Cebu City offers P1M aid to displaced Marawi residents

Inna Mejia 05/31/2017

  CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has promised to extend P1 million worth of relief assistance to Marawi City residents displaced by the ongoing fighting between state troops and the Maute terror group in the capital city…

Survivor vows not to go back to Marawi

Inquirer.net 05/31/2017

Tagbilaran City, Bohol — Two days before the clashes in Marawi broke out, a 20-year-old welder from here was on board his motorcycle in Marawi City to look for food when a man approached him and asked…

Boholano welder who escaped the siege in Marawi City swears never to go back

Leo Udtohan 05/31/2017

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol-A 20-year-old welder promised himself that he would never go back to Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. John (not his real name) was shot at and had to escape the city under siege before he…

Helping Marawi

Editorial 05/29/2017

The sheer volume and flurry of online posts for and against the imposition of martial law in Mindanao overshadowed other equally urgent issues such as extending assistance to those in Marawi City which had been under siege…

AFP to continue ‘precise’ air strikes, artillery fire in Marawi

Inquirer.net 05/28/2017

The military on Sunday said it will continue “precision” air strikes and artillery fire at specific locations to expedite clearing operations in Marawi City. Bombs were dropped by military air assets to flush out the remaining terrorists…

RESERVATIONS CANCELED

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 05/27/2017

Travel agencies, agents withdraw bookings due to Marawi siege Hotels and resorts are bearing the brunt of the siege in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, that prompted President Duterte to put the entire Mindanao under martial law.…

Donor: Let’s share for Marawi victims

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2017

When she learned that a relief operation was established at the Cebu Caritas building for the residents in Marawi City who were displaced by the ongoing battle between the government troops and the Maute group, 58-year old…

Electricity in Marawi almost fully restored —Palace

Inquirer.net 05/27/2017

Ninety-five percent of electricity service in the terror-stricken Marawi City has been restored, Malacañang announced on Saturday. Allaying fears over reports that Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Lasureco) compound had been occupied by the Maute bandits, Malacañang…

Memories of Marawi

Radel Paredes 05/27/2017

Stopping over at a terminal just before our bus made the ascent to the Islamic city of Marawi, we did something haram or forbidden: steal a few bites of pork adobo from our lunch box while most…

Muslim teachers based in Cebu stranded in Marawi

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2017

  A Cebu-based Muslim teacher went home to Marawi to spend the Ramadan there. She had just given birth. It turned out that it was not a good time to be home. Marawi became the scene of…

More volunteers needed for relief efforts for Marawi City

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/26/2017

Jamil Faisal Adiong was deeply saddened when he learned about the clash between government forces and the Maute Group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, his home province. “Right now, I’m speechless. As much as I wanted…

Martial law and terrorism

Editorial 05/26/2017

There is hardly any doubt that the Maute terrorist group who continues to wreak havoc in Marawi City is a significant security threat to neighboring areas, but for President Rodrigo Duterte to place the entire country under…

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