Marantao is the name of a town in Lanao del Sur on the large southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines.
The town was prominently in the news in August 2017 because a firefight there between government troops and suspected Maute sympathizers caused a lockdown of Mindanao State University – Marawi.
*Napabalitang naka-lockdown ang unibersidad dahil sa putukan sa kalapit na bayan ng Marantao.
Mindanao State University (MSU) is located in the Islamic city of Marawi.
Ang Pampamahalaang Unibersidad ng Mindanao ay isang pamantasan na matatagpuan sa Lungsod ng Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Pilipinas.
