COTABATO CITY, June 5 — Except for the perennial problem of lack of classrooms and heavy traffic that mar first day of classes, Monday’s opening of classes in most public elementary and secondary schools in Mindanao was generally peaceful. Sr. Supt. Victor Valencia, Cotabato City police director, said no untoward incident related to class opening continue reading : Opening of classes in Mindanao generally peaceful— officials (source: Philippine News Agency)

MANILA, June 5 — A family of volunteers has been helping internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing the besieged Marawi City by providing them food and water. Nine days since clashes ensued between government troops and local terror group Maute in Marawi City, the Sulog family continuously distributed food packs to Maranaw evacuees. Many travelling IDPs continue reading : A family of volunteers offer ‘free food’ to victims of Marawi strife (source: Philippine News Agency)

June 2, 2017 Share MANILA, June 2 — Malacañang on Friday stressed that the incident at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City is not terror-related but a criminal act carried out by an emotionally disturbed individual. At a Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that initial findings of police investigation on the incident continue reading : Resorts World incident not terror-related — Palace (source: Philippine News Agency)

June 2, 2017 Share MANILA, June 2 — The military will trace the source of the Maute Group’s high-powered firearms and ammunition once Marawi City has been cleared of terrorists, its spokesperson said Thursday. “On the firearms they are using against government security troops, it looks like they have stockpiled them for some time, and continue reading : AFP to probe source of Maute Group weaponry: spokesperson (source: Philippine News Agency)

Travellers Int’l’s stock price drops after RWM shooting, fire incident June 2, 2017 Share MANILA, June 2 –Stock prices of listed firm Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., the owner and operator of Resorts World Manila, dropped by 8.82 percent on Friday afternoon trade. This is after the shooting and fire incident that struck the hotel continue reading : Travellers Int’l’s stock price drops after RWM shooting, fire incident (source : Philippine News Agency)

MANILA, May 31 — In order to protect the judges and the judicial system from possible threats and acts of violence in Mindanao, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to designate special courts in Luzon and Visayas who will eventually hear the cases to be filed against the members of continue reading : DOJ asks SC to form special courts in Luzon, Visayas to hear raps vs Maute members … (source : Philippine News Agency)