The 85 newly graduated Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit – Active Auxiliary 2 execute a snappy salute during their graduation ceremonies on Wednesday, June 14 at the Task Force Davao headquarters in Sta. Ana Wharf, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
A Philippine Navy ship was spotted patrolling the bay of Iligan City on Tuesday afternoon, June 13. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Government troops can be seen at a distance roving around the once busy street of Amai Pakpak Avenue in Marawi City on Day 22 of the fighting in Marawi, June 13, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Evacuees from Marawi City who are taking shelter at the Saguiaran Municipal Hall in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur look up in the sky as fighter jets of the government fly around to launch aerial strikes against local terrorists groups in Marawi City on Monday, June 12, 2017. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Lanao del Sur Provincial Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. is in tears after he addressed provincial government employees and evacuees during the flag-raising ceremony held at the grounds of the provincial capitol in Marawi City on Monday, June 12. (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)
Members of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Southern Mindanao Region hold placards criticizing US interventionism in the Philippines that prevent the country from attaining “true independence.” (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
