5 children drown in water impounding area in Marawi City

COTABATO CITY — A heartbreaking tragedy struck a community in Barangay Kilala, Marawi City after five children lost their lives in a drowning incident while attempting to save a friend on Wednesday afternoon, April 15, a police official said. Col. Caesar Cabuhat, Lanao del Sur police director,  confirmed the incident in an interview with the