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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of a “peace corridor” to hasten humanitarian and rescue operations for those trapped in Marawi, where government troops continue to fight terrorists. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a Mindanao Hour briefing on Wednesday that the peace corridor was a “secure space” that would allow goods to reach Marawi residents, and allow safe passage of retrieved bodies, among others. He said the Moro Islamic Liberation […]
(Eagle News) — Voting 12-9, the Senate on Tuesday night junked the resolution of the minority bloc requesting a joint session to review and revoke the martial declaration in Mindanao. The 12 senators who voted to junk the minority bloc’s resolution are the following: 1. Sonny Angara 2. Nancy Binay 3. JV Ejercito 4. Richard Gordon 5. Gringo Honasan 6. Panfilo Lacson 7. Loren Legarda 8. Manny Pacquiao 9. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III 10. Cynthia […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stepped up its relief efforts for the people who have been displaced by the recent armed clashes in Marawi City. To date, PRC has provided hot meals and clean water, as well as other humanitarian aid such as psychosocial support, first aid, blood supply, and tracing services. Eight evacuation centers in Lanao Del Norte and Iligan City are currently occupied by more than 2,000 families from Marawi City. “During […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that it was impossible for classes to open in Marawi City as scheduled on June 5, because there are schools that have been burned down by the Maute Group and the teachers have already fled. The Department of Education has earlier set June 5 as the date for the opening of public schools. Adiong is also calling […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipino-American interviewed by the Eagle News Bureau in Las Vegas explains how she is in favor of the martial law declaration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in Mindanao. “Right now, we have to support the President over there,” said Nan Sta. Maria. “That’s the thing we can only do. And of course, pray for them,” she said. Sta. Maria said she felt sad about the situation in Mindanao, particularly in […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the ongoing clashes in Marawi was pegged at 98 as of Sunday night, with authorities assuring the public that the clashes there were nearing their end. Reading from a Powerpoint presentation on Monday, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said 18 of those killed were from the government side–15 from the military, and three from the Philippine National Police. Nineteen civilians, he said, have been killed by local terrorist groups. Sixty one terrorists have […]
President Rodrigo Duterte condoles with the bereaved families of killed-in-police-operation policemen and killed-in-action soldiers during the clashes between the government troops and gunmen of the Maute group in Marawi City, Lanao del Norte. The remains of the killed policemen and soldiers lie at the St. Peter’s Funeral Homes in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. He also condoled with the family of one civilian, Alan Descallar, who was killed when terrorists attacked Marawi City on […]
President Rodrigo Duterte visits the wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers and wounded-in-police-operation (WIPO) policemen confined at the Adventist Medical Center in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte on May 26, 2017. The injured troops were part of the government forces deployed in the ongoing firefight against the Maute terror group in Marawi City.
(Eagle News) — Philippine government forces continued to battle Islamist militants in Marawi City as intelligence reports revealed that the Maute group had been reinforced not only by Abu Sayyaf rebels, but from other terror elements in Mindanao. Former National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales said that the Islamist militants were under the leadership of Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the kidnapping-for-ransom gang Abu Sayyaf that is also believed to have only a few hundred gunmen […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signs the report to Congress on the declaration of martial law for the whole of Mindanao on the sidelines of the special cabinet meeting at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on May 25, 2017. Also there to receive the report was Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.
(Eagle News) — Residents of Marawi City continued to evacuate from their homes towards Iligan City in Lanao del Norte, by car or on foot, as fighting rages on between government forces trying to destroy Islamist militants in Marawi City. The IS-inspired Maute group had attacked the peaceful city to reportedly establish an Islamic caliphate in Mindanao, prompting Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers and wounded-in-police operation (WIPO) policemen confined at the Adventist Medical Center in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, as well as condoled with the families of the soldiers and policemen killed in action during clashes with Maute terrorists in Marawi City. This was moments after he gave a speech on Friday (May 26) at the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade to boost the morale of government […]
