Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, left, together with Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano, right, reads a statement ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 5:11 Listen to the Story ...

An Indonesian militant who joined gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group in a five-month battle for a southern Philippine city was arrested there on Wednesday, police said. The Philippine military ...

Lt. Gen. Donald M. Gumiran, commander of the Western Mindanao Command, underscores the need for sustained focus on security operations and adherence to the chain of command during a visit to troops in ...

The Philippine military is slated to receive surveillance aircraft and additional maintenance support from Washington through ...

Philippine troops detained and tortured civilians trying to flee a besieged southern city during a five-month battle with militants loyal to the Islamic State group, Amnesty International alleged ...

Street-to-street battles and a relentless military bombing campaign has so far failed to end the crisis in Marawi. Security forces traded heavy gunfire with Islamist militants inside a southern ...

The Philippine military suffered its worst day yet in its fight to reclaim Marawi from ISIS-linked militants, losing 13 marines during heavy door-to-door fighting on Friday. Yet the casualties — which ...

Olowan Magarang recalls the moment he knew it was time to flee his home in Marawi, on the southern Philippines' island of Mindanao. It was in May 2017, two days into a siege by militants aligned with ...