ISLAMIC State-inspired forces are planning to infiltrate other municipalities in Mindanao in a bid to “replicate” the siege Marawi City, newly appointed Philippine Army commanding general Maj. Gen. Rolando Joselito Bautista said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) sits next to newly installed Army Commanding General Maj. Gen. Rolando Bautista (center) and military chief Gen. Eduardo Año (right) during the turnover ceremony at Fort Bonifacio Thursday. Bautista said in his speech the Army hoped to end the war in Marawi at the end of October. He said the Marawi crisis would be over by the time of the 31st Asean Summit in November. The Senate finance committee, meanwhile, alloted P10 billion under the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund for 2018 for the recovery, reconstruction, and rehabilitation Marawi City.

Source: The Standard October 05, 2017 15:56 UTC