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Gov't confident it could meet 2021 deadline for Marawi rehab

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 02:03 PM

Construction in Marawi City will be on "full blast" starting next month, Task Force Bangon Marawi head Eduardo del Rosario said Read more »

Hataman: Why rush anti-terror bill, but not Marawi siege victims' compensation?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 07:08 PM

MANILA — Deputy House Speaker Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday called out his colleagues for rushing a new anti-terrorism legislation, but leaving behind bills seeking to compensate victims of the 2017 Marawi siege.   Read more »

Why tough new anti-terror bill strikes fear—even to non-terrorists

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 09:13 PM

A new bill granting Philippine state forces sweeping powers against terrorists has sparked fears that it may be also used to crack down on legitimate dissent under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Sa ika-3 anibersaryo ng Marawi siege, banta ng COVID-19 sa mga survivor pinangangambahan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 23 07:27 PM

Tatlong taon mula nang sumiklab ang limang-buwang giyera sa Marawi City, pinapangambahan ng ilan ang kawalan umano ng maayos na tirahan ng mga survivor ng siege, na dinagdagan pa ng banta ng COVID-19. Read more »

3 years after siege, Marawi still in ruins - Robredo

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 02:14 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday called on government agencies to fast-track the rehabilitation of Marawi as the Islamic city remained in ruins 3 years after it was besieged by terrorists.   Read more »

The buzz: Drone cameras relive trauma for war-weary Meranaw

Aaron R. Vicencio, Ateneo de Manila University
Posted at May 22 02:03 AM

At the time of my visit, the Marawi siege two years earlier was still fresh in people's minds. The drone triggered the memory and the trauma. Read more »

Mga survivor ng Marawi siege nangangamba sa banta ng coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 08:10 PM

Sarado pa ang mga mosque sa Marawi City ngayong may quarantine dahil sa coronavirus disease 2019. Nangangamba ang mga residente sa panibagong labang kinakaharap, matapos ang Marawi Siege noong 2017.  Read more »

OPINION: A sober look at the proposed 'Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020’

Michael Henry Yusingco, LL.M
Posted at Mar 13 04:41 PM

While there is an urgent need to enact a robust anti-terrorism law, Congress cannot ignore the fact that Filipinos deserve and expect a dedicated law enforcement unit that can truly and professionally protect the state and the people from terrorism.    Read more »

Martial law in southern Philippines lifted

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 01:54 AM

Chiara Zambrano says that opinions differ on whether martial law benefited the region. Read more »

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 »