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ANGARA: TIME TO REBUILD LIVES OF MARAWI RESIDENTS

It has been four years since the Marawi City siege and it is about time that the residents displaced by the five-month long armed conflict are able to rebuild their homes and their lives, Senator Sonny Angara said. “Though we emerged victorious, there is no such thing as a war without death, damage, or destruction. […]

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REHAB OF MARAWI CITY ON TRACK – GANDAMRA

Marawi City’s rehabilitation is on track and most of the projects will be completed before June 2022. Mayor Majul Gandamra, a guest at the Network Breaking News hosted by Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, said projects in the city’s Most Affected Area were expedited because of the partnership of the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) with […]

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DPWH COMPLETES PHASE 1 OF MARAWI ROAD – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar led the inauguration rites signaling the completion of the 18.97-kilometer Marawi Transcentral Road Phase 1 in the province of Lanao Del Sur. “We do not just establish a landmark in a site facing scenic Lake Lanao but this monument area also reminds us that we have […]

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DPWH BUILDS MORE ROADS IN MARAWI – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) continues to provide road network infrastructure towards revitalizing the economy of Marawi City. Secretary Mark Villar said the rehabilitation of the Marawi Transcentral Road Phase 1 under a grant aid program of the Government of Japan has provided better access to basic services, increased trade, and contributed […]

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NEW ROADS PAVING WAY FOR MARAWI RECOVERY – VILLAR

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar announced that the Build Back Better Plan to improve roads in Marawi City is paving the way for recovery of economic activity from the aftermath of the 2017 siege in the country’s only Islamic city. Villar said that the DPWH has already completed road paving […]

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NOGRALES, PARTNERS BRING FOOD PACKS TO MARAWI

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with private sector partners from Pilipinas Kontra Gutom and Rise Against Hunger, distributed free food packs to residents of Marawi City and Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 as part of the Duterte administration’s nationwide effort to fight hunger, poverty and child malnutrition. Lanao del Sur is among […]

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MARAWI CITY COVID-19 FACILITY FINISHED – VILLAR

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of a new healthcare facility in Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur to accommodate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. DPWH Secretary and Chief Isolation Czar Mark Villar said the Sagonsongan Multi-Purpose Building situated at Barangay Sagonsongan Relocation Site, Marawi City has been temporarily transformed into […]

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SAUDI KING DONATES P24M FOR MARAWI REHAB – GORDON

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre has donated $495,865 (P23.9M) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to further expand humanitarian interventions to the most vulnerable families in war-ravaged Marawi City. The agreement was signed recently and was virtually attended by PRC Chair, Senator Dick Gordon, Saudi Ambassador to the Philippines Dr. Abdulah Al-Bussairy, […]

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INCREASE MARAWI REHABILITATION BUDGET – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato Dela Rosa expressed full support for an increase in the budget of the housing department as well as the reconstruction and rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City to ensure a decent and permanent shelter for all Filipinos. In his manifestation during the Senate public hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of Human […]

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MARAWI CITY ASSISTS 2,900 TRIKE, PEDICAB DRIVERS

Some 2,900 registered pedicab and tricycle drivers in Marawi City are set to receive 25 kilos of rice and P500 cash as assistance from the city government unit to ease the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis on poor residents. Mayor Majul Gandamra said the city government gave priority to the drivers being the most […]