Two members of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) were shot dead and one other was wounded by suspected members of a local terrorist group in Marawi City on Thursday afternoon, the military said.
The two were conducting intelligence operations when they figured with the terrorists in Barangay Lilud Madaya at around 5 p.m., Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said.
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The fatalities were identified as Major Jerico Mangalus and Corporal Bryan Libot.
The wounded soldier was Corporal Rolando Cartilla.
Hao said authorities are still investigating the incident. CBB
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