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Read more about the article Gov’t lacks Maranao-speaking social workers to lead psychosocial therapy of evacuees
THOUSANDS FLED. Authorities said 140,155 civilians or 28,011 families already left Marawi (the data is based on ARMM-HEART report as of May 31). They are now staying either in evacuation centers or with their relatives in the nearby towns and cities in the provinces of Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte. Others evacuees have already reached Davao City and Negros Oriental in the Visayas. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Gov’t lacks Maranao-speaking social workers to lead psychosocial therapy of evacuees

A high-ranking official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said language barrier could be a problem of the department once they start conducting psychosocial intervention among hundreds of thousands of evacuees.

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Norway names new special envoy to GRP-NDFP peace talks

The Royal Norwegian Government on Tuesday appointed a new special envoy to the peace process between the Philippine government and the communist National Democratic Front of the Philippines.

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Read more about the article OPAPP chief: Marawi conflict a ‘wake-up call’ for Filipinos
The area in Lower Dansalan, Marawi City near the lake after President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from terrorists’ influence last October 17, 2017. (Divina M. Suson / davaotoday.com)

OPAPP chief: Marawi conflict a ‘wake-up call’ for Filipinos

What happened in Marawi City should be a wake-up call not just for its residents, but also for everyone living in Mindanao, a government official said over the weekend.

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