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Read more about the article Military reminds ranks: don’t harass civilians at checkpoints
TIGHT SECURITY. A checkpoint manned by the Philippine Army and Philippine National Police implements strict security measures at the entrance of Marawi City on Thursday morning, June 22. Military ground operations and air assaults against the ISIS-linked Maute group in the area continue since the siege took place last May 23. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Military reminds ranks: don’t harass civilians at checkpoints

The military on Friday has urged troops assigned in checkpoints and mobile patrols to afford the civilians with courtesy following several reports of individuals complaining of rude soldiers.

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Read more about the article 28 cadavers to be buried in Marawi on Duterte’s 2nd SONA
FEW WITNESSES. Aside from the members of the media, a few employees of the city government of Iligan witnessed the burial en masse of unidentified victims of Marawi siege. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

28 cadavers to be buried in Marawi on Duterte’s 2nd SONA

The remains of 28 persons recovered in the battle zone of ?Marawi City will be buried in the city on Monday, the day President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his second State of the Nation Address.

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Read more about the article UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao
LIFT MARTIAL RULE. Lumad and Moro groups stage a protest action at the Boy Scout Circle in Quezon City on Friday, July 21 and call on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to lift the imposition of martial law in Mindanao. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

UNDER FIRE: IP, Moro communities, schools suffer as ML intensifies all-out war in Mindanao

Representatives from various Indigenous Peoples and Moro organizations are here in the country’s capital to lobby their call for the stop of all-out war in Mindanao, especially in far-flung areas.

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Read more about the article Martial law hiked shipments to North Mindanao, says Customs
The Bureau of Customs-10 (BOC-10) has vowed to intensify its anti-smuggling operations as it is working hard to achieve its P11 billion target for 2017. File photos show BOC-10 officials, led by BOC-10 CIIS chief Alvin Enciso (left, wearing checkered blue shirt) seize boxes of illegal cigarettes imported from Chine estimated stored in a warehouse in Cagayan de Oro City. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Martial law hiked shipments to North Mindanao, says Customs

In fact, the enforcement of the military rule in the entire island of Mindanao has even encouraged importers to ship their goods here, said Alvin Enciso, chief of BOC-10’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS).

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Read more about the article Duterte refuses talks with Reds, gov’t to wage war vs NPAs after Marawi crisis
President Rodrigo Duterte visits government troops in Marawi City on Thursday afternoon. (Photos from AFP)

Duterte refuses talks with Reds, gov’t to wage war vs NPAs after Marawi crisis

After the Marawi crisis, the government forces would shift the offensives against the New People’s Army.

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