{"id":103857,"date":"2017-05-24T02:40:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T06:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=103857"},"modified":"2017-05-24T02:40:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-24T06:40:19","slug":"vp-leni-calls-for-unity-amid-ongoing-marawi-city-clearing-ops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/24\/vp-leni-calls-for-unity-amid-ongoing-marawi-city-clearing-ops\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Leni calls for unity amid ongoing Marawi City clearing ops"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the country to unite as efforts to neutralize the Maute Group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur are underway. (Photo: Leni Robredo\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Vice President Leni Robredo has called on the country to unite as efforts to neutralize the Maute Group in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur are underway.<\/p>\n

She made the statement shortly after her briefing regarding the incident with ranking Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officials in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

“Now is the time for us to unite (as a people). Now is the time for us to unify and protect our country’s security. This is the not the time for us to be fragmented,” Robredo said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

She also reiterated her office’s willingness to provide relief aid to families displaced by the fighting in Marawi City.<\/p>\n

Robredo noted that her staff has been in constant communication with representatives of the affected city.<\/p>\n

However, the same representatives advised them to put their efforts on hold as they do not have any idea how to receive the aid.<\/p>\n

“They will tell us when it is okay for us to send aid,” the Vice President said.<\/p>\n

Robredo also advised Marawi City residents not to evacuate and gather in a common area as this could make them vulnerable to attacks.<\/p>\n

This was based on the advice of the AFP, she added.<\/p>\n

The Vice President meanwhile appealed to citizens to help soldiers and police officers in securing the communities against terrorism, as this is also the duty of the people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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