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Grand Mosque of Marawi City (Photo courtesy of TFBM) MANILA - The rehabilitation of the war-torn Marawi City and the efforts to rebuild the lives of affected families will serve as a "template for good governance and pursuit to lasting peace", according toSecretary Eduardo del Rosario, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) chief. Del Rosario cited the effective cooperation among implementing agencies, Marawi local government unit, as well as the private sector, non-governmental organizations, and civil society partners throughout the rebuilding processes. "Marawi City is close to finally getting back, if not surpassing, its former glory as the massive government-led rehabilitation now heads into the homestretch," del Rosario recently told the Philippine News Agency via e-mail when asked on the Duterte administration's accomplishments. Despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the occasional inclement weather, del Rosario said the TFBM and its 56 implem
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) remains confident that it will be able to complete housing projects in Marawi City by the first quarter of next year. In a Laging Handa briefing on Wednesday, DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said 80 percent to 90 percent of housing…
One of the permanent shelter sites for displaced families in Marawi City (PNA photo by Divina M. Suson) MARAWI CITY - For more than four years, Norhaima Ditucalan's family was at her grandparents' house in Ditsaan Ramain, Lanao del Sur, some 10 kilometers away from Marawi City where they lived for decades. Ditucalan used to live with her three other siblings and their families at a three-story house in Barangay Datu Naga inside the most affected area (MAA) of the 2017 siege. Their source of income was a small store on the ground floor. When the siege broke out on May 23, 2017, Ditucalan's household fled to Ditsaan Ramain and took shelter with their grandparents. On Friday, Ditucalan's familywas seen cleaning a housing unit in Barangay Gadongan, site of one of the 250 permanent shelters that the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat) and the National Housing Authority (NHA) constructed for them. The 150 units were built by theUnited Nations Human Settlem