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Mangudadatu clan yearning for judicial closure to massacre case

MAGUINDANAO --- Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu on Saturday commemorated the 26thanniversary of his wedding to the late Genalyn wishing justice for her and the 57 other victims of the Maguindanao massacre.The slain Genalyn left the governor eight children, the eldest, Jhazzer, now an incumbent member of the Maguindanao provincial board. I wish our children and all the relatives of other victims would see the wheel of justice roll over the culprits during the term of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Hidden guns of Maute funder recovered in Lanao del Sur

LANAO DEL SUR --- Authorities seized on Friday an M60 machinegun and five assault rifles from a drug lord reportedly helping fund the Maute terror group.Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr.

Citations for tanods in arrest of Indonesian in Marawi mulled

LANAO DEL SUR - Officials are planning to award with special citations the volunteer community watchmen behind the arrest of Indonesian terrorist Mohamadin Ilham Syaputra in Marawi City on Wednesday.Chief Superintendent Graciano Mijares, director of the Police Regional Office-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said Thursday that they were elated with the vigilance of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team who were first to detect the presence of Syaputra in Barangay Loksadatu in Marawi City.

Indonesian terrorist arrested in Marawi

LANAO DEL SUR --- Civilian volunteers and policemen arrested on Wednesday in Marawi City an Indonesian ally of slain terrorists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute.
Officials of the Police Regional Office-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao confirmed the arrest of the foreigner at Barangay Loksadatu in Marawi City through the joint effort of barangay tanods and personnel of the city police office.
Supt. Ebra Moxsir, Marawi City police director, declined to identify the Indonesian pending validation of his exact identity.

‘We will rise like the Philippine flag’ – Lanao youth leader

MARAWI CITY – Chants of Allahu Akbar can be heard through sobs as the Darul Iftah led the prayers at this morning’s flag-raising ceremony in front of the Marawi City Hall – the first since the siege began five months ago.Looking back at history, he said it is the first time that Marawi experienced a conflict of such magnitude for our (Maranao) forefathers never allowed colonizers to occupy this land.

Education officials open more schools in cleared areas in Marawi

LANAO DEL SUR --- Officials reopened 12 more schools in different areas in Marawi City that were badly affected by the deadly five-month siege by Islamic militants.More than 60 schools failed to open in June as a consequence of the hostilities in Marawi City which erupted on May 23 and lasted until October 23.Reports obtained on Tuesday from the office of Ana Zenaida Unte, assistant superintendent for Marawi City schools, stated that the 12 reopened institutions are now guarded by barangay officials and government security forces.Unte said they are busy now delivering learning kits and othe

ARMM extends food aid to Marawi returning IDPs

COTABATO CITY – The humanitarian arm of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) on Monday distributed 2,000 food packs to returning internally displaced
persons (IDPs) in Marawi City as the regional continues humanitarian response.

Myrna Jo
Henry, speaking for the ARMM’s Humanitarian Emergency Response Team (HEART),
said the recipients of another batch of food aid had mixed emotions seeing
their homes already beyond recognition as a result of armed hostilities.

Schools in Marawi resume classes

MARAWI CITY - Twelve public schools in the Islamic City of Marawi resumed classes after the war-torn city has been declared liberated from terrorist influence.

Thousands benefit from ARMM Marawi People's Day outreach mission

LANAO DEL SUR --- Thousands joined a symbolic prayer activity on Monday in Marawi City to highlight its liberation from occupation by Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists.The event at the city hall compound of Marawi City was jointly led by Mayor Majul Gandamra, officials of the Lanao del Sur provincial government, Gov.

Displaced Marawi residents start exodus back home

LANAO DEL SUR --- Displaced Maranaos started returning on Sunday to villages in Marawi City that they were forced to abandon on May 23.Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong of the 24-seat Regional Assembly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said on Sunday that authorities have allowed evacuees to return to areas declared safe by security advisers, among them bomb disposal experts.

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