Marawi Siege Now Reduced To Just Over 2 Barangays, AFP Says

Marawi Siege

Marawi Siege Confined To Over 2 Barangays, According To AFP The Marawi siege was now reduced to just 2 and a half barangay or less than one square kilometer, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The extended gun battle between the Maute Terror Group and the government forces in Marawi City rages … Read more

Boracay, The New Refuge Of Over 90 Marawi Evacuees

Marawi Evacuees

Boracay Island Is Now The New Safe Refuge Of Marawi Evacuees Due To The Ongoing Conflict In The Besieged City Boracay Island, the popular tourist destination is now the new safe refuge of over 90 Marawi evacuees, according to a police official. On Wednesday (June 28, 2017), Senior Superintendent Jose Mark Gesulga, acting chief of Boracay … Read more

Authorities Recover 10 Foreign Passports In Marawi Allegedly Owned By Indonesian Fighters

Foreign Passports

10 Foreign Passports Allegedly Owned By Indonesian Fighter Recovered By Military The authorities have recovered 10 foreign passports, which was believed owned by Indonesian fighters who joined Maute Terror Group in Marawi Siege. The Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that foreign terrorists have joined the Maute Terror Group in … Read more

NUJP Condemns Blogger Over Putting Photojournalist Covering Marawi Siege In Danger

NUJP

Blogger Condemned By NUJP For Endangering The Life Of A Photojournalist Covering Marawi Siege The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) has condemned a blogger after endangering the life of photojournalist covering the Marawi Siege. RJ Nieto, the publisher of the blog site Thinking Pinoy has been mentioned by the photojournalist in his statement … Read more

TESDA Director Voluntarily Surrenders To Police, Denies Links To Maute

TESDA

TESDA Director Voluntarily Surrenders To Police, Denies Links To Maute TESDA provincial director Talim Bayabao has voluntarily surrendered to the authorities to deny his alleged links with the Maute Terror Group. The provincial director of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in South Cotabato has surrendered to the South Cotabato police Chief Franklin Alvero. … Read more

Duterte: Islamic State Leader Orders Marawi Clash

Islamic State

Islamic State Leader Orders Marawi Clash, President Duterte Says President Duterte said that the clash in Marawi City between the Maute terror group and government forces has been ordered by the leader of Islamic State (IS). On Sunday (June 11, 2017), President Rodrigo Duterte told the reporters in Cagayan de Oro City that Islamic State … Read more