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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) – “Marawi, bumangon ka, tama na ang maling pakikibaka, kapatid gumising ka!” Bahagi ito ng awiting “Bangon Marawi,” isang orihinal na komposisyon ni Sgt. Ronie Halasan ng 1st Infantry Division ng Philippine Army. Ayon kay Halasan, isinulat niya ang nasabing awitin noong unang linggo pa lamang ng bakbakan sa Marawi matapos siyang maghatid ng supplies sa tropa ng gobyernong nakikipagbabakan sa Maute Group. Gusto niya raw ipaabot sa lahat […]
(Eagle News) — The government of India has donated P25 million to the Philippines to support recovery efforts in war-torn Marawi. A statement issued by the Embassy of India said the donation was also in support of the Philippines’ fight against terrorism. “Minister Swaraj had expressed solidarity with the people of the Philippines against terrorism and offered assistance to supplement the ongoing rehabilitation efforts,” the statement dated July 11 said. The donation was coordinated by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will send its Engineering Brigade to Marawi City as part of the early recovery effort for the city. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said that the AFP will not wait for the conflict to end and will start immediately with the recovery effort. “The early recovery stage is going to occur even while hostilities are ongoing. And this early recovery stage […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Home Mutual Development Fund or PAG-IBIG fund declared a six-month moratorium on all collections on all kinds of loans of members in Marawi City. This was according to Pag-IBIG Chief Executive Officer Acmad Rizaldy Moti. “Yes, we have imposed a moratorium on loan payment for six months for our members working in Marawi as well as those who reside in Marawi but working outside the city,” Mori announced. […]
(Agence France Presse) — Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State fighters who have occupied Marawi for more than a month, a military spokesman said Saturday. Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera said this was the reason the government was using air strikes against the militants. “If we do not use air strikes, we will incur more casualties of our troops,” he told reporters in Marawi, which was overrun […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — UNA ANG EDUKASYON party-list representative Salvador Belaro Jr. has recommended that instead of reconstructing Marawi City’s old city center, the government look for a new location to build a new center. Rep. Belaro said that reconstruction of the old town center of Marawi City will be more costly as demolishing and reconstructing the old buildings will take a long time. Last month, Belaro filed House Bill No. 5883, which […]
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.
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Nabawi na ng militar ang Dansalan College na ginamit bilang stronghold ng Maute Terror Group sa Marawi City. Isang buwan ding inokupahan ng mga terorista ang nasabing eskwelahan. Sinunog pa nila ang ilang bahagi nito nang una nilang salakayin ang lungsod. Ang eskwelahan ay nagsilbing pwesto sa mga sniper at mga humahawak ng machine gun sa panig ng mga terorista. Ayon kay Task Force Marawi Spokesperson Lt. […]
LIPA CITY, Batangas (Eagle News) — Natunton ng mga awtoridad ang nagsu-supply ng baril sa Maute Terror Group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, naaresto na nila ang lider ng grupo na si Rommel Litan, at ang mga miyembrong sina Rommel Quinones, Angelo Magcamit, at Rey Quinones. Base sa record ng Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation Detection Group, mula December 2015, aabot na sa 671 na mga imitation […]
(Eagle News) – The European Union said it was giving P48 million (850,000 euros) of financial aid to help the thousands of civilians displaced by the ongoing fight in Marawi. The financial assistance–coursed through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)– will be used to provide for the necessities, including food, water, and health care, of over 50,000 people. “This grant from the EU will support the delivery of immediate life-saving assistance […]
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental (PIA)– The increasing numbers of wounded soldiers in the ongoing Marawi crisis in Lanao del Sur has prompted the stakeholders in Villanueva town to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through a blood-letting activity. Jacobi Carbons Philippines Inc., in coordination with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the local government unit (LGU) of Villanueva and the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB), launched held the activity at Jacobi Carbons plant in Barangay San Martin. PRC medical personnel, Jacobi Carbons […]
(Eagle News)– Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader and self-proclaimed ’emir’ of the Islamic State (IS) in Southeast Asia Isnilon Hapilon is still inside Marawi City. This is according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who spoke during the Mindanao Hour briefing at Malacañang on Monday. “According to our latest info is he is still inside Marawi. In fact, there is information that we got this morning, he is hiding inside one of the mosques in Marawi,” […]
