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A fire guts a portion of a residential building in Barangay Datu Saber in Marawi City on Wednesday morning, June 14. Based on the initial report of the Bureau of Fire Protection the cause of the fire was electrical in nature. (Photo by the Marawi City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office)

Marawi makes do with a single fire truck

When a fire broke out Wednesday morning at the second floor of an unoccupied building in Barangay Datu Saber, the city had to make do with a single fire truck.

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Read more about the article Fatal road accident in Davao puts spotlight on speed guns, speed limit
'STAY AT HOME.' Following her father's decision to declare Martial Law in Mindanao, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio advised residents to stay indoors as much as possible, and expect tighter security measures. The mayor made the announcements in a press conference at the Public Security and Safety Command Center at Ecoland Wednesday dawn, May 24, 2017. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Fatal road accident in Davao puts spotlight on speed guns, speed limit

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio required the Land Transportation Office, the City Traffic and Transportation Management Office, and the Highway Patrol Group to present statistics that would prove the effectiveness of speed guns in decreasing the number of road accidents.

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Read more about the article 85 SCAAs add to anti-terror personnel in Davao
TURNOVER OF ARMS. Senior officers hand over M-16 rifles to the 85 newly-graduated Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit - Active Auxiliary Category 2 who graduated from their basic military training course on Wednesday, June 14 at the Task Force Davao headquarters in Sta. Ana Wharf, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

85 SCAAs add to anti-terror personnel in Davao

Eighty five recruits graduated as Special Civilian Active Auxilliary (SCAA) and were issued firearms on Wednesday to replenish those who were enlisted into the regular forces of the Philippine Army.

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Read more about the article Gov’t claims to continue to gain foothold in Marawi
NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN. Solicitor General Jose Calida says law abiding citizens have nothing to fear of the Martial Law imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte in Mindanao. Behind him are Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella and designated spokesperson for the implementation of Martial Law, Brigadier General Resituto Padilla in a press conference in Davao City on Friday, May 26. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Gov’t claims to continue to gain foothold in Marawi

Of the 96 villages in Marawi City, only four villages remain “problematic” areas and are now the focused of military operations, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Wednesday during Wednesday’s “Mindanao Hour.”

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Read more about the article US, AFP ‘exaggerated’ collaboration worsens Marawi crisis—Moro group
ON FIRE. Black smoke billowed from the area of Sarimanok in Marawi City on Saturday morning, May 27 as attack helicopters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines pounded the area where members of Maute group are believed to be holding their position. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

US, AFP ‘exaggerated’ collaboration worsens Marawi crisis—Moro group

The collaboration between the US forces and the Armed Forces of the Philippines only worsens the crisis in the besieged Marawi City, a Moro leader said in a statement on Wednesday.

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