Martial Law in Mindanao

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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)

ICRC to remain in Marawi to extend assistance to IDPs

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has assured that it will remain in the war-ravaged Marawi City to extend humanitarian aid to the internally displaced persons (IDPs) until the situation there has returned to normal.

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Read more about the article Marawi siege anniversary met with protest in CDO
Protesters have urged the Duterte government to put an end to martial law and to ensure that the displaced residents of Marawi City are allowed to go back to their homes, in Cagayan de Oro on Wednesday, May 23. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Marawi siege anniversary met with protest in CDO

Protests have continued to mount as the first year of the Marawi siege and the declaration of martial law in Mindanao were remembered on Wednesday, May 23.

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Read more about the article 1st year anniversary of Duterte’s Martial Law: A bloody year for Mindanao, rights group say
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1st year anniversary of Duterte’s Martial Law: A bloody year for Mindanao, rights group say

One year after the Proclamation 216 was signed declaring the suspension of habeas corpus and the implementation of Martial Law in Mindanao, human rights group rounded up numerous cases of abuses.

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