On October 4 , 2016 , three men linked to the Maute group were arrested in connection with the 2016 Davao City bombing . The men were TJ Tagadaya Macabalang , Wendel Apostol Facturan , and Musali Mustapha . Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said that the Maute group had established links with the Abu Sayyaf and that there are " indications " that the group is aligning themselves with ISIS . On November 28 , the Philippine government finally officially acknowledged that Maute is linked to ISIS in a live televised comment by President Rodrigo Duterte who also revealed the financing of the Davao City bombing by illegal drug money indicating the presence of narcoterrorism in the Philippines
2016 Davao City bombing
2016 Davao City bombing
Maute group