Lanao Sur Renews Call for DNA Samples for Unidentified Marawi Siege Victims
The Lanao del Sur provincial government has reiterated its appeal to families of missing victims from the 2017 Marawi siege to submit DNA samples for identification. Currently, only a little over a hundred families out of approximately 400 unidentified remains buried at the Maqbara Muslim cemetery have provided specimens, leaving many families in prolonged grief.
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