05/26/17: Duterte Visits Marawi And An Insight Over Marawi Today

To give the public an awareness over what is happening in Marawi today, here are few pictures taken over these disastrous events. These pictures were uploaded by a Facebook User named Lanie Arumpac Muti.

"MANILA- Three more civilians have been killed in Marawi City, local authorities said, as clashes between government troops and Maute terrorists continued Friday.

This raised the death toll to 5 after 2 civilians—drivers of ambulances, were confirmed killed on Thursday.

More people have also been reported wounded as heavy bombardment continues in the city. An injured civilian, Jalil Hasan, told ABS-CBN News that around 40 of them were trying to escape the gunfight when they were hit by a bomb from the military air strike."  -ABS-CBN News

But despite all these horrific events and tragedies, President Rodrigo Duterte still stood his foot upon the war-zone to give sympathy over the soldiers who are sacrificing their lives for the country and even gave his words to motivate these men.

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“This is is a time for victory. We will not lose it. How can we lose it ? We have everything. Wala kayong problema. I will take care of you,” Duterte told soldiers the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Iligan City.

The President even quipped that he would have joined the troops if he could.

“Fight for the country. Ako, kung maari lang kung pwede lang rin ako makisali sa ano, sasali ako,” he said.

“I’m a leader, I'm supposed to show the way. Pero kung saan ninyo ako gusto, ipatawag ninyo, tawagin mo ‘yan si Mayor, papuntahin mo dito. Pupunta ako.” -ABS-CBN News

However, the soldiers will continue to fight these terrorists. These terrorists plotting to make the whole Mindanao an Islamic province and the government is hoping to put a stop to this.

Sources: 

http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/17/duterte-visits-soldiers-in-marawi-gives-boost-to-troops

http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/26/17/3-more-civilians-killed-more-wounded-as-marawi-clashes-continue

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