News Update As of May 30, 2017
(Tuesday) 1. Manila Bulletin
No Maute in MM but troops on heightened alert – AFP
There is no reported presence of the Maute terror group in Metro Manila but security forces have remained on heightened alert to ensure public safety, authorities said on Monday.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/05/30/no-maute-in-mm-but-troops-on-heightened-alert-afp/
2. Philippine Star
Fears grow of increasing ISIS foothold in Mindanao
Inside this lakeside city dotted with hundreds of mosques, a powerful militant designated by the Islamic State group as its leader in the Philippines has managed to unify a disparate group of gunmen under a single command.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/05/30/1705053/fears-grow-increasing-isis-foothold-mindanao 3. Daily Inquirer
‘Duterte won’t bypass SC, Congress’
Malacañang said on Monday that President Duterte had no intention of bypassing the Supreme Court and Congress when he told soldiers during a visit in Jolo over the weekend that he would listen only to the police and the military in enforcing martial law in Mindanao.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/900796/duterte-wont-bypass-sc-congress#ixzz4iWYgvVPT 4. Manila Times
Govt troops regain control of Marawi
THE fighting is not yet over, but security forces have regained control of Marawi City as the siege entered its seventh day on Monday, military officials said.
Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, said the military had regained “complete control” of the city, dismissing reports that some areas are still under the terrorist Maute Group.
HTTP://WWW.MANILATIMES.NET/GOVT-TROOPS-REGAIN-CONTROL-MARAWI/330010/
