SOMETHING remarkable happened in war-torn Marawi City last Sunday – the dramatic rescue of at least 134 civilians trapped in fighting between government forces and terrorists belonging to the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups.

The rescue was made possible by a “peace corridor,” a 70-kilometer route out of Marawi City through which evacuees and humanitarian aid could pass relatively unharmed.

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