Displaced Marawi residents are now pinning their hopes on the newly-constituted Marawi Compensation Board, but big challenges lie ahead.
MANILA, Philippines – The bridges and the roads in Marawi City are sparkling and brand new, but close to six years since followers of jihadist group Islamic State laid siege to its city center, it’s still the sight of abandoned and bombed out homes that immediately welcomed visitors of the former ground zero.
But deeper into the MAA, there was hardly no one. There were new gates but no work was done on the rest of the property.Homes in these areas survived military air strikes during the battles. The government wanted to demolish many of them at the start of the rehabilitation work, citing safety considerations, but residents protested.
PRIORITIES. The big-ticket infrastructure projects are in Sectors 8 and 9 of the MAA. Government funds did not cover the rehabilitation of private properties. Bobby Lagsa/PCIJ The Marawi City local government unit has so far only received 2,947 applications or 16.6% of households in MAA. Even for those who could manage to afford processing building permits, Lininding said there were fears that residents who have repaired their homes will no longer be eligible for compensation. They will need the assurance that it’s not true.SEATS. The Marawi Sports Complex has basketball courts, a running track, and a football field.
MOSQUES. Bato Mosque was reconstructed to take on a modern look while the Marawi Grand Mosque was repaired and repainted. Both mosques became strongholds of the militants during the siege. Bobby Lagsa/PCIJ
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