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(Eagle News) — More than 30 members of the Islamic State-linked Maute group, including four suspected foreign fighters, were killed in a military operation that lasted for three days in Pigapo, Lanao del Sur, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The AFP is now trying to confirm if there are indeed foreigners among the Maute members killed. AFP said that some of the remains recovered look like Indonesians or Malaysians. Also, members of […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lanao del Sur on Thursday, a day after it was hit by a stronger one. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake which struck eight kilometers south of Wao town took place at 6:57 a.m. Its depth of focus was shallow, at 21 km below the surface. On Wednesday, magnitude-6 earthquake struck the same town at 5:21 a.m. This was only two days after a series […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-6.0 quake shook Lanao del Sur early Wednesday morning (April 12) at 5:21 a.m. and was felt in Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Cotabato, Gingoog City, and Misamis Oriental. The quake’s location was recorded 87 kilometers west of Wao, Lanao del Sur. It was shallow, with only a depth of a kilometer. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that the quake was felt at intensity 4 in Davao City, Cagayan de […]
(Eagle News)– Government troops have driven away bandits of Maute Group in Butig, Lanao del Sur after seven days of military operation. Armed Forces spokesperson Restituto Padilla announced in a press conference that the town of Butig had been “100 percent cleared” and would be turned over to the local government. Padilla also announced that a total of 61 members of the Maute group were killed, while 12 Maute members were wounded during the government […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would push through with his planned trip to Marawi City in Lanao del Sur even after the ambush on his advance party Wednesday where seven of his aides from the Presidential Security Group and two soldiers were wounded. Duterte said he would also take the same route taken by his aides, going against the advice of his top men not to push through with the trip […]
LANAO DEL SUR (Eagle News) — Halos kalahating milyong piso ang halaga ng pinaniniwalaang shabu ang nakuha sa isang municipal councilor sa Lanao del Sur. Kinilala ni PDEA-Caraga Regional Director Julius Navales ang suspek na si Rakim Sangkian na natiklo sa buy bust operation na isinagawa ng PDEA-Caraga at Region 10 Police. Tinatayang 100 gramo ng pinaniniwalaang shabu ang nakuha mula sa suspek na liban sa pagiging councilor ay chairman din ng Peace and Order […]
