MANILA - The military said Saturday it would suspend offensives against Islamic State-inspired extremists holed up in Marawi City for 8 hours to observe the end of the Muslim holy month.

The "humanitarian pause" will be observed from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, military spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla told ABS-CBN News, calling it a "unity move" with the Islamic community.

"Kami po ay nananalangin na sana ito ay maging maayos sa pagpapatupad nang sa ganoon ay mabigyan po ng pagkakataon ang ating mga kapatid na Muslim na maipagdaos nila ang paggunita ng Eid sa pinakamaayos na pamamaraan," he said in an interview with DZMM.

(We hope for its orderly implementation to give our Muslim brothers and sisters the opportunity to observe the Eid properly.)

Padilla said the expected lull in fighting would not give the Maute group an opportunity to regroup.

"Hindi po mangyayari iyan dahil nananatili po sa mga position nila ang ating mga tropa at ititigil lang po ang ating paggalaw pero nariyan po tayo," he said.

(That will not happen because our troops will remain in their positions. They will not move, but they're still there.)

Padilla said the halt would be lifted if troops or civilians are threatened.

The planned pause in fighting was confirmed separately to ABS-CBN News by Marawi Crisis Management Committee spokesman Zia Alonto Adiong.

Some 300 people have been killed while tens of thousands were displaced by a month of fighting between government troops and Maute extremists in the southern lakeside city.

The government has declared a national holiday on Monday for Eid'l Fitr, the official end of the month-long fast.

Adiong said around 300 civilians were still trapped in Marawi that has been heavily damaged by air strikes, ground assaults, and sniper fire.

The fighting prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to place the entire Mindanao under martial law.

- with reports from Fernando Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News.