Doing her part: Actress Angel Locsin visits Marawi evacuees
Actress Angel Locsin visited hundreds of evacuees here Friday morning as she expressed her solidarity with the civilians affected by the conflict in Marawi City.
President Rodrigo Duterte shows solidarity with the soldiers during his visit to the troops of the 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade at Camp Leono in Tacurong, Kudarat on June 7, 2017. (PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
Duterte’s Marawi trip cancelled due to weather
The scheduled visit of President Rodrigo Duterte to the government troops fighting members of the Maute group linked to Islamic State (ISIS) here was cancelled Thursday afternoon.
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)
Army warns: more terrorists will be arrested
With the capture of leading personalities in the Maute Group, Eastern Mindanao Command Deputy Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay said there will be more arrests as the army turns more "aggressive and proactive" in hunting those wanted by the government in relation to the Marawi siege.
Campaign against NPA unaffected by Martial Law
Army spokesperson Capt. Rhyan Batchar said the government's anti-insurgency campaign against the New People's Army remains unabated despite the ongoing Marawi seige.
PDEA 11 wants inclusion of illegal drugs campaign in Martial Law
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 11 has submitted a recommendation urging President Rodrigo Duterte to include in the implementation of the Martial Law in Mindanao the campaign against illegal drugs.