Tag: Marawi City

QC schools to continue receiving displaced students from Marawi City

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Different schools in Quezon City will extend their help to those students who are displaced by the Marawi conflict. In an interview with Net 25’s “Liwanagin Natin,” Education Program Supervisor Nimfa Gabertan of the Department of Education – Quezon City, said that schools in the city in the northern part of Metro Manila will continue receiving students from the war-torn area. The local government of Quezon City will also provide the […]

Monitoring sa Iligan City mas pinaigting matapos ang mga ulat na maaaring nakapasok ang ilang miyembro ng Maute doon

ILIGAN CITY (Eagle News) – Tiniyak ni Iligan City Vice Mayor Jemar Vera Cruz na mas lalo pa nilang pinaigting ang seguridad sa lungsod. Ito ay matapos sabihin ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na maaaring nakapasok ang ilang miyembro ng Maute doon. Tiniyak ni Cruz na minomonitor nilang mabuti ang kanilang kapaligiran. Una nang sinabi ni Cruz na may presensya ng Maute sa kanilang lungsod. Ayon naman kay Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, maaari […]

NDFP, handang magdeklara ng local ceasefire sa Lanao del Sur – Peace Consultant

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (Eagle news) – Nakahanda umanong magdeklara ng local ceasefire ang grupong National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) sa bahagi ng Marawi City at Lanao del Sur upang makatulong sa pamahalaan sa paglaban sa terorismo at Maute Group. Sinabi ni NDFP Peace Consultant Felix Randy Malayao, isa sa mga responsibilidad ng kanilang grupo ang maprotektahan ang mga mamamayan. Ayon pa kay Malayao, maaari aniyang makipagtulungan sa tropa ng pamahalaan ang […]

AFP says Islamist militants losing ground, as soldiers recover more territories

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines West Mindanao Command said that the Islamist militants, including the Maute group, are losing ground in Marawi City as more and more territories in the city are being recovered by the government forces fighting in the area. The AFP stressed that the Islamist militants are just holding a small part of Marawi City, contrary to the earlier claims by the Islamist terrorists. According […]

Maranao civil society leaders, nais makadayalogo ang Pangulo

Eagle News – Mismong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na umano ang nais na makausap ng mga civil society leaders na Maranao ukol sa nagpapatuloy na bakbakan sa tropa ng pamahalaan at Maute Group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay Ranao Rescue Team spokesperson Samira Gutoc-Tumawis, humihingi lang sila ng kaunting panahon ng Pangulo para maipresenta nila ang anila’y alternative views sa kung paano masosolusyunan ang gulo. Aniya, may mga bagay silang nais na direktang sabihin sa […]

DILG says needs of 70,000 Marawi evacuees being met

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The number of evacuees fleeing Marawi City has reached 70, 000. Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Catalino Cuy said that there were 36, 423 evacuees who are now staying in Lanao del Norte while 25,506 evacuees fled to Iligan.  Another 4,761 are in Cagayan De Oro City while other evacuees fled to the provinces of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental. Cuy said that the Department of the Interior […]

Military eyes Marawi City liberation on Independence Day

(Eagle News)– The military is eyeing to liberate Marawi City on Independence Day. “Rest assured, our soldiers are doing their part, they’re doing their best and are continuing on with this effort on the ground to facilitate the liberation of Marawi hopefully by Monday,” Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said during the Mindanao Hour briefing on Friday. “The chief of staff made the announcement hoping that Monday we […]

AFP denies Isnilon Hapilon has left Marawi

(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday (June 9) denied that Abu Sayyaf group leader Isnilon Hapilon had slipped out of Marawi City amid ongoing offensive efforts of government forces against Maute group. “Hindi po ‘to napapatibayan. Hindi po ito totoo at naniniwala sila [troops] na nandoon pa [si Hapilon],” AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said during the Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang. Photos and videos of Hapilon earlier […]

Sen. Lacson kay SOJ Aguirre: “Wala ka namang kadala-dala”

(Eagle News) – Pinayuhan ni Senador Panfilo Lacson si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na alamin muna ang mga pangyayari at impormasyon bago magsalita sa harap ng publiko at mag-akusa ng kung anu-ano. “Wala ka namang kadala-dala,” pahayag ni Lacson. “Parang speaking too soon or shooting from the hip. Kasi siyempre ‘pag may sinabi ang SOJ dapat beripikadong-beripikado. Dapat i-fact check mo, tapos check and recheck and recheck,” ayon kay Lacson. Reaksyon ito ni Lacson makaraang humingi ng paumanhin si Aguirre kay […]

Daan-daang sako ng relief goods, ipinadala sa mga apektado ng bakbakan sa Marawi City

ISABELA, Basilan (Eagle New) – Nagpadala ng daan-daang sako ng bigas, kahun-kahong mga de lata at relief goods ang lalawigan ng Basilan sa mga apektado ng krisis sa Marawi. Ayon kay Basilan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Officer Nixon Alonzo, ang pagpapadala ng mga relief goods ay sa ilalim ng inisyatibo na tinatawag na “Sagip Marawi.” I Nakipagkaisa rin sa inisyatibong ito ang mga business sector, private institutions, at iba pa sa Basilan. Tumulong sa pagre-repack ng […]

AFP: Maute reinforcements trying to enter Marawi; Gov’t troops making headway

(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday (AFP) said it has tracked Maute reinforcements attempting to enter Marawi City. 1st Infantry Battalion spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera said that the military was, however, making more headway in the fight against the local terrorists. On Tuesday, the military recovered around P79 million worth of cash and a check from a house they said was used as a hideout by Maute snipers in the city. The […]