THE Philippine military will prosecute soldiers who will be found guilty of committing rape against the displaced women of the Marawi siege, a spokesman said on Friday.

Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla called on victims of erring soldiers to come forward after Amnesty International (AI) reported that the military committed abuse against eight civilians who were trapped in Marawi.

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