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(Eagle News) — The brave soldiers and civilians killed in the fighting in Marawi will be honored at 12 noon, today, also the day the country commemorates its 119th independence. President Rodrigo Duterte has asked television stations and radio stations to air the salute, the nation’s way of giving tribute to those who gave their lives to protect the country, and those whose innocent lives were abruptly taken by the enemies, authorities said. As of […]
Three policemen also injured (Eagle News) — Four Maute members who were allegedly supposed to testify against the matriarch of the Maute group were killed in an ambush in Lanao del Norte on Saturday night. The fatalities were identified as Zulkifli Maute, Alan Solaiman, Salah Abbas, and Aliasgar Hadji Solaiman, who were arrested with the mother of the Maute terrorist leaders, Farhana Maute, on Thursday night. The female Maute–mother of Omarkhayam and Abdullah—was moved out […]
US providing “technical support” to gov’t troops in Marawi The military is confirming reports two Maute brothers have been killed in separate operations, as United States and Philippine authorities disclosed US special forces were also providing some support to government troops in Marawi. Marawi-based military spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera said there are “strong indications” that Omarkhayam and Madie Maute had been killed in separate operations. But he added the military was still “validating” the […]
(Eagle News) — The employment rate in the country went up from last year’s figure, based on a recent Philippine Statistics Authority survey. The 94.3 percent employment rate based on this April’s results is 0.4 percentage points up from April 2016’s employment rate of 93.9 percent. From 6.1 percent in April 2016, unemployment rate also went down to 5.7 percent. According to the PSA, the labor force participation rate based on this year’s results was […]
Islamist militants locked in an urban battle with troops in Marawi City had long planned to carve out an enclave of their own in Mindanao to fulfill a requirement for them to be recognized by the Islamic State (IS) international terror group. This was according to the military after the emergence of a video showing the Islamist militants’ leaders in a secret strategy meeting, and among them was Abu Sayyaf leader and touted as […]
More than 200,000 people displaced after Islamist militants — led by Maute and Abu Sayyaf fighters — attacked Marawi City, are now uncertain about their future, since evacuating from the city that had been their home for years. As they grapple with the challenge of finding a safe place to live, they also face serious health problems, relief groups said Friday which noted that the onset of the rainy season could still worsen their situation. […]
Serious security lapses contributed to the deaths of 37 people when an assailant barged inside Resorts World Manila, fired shots, and set fire to furniture and others, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. said Friday. As such, Pagcor said it had suspended the casino and gaming license of Travellers International Hotel Group, owner and operator of RWM. “The said suspension will remain until RWM rectifies its serious security lapses and deficiencies – which caused not only the loss […]
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) — Alleged pork barrel scam queen, Janet Lim-Napoles, will file cases against 120 lawmakers in connection with the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II earlier questioned why only three senators were charged by the last administration when, he said, there are many more lawmakers involved in the anomaly. Aguirre also said that Napoles’ camp will submit to him a comprehensive list of the lawmakers involved […]
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
