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A reverse image search, however, revealed that the original copy of the photo showing a convoy was taken over three years ago. There was no tarpaulin attached to the vehicle’s bumper.
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MARAWI CITY – Barefoot children screamed in glee as they played tag on the one-lane road. The adults huddled in one side, exchanging bits of gossip and looking on curiously at local government officials who came to visit their community in Sagonsogan Village.
A year after the liberation of Marawi City on October 17, 2017 from what the Islamic State calls as the “Soldiers of the Caliphate in East Asia,” the Philippines still confronts the virulent threats of terrorism. The Islamic State still has significant numbers of local followers in the Philippines represented by armed groups associated with the siege of Marawi City on May 23, 2017.
President Duterte is simplifying the root cause of five-month war in Marawi by attributing it to drugs.
These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them.
These fake reports trended on social media this week. Don’t believe them.
The military has regained control of Marawi City, where it has been battling the Muslim extremists the past six weeks.
Photojournalist Luis Liwanag captures Marawi City today, on the 30th day of the crisis.
There is no overstating the emotional boost of the raising of the Philippine flag in devastated Marawi City on June 12, Philippine Independence.
Malacanang allies in Congress supported the President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao Tuesday while the opposition called for the public to remain vigilant.