decision reached by the members of Congress on Saturday, July 22 was a vote against the interest of the people of Marawi.

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Read more about the article Extension of Martial Law in Mindanao draws various reactions
THE BATTLE GOES ON. Philippine Marines backed by Armoured Personnel Carrier sweep down the streets in Marawi City as the military ground operations against the Maute group entered on its ?ffifth? day on Sunday, May 28. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Extension of Martial Law in Mindanao draws various reactions

The approval of the Congress to extend martial law until December this year on Sunday has drawn various reactions from different sectors in the city.

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Read more about the article Military reminds ranks: don’t harass civilians at checkpoints
TIGHT SECURITY. 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)

Military reminds ranks: don’t harass civilians at checkpoints

The military on Friday has urged troops assigned in checkpoints and mobile patrols to afford the civilians with courtesy following several reports of individuals complaining of rude soldiers.

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Read more about the article 28 cadavers to be buried in Marawi on Duterte’s 2nd SONA
FEW WITNESSES. Aside from the members of the media, a few employees of the city government of Iligan witnessed the burial en masse of unidentified victims of Marawi siege. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

28 cadavers to be buried in Marawi on Duterte’s 2nd SONA

The remains of 28 persons recovered in the battle zone of ?Marawi City will be buried in the city on Monday, the day President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his second State of the Nation Address.

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Read more about the article UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao
LIFT MARTIAL RULE. Lumad and Moro groups stage a protest action at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City on Friday, July 21 and call on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the imposition of martial law in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao

Representatives from various Indigenous Peoples and Moro organizations are here in the country’s capital to lobby their call for the stop of all-out war in Mindanao, especially in far-flung areas.

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