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Defense chief bucks martial law extension in Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 04:13 PM

Mindanao has been under martial rule since mid-2016, when extremists waving the Islamic State flag laid siege on Marawi City for 5 months. It will lapse at the end of 2019. Read more »

2 Maute fighters, 2 supporters surrender in Lanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 13 11:27 AM

Two Maute terrorists and their 2 supporters surrendered to the military in Masiu, Lanao Del Sur on Wednesday, some 2 years after the Islamic State-inspired group laid siege to the neighboring city of Marawi.  Read more »

2 years on, kin of slain Marines in Marawi siege carry hurt, pray for peace

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:23 PM

A total of 168 soldiers died in the battle for Marawi. More than 900 militants and close to 50 civilians were also killed.   Read more »

'Real-life Angel': Actress Angel Locsin needs no superpowers to help out

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 02 03:39 PM

Notwithstanding the absence of a Darna costume, Locsin has been active in helping out people in need, particularly in times of calamities. Read more »

Factors and forces that led to the Marawi debacle

Criselda Yabes, VERA Files
Posted at Oct 20 11:09 AM

The battle of Marawi in 2017, in the heart of the Islamic city in Lanao del Sur province, deviated into violent extremism that opened more fears for the future in what was an undertaking by mostly a generation of millennial fighters. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 01:32 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Rehabilitasyon sisimulan na 2 taon matapos ang Marawi siege

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 12:46 AM

Inalala rin ngayong araw ang mga nagsakripisyo para mabawi ang Marawi. Read more »

‘I love Marawi’

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 09:51 PM

To celebrate the second anniversary of their city’s liberation from terrorist groups, members of an events organizing firm decorate the “I Love Marawi” sign Thursday. Read more »

Soldiers pay tribute to heroes on 2nd Marawi siege liberation anniversary

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 08:41 PM

Soldiers laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial wall inside the 103rd Brigade headquarters, where names of hero soldiers were etched, in commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of the liberation of Marawi City on Thursday. Read more »

Clearing ops sa ilang parte ng Marawi tinapos na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 11:27 PM

Sa bisperas ng ikalawang anibersaryo ng paglaya ng Marawi City mula sa grupong Maute natapos ang clearing operations sa mga pinakaapektadong lugar ng digmaan. Read more »

Why photojournalists shoot (what they shoot)

Photojournalists’ Center of the Philippines
Updated as of Oct 16 05:13 PM

Everybody is a photojournalist until the sh*t hits the fan. Read more »

A gravesite in Marawi

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 10:10 AM

A marker stands where a departed relative was buried in Sector 1, Most Affected Area (MAA) in Marawi City. Read more »

US awards grants to displaced Marawi victims

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 02:44 AM

MARAWI CITY—The US government has awarded micro-grants to communities and business owners displaced by the 2017 Marawi siege. Read more »

War-torn Marawi rebuild 'painfully slow': Red Cross chief

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 07:11 AM

MANILA - The "painfully slow" reconstruction of a Philippine city flattened in a war with Islamic militants is causing discontent, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday. Read more »

'Iftar for a Cause' isinagawa sa UP Diliman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 02:50 AM

MAYNILA - Isinagawa ng US Embassy kasama ang UP Institute for Islamic Studies ang taunang "Iftar for a Cause" sa UP Diliman Lunes ng gabi. Read more »

COA flags unused cash aid for Marawi victims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 11:43 PM

The Commission on Audit is wondering why cash donations intended for victims of the 2017 Marawi siege have yet to be disbursed by the Office of Civil Defense. Read more »

'Nakatiwangwang' na donasyon para sa mga sakuna pinuna, pinaliwanag

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 06:52 PM

Napuna ng Commission on Audit ang umano'y hindi paggasta sa milyon-milyong donasyon para sana sa mga sakuna.  Read more »

OCD spent just P10,000 of P36.9-million aid for Marawi siege victims: COA

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 05:03 PM

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spent only P10,000 out of P36.9 million donation it received for the victims of the Marawi siege, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its 2018 report. Read more »

Ika-2 anibersaryo ng bakbakan sa Marawi, ginunita

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 03:33 AM

Makalipas ang dalawang taon mula nang sumiklab ang giyera sa Marawi City, hindi pa rin matanggal ang lungkot ng maraming residente roon dahil na rin sa mga hiling nilang di pa rin natutugunan ng gobyerno. Read more »

2 years after: Thousands of families have yet to return home to Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:12 AM

Marawi is still uninhabitable, two years after militants laid siege to the southern Philippine city. Read more »