{"id":140975,"date":"2017-12-21T22:11:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T03:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=140975"},"modified":"2017-12-21T23:07:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T04:07:30","slug":"duterte-urges-filipinos-to-remember-marawi-heroes-this-christmas-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/21\/duterte-urges-filipinos-to-remember-marawi-heroes-this-christmas-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte urges Filipinos to remember Marawi heroes this Christmas season"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_141010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141010\" style=\"width: 1350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141010\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3.jpg\" alt=\"Duterte urges Filipinos to remember Marawi heroes this Christmas season. (PCOO PHOTO)\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Duterte-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Duterte urges Filipinos to remember Marawi heroes this Christmas season. (PCOO PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Filipinos to remember their fellowmen who have given their lives fighting for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In his Christmas message on Thursday, the President called on the public to keep in mind during this Christmas season the soldiers who have sacrificed their lives to liberate Marawi City from armed groups who sought to carve their own territory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we celebrate the year\u2019s most festive and joyful season, I would like to greet all my fellow Filipinos a very Merry Christmas. And in the midst of all merriment, let us pause and remember our countrymen who lost their lives fighting the integrity of our country,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>He also urged Filipinos not to forget the residents of the war-torn city \u201cwho lost their homes and loved ones in the recent war\u201d and\u00a0\u201cthose who are far from their families and those who are not fortunate and as blessed as most of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The battle in Marawi, considered to the Philippine army\u2019s longest and bloodiest clash since World War II, left about 600,000 residents displaced.<\/p>\n<p>After five months of intense fighting, the siege left more than 1,000 people dead, including 165 government troops, over 900 terrorists, and 47 civilians, according to a military report.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte also called on his countrymen to be compassionate to others, and hopes that the soldiers and civilians would be included in \u201cour supplications\u201d during the Yuletide season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs always, I wish a progressive and peaceful country and the prosperity of our countrymen. <em>Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon sa ating lahat,<\/em> (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all)<em>\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Rodrigo Duterte has urged Filipinos to remember their fellowmen who have given their lives fighting for the nation. 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