After five months of fighting in Marawi City against the ISIS-inspired Maute terror group, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana finally terminated all combat operations there...
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday the government is closely monitoring Filipinos returning from the Middle East after fighting for the Islamic State to...
THE battle for Marawi ended Monday after government troops wiped out the remaining terrorists in the city, bringing the country’s most serious security crisis...
MARAWI—At first glance, the endless rows of devastated buildings could be the aftermath of a great earthquake. But the punctured, bullet-riddled walls tell the...
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday the military will announce the termination of hostilities once government forces have ensured there are no more terrorists...
TOP administration officials on Thursday vowed to unmask and “cripple” groups that are plotting to overthrow President Rodrigo Duterte.
“They will not succeed. We will...
CHINESE Ambassador Zhao Jinhua and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday downplayed the supposed presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippines Sea...
THE number of ISIS-inspired Maute Group members fighting in Marawi City has dwindled to less than 50, a military official said on Sunday.
Joint Task...
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday assured the Maute members planning to surrender that they would not be killed if they did.
“Of course, we...
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, martial law administrator in Mindanao, has said the military is eyeing to end the Marawi crisis by end of September.
Lorenzana...
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday played down President Rodrigo Duterte’s threats of declaring martial law nationwide, saying this was a “very remote” possibility,...
