Marawi university bombing suspect arrested
The joint forces of Task Force Marawi and Marawi City police have arrested one of the suspected “conspirators” in the Mindanao State University (MSU) bombing. According to the Armed Forces …
The joint forces of Task Force Marawi and Marawi City police have arrested one of the suspected “conspirators” in the Mindanao State University (MSU) bombing. According to the Armed Forces …
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested subcontractor Ulysses Basa after he allegedly ran away from a contractor of Task Force Bangon Marawi. Lorna Alocotan, the owner of L&E Construction, …
Hundreds of Muslims in Lanao del Sur rushed early to the capitol grounds of Marawi this Tuesday morning to celebrate Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice. Marawi City is under …
The Sinovac vaccines for health workers in Marawi City and Lanao del Sur is scheduled to arrive this Friday. Maguindanao provincial heath officials announced that 4,200 doses of Sinovac anti-COVID …
Congress has approved President Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, to “put an end to the on-going rebellion”. A total of 12 senators voted to …
President Duterte signed the Bangsamoro Organic Law to create a new autonomous Islamic region in the Philippines. “This is to announce that the president has just signed the BOL into …
The Philippines moved a step closer to ending decades of conflict on the island of Mindanao, after lawmakers approved a bill to allow self-rule for its Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region. Today …
President Duterte has said he does not know if he would turn to China or the USA for help if there were an outbreak of Islamic State-linked violence in Mindanao. …
American Ambassador Sung Kim has warned that terrorism threats remain in the southern Philippines nearly a year after Islamic State-linked militants seized Marawi City. Kim’s assessment echoes that of President …
The so-called Islamic State (IS) has been dealt a severe blow to its “centre” with the liberation of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, the group’s de facto …
An Indonesian jihadi was arrested while trying to escape from Marawi City today (Wednesday, November 1). Despite the liberation of the war-torn city being declared last week, a number of …
The Islamic State (IS) claimed more attacks in the Philippines than in any other country outside Iraq and Syria. Global think tank, the Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium (TRAC) made …
For almost five months, 21 million people in the southern Philippines have been living under martial law. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in the province of Mindanao in …
Police in Singapore have arrested a man suspected of planning to join Islamic State-linked fighters in the Philippines. Also arrested today (Thursday, September 7) was a woman suspected of being …
The Philippine military said it killed 10 armed men who tried to enter the battle zone in Marawi City in the early hours of this morning (Monday, August 28). A …
The patriarch of the Maute Group, which led the Islamist uprising in Marawi, had died in jail. The death of Cayamora Maute, who was arrested after his sons unleased death …
A new propaganda video released by the so-called Islamic State (IS) celebrates the death and destruction wrought in Marawi. The Inside the Khilafah [caliphate] video – the third in a series …
Islamic State-affiliated terrorists in Malawi City are planning to use their kidnap victims as suicide bombers, three escaped hostages have warned. Romar Marjalino, aged 39; his brother Roel, 37, and …
Despite being surrounded in an ever-shrinking sector of Marawi city, the Philippines’ defence chief says it will still take “a month or two” to defeat the terrorists who have been …
Abu Sayyaf terrorists have beheaded seven kidnap victims on the island of Basilan, police revealed today (Monday, July 31). The men, all loggers, were abducted last week after being accused …
Muslim children displaced by the conflict in Marawi are reportedly “idolising” the Islamic State (IS) affiliated terrorists who continue to hold out in the city. As we have previously reported, …
The Philippines has today (Thursday, July 27) taken possession of two brand-new surveillance aircraft, courtesy of the United States. The two Cessna C-208B Grand Caravans, worth $33 million, are capable …
In a fiery State of the Nation Address today (Monday, July 24), President Duterte often veered off script, and as always laced his rhetoric with some colourful language. Here are some of …
You’d need a heart of stone not to pity President Duterte right now — he’s fighting three wars, and he can’t possibly win any of them. First, there’s his war …
A women’s rights group has expressed concern over allegations that government troops threatened women with rape if they did not leave embattled Marawi City. Gabriela — a nationwide alliance of …