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Christians caught up in Philippines' urban battle with Islamists

By Tom Allard

Monday, 29 May 2017 | 8:13 AM MYT

Bishop Edwin de la Pena speaks during an interview with Reuters in Iligan City in southern Philippines May 27, 2017. Picture taken May 27, 2017.REUTERS/Erik De Castro

(This May 29 story corrects spelling of priest's surname in second paragraph)

ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) - Bishop Edwin Dela Pena was sipping coffee after dinner in a southern Philippines coastal town last Tuesday when he received a phone call: it was from one of his diocese priests, who sounded panicky and distressed.

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