On 7th November, Homeland Security Today reported that ISIS is maintaining a small and damaging presence in the Philippines, according to the quarterly report to Congress from the US State Department’s lead inspector general on Operation Pacific Eagle-Philippines. It estimated there are 500 ISIS terrorists in the country. ISIS-Philippines is said to remain fragmented and degraded but still posed a security threat, carrying out several bombings against civilians, and ISIS-P lacked a formal command and control structure and was unable to carry out large-scale attacks.
The report itself can be found at –
https://www.stateoig.gov/system/files/fy2019_lig_oco_ope-p_q4_sep2018.pdf