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LANAO DEL SUR --- Even the most battle-hardened soldiers could not help but cry seeing trained Muslim and Christian rescuers lead evacuees to safety from areas in Marawi City where terrorists laid siege.Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr.

LANAO DEL SUR -- Rebuilding Marawi City, destroyed by the religious adventurism of a group tagged haram by moderate clerics long ago, is a big task officials are soon to carry on.The term haram is Arabic for forbidden, which members of the Darul Iftah (House of Opinion) in Regions 9 and 12 and in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) labelled on Maute and Abu Sayyaf terror groups even before their May 23 siege of Marawi City.Meantime, rescue and emergency groups have intensified the relocation to safe areas of Maranaw residents the military said were used as human shield b

COTABATO CITY– The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is about to propose a three-phase recovery and rehabilitation plan for Marawi City, to befinalizedin close coordination with the city governmentand the provincial government of Lanao del Sur. The implementation of the said plan will beginas soon as the conflict in the city is over.Dubbed 'Unified Plan for Marawi City', the recovery and rehabilitation initiative will be linked to the existing plans of neighboring municipalities.

COTABATO CITY- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has set up a relief operation center in the town of Malabang, Lanao del Sur to coordinate and manage its humanitarian response to the ongoing crisis in Marawi City.The regional government continues to provide humanitarian aid to the thousands of displaced families.

LANAO DEL SUR -- Food supplies from private and government entities for more than 100,000 evacuees from Marawi City are now pouring in but delivery to conflict-torn areas is difficult due to security constraints.There were incidents of rescuers driven away with automatic gunshots by terrorists while attempting to get through firing lines to rescue villagers and distribute food to home-based displaced folk.Military officials said Thursday more than 90 percent of the barangays where Maute and Abu Sayyaf gunmen laid siege had been cleared but that there are still enemy snipers positioned a

MAGUINDANAO --- Mayors in Maguindanao on Tuesday vowed to stop any infiltration of Maute terrorists in their towns even if resistance would cause them losses in lives and properties.Maranaw evacuees from Marawi City now in houses of relatives in Maguindanao have all been provided with relief support by mayors after an extensive check on their backgrounds and profiling by barangay officials assisted by local Islamic missionaries and municipal social workers.Maguindanao mayors unanimously assured Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu and Major Gen.

Nineteen civilians have been killed in intermittent clashes since last week between terrorists and government security forces in Marawi City.There are now 38 evacuations sites filled with 67,870 evacuees from strife-torn villages there while 16, 590 more are in houses of relatives in nearby towns and in Iligan City in Region 10.Government and volunteer rescue workers are scrambling to account for 3, 717 villagers stranded in areas where there are still recurring sporadic skirmishes between Islamic militants and government forces trying to drive them away from Marawi City.Gov.

MARAWI CITY - Muslim folk on Sunday rescued 39 Christians trapped in the crossfire between soldiers and Maute terrorists that laid siege in their village in Marawi City.Lanao del Sur Vice Gov. Mamintal Adiong, Jr. told and//www.ndb www.ndb cnews.com.ph that their dangerous rescue was initiated by the information officer of the provincial government, Salma Jayne Tamano, who is a Muslim, and her Maranaw relatives. This is a good story of Muslim-Christian unity worth sharing to the whole world, Adiong said.Senior Supt.

MARAWI CITY— Eight bakery workers were found dead by government forces pursuing terrorists Maute and Abu Sayyaf Group in the outskirts of Marawi City, police and military authorities said on Sunday.The decomposing remains of eight men were found in a canal beside the road leading to Marawi City at about 6 a.m. Sunday, a police officer here said.The death toll, according to the military rose to at least 80 as more bodies were found.Thirteen soldiers, two policemen and 51 militants have been killed in the close quarter battle between government forces and terrorist groups, according toLt.

Press Statement of Lieutenant General Carlito G Galvez, Jr reand start of Ramadan (May 27, 2017 11 a.m.) The entire Western Mindanao Command joins our Muslim brethrens in the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan. All our personnel in Western Mindanao were ordered to carry out security measures to ensure that the vicinity of mosques (masjids) will be secured and that the Islamic faithfuls are free to go there to exercise their religion.