MANILA — The election period for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to be held on Sept. 22 in Marawi City will start on Friday. According to the Commission on…
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Marawi to be rebuilt during Duterte’s term: Palace
MANILA – Efforts to rebuild Marawi City is now going full blast as the government aims to restore the battle-scarred city before President Rodrigo Duterte ends his term in 2022, Malacañang…
AFP: No more Maute Group stragglers in Marawi City
MANILA — The military is inclined to believe that there are no more Maute Group stragglers remaining in the environs of war-torn Marawi City. This was bared by Armed Forces of the…
Baby killed, 3 cops missing in NPA ambush
COTABATO CITY — Police are in pursuit of suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels who killed two people, including a four-month-old baby, and critically wounded a town police chief and…
PCOO exec lauds Igorot soldiers for helping free Marawi
BAGUIO CITY– Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Assistant Secretary Marie Banaag during radio guestings in the city over the weekend expressed gratitude o Igorot soldiers who fought in Marawi conflict and…
DOH to strengthen services of Marawi’s Amai Pakpak hospital
MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) will reinforce the operation of the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi, Lanao del Sur as part of government efforts to prepare for…
Soldiers’ heroism and sacrifices cited in the liberation of Marawi
MANILA – The men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) again showed to the whole world their heroism and sacrifices beyond the…
Troops pullout starts in Marawi
ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started withdrawing forces as the fighting against the Daesh-inspired Maute group nears end in Marawi City. Lt. Gen. Carlito…
Surrendering Maute Group bandits to be spared
MANILA — With fighting in Marawi City expected to end soon, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said lives of surrendering Maute Group terrorists will be spared. He made this…
Marawi conflict could be over in 3 days: Lorenzana
MANILA — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday expressed confidence that clashes between government troops and the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City could be over before September ends. In…
Pres. Duterte leads turnover of financial assistance to families of slain troops in Marawi
MANILA — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, July 25, expressed gratitude for the assistance of the private sector to the families of the fallen government troops in the…
Mom of Ilokano soldier killed by Maute snippers prays for Peace in Marawi
NAGBUKEL, Ilocos Sur – Still grieving for her son who died fighting against the Maute terror group, Censia Piscala, 62, prays and expressed her hopes for peace in war-torn Marawi City. Censia,…
Baguio extends help to Marawi victims
BAGUIO CITY — Officials of Baguio have gone to Iligan to personally bring the city’s assistance to the victims of Marawi atrocities. Mayor Mauricio Domogan in a late Wednesday afternoon…
President Duterte denies intel failure in Marawi crisis
BUTUAN CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday denied that the crisis in Marawi City was a result of the failure of intelligence, as clashes between government forces and…
Flag at half mast in Pangasinan capitol to honor fallen Marines soldier
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan, June 14 — The flag in front of the provincial capitol here was raised at half-mast in honor of Private First Class Eddie Cardona Jr. of the Philippine…