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Read more about the article Army says presence of US troops in Marawi is ‘no big deal’, lawmaker to push for probe
Exclusive photos taken by Filipino reporter Raffy Tima showing a team of US special forces arriving in Marawi City.

Army says presence of US troops in Marawi is ‘no big deal’, lawmaker to push for probe

The role of the United States Special Forces in Marawi fighting is not a big deal, a military official here said Tuesday.

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Read more about the article City gov’t to shoulder wake, burial expenses of soldiers killed in NPA clash
FUNERAL VISIT. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorezana visit the wake of Private First Class Freddie Delos Santos and Corporal Casidy Uday in a funeral parlor along Panacan, Davao City on Monday, June 12. The two soldiers died in a firefight with New People's Army guerrillas in Sitio Bajada, Paradise Embac Village, Paquibato District in Davao City on Sunday, June 11. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

City gov’t to shoulder wake, burial expenses of soldiers killed in NPA clash

The families of fallen soldiers Private First Class Freddie Delos Santos and Corporal Casidy Uday will be receiving cash assistance, and will be spared the wake and burial expenses, said City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday.

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Read more about the article Report: Marawi kid dies of hunger, trapped family left eating blankets  
ISIS IS REAL. Graffiti on this building indicat?es? that the ISIS, together with the Maute group positioned and occupied this street in Marawi City. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Report: Marawi kid dies of hunger, trapped family left eating blankets  

A kid trapped somewhere inside the city of Marawi died of hunger recently, the spokesperson of the provincial government crisis committee operational center said Monday.

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Read more about the article UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus
NO TO CAMPUS MILITARIZATION. University Student Council Vice President Prince Arellano, USC President Romen Wabina and Jayvie Cabajesof Anakbayan call on the UP Administration and local officials of the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to use 20 hectares of the UP campus as training ground for Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) during Monday's Kapehan sa Dabaw press conference on June 12. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

UP student council rejects ROTC camp building inside campus

The University of the Philippines Mindanao Student Council appealed to the UP administration and the local officials in the city to reject the proposal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to build a camp for the Reserved Officer Training Corps (ROTC) inside the campus.

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