Tag: Marawi City

Ikalawang namatay sa COVID-19 sa Mindanao, inilibing sa Marawi City

(Eagle News) — Inilibing agad ang COVID-19 positive na pasyente sa Marawi City na pumanaw noong Martes, Marso 17. Ang nasabing pasyente ay isang 58-anyos na lalaki na na-admit sa Amai Pakpak Medical Center sa Marawi City noong Marso 10. Ang dahilan ng kaniyang kamatayan ay Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to COVID-19. Tanging mga health workers lamang na nakasuot ng protective suits and gear ang sumaksi sa paglilibing sa pasyente sa Maqbarah Provincial Public […]

Maraming taga-Marawi, ‘di pa nakakabalik sa lungsod

(Eagle News) — Isang taon na ang lumipas mula nang ideklara ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na malaya na ang Marawi City sa teroristang Maute-ISIS na lumusob sa lungsod. Pero libu-libong pamilya pa rin na apektado ng limang buwang bakbakan ang hindi pa nakakabalik sa kani-kanilang mga tahanan. Noong Nobyembre 2017, 77,170 na pamilya ang naitalang nawalan ng tahanan dahil sa bakbakan. At batay sa datos mula sa Task Force Bangon Marawi mula nitong Septyembre 2018, […]

20 schools in Marawi City cannot be used for June school opening

(Eagle News) – At least 20 out of 69 classrooms in Marawi City could not be used to accommodate students for the school year as the opening of classes nationwide began on Monday, June 4. Based on the assessment conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd), some 20 public schools that were totally damaged by the conflict last year could still not be used as these had been hit by bombs and some were burned […]

Isang hinihinalang sniper ng Maute group, arestado matapos mag-amok at manutok ng baril

Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Nagwawala pa habang may bitbit na baril ang isang lalaki na hinihinalang miyembro ng teroristang grupo nang arestuhin ng mga tauhan ng National Capital Region Police Office-Regional Police Intelligence and Operations Units sa Cubao, Quezon City. Kinilala ang suspek na si Unday Macadato na umano’y sniper ng Maute Group na kasamang nakipagbakbakan sa main battle area sa Marawi City. Natuklasan din ng mga awtoridad na pasok ang pangalan nang suspek […]

China to give P500-M assistance for Marawi rehabilitation

(Eagle News) — The government of China will give another Php 500 million assistance to the Philippines for the rehabilitation of Marawi City. The announcement was made during President Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-departure message in Davao City. “I am not supposed to announce it, but nakita ko na. They (China) are about to give us another 500 million. That’s quite a lot, additional for the Marawi (rehabilitation), and I’m happy for the Maranaos,” the President said […]

Maranao group asks Duterte to stop plan to build ecozone, military camp in Marawi

(Eagle News) – A group of Maranaos  asked President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to put a stop to the government’s  plan to build an economic zone and a military camp in  Marawi City. In a statement, the Ranaw Multi-Sectoral Movement urged the President to let the Maranaos lead the rebuilding of Marawi for the purpose of preserving “cultural identity.” According to the multi-sectoral group, the Maranao people were “largely left out” in drafting the plan, […]

Military to allow refugees to visit their homes in Marawi City starting April 1

(Eagle News) — Starting April 1, residents of Marawi City will be allowed to visit their homes and retrieve their abandoned belongings, according to Housing Assistant Secretary Felix Castro Jr., field manager of Task Force Bangon Marawi. “The residents can go back and retrieve whatever possessions they have left behind,” Castro said in an interview. Castro said the move would allow the displaced residents of Marawi to visit what’s left of their homes, and retrieve […]

AFP official: We are ready if another siege takes place

(Eagle News) –  We are ready. The deputy commander of Joint Task Force had this to say, after the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s Murad Ibrahim warned that jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group could seize another Filipino city. According to Col. Romeo Brawner, the military was “rewriting (their) doctrines,” “reorganizing (their) units,” and “re-equipping and retraining,” applying the lessons they learnt when Maute rebels who pledged  allegiance to ISIS overran Marawi in May. He said […]

Marawi Mayor Gandamra : No ISIS recruitment in Marawi City

(Eagle News) — Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra said  there are no reports of recent recruitment for would-be members of the ISIS-inspired group in the city. Gandamra however, told reporters during a press briefing on Friday, February 9, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported there are possibilities of recruitments in other municipalities. “…But ito po ay na-address na ng ating security forces,” he said, noting that martial law extension in Mindanao was […]

Mahigit 700 pulis na na-destino sa Marawi City, binigyan ng promosyon ng PNP

(Eagle News) –Ilang buwan matapos ang bakbakan sa Marawi City, iginawad na ng Philippine National Police ang pangakong promosyon sa 753 na pulis na kasamang nakipagbakbakan sa mga terorista. Nasa limangdaan sa kanila ang mula sa hanay ng PNP-Special Action Force (SAF). Mismong si PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa at si Phil Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Joselito Bautista ang nagbigay ng promosyon sa mga pulis. Ayon kay Gen.Bato, siniguro nya na maibibigay ang […]