Senator Imee R. Marcos warned Saturday that the continuing delay of rehabilitation efforts in Marawi, aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic, provides fertile ground for a new wave of terrorism in the country.
Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate economic affairs committee, issued the statement on the third anniversary of the Marawi Siege, which coincides with the start of Eid ul-Fitr, which celebrates the end of fasting during Ramadan.
“Marawi will remain volatile as long as its residents are condemned to be ‘bakwits ’. Let them go home soonest, three years’ exile has been an eternity!” Marcos stressed. “The lure of rebellion is strong. International terrorist groups like ISIS are reported to be recruiting disgruntled young Muslims with the promise of monthly salaries and aid to their families,” Marcos said.
“President Duterte has the power to grant this. It will cut the Gordian knot of having to reconstitute land and property titles to which the Maranao tradition of deep family trust and keeping one’s word are not really accustomed,” Marcos said.
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