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Read more about the article Crisis committee urges gov’t to extend more help for IDPs
CONGESTED. A total of 172 families or 1,025 individuals, driven away by the continuing war in Marawi City, are staying for more than three weeks now inside the evacuation center in Balo-i town, Lanao del Norte. Congestion and sanitation are among the problems that evacuees confront every day inside the center, situations that authorities fear might lead to more problems such as sickness and diseases. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Crisis committee urges gov’t to extend more help for IDPs

An official of the Lanao del Sur Provincial Crisis Committee who is directly monitoring the situation of affected residents after the siege in Marawi City is appealing to the national government to extend more help to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced individuals.

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Read more about the article SWS survey: High percentage of Filipinos don’t want ML in Luzon, Visayas

SWS survey: High percentage of Filipinos don’t want ML in Luzon, Visayas

While 92 percent of Filipinos said they are fully aware of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, a high percentage of residents in the country also expressed disagreement on expanding the imposition of the said measure to Luzon and Visayas.

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Read more about the article A prelude for ML extension? DND chief says people can trust the gov’t if ML is extended

A prelude for ML extension? DND chief says people can trust the gov’t if ML is extended

Department of National Defense Secretary and Martial Law Administrator Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday assured the Filipino people that they can trust the country’s defense and security establishments if the imposition of martial law is extended.

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Read more about the article LOOK: Duterte’s first time to visit Philippine Stock Exchange
President Rodrigo Duterte says he will try to set foot in Marawi again after another bad weather caused the cancellation of his trip to the city last Friday, July 7. Duterte made the announcement during his visit at the Philippine Stock Exchange on Tuesday, July 11. (ROBINSON NIÑAL/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)

LOOK: Duterte’s first time to visit Philippine Stock Exchange

President Rodrigo Duterte graces the 10th Listing Anniversary of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. at the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in Makati City on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

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