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NO BOMBS. Designated spokesperson for the implementation of Martial Law, Brigadier General Restituto Padilla says they are extra careful not to bomb Marawi City to avoid further collateral damage. Padilla says they are merely making "surgical airstrikes" against the Maute group in a press conference on Friday, May 26 at a hotel in Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Army spox: too early to tell if Martial Law will be extended

Martial Law spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the military and the police are "in complete control" of the situation in Marawi City, but declined to speculate whether or not 60 days of Martial Law will be enough.

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Read more about the article SECURITY BRIEFING
President Rodrigo Duterte views the presentation showed by Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año related to the current developments on the terror crisis in Marawi City during a meeting in Davao City on May 29, 2017. With them is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

SECURITY BRIEFING

President Rodrigo Duterte views the presentation showed by Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año related to the current developments on the terror crisis in Marawi City during a meeting in Davao City on May 29, 2017. With them is Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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Read more about the article NDFP consultants still protected by JASIG amid suspended peace talks
NDFP panel chairperson Fidel Agcaoili (Zea Io Ming C. Capistrano/davaotoday.com)

NDFP consultants still protected by JASIG amid suspended peace talks

Peace negotiators of the communists who will be coming back to the Philippines were told that they are immune from arrests, in the wake of aborted fifth round of talks with the Philippine government.

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Read more about the article STATEMENT| Marawi, Martial Law and moving on

STATEMENT| Marawi, Martial Law and moving on

The Ateneo de Davao University condemns the violence and terrorism that victimized Marawi City. It was perpetrated by an extremist group that uses murder, hatred and destruction to propagate its ideology of religious intolerance. This violence is not confined to Marawi but increasingly threatens all the peoples of Mindanao-Sulu.

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Read more about the article Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed
INTRUSION. In this photo, elements from the Army's 66th Infantry Battalion forcibly enter the camp of protesting banana plantation workers of Shin Sun Corp on May 26, two days after the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao ( Contributed by Kilusang Mayo Uno)

Martial Law in Mindanao: AFP’s intrusion, threats vs. Comval banana workers slammed

KMU reported that government soldiers belonging to the Army’s 66th Infantry Battalion “forcibly occupied and camped” inside the Shin Sun packing plant on May 26, two days after the imposition of Martial Law. The soldiers had also “barged in the picket line” of striking Shin Sun workers just outside the banana plantation.

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