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THE BATTLE GOES ON. Philippine Marines backed by Armoured Personnel Carrier sweep down the streets in Marawi City as the military ground operations against the Maute group entered on its ?ffifth? day on Sunday, May 28. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

17 hostages rescued as more Maute members surrender

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines – At least eight members of the ISIS-inspired Maute group surrendered to authorities on Wednesday, October 4, as more than 10 hostages were rescued in Marawi on…

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Read more about the article 50 of 1,500 nipa huts turned over to displaced families in Marawi
Government troops show their skills in a competition to build nipa huts in a temporary shelter area in Barangay Bito Buadi Itowa, Marawi City, during the visit of President Rody Duterte, Monday, October 2. Fifty houses were built in the area to be used as transition houses for the internally displaced families. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)

50 of 1,500 nipa huts turned over to displaced families in Marawi

Some 50 families displaced in Marawi City received certificates of ownership of 8x8 meters "bahay kubo" (nipa huts) constructed inside a 1.2-hectare compound in Bito Buadi Itowa here Monday, October 2.

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Read more about the article ‘Bangon Marawi’: Evacuees receive medical, livelihood services
HEAVY BURDEN. The continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute group and Abu Sayyaf in Marawi has taken its toll on the thousands of residents who, due to fear, hurriedly left their abode and livelihood for safety. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

‘Bangon Marawi’: Evacuees receive medical, livelihood services

Task Force Bangon Marawi reported a total of of 90,867 medical consultations and 320,800 nutrition services provided for residents of Marawi City who have been displaced by the ongoing war between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants.

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Read more about the article Rights group to GRP’s monitoring hub: Include killings of activists
DEAD, BUT NOT SILENCED. Bystanders look at the cardboard coffins lined with the names and portraits of victims of extrajudicial killings in Southern Mindanao Region displayed along Roxas Avenue in Davao City on the day of President Rodrigo Duterte's 2nd State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24. According human rights group Karapatan, there are at least 34 victims of political killings since Duterte came into power in July 2016. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Rights group to GRP’s monitoring hub: Include killings of activists

Human rights group Karapatan, while welcoming the pilot monitoring hub for the compliance of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) here, said on Monday, October 2, it should include cases of extrajudicial killings of activists.

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