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(Eagle News) – Itinigil na muna ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ang paggamit ng FA–50 fighter jets matapos muling magmintis ang airstrike ng militar na ikinasawi ng dalawang sundalo at ikinasugat ng 11 iba pa. Ayon kay AFP Spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, hindi na muna paliliparin sa Marawi ang 12 na ganitong fighter jets ng Philippine Air Force habang gumugulong ang imbestigasyon sa sanhi ng pumalpak na airstrike. Aminado si Padilla na ngayon lang […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that it would do its best to end the conflict in Marawi in fifteen days, in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s assessment. “The 15 days is a period within which the President hopes the crisis in Marawi to end. The AFP will do its best, as it has been giving its level best, to crush the rebellion of the Maute-Isis group,” Col. […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities are now investigating the second friendly fire incident that saw two soldiers killed and 11 others injured in Marawi on Wednesday. The investigation will cover how a bomb released fell 200 meters away from a Maute hideout, in “an area proximate to a building where soldiers were hiding.” “The building absorbed the shock of the bomb that exploded, that caused a lot of debris to fall. The debris caused the (deaths […]
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a Philippine city, the country’s military said Monday. Militants seized Marawi, considered the Muslim capital of the Philippines, on May 23 in a bid to create an IS province, and over 100 remain holed up in the city despite intense military efforts to oust them. Some of the extremists are teenagers who may have been recruited and trained […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Air Force (PAF) used its air assets as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) resumed its airstrikes against the remaining Islamist militants in Marawi City. It is now the 43rd day after President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao following the Maute Group attack on May 23. At past 6 a.m., fighter jets of the PAF started dropping bombs in Maute-held territories in Marawi City.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Maute Group is continuing to lose ground in Marawi City. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año said that only a small part — about one to two square kilometers — of the city is under the control of the terrorist group. The AFP records show that only 100 to 120 members of the Maute remain fighting on the ground. In a report […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine military said that the number of civilians killed by rebel atrocities in Marawi City could be higher than earlier figures after the recovery of 17 dead bodies, five of them decapitated. Task Force Marawi Spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera said, the discovery of the five victims would be the first evidence that the Islamist militants were beheading some of the civilians trapped in besieged Marawi city, as had been previously reported […]
Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would only lift martial law in Mindanao only when the miltary and those in the know would say that it is time to lift it. In his speech when he accepted the military assistance from China in Clark Air Base in Pampanga, the President said it is only the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police that would be able to say when […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines will continue its pursuit operations against Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. This, it said, was even if reports that Hapilon had escaped Marawi were true. The AFP also noted they were still verifying reports that Omar and Abdullah Maute were already dead. https://youtu.be/Gi5Z4_wL7jg
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that they were pushing for the implementation of a national ID system as part of the amendment to the Human Security Act. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said during the regular Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang, that it would be easier to fight crime and terrorism if everyone had some form of identification document. It would also prevent the entry of foreign […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked two villages in North Cotabato on Wednesday, June 21. Reports said that the BIFF first attacked the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) outpost in Barangay Malagkit. In an interview with Net 25’s Agila Balita Alas Dose, Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said that the BIFF attackers had already retreated after the AFP went after them. “Okay na po, wala na po […]
(Eagle News) — Wear the shirt that could just support a thousand dreams! The Armed Forces of the Philippines Civil Relations Office (AFP-CRS) on Tuesday (June 20) announced that the “Support Our Troops” statement shirt has already become a big hit, as their office has received more than a thousand orders per day. Some netizens and supporters bought shirts to show their love and support for the fighting soldiers in Marawi City. Others have also […]
