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'At this point, after 3 years of exile, they only want to exercise their right to return to Marawi and rebuild their homes on their own.' ThoughtLeaders Opinion
Three years ago, Maute/Abu Sayyaf followers of the ISIS Caliphate drove government forces out of Marawi City, forcedthe center of Lanao del Sur’s provincial capital for 5 months between 23 May to 17 October 2017.
Within the week of Marawi’s liberation, President Duterte appointed HUDCC chair Eduardo del Rosario as head of Task Force Bangon Marawi to facilitate reconstruction and recovery efforts. TFBM promised the completion of these efforts by the end of 2019. For immediate aid to Marawi’s Internally Displaced Persons it had received by November 2017 nearly P37 million from Philippine and foreign donors.
The larger goals of compensating victims and supporting the city’s rehabilitation, after three years, still await congressional action. Around 15,000 residents had filed with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Bong Go’s contribution was a meeting with the President in Malacañang on March 4, where Maranao leaders aired their grievances against TFBM. The President continued to vouch for del Rosario as a good man from Davao, retaining him as TFBM Chair, but promised a monthly visit to Marawi to oversee the Bangon program personally.
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