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(Eagle News)– Marawi City Vice Mayor Arafat Salic was arrested on Wednesday, March 13, over rebellion charges. Army 103rd Infantry Brigade commander Colonel Romeo Brawner said Salic, who was included in the list of the Office of the Martial Law Administrator and had an arrest order dated Sept. 4, 2017, was nabbed at the Marawi City Hall around 10 a.m. Apart from Salic, included in the arrest orders issued after the Marawi siege in May […]
(Eagle News) — The head of Task Force Bangon Marawi belied on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a Washington Post article that said Marawi remained a “ghost city” almost two years after local terrorists overran it. “We would just like to say the reality on the ground na ito ay walang katugmang nangyayari on the ground na ghost city siya but instead, it’s full of economic activity,” TFBM chair Eduardo del Rosario said in a press conference. […]
(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 12, extended its “appreciation” for Congress’ grant of another extension of martial law in Mindanao. ““We appreciate this grant that lengthens the period of Martial Law implementation (in Mindanao)..,” Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, AFP spokesperson, said in a statement. He said the AFP was “mindful that it is impressed with enormous responsibility…to quell the rebellion that persists in Mindanao and prevent lawless violence by […]
(Eagle News) — The 17th Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, voted to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Two hundred thirty five lawmakers voted for the extension, 28 against it, and one abstained. Among the senators, 12 senators–Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Gringo Honasan, Ping Lacson, Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Koko Pimentel, JV Ejercito, Sonny Angara, Sherwin Gatchalian and Manny Pacquiao–voted for the extension […]
(Eagle News) — Task Force Bangon Marawi on Friday, Nov. 23, said they would not let the termination of Falconi Millar “distract (their) continuing efforts” to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi. The task force noted the preparations being undertaken for the fourth Kawiyagan, a livelihood convergence initiative, on November 29, among others. “The unwavering commitment of member agencies and stakeholders in this work continues to be the nucleus of government effort in bringing affected families and communities […]
(Eagle News) — The United States government will be providing P1.35 billion ($25 million) for the Marawi rehabilitation for the next three years as part of its aid program to the Philippines. US Ambassador Kim Sung recently announced this on his visit to Marawi City. The aid project is called the Marawi Response Project, a three-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program designed to improve economic and social conditions of communities directly affected […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 4, said he wants Army Chief Lieutenant Rolando Bautista to be the next Social Welfare Secretary. Bautista was commander of the task group that fought against the Maute terrorists who overran Marawi in May last year and defeated them. He is slated to retire from the military on Oct. 15, after reaching the mandatory age of retirement. I’ll announce it, the next DSWD secretary… Rolly, Rolly Bautista. Sorry […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) gave household livelihood assistance to selected barangays which had been earlier displaced by the fighting in Marawi, as part of its “Marawi Early Recovery” program. PRC, in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provided assistance to a total of 1,539 beneficiaries. Each family received P10,000 to provide capital for livelihood pursuits such as a sari-sari store, pedicab, fishing equipment, livestock and other business-oriented activities. PRC […]
(Eagle News) — The “systemic corruption” in place in V. Luna Medical Center since 2016 was so bad one set of prosthesis for wounded Marawi soldiers, which costs only P338,000, was reported to have reached P1.4 million. This is according to General Carlito Galvez Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, who held a press briefing after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte’s sacking of at least 20 military officials and personnel […]
(Eagle News) — The United States has pledged to contribute $26.5 million over the next two years to the Philippines to help the Asian country in its counterterrorism efforts. In a statement, the US embassy said the assistance will include “training, equipment, and other support.” It said this was “to build comprehensive law enforcement capacity within a rule of law framework to deny terrorist operations, funding, and movement; investigate and prosecute terrorism cases; and counter radicalization […]
(Eagle News)–A firefight ensued between Maute fighters and the military in Lanao del Sur on Sunday, June 17. Joint Task Force Ranao deputy commander Colonel Romeo Brawner said on Sunday evening that it was the military that engaged the group led by Abu Dar, who is believed to be the new leader of the terrorist forces that escaped Marawi after the siege last year. Brawner said the incident took place near Tubaran town around 9 […]
(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 […]
