Amid human rights complaints from groups, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is hopeful that the Supreme Court will rule in favor to the legality of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao.
Organizers of Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival tout this year’s celebration as the “biggest and the brightest” in a bid to counter negative press brought about by Martial Law.
As of 6 PM on Sunday, July 2, a total of 84 troopers were already killed as the air and ground assaults continue to topple down the remaining forces of the ISIS-linked Maute group still holed up in Marawi.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, along with the deputy mayors of the 11 ethnolinguistic groups of Davao City reveal during a media launch at the Marco Polo Hotel on Monday the new logo for this year’s celebration of Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebration. Organizers tout this year’s Kadayawan celebration to be the “biggest and brightest” in a bid to attract more tourists amid the Martial Law declaration that has hampered business activity in the city. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
More than P20 million worth of livelihood projects of a federation of cooperatives of the Moro National Liberation Front were completely damaged as the air and ground assaults by the government against the ISIS-linked Maute Group in Marawi continue.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has compared the New People’s Army, the armed-wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to that of the Islamic State, saying the former are revolutionaries with objectives unlike the latter that is “dedicated to the destruction of mankind.”
The high cost of the fighting in Marawi City is undeniable with the increasing count of civilian casualties and destruction of properties as the conflict goes on to this day.
Almost 40 days since the declaration of Martial Law, but government’s fight to reclaim Marawi City from ISIS-linked Maute group goes on.
The photos also show the extent of damage to lives and properties brought by the ongoing war between the Maute group and government troops. (Photos by Zia Alonto Adiong/Provincial Crisis Committee of Lanao del Sur)
The Task Force Davao said the four activists who were held in a checkpoint Wednesday evening were flagged for being “suspicious individuals.”
