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Read more about the article Troopers not using poison bomb in Marawi
NO POISON BOMB . JTF Marawi spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera (left) told reporters in a press conference at the Provincial Capitol in Marawi on Monday that government troopers are not using poison bomb during the ongoing military offensives against the members of Maute. Brig. Gen. Ramiro Manuel Rey (right), commander of TF Ranao is also present during the press conference. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Troopers not using poison bomb in Marawi

The Joint Task Force Marawi said land and air forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines involved in the continuing military offensives against the ISIS-linked Maute Group here do not use poison bombs.

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Read more about the article Focus remains on combat, intelligence, and civil military operations in Marawi
Photo by Alexander D. Lopez/davaotoday.com

Focus remains on combat, intelligence, and civil military operations in Marawi

Malacanang on Monday said the focus of the government security forces in clearing the besieged Marawi City remains on combat, intelligence and civil military operations.

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Read more about the article Army recovers 11 kilos of shabu in Marawi
SHABU RECOVERED. Task Force Marawi presented to the media on Monday 11 packs of high-grade shabu weighing 11 kilos with an estimated market value of P110 million to P250 million. The contrabands were recovered from a house used by Maute members as a stronghold but was abandoned by the terrorists after an intense firefight on Sunday, June 18. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Army recovers 11 kilos of shabu in Marawi

Eleven kilos of shabu contained in 11 packs were recovered by the Philippine Army in one of the conflict areas in Marawi, the Joint Task Force Marawi reported.

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Read more about the article PROUD FATHER
PROUD FATHER. He may or may not be fully aware that last Sunday, June 18, when this photo was taken, was Father’s Day, but proud father Saidomar Gibansa, despite their difficult situation inside the evacuation center at the gymnasium in Balo-i town in Lanao del Norte, expresses happiness that his family was able to escape safely from Marawi City when the fighting broke out last May 23. Gibansa is carrying his seven-month-old and youngest son in this photo. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

PROUD FATHER

He may or may not be fully aware that last Sunday, June 18, when this photo was taken, was Father’s Day, but proud father Saidomar Gibansa, despite their difficult situation inside the evacuation center at the gymnasium in Balo-i town in Lanao del Norte, expresses happiness that his family was able to escape safely from Marawi City when the fighting broke out last May 23. Gibansa is carrying his seven-month-old and youngest son in this photo. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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SPOTTED. An aircraft, that resembles a US P3 Orion surveillance and reconnaissance plane, hovers over the skies of Marawi City on Sunday, June 18. The same plane was previously spotted in the skies of Marawi in the past days. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

SPOTTED

An aircraft, that resembles a US P3 Orion surveillance and reconnaissance plane, hovers over the skies of Marawi City on Sunday, June 18. The same plane was previously spotted in the skies of Marawi in the past days. (Alex D. Lopez/davaotoday.com)

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