Philippine rebels free hostages from school, military says

Gen. Eduardo Ano told The Associated Press that Malaysian Mahmud bin Ahmad reportedly channeled more than USD 600,000 from the IS group to acquire firearms, food and other supplies for the attack in Marawi.

The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed on Thursday to pool intelligence and tackle militant financing as fears grow that protracted fighting in a southern Philippine town could be the prelude to an Islamic State infiltration of the region.

The accused is the son of an Angolan diplomat & has not been apprehended due to diplomatic immunity

The Philippine armed forces and Islamic State-linked militants on Monday resumed fighting after an eight-hour ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan The post Philippine armed forces resume attacks on Islamic State-linked militants after Ramadan ceasefire ...

"We have no confirmation whatsoever of any terror attack in Manila," Police Director Oscar Albayalde told ANC television, responding to concern about a leaked police intelligence report warning of bomb attacks that spread on social media.

The man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital that killed 37 people has been identified as a Filipino man with heavy gambling debts, and was not a terrorist, police said today. "We reiterate that this is not an act of terrorism but this incident ...

Southern Philippines town of Marawi was sieged by Islamist militants. United States said it was providing assistance at the request of the government.

Gunfire, blasts hit Philippine casino

U. S. forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by militants allied to Islamic State but it has no boots on the ground, the Philippines military said on Saturday.