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Read more about the article Interfaith mission denied entry to Marawi
DISMAYED. Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate expressed dismay over the refusal of the military to allow representatives of National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission to enter Marawi City on Thursday, June 15. Aside from the distribution of relief goods, representatives of the mission also aimed to talk to the local government officials in the area to hear their briefings and views on the ongoing military offensives in the city. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com)

Interfaith mission denied entry to Marawi

A team from the National Interfaith Humanitarian Mission were denied entry by the military to Marawi City on Thursday, June 15.

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Read more about the article Mindanao lawmaker sees nothing wrong with proposed mechanism of Maranao traditional leaders

Mindanao lawmaker sees nothing wrong with proposed mechanism of Maranao traditional leaders

A Mindanao-based lawmaker believes the traditional conflict? resolution proposed by Maranao traditional leaders might do the trick in the current crisis faced by Marawi City.

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Read more about the article Maute bomber nabbed in Cagayan de Oro
MARTIAL LAW UPDATES. Eastern Mindanao Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay speaks during the Mindanao Hour Press Conference in a hotel in Davao City on Thursday, June 8. With him are Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella and Chairperson of the MILF-GPH Peace Accord, Irene Santiago. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Maute bomber nabbed in Cagayan de Oro

A military official on Thursday said that a suspected bomber of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-linked Maute group was arrested in Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday, June 15.

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Read more about the article Gov’t releases P84-M aid for 66,738 families displaced from Marawi
AWAY FROM HOME. At the evacuation center, families will have to go through the daily discomforts, far from what they used to live in their homes and communities. (Alexander Lopez/davaotoday.com photo)

Gov’t releases P84-M aid for 66,738 families displaced from Marawi

A total of P84 million worth of assistance was provided by government agencies to 66,738 families or 324,406 individuals displaced from the besieged Marawi City, an official said on Thursday.

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