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AFP asks public support for gov’t troops in Marawi By Froilan Gallardo
MARAWI CITY (MindaNews) — Fighting in Marawi City between government troops and the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group marked its 100th day on Wednesday with the military calling on the public to support its troops. “The AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) calls upon all our citizens of all walks of life and whatever faith to continue to manifest their support for our troops and unceasingly pray for an early resolution of this conflict,“ AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said in a statement. Loud explosions can be heard from the Lanao del Sur Provincial Capitol as heavy fighting continued on Wednesday. AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Ano said the soldiers have encircled the terrorists “in a 500 square pocket” in Marawi City. “Our main goal is no way in and no way out for them,” Ano said in Manila.
AFP Western Command chief Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez estimated that the city will be liberated in “two to three weeks”. The military yesterday allowed a group of some 50 journalists to cross Mapandi Bridge, which both sides fought for control since the early days of the siege. It was below this bridge where 13 Marines were killed when the militants ambushed them as they climbed up the Agus River bank last June. Government troops recaptured the bridge late last month. On Wednesday, the streets leading to the bridge had been cleared of debris and other signs that clashes took place there.
AUSTRALIA - Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Marfori Andanar accepting his Distinguished Alumni Award with great pride, gratitude, honor and humility from the Federation University Australia Alumni Awards Selection Panel.
Andanar receives honor in Australia By Dante Sudaria Publisher
Philippine Marines backed by a V300 armored vehicle crossed Mapandi Bridge in Marawi City on Wednesday (Aug. 30, 2017), 100 days since the Islamic State-inspired Maute group started a siege that has made the city a ghost town. Government troops recaptured the bridge from the militants late last month. MindaNews photo by FROILAN GALLARDO
PRESIDENTIAL Communications Secretary Martin Marfori Andanar recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Federation University Australia Alumni Awards Selection Panel. Andanar said he was humbled with the Award and he accepted it with
great pride, gratitude, and honor. Born as Jose Ruperto Martin Marfori Andanar, the Secretary hails from Cagayan de Oro City where his mother belonged to the prominent Marfori family . Presently. he lives with his wife, Alelee, and two kids in Manila. He spent his high school years in Cagayan de Oro and Manila. After a
brief study at the University of the Philippines-Los Baños, he moved to Australia with his mother where he graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Social and Political Studies & Film and Media Studies at the Federation University in Australia. Post Graduate Studies Andanar also studied at the Harvard University Kennedy School of Gov-
ernment, Georgetown University, Northern Illinois University, Asian Institute of Management, and National University of Singapore. Prior to his appointment as PCOO Secretary, he was a television executive at TV5. His TV5 management role focused on developing and See receives, page 11
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