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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Saturday, May 23, paid tribute to the government troops killed in the Marawi siege in 2017. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque lauded the heroism of the uniformed personnel on the third anniversary of the attack on the city in Lanao del Sur by local terrorists, who had reportedly wanted to establish an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia at that time. The siege lasted for at least five months and left […]
Abu Sayyaf sub-leader among those hurt (Eagle News)–Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed and several others were hurt in an encounter with government troops in Sulu on Friday, Sept. 14. ASG sub-leader Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan was among the six ASG members injured in the encounter between members of the bandit group and the military in Patikul. Seventeen soldiers were also hurt. The military is pursuing the other bandits who fled from the scene, […]
President Rodrigo Duterte returned to public duties Saturday after several days of absence that prompted some to speculate about the state of his health. Duterte, 72, attended a ceremony commemorating the founding of a province and later met with troops in Butuan city, both in Mindanao. Responding to questions from reporters, a jovial Duterte said: “My state of health is — what you see is what you get,” he said, adding that his last medical […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang released on Thursday night pictures showing a sprightly President Rodrigo Duterte attending functions, amid speculations he was ill after he was not seen in public engagements for four days. The Palace said two pictures showed Duterte visiting Villamor Airbase, Pasay on Thursday. In one of the photographs taken from the airbase, the President–who was sporting a cap and a brown leather jacket— was seen saluting government troops who welcomed him upon […]
“It’s no big deal,” Senator Panfilo Lacson says (Eagle News) — Several senators on Wednesday dismissed President Rodrigo Duterte’s continued absence from the public eye, with some of them saying he was just “resting.” “No need to announce ‘the President is resting.’ What for? Hence, if there is no announcement that he is sick, why do we insist that he is sick? He is resting from the public eye! I see no issue at all,” Senate […]
Authorities on Tuesday urged the terrorists fighting government troops in Marawi to surrender. “We are giving those inside an opportunity to surrender. There is still a chance to lay down your arms,” military spokesperson Brigadier-General Restituto Padilla said over dzbb radio. “If you do that, it will be better so no one else will be dragged into this, no more buildings will be destroyed.” According to Ernesto Abella, presidential spokesperson, the call for the terrorists to surrender was made “to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III assured the public that there was nothing to worry about now that President Rodrigo Duterte had placed the entire Mindanao under martial law. “The terrorists are the threat here. They have repeatedly shown an utter disregard for the sanctity of human life and have shown that they will not hesitate to resort to violence and mayhem to further their ends,” the Senate President […]
(Eagle News) — The government on Friday confirmed that there were foreign terrorists fighting state troopers in Marawi, as the death toll rose to 44 — 13 from the government, and 31 terrorists— since the crisis started there. Solicitor General Jose Calida said in a press conference that the foreign fighters — Malaysians, Indonesians, Singaporeans and others — “heeded the call of ISIS to go to the Philippines,” making the situation in the area “bothersome.” “Yes (there are foreign terrorists in Marawi)…Before, […]
(Eagle News) — Government troops are closing in on the “desperate” members of the Maute terrorist group in Marawi, determined to “flush them out” and end the “crisis” there. In an ambush interview on Thursday, Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said clearing operations were now focused in barangays Gadungan, Basak and Bangan. He said government troops were facing “remnants” of the local terrorist group, numbering from “30 to 40.” Isnilon […]
(Eagle News)– Ten Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were killed during a clash with government troops in Patikul, Sulu over the weekend, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Major Filemon Tan said Monday (December 12). Troops of the 35th Infantry Battalion under the Joint Task Force Sulu led by Lt. Col. Vladimir Lenos Villanueva were conducting military operations when they encountered at least 150 ASG bandits in the area. The heavy firefight also hurt 21 soldiers,19 of […]
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that there are no longer government troops working for politicians, government officials and civilian personalities as security personnel. The AFP added that it already issued recall orders to gather said troops in order to prepare for the 2016 elections. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/thzoqt6Rl1M
