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HIGH ALERT. A Philippine Navy ship was spotted patrolling the bay of Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. The city is placed on alert and a curfew is being implemented starting at 9 p.m. as military offensives against the ISIS-linked Matue Group and Abu Sayyaf continue in the nearby Marawi City. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

HIGH ALERT

A Philippine Navy ship was spotted patrolling the bay of Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article RISKING THEIR LIVES
RISKING THEIR LIVES. Joel Yagon, a 34-year old barber who lived in Marawi City says he is transporting their hard-earned appliances and other items back to their hometown in Misamis Oriental. Yagon is one of the eight residents in Marawi City who braved returning to their village to salvage what is left of their belongings.(Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

RISKING THEIR LIVES

Joel Yagon, a 34-year old barber who lived in Marawi City says he is transporting their appliances and other items from their hometown in Misamis Oriental. Yagon is one of the eight residents in Marawi City who braved returning to their village to salvage what is left of their belongings. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article HUMANITARIAN MISSION
HUMANITARIAN MISSION. More than 50 volunteers from Davao City formed a circle for a prayer before departing for Iligan City on Tuesday morning, June 13, to join the three-day humanitarian mission to aid thousands of displaced families and individuals from Marawi City due to the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

HUMANITARIAN MISSION

More than 50 volunteers from Davao City formed a circle for a prayer before departing for Iligan City on Tuesday morning, June 13, to join the three-day humanitarian mission to aid thousands of displaced families and individuals from Marawi City due to the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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MORE POWER. A military water craft being towed by an army truck passed by the long lines of vehicles at the checkpoint in the entrance to Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

MORE POWER

A military water craft being towed by an army truck passed by the long lines of vehicles at the checkpoint in the entrance to Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article ‘RISE UP, MARAWI’
'RISE UP, MARAWI.' Young boys who were among the more than 200,000 displaced due to the fighting in Marawi look up to a tarpaulin which hangs at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol grounds in Marawi City on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The sign calls on residents to "rise up" from the tragedy . But most civilians ask when they will be able to return to the only Islamic City in the Philippines that is now crippled by the conflict between government troops and local terrorists. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

‘RISE UP, MARAWI’

Young boys who were among the more than 200,000 displaced due to the fighting in Marawi look up to a tarpaulin which hangs at the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol grounds in Marawi City on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The sign calls on residents to "rise up" from the tragedy . (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

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