Tag: Marawi siege

Gov’t: Over P140 million so far awarded to victims of Marawi Siege

(Eagle News)–The Marawi Compensation Board has so far awarded over P140 million in compensation to the victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. According to the Presidential Communications Office, the P148,848,794.26 awarded as of April 30–or roughly nine months since the board started receiving claims—constitute compensation for 86 death claims and 32 structural and personal property claims. MCB Chair Maisara Dandamun-Latiph said the compensation is based on Republic Act 11696, which “offers a legal framework to […]

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PNP: One of masterminds of 2018 mall bombing in Cotabato killed in police encounter

(Eagle News) – -One of the masterminds of the 2018 bombing of a mall in Cotabato City died in an encounter with police early Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Abraham Abad Abdulrahman a.k.a. Abu Suffian was killed in the gunbattle that ensued amid the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Bagua 2 in Cotabato City at 1:30 a.m. The PNP said the warrant had been issued by Allan Edwin […]

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Palace lauds heroism of gov’t troops killed in Marawi siege

(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 […]

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DOJ prosecutor, ipinag-utos ang pagpapalaya kay Salic; kasong rebelyon dahil sa nangyari noong 2017, hindi na “inquestable,” aniya

Salic, isasalang nalang sa regular preliminary investigation Moira Encina Eagle News Service Ipinag-utos ni Department of Justice Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong na palayain si Marawi City Vice Mayor Arafat Salic na inaresto noong Miyerkules, ika-13 ng Marso, dahil sa rebelyon. Si Salic ay dinala sa DOJ ng Criminal Investigation Detection Group ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao para isalang sa inquest proceedings. Pero ayon kay Ong, hindi inquestable ang reklamong ihahain sana ng […]

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Marawi crisis committee official: Martial law in Mindanao should not be lifted

(Eagle News) – “Martial law in Mindanao should not be lifted.” The chairman of the crisis committee in Marawi City, Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong, made this clear in a phone patch interview over Net 25’s Agila Balita on Thursday, May 24, amid calls from human rights groups for the declaration to be lifted. The calls made by groups such as Karapatan were made a year after Marawi City was attacked by members of Maute and Abu […]

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Trillanes wants Senate to probe why Marawi siege happened; also seeks inquiry into status of city’s rehabilitation

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is seeking an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the Marawi siege, and into the status of Marawi City’s rehabilitation. Trillanes filed Senate Resolution 743 and Senate Resolution 742 on Wednesday, May 23, exactly a year after members of Maute and the Abu Sayyaf attacked the capital of Lanao del Sur in an alleged bid to establish an Islamic State caliphate. In filing Senate Resolution 743, Trillanes said […]

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Bong Go says Duterte will not commemorate anniversary of Marawi siege

 “Why honor” that day Marawi was attacked?, he asks (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend ceremonies to commemorate the first anniversary of the Marawi siege, his aide said on Wednesday, May 23. “Why honor (that day)?” Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. According to Go, the President would much rather commemorate the anniversary of the liberation of Marawi from terrorists in October. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte might attend the […]

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Marawi City gov’t to pass ordinance to ensure lessons from Marawi siege are not forgotten

  (Eagle News) — The Marawi City government is planning to pass an ordinance to ensure that the lessons  from the Marawi siege will not be forgotten. “Iniisip naming maganda itong tiyempo every year, na maisapuso sa mga tao ang kahalagahan ng kapayapaan,” Task Force Bangon  Marawi Field Office Manager Assistant Secretary Felix J. Castro, Jr.Assistant Secretary Felix Castro said in a press conference on Wednesday, May 23. His announcement came on the same day members […]

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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 […]

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Pangulong Duterte, namahagi ng temporary shelters sa mga residente ng Marawi

MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 250 temporary shelters ang ipinamahagi sa pangunguna ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noong Martes sa mga naapektuhan ng nangyaring giyera sa Marawi City. Ang mga nasabing pabahay ay matatagpuan sa housing site sa Barangay Sagonsongan – isa sa limang temporary sites para sa mga nawalan ng tirahan sa lungsod. Tatlong buwan na mula mabawi ang marawi sa mga kamay ng teroristang grupong Maute- ISIS. Ayon sa Malacañang, 20 porsiyento […]

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Mga bidder para sa Marawi rehabilitation, iaanunsyo sa kalagitnaan ng Enero

(Eagle News) — Nakatakdang i-anunsyo ng gobyerno sa Enero 15 ang mga bidder na nagsumite ng unsolicited proposals para sa rehabilitasyon ng Marawi City. Ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, ang kinakailangang pondo para sa rehabilitasyon ng nasabing lungsod ay isinasapinal pa lamang. Pero napagdesisyunan aniya na buksan ang financing sa pakikilahok ng pribadong sektor. Paliwanag ng kalihim, bukas ito para sa tinatawag na Swiss challenge. Ang Swiss challenge ay isang proseso kung saan ang […]

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DPWH, tiniyak na tatapusin na ngayong buwan ang pagpapatayo ng initial housing projects sa Marawi City

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinatitiyak ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) na tatapusin nila ang pagpapatayo ng initial housing projects sa Marawi City. Ayon kay DPWH Secretary Mark Villar, nasa 500 mga housing unit ang target ng ahensiya na tapusin ngayong buwan ng Disyembre. Aniya, mayroong short-term at long-term plans ang DPWH para sa pagbangon ng Marawi na winasak ng ilang buwang bakbakan sa pagitan ng tropa ng gobyerno at Maute terror […]

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