One of the rehabilitated mosques in Marawi City's most affected area destroyed during the 2017 siege (File photo) MANILA - The Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) has finished its final inspection and will turn over all documents to the next administration before the end of President Rodrigo Duterte's term on June 30. Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, the TFBM chair, thanked the local government unit and its officials, civil society organizations, local business sector, and local leaders for inspiring him "to do his job". "Despite our differing beliefs and cultures, we became united because of our common objective to revive this war-torn city. We have all done our share in this project. Talagang nagpursigi tayo (We really persevered)," del Rosario said in his weekly update on Saturday. Del Rosario urged stakeholders to "never again allow" terrorism in the city that was devastated by the 2017 siege between government forces and the Maute terrorist
QUEZON CITY – From an infant slowly treading the growth phase in small steps, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is slowly leaping with calculated strides toward meaningful development as it enters its third year in serving the Filipino people. Coinciding with Valentine’s Day, the Department is…
The Senate’s unanimous vote to pass the Marawi Compensation Bill on third and final reading is a big step toward helping improve the lives of Maranaws, particularly those displaced by the siege, according to Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM). TFBM Chairman and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)…
By TED CORDERO, GMA News
Published July 3, 2021 3:52pm
“The reality is that the players were independent republics of various sizes, with interests and goals of their own. Some of them had actual skin in the game,” says Florin Hilbay. Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay slammed retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for claiming that there were factions between advisers of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III in the 2013 arbitration case against China, which led to the landmark victory for the Philippines. In a five-page response to Carpio’s Philippine Daily Inquirer column, Hilbay said he read the former SC justice’s piece with “amusement” and “disappointment” as he pointed out the “falsehoods” and “inaccuracies” in the former magistrate’s claims.