{"id":931609,"date":"2017-09-19T05:35:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T21:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=931609"},"modified":"2017-09-18T23:36:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T15:36:46","slug":"jaime-invento-marawi-siege-bato-ali-mosque-jaiatu-marawi-islamia-fondation-teresitio-soganub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/931609\/jaime-invento-marawi-siege-bato-ali-mosque-jaiatu-marawi-islamia-fondation-teresitio-soganub","title":{"rendered":"Woman loses boyfriend to Marawi war, then their baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
A soldier grieves with the girlfriend of slain Cpl. Jaime Invento. \u2014DIVINA M. SUSON<\/p><\/div>\n
ILIGAN CITY \u2014 First, she lost her boyfriend. Three hours later, she lost their baby.<\/p>\n\n
Anne (not her real name) collapsed upon learning that Cpl. Jaime Invento was killed while fighting Islamic State-inspired militants in Marawi City on Saturday. She was already in a hospital when she regained consciousness.<\/p>\n\n
Anne, 28, was to give birth to their firstborn next month, but she underwent induced labor after she learned about her boyfriend\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n
Five minutes after Anne woke up, her baby girl died.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know why. She suddenly turned pale and was not moving. I don\u2019t know what happened next,\u201d Anne told the Inquirer.<\/p>\n\n
On Saturday, government soldiers succeeded in recapturing the Bato Ali Mosque and the Jamiatu Marawi Islamia Foundation building.<\/p>\n\n
Bato Ali Mosque was considered the command center of the militants.<\/p>\n\n
The operation also led to the rescue of Marawi Vicar General Teresito Soganub and another hostage.<\/p>\n\n
The operation, however, left Invento dead and four others wounded.<\/p>\n\n
During the interview with the Inquirer at St. Peter\u2019s chapel here on Sunday, Anne excused herself. She then went to her boyfriend\u2019s coffin and continued scribbling on a piece of paper \u2014 a farewell letter to Invento.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cYou have fought a good fight. It pains me more seeing you like this, but I\u2019m letting you go now. Have a safe journey, Daddy. Always remember that you will always be my best \u2018assaulter.\u2019 You know how much I love you and I know how much you love me,\u201d Anne said in her letter.<\/p>\n\n
At the back of the paper is another letter for Invento written on June 29. She addressed the soldier as her \u201cdearest superman\u201d and wrote that she missed him.<\/p>\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been 36 days, eight hours, 15 minutes and 36 seconds since you went away. I know you are already tired and weary. Hold on, Mahal, a little bit longer \u2026 and I love you so,\u201d she said. \u2014Divina Suson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" First, she lost her boyfriend. Three hours later, she lost their baby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1089,"featured_media":931610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,34,39,46],"tags":[205851],"byline":[],"source":[206078],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n