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Six people were killed in Cotabato shootout during raid at suspect’s hideout, police chief says.

DEVELOPMENT. A diorama shows the map of Marawi City where current projects of Task Force Bangon Marawi are located. On Saturday (Oct. 16, 2021), the National Housing Authority showed the map to President Rodrigo Duterte, who attended the fourth anniversary of the city's liberation from Maute terrorists. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - After President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Marawi City on Saturday, affected residents of the siege four years ago are hoping they will be able to return to the Most Affected Area (MAA). In an interview Sunday, Moro Consensus Group chair D...

Some praise the Taliban victory in Kabul; security experts warn that it could energize extremists.

“The rehabilitation of the country’s only Islamic city remains on track and we are confident that most, if not all, of the ongoing projects, will be finished by either December of this year or well within the term of the current administration,” Del Rosario reiterated. “We commit to deliver the promise of our President that he will see to it that ‘Marawi will rise as a prosperous city again’…. Let me reiterate also our vision to make the Marawi rehabilitation as a catalyst for growth and sustainable development, a template of good governance, and a model for a peaceful environme...

Froilan Gallardo/BenarNews Philippine peace activist and Marawi tribal leader Agakhan Sharief, who rescued more than 200 trapped civilians during a siege of the southern city by Islamic State-linked militants in 2017, died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. Sharief, 49, who was popularly known as “Bin Laden” because of his flowing beard that resembled that of the dead terrorist leader, brokered a ceasefire between state forces and the militants so that 255 civilians could escape. “His heart finally gave up at around 1:25 a.m.,” said Tirmizy Esmael Abdullah, Sharief�...