Abducted Philippine Priest Recounts Days of His CaptivitySeptember 15, 2019 — 09/15/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Islamist militants took over the city of Marawi in the south of the Philippines in May 2017, with the goal to set up a...
Philippines’ Marawi Could Become a Hotbed for TerroristsMay 25, 2019 — 05/25/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Marawi was liberated by the Philippine army from the Maute terrorists in October 2017, after the militants had occupied the Muslim-majority city for five...
Thousands Still Homeless Two Years After Marawi SiegeMay 21, 2019 — 05/21/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Two years have passed since the Maute terrorists laid siege on Marawi city in southern Philippines for five months, killing around 1,100 people in...
Catholics in Marawi Have Nowhere to WorshipApril 19, 2019 — 04/19/2019 Philippines (International Christian Concern) – Catholics in Marawi city in the southern Philippines still have no place to worship and celebrate Easter, two years after the devastating terrorist siege...
Thousands of Christians Remain Displaced in Marawi, PhilippinesOctober 22, 2018 — 10/22/2018 Philippines (International Christian Concern) - A year after Islamic militants were dispersed from the city of Marawi in the Philippines, thousands of Christians remain displaced. Although the city has...
5 Terrorists Behind the Marawi Siege Reportedly KilledJune 19, 2018 — ICC Note: The Philippine military said today they have captured the base of IS-linked Maute terrorists in the south, after they had tracked the emerging IS leader in S.E Asia, Abu...
Families in Marawi Seek Closure One Year After the SiegeMay 23, 2018 — ICC Note: One year after the Marawi siege, which began with a homegrown ISIS Maute group striking at the Philippines military to create a caliphate, more than 230,000 residents of the...
Captured Priest in Marawi Still Not Recovered from TraumaMay 23, 2018 — ICC Note: Father Teresito Soganub was captured along with dozens of church workers in Marawi siege in the southern Philippines a year ago today. The siege initiated by Maute terrorists last...
Children in War-torn Marawi Seek to Recover Lost School YearMay 21, 2018 — ICC Note: The Marawi siege carried out by Maute terrorists in the southern Philippines last May has made thousands of school children lose one year in their education. One year later,...
Christian and Muslim Youth Have Interfaith Dialogue in Battle-scarred MarawiApril 18, 2018 — ICC Note: 30 Christian and Muslim youth in war-torn Marawi, Philippines have come together for an inter-religious dialogue to share life and faith experiences and find solid grounds of unity...
Damaged Cathedral in War-torn Marawi to be DemolishedApril 16, 2018 — ICC Note: St. Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi city was desecrated and burned by terrorists during the siege last May. With the consent of Marawi Bishop Edwin dela Peña, the 84-year-old cathedral...
No Holy Week Observance in War-Torn Marawi This YearMarch 26, 2018 — ICC Note: Almost a year after terrorists laid siege to Marawi in Southern Philippines, the desecrated St. Mary’s Cathedral will not hold Holy Week observance this year for the first time....
In Mindanao, Christians and Muslims Gather to Bring Peace and Hope After WarMarch 25, 2018 — ICC Note: Silsilah, a Catholic initiative for dialogue and peace is continuing its activities to rebuild hope and peace between Christians and Muslims in a war torn Mindanao. The five-month...
Children Speak of ‘Unspeakable Horrors’ During Marawi SiegeMarch 20, 2018 — ICC Note: Victims of the five-month long Marawi siege last May share stories of their survival and unspeakable horrors they witnessed during the occupation of IS-linked terrorist group. Christians were...
Rebel Group Warns of Another Siege Like MarawiFebruary 21, 2018 — ICC Note: A Filipino Muslim rebel group warns that extremists could seize another city in the Philippines as they did with Marawi last year. The five-month siege of Marawi led by...
Bishop returns to his damaged Cathedral for the first time since Marawi siegeJanuary 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Bishop Edwin de la Peña returned to his cathedral in Marawi city for the first time since May 23, 2017, when IS-linked militants attacked and burned his church...
