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Navy vessel deployed to help quell rebellion in Marawi

June 25, 2017

The Philippine military has deployed a vessel to Cotabato to help in its operations against the Islamic State-linked Maute Terror Group, Malacanang said on Sunday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Philippine Navy has dispatched BRP Davao

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8-hour truce in Marawi to observe Eid’l Fitr ends with gunfire from Maute – military

June 25, 2017

The Philippine government’s eight-hour humanitarian ceasefire to observe Eid’l Fitr or Feast of Ramadan on Sunday ended with gunfire, the military said. Joint Task Force Marawi spokesman Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera said they have observed gunfire in the area where

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Duterte calls for national unity in his Eid’l Fitr message

June 25, 2017

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Photo by Aya Rasuman President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Sunday the Muslim Filipinos to channel their energy towards national unity as he joined them in celebrating Eid’l Fitr or Feast

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DOTr: 5 stations of Manila-Clark Railway Project to be “marked”

June 25, 2017

The Philippine government will hold on Monday the “station marking” of a railway project to be funded by a loan from Japan. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said five of the 17 stations of the P255-billion Manila-Clark Railway

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AFP declares eight-hour humanitarian pause on Sunday in Marawi

June 24, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) declared an eight-hour humanitarian pause in its fighting against the Maute Group in Marawi City Sunday, starting from 6 am to 2 pm. In an statement late Saturday, the AFP said the humanitarian

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Soldiers waging battle against fake news in social media

June 24, 2017

Aside from the battle with the Maute group in Marawi City,  government troops are  engaging terrorists and their supporters over the internet. Brig. Gen. Rolly Bautista, commander of the Army’s  1st Infantry Division, said a military unit called Task Force

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PNP monitoring foreigners in Mindanao but too early to say if they are terrorists: Dela Rosa 

PNP monitoring foreigners in Mindanao but too early to say if they are terrorists: Dela Rosa 

June 24, 2017

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said they are monitoring several foreigners who have entered Mindanao but he stressed it is still too early to tell if they are terrorists. “We are closely monitoring these foreigners who

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Cop, three alleged NPA members killed in attack on Davao del Norte police station

June 24, 2017

A policeman and three alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed after the rebels attacked a police station in Davao del Norte on Friday morning. This came as the Philippine government said it was “disturbed by the recent

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