A total of 105 female soldiers and police flew to Marawi City on Tuesday to help victims of the ongoing war against IS-inspired Muslim extremists.

In send-off ceremonies at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City, Armed Forces Chief Eduardo Ano said the female contingent of the Community Relations Trainees (CRT) would have a "better understanding" of the current situation in the city.

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