President Duterte has assured the residents of Marawi that the government is doing its best to finish the rehabilitation of the war-torn Islamic city. President Rodrigo Duterte leads the commemoration of the 4th Anniversary of the Liberation of Marawi City from terrorist influence at the Rizal Park...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), honored the sacrifice and courage of policemen, soldiers and even civilians in retaking Marawi City from the hands of the international terrorist-inspired Maute Group during the five-month intense fighting in 2017. In a...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said it is high time that the government prioritizes programs that would enable residents of Marawi City to rebuild their homes after being displaced by the five-month long armed conflict in 2017. Angara noted it has been four years since the Marawi City siege...
President Duterte said he will visit Marawi City to mark the fourth-year anniversary of the war-torn city's liberation from terrorists. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement days ahead of the anniversary of Marawi's liberation from pro-Islamic State (ISIS)...
The 18.97-kilometer Marawi Transcentral Road, one of the key road improvements in war-torn Marawi City, has been completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Thursday, Sept. 30. Marawi Transcentral Road (Photo courtesy of Secretary Mark Villar's Facebook page) Public...
Editorial Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and commercial airline flights in the United States that killed 2,996 people, Filipinos join the rest of the world in reflecting on the continuing threats posed by terrorism. In July last year, Congress passed...
Farmers in Marawi City in Mindanao will have their own parcels of land in the coming months as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is already halfway done in terms of processing necessary requirements for the land distribution. DAR Sec. John Castriciones said the agency will do its "best" to...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Four years ago, the siege in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, left a trail of death and destruction. What was once a lively and culturally vibrant city was turned into complete ruins after five months of battle. There was massive displacement of communities and loss of...
DAVAO CITY - The government led by the Task Force Bangon Marawi and its partners awarded on Thursday 170 permanent shelters in two resettlement sites in Maraw City to families of internally displaced persons (IDPs). "We are now starting to feel and enjoy the initial fruition of the massive...
Wanting to spark hope for their besieged home, three high school students from Marawi City are planning to provide livelihood to the people in their community. Students Anna Zaaquira Boloto and Shri Tahanie Macaumbao representing MSU-MSHS during the business and design pitch challenge of The Next...
The rebuilding of schools and the implementation of support programs for learners and teachers in Marawi City will continue, the Department of Education (DepEd) assured the public Friday, June 4. (Photo from DepEd) The DepEd, a member of the Task Force Bangon Marawi, said it is not remiss in keenly...
With government still unable to fulfill its pledge for the swift rehabilitation of war-ravaged Marawi City, displaced residents who were forced to live in temporary shelters have become desperate to return to their communities. Speaking through their leaders, the Marawi siege victims lamented that...
