Google map of Marawi City.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A group of Marawi City residents hopes that the city's rehabilitation and reconstruction following the 2017 siege will continue despite not being mentioned by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday.
Drieza Lininding, a member of the Moro Consensus Group, said they are hoping the Marcos administration will not abandon ongoing projects.
“There’s still much work to be done to ensure the dignified and just return of Marawi IDPs (internally displaced persons) after more than five years, including the implementation of the Marawi Siege Victims Act of 2022,” Lininding said in a statement Tuesday.
The group also wished success for the Bangsamoro government, hoping Marcos would sustain the gains of the peace process and regional stability.
Earlier, Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra commended the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) for the accomplishments performed in the last days under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
“This is the high time to strengthen our collaborative effort on the projects that will be transitioned to the local government unit command. Moreover, they still help in finding and creating a system that would ensure the constituents who are the end-user of the projects efficiently utilize the infrastructures to alleviate the predicament brought about by the siege,” Gandamra said.
TFBM Field Office Manager Felix Castro Jr. is holding an interim status awaiting appointments for new officials to take over, including the post of former TFBM chief, former Secretary Eduardo del Rosario. (PNA)
