President Rodrigo Duterte together with PCOO Asec. Mocha Uson visited Marawi City for the fourth time Monday to boost the morale of the soldiers who fought the remaining Maute terrorist group member.
Photo: Byron Cristobal
In the same day, the Malacañang said that the the Maute Terrorist rebellion in the city was already “in its last miles.”
According to Padilla, the battle zone in Marawi City is now down to about one-fourth of a kilometer grid square.
However, they still remained challenged because the place where the Maute Terrorist were hiding were fortified by the strongest buildings.
“Unfortunately for us, unfortunately for them, in that small area remains among the strongest buildings. ‘Yung mga malalaki’t makakapal na building. So ‘yun ang nagiging challenge natin ngayon,” he said.
As of writing, the war in Marawi reached it’s fourth month and many evacuees wished that the siege would be finished by the military this month.
Fortunately, heavy equipments from Armed Forces of the Philippines to help the government to repair infrastructure in the City already arrived in Marawi, a sign that the war might end this month.
The war in Marawi also made the President to declare martial law in the whole island of Mindanao.
