Tag: Mindanao
Explosion during mass in the Philippines kills at least 4 and injures more than 40
The attack took place in a gymnasium at the University of Mindanao where Holy Mass was being celebrated and dozens of people were attending. Many of those in attendance were university students. Authorities have launched an operation to determine who was behind the attack, but the governor of Lanao del Sur, whose capital is Marawi, has described the incident as a “terrorist bomb attack”.
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Mindanao, Philippines
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) [Read More…]
Hundreds of New Dengue Cases Reported in Philippine South
Health authorities rushed to set up medical tents and field hospitals in the southern Philippines Tuesday, as the number of infections rose rapidly, two weeks [Read More…]
Philippines: Ex-Muslim Rebel Groups Join Forces to Fight IS in Mindanao
Two of the largest former Muslim rebel groups in the Philippines on Monday announced the formation of a joint fighting unit to help the military [Read More…]
Philippines: Congress Votes to Extend Martial Law in Mindanao
The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted to extend President Rodrigo Duterte’s martial law for five months in the southern island of Mindanao, giving security officials [Read More…]
Southeast Asians Back IS-Inspired Filipino Militants in Deadly Battles
Southeast Asian militants have helped Islamic State-inspired Filipino fighters in their deadly battle against Philippine government troops in the besieged southern city of Marawi, where [Read More…]
At least 15 killed, 100 injured in earthquake in southern Philippines
PanARMENIAN.Net – At least fifteen people died and more than 100 were injured after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao in the southern [Read More…]
Death and Impunity in Philippine Journalism
A Mindanao city becomes the world’s journalist murder capital General Santos City, at the very bottom of southern Mindanao, is becoming the journalist murder capital [Read More…]
