Army troopers questioned a civilian of the purpose of his presence in one of the houses in a cleared street in Marawi City on Saturday, June 17 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
A soldier clears the second floor of this structure in one of the streets in Marawi City on Saturday, June 17 as military ground operations continue for more than three weeks now in the area. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)
President Rodrigo Duterte said traditional leaders should have reported that the local terrorists are already doing a military buildup in Marawi City.
In the midst of the continued threats posed by local terrorists, local chief executives in Lanao del Sur want to fortify the security of their respective towns through the formation of local defense forces.
Residents in Barangay 23-C in Davao City keenly looks at two banners of terrorist watch list posted outside a building near the barangay hall. Military forces continue to hunt down terrorists as crisis in Marawi continues.(Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Government troops on Saturday arrested a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group and a close escort of ASG leader Isnilon Hapilon.
In-house evacuees from Marawi and neighboring towns in Lanao del Sur province who are in Davao City receive relief goods from government and non-government organizations after the “Duyog Ramadan”, an interfaith forum-discussion held in a gym in Barangay 23-C, on Friday, June 16. (Robby Joy D. Salveron/davaotoday.com)
Spokesman Zia Alonto Adiong of the Provincial Crisis Management Committee expressed gratitude to Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and the rest of the National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission for the support they extended to the evacuees from Marawi and for their eagerness to enter the area to see the actual situation.
About 400 individuals from Marawi City and other neighboring cities have evacuated here in the city as Marawi crisis continues.
A looming humanitarian crisis is feared as the air and ground military offensives by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the ISIS-linked Maute Group and Abu Sayyaf continue in Marawi.
