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Ep 7: Delfin Lorenzana

10 Aug 2017 08:30PM (Updated: 05 Apr 2018 03:33PM)

On May 23, pro-Islamic State militants laid siege on Marawi City in the southern Philippines - in an attack that surprised Filipino armed forces. Conversation With asks Delfin Lorenzana, Secretary of Defense for the Philippines, why the city is still beleaguered three months on.

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