Return of displaced Lanao Sur residents uncertain

THE military could not ascertain when displaced families could return to their residences in Lanao del Sur as security forces are still conducting clearing operations to make sure no booby traps and improvised explosives devices were left by the terrorist Maute Group whose camp in Piagapo town was overrun by government forces recently.

Lt. Col. Joa-ar Herrera, spokesman for the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division, said the military is still hunting down the terrorists in the outskirts of the province.