Peace be with Marawi

Jason A. Baguia 05/26/2017

The Islamic City of Marawi will never be the same following the recent attack of terror groups and subsequent military air strikes there. Nevertheless, I hope that peace and security soon return to the place. Cool Marawi…

Cebuanos asked to be vigilant amid Marawi siege

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/26/2017

Stay alert and vigilant. Cebuanos are advised to be on guard as government troopers go after members of the Maute Group in Marawi City that started on Tuesday afternoon. While there are no direct threats to Cebu,…

DSWD on red alert after Marawi clash

PR 05/25/2017

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) activated its red alert status early yesterday to monitor and prepare for the possible consequences of the ongoing armed operation between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and…

AFP launches air strikes in Marawi City

Inquirer.net 05/25/2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has launched “precise” air strikes in three barangays (villages) in Marawi City as fighting with the remaining members of the IS-linked Maute Group went on the third day. “’Yung ginagawa natin,…

DSWD-7 sends 10,000 food packs for Marawi evacuees

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/25/2017

  The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) is sending 10,000 packs of food items for the Marawi siege victims. Lea Quintana, the information officer of DSWD-7, said that they had sent the…

VISAYAS NEXT?

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/24/2017

  MARTIAL LAW President Rodrigo Duterte raised the possibility of expanding the coverage of martial law to the Visayas and even Luzon, putting the entire country under military rule, to protect Filipinos from the Islamic State of…

Marawi residents have left the city in droves

Edralyn L. Benedicto 05/24/2017

RESIDENTS of Marawi City have left the city in droves, clogging road with cars, trucks and people on foot heading for Iligan City, some 30 kilometers away. They want to take shelter from the ongoing fighting between…

Cebuanos asked to be vigilant amid Marawi siege

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/24/2017

Stay alert and vigilant. Cebuanos are advised to be on guard as government troopers go after members of the Maute Group in Marawi City that started on Tuesday afternoon. While there are no direct threats to Cebu,…

Marawi attacks pull down peso

Inquirer.net 05/24/2017

MANILA — The peso on Wednesday weakened against the US dollar and touched the 50:$1 level partly due to investor concerns following the declaration of martial law in Mindanao after terrorists attacked Marawi City. At the Philippine…

Mindanao Children’s Games pushing through despite Marawi insurgency

Inquirer.net 05/24/2017

DAVAO CITY — Philippine Sports Commission chair Butch Ramirez said that the inaugural staging of the Mindanao Children’s Games would push through as scheduled today at the Rizal Park despite the Marawi insurgency that placed this economic…

AFP urged to probe intel failure in Marawi attacks

05/24/2017

MANILA — Two senators said on Wednesday that the country’s security forces most likely suffered a failure of intelligence for something as big as the Marawi City attacks by the Abu Sayyaf and the Maute Group to…

DILG maps out follow-up clearing ops in Marawi

Inquirer.net 05/24/2017

Interior and Local Government Officer-in-charge Catalino Cuy on Wednesday assured the residents of Marawi City that the government security forces are on top of the situation and are doing their best to ensure the people’s safety amid…

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