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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Australian journalist Adam Harvey of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation underwent a one-hour surgery for the extraction of a bullet slug that hit his neck near the capitol building of Lanao del Sur. Harvey, through his twitter account, said that the operation was successful. He said that the bullet that was removed from his neck came from an M-16 rifle. Because of the incident, strict measures were implemented for journalists and […]
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 […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines expressed their gratitude to the media and to the public for remembering and honoring the members of the AFP and the Philippine National Police who gave their lives defending the people and the government in Marawi City. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said that the heroism of the government troops should not be forgotten, and asked the public to continue giving support […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang on Tuesday, June 13, said that President Rodrigo Duterte was in ‘excellent health’ after reportedly not feeling well because of his “brutal” schedule that saw him visit various military camps in Mindanao and wakes of government troops and civilians killed in Marawi City. “The President is actually in excellent health, except for the fact that his schedule had been brutal,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. The statement was made after concerns were raised […]
(Eagle News) — Makabubuting ipadala na lamang sa Marawi City ang lahat ng mga kritiko ng idineklarang batas militar ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Mindanao. “Padala na lang lahat ng kontra sa Marawi. Sila tumapos ng gulo,” ito ang naging pahayag ni Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto kasunod ng isinagawang oral arguments ng Korte Suprema kung saan iginigiit ng mga petitioner na walang sapat na batayan ang pagpapatupad ng martial law. Ayon kay Sotto, tila […]
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 […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military on Friday asked Facebook to close dozens of accounts linked to Islamist militants who attacked Marawi, saying they were being used for propaganda. Military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jo-ar Herrera said the armed forces’ social media unit uncovered 63 Facebook accounts belonging to the jihadists and their supporters. “These 63 accounts are spreading malicious information and misinformation that affect the information landscape and the mindset of every Filipino,” Herrera told […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima compared Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre to a clown in a circus after he attempted to implicate opposition lawmakers in the Marawi City siege and later took back his allegations. “Aguirre’s reputation as the clown of this administration has been further solidified with his bungling accusation linking members of the opposition to the Maute siege of Marawi,” De Lima said in a statement. Not content, De Lima called Aguirre […]
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 […]
Emmalyn Macababayao lost her one-year-old son after he suffered dehydration as they fled from conflict-torn Marawi in southern Philippines. (AFPTV) https://youtu.be/eLTfIzCR1WY
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino is considering filing a case against Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre after the latter claimed he was somehow connected to the Marawi crisis. Aquino made the announcement even if the justice chief had already apologized to him personally. “There are some groups, who have come to me and said na we should file cases para talagang klaro na mali itong nangyari at nagawa n’ya ‘yan. We’re still looking (into) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre should be made liable for insinuating that there was a connection between opposition lawmakers and the Maute Group, according to Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat. Aguirre earlier alleged that minority lawmakers and some local leaders in Marawi City held a meeting early last month. He claimed that the meeting could have “sparked the terrorist acts in Marawi.” Baguilat said that if Aguirre had no evidence to support his allegations, […]
