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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Norte (Eagle News) – Patay ang siyam na sundalo matapos hagisan ng granada ng teroristang Maute Group sa Marawi City. Kinumpirma ni Lt. Col. Carlito Galvez, chief ng Western Mindanao Command, 49 na iba pa ang nasugatan sa naturang insidente kamakailan. Ayon kay Galvez, nagawa ng teroristang grupo na makalapit sa tropa ng pamahalaan at dito na hinagisan ang mga ito ng mga granada. Tumanggi naman si Galvez na magbigay ng […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in his third attempt, successfully visits Marawi City by going to the 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade, 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Kampo Ranao, Marawi City on Thursday, July 20. The Commander-in-Chief checks the government troops who have been in the frontline of the war against the Maute terror group. He leads the ceremonial distribution of grocery packs and G-shock watches to about 3,000 soldiers and police forces in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte revealed plans of the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf Group to attack Basilan City, General Santos City, Cagayan De Oro City and Zamboanga City in Mindanao. He detailed this in his seven-page letter to Congress which sought a five-month extension of martial law in Mindanao “Validated reports disclose that Hapilon and the Mautes have sent an operational fund to ASG sub-leader Furuji Indama in order to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former United States Secretary of State Madeline Albright called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as well as the Maute Group in the Philippines an “infectious virus”. “While much of the world’s attention is on the threat by ISIS, I’m keenly aware the Philippines and your neighbors are also under attack,” Albright said. “They are more dangerous. They are the product of a set of perverse and ambitious […]
JOLO, Sulu (Eagle News) – Nagdulot ng takot sa mga residente ng Sulu ang umano’y banta ng grupong Abu Sayyaf na aatake sila sa Jolo na siyang pinakasentrong kalakalan sa buong lalawigan. Hindi na nagbigay ng pangalan ang mga pamilyang lumikas mula sa pantalan ng Sulu papuntang Zamboanga City sa takot na sila ang mapagbalingan ng mga bandido. Ayon kay Sulu Task Force commander, Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, Jr., naka deploy na ang kanilang mga […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Fatalities since the start of the Marawi City conflict has reached 461, according to records of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The government said that 337 of the dead were Islamist terrorists, including the Maute Group; 85 were soldiers and policemen, and 39 were civilians. The figures were as of 6 p.m., Monday, July 3. The AFP records also show that an estimated 300, 000 individuals from […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre is confident that the Supreme Court will rule in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. The Supreme Court has until July 5 to decide on the issue, but may issue its ruling on or before Wednesday, July 4. Aguirre said that there is no ground for the SC to overrule the martial law declaration as this has supported by facts […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Gabriela party-list Representative Arlyn Brosas challenged President Rodrigo Duterte to put a stop to the airstrikes and to lift martial law in Mindanao after he apologized to the residents of Marawi City. She said this was the next logical step after making such a speech. Brosas said it was unacceptable that after such an apology, martial law would remain in place. https://youtu.be/SUelkCJczQU
President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (June 20) visited wounded troops sent to a hospital in neighboring Cagayan De Oro City to award medals and raise his soldiers’ morale, the same day he made his first visit to Marawi evacuees in Iligan City. Fighting in Marawi City has entered a fifth week, and nearly 350 people have been killed, according to an official count. Fleeing residents have said they have seen scores of bodies in the […]
(Eagle News) — The Islamist terrorists are also using “drones” to check on the position of government forces. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesperson of the 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said that they first noticed that the enemy, including the Maute Group, was using drones in the first two weeks of the fight. The drones were the kind that can be bought in malls or other commercial establishments. “During the first two weeks, mayroon […]
https://youtu.be/RsmRWx1EUgM (Eagle News) — Not only the Maute Group, but the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and various other terror groups are operating in Mindanao as well. In fact, Solicitor General Jose Calida disclosed to the Supreme Court that there are 20 more terrorist organizations were connected with Islamic State which are scattered in the region and that threaten its security. This was contained in the Philippine government’s 85-page memorandum submitted […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The rehabilitation of Marawi City will start soon after the conflict with the Maute Group ends. In an interview with Net 25’s, Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that as long as the Maute Group is not totally suppressed, rehabilitation in the area cannot start. The official also said that the ARMM local government has not yet started estimating the damage […]
