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Military has yet to deploy Australian patrol planes to Marawi

Military has yet to deploy Australian patrol planes to Marawi

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MANILA - The military has yet to deploy two patrol aircraft offered by Australia to Marawi City, where troops are fighting Islamic State-inspired extremists, its spokesman said Monday.

"That offer has been accepted by our Armed Forces and we are very thankful to our Australian counterparts for that offer, but to my knowledge, up to now hindi pa rin natin ito nae-employ (these haven't been emploed)," Colonel Edgard Arevalo told reporters.

"Our commanders on ground know that we have accepted this generous offer of our Australian counterparts and we’re leaving it up to them to determine what exactly these are and how exactly this help or assistance can be employed vis-à-vis the situation on the ground," he added.

Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne last week said Philippine government accepted an offer of two Australian Defense Force AP-3C Orion aircraft to provide "surveillance support" to the military fighting Islamist militants in Marawi.

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US personnel were also reported to be providing "technical support" on surveillance and information gathering.

The fighting in Marawi, an Islamic city in the south of predominantly Catholic Philippines, has raged for a month leaving almost 400 peoplekilled, including soldiers and civilians.

Arevalo said the offensive was in the "concluding phase" and rehabilitation was being discussed.

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'Top 1 most wanted' sa Pasay City ngayong Pebrero, naaresto

'Top 1 most wanted' sa Pasay City ngayong Pebrero, naaresto

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 Courtesy: Southern Police District PIO Courtesy: Southern Police District PIO

MAYNILA — Arestado mag-a-alas singko ng hapon noong Biyernes ang 28-anyos na lalaki na "Top 1 Most Wanted Person sa station level" sa Pasay City dahil sa kasong robbery.

Inilabas ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch 153 sa Taguig City ang warrant of arrest noong February 10, 2025.

Nagsagawa ng manhunt operation ang Pasay City Police at natunton ang suspek sa Tramo Street sa Barangay 113 ng Pasay City.

“Ito ang naging Top 1 Most Wanted Person natin for the month of February. May info tayo na andun nga siya sa lugar. So ating pinuntahan at sinerve nga yung warrant of arrest,” ani Police Col. Samuel Pabonita, ang hepe ng Pasay City Police Station.

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Dagdag pa niya, sangkot sa ilang insidente ng pagnanakaw ang suspek sa Pasay at mga karatig lugar.

“Kahit aminin o di aminin may warrant of arrest naman po siya, kaya 'yun yung basehan natin sa paghuli sa kanya,” sabi Pabonita.

Nasampahan na ng kasong robbery ang suspek. Ayon sa PNP, nakapag-pyansa siya agad ng P100,000. Babasahan siya ng sakdal sa korte sa Lunes.

May payo rin ito para maiwasan na maging biktima ng pagnanakaw.

"Kung naglalakad tayo sa isang madilim na lugar dapat magiging alerto tayo. Kung kaya natin iwasan ay hindi na lang dadaan diyan sa madilim na lugar. Hanap na lang po tayo ng safety na pwede nating daanan para maiwasan natin na maging biktima sa mga iba-ibang kriminalidad,” sabi ni Pabonita.

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