Rappler's latest stories on Marawi rehabilitation
Marawi, 3 years on: 120,000 still displaced, now vulnerable to COVID-19
The 5-month battle in 2017 left Marawi City's central district in ruins. Three years on, it is still a rubble and remains off-limits to residents.
Marawi residents still hope to return home after 3-year wait
'Yes, we are resilient, but we cannot forever rely on resilience,' says Muti-Mapandi, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer one year after she began living as an evacuee
Lanao del Sur gov't urges Duterte to reconsider new military camp in Marawi
Echoing the sentiments of Marawi residents, the provincial government urges President Duterte to review or modify the plan 'taking into account the social and cultural sensitivities of the community'
Gov't to start building infrastructure in Marawi by December – task force
(UPDATED) The top priority projects include a 200-classroom schoolbuilding, the Grand Padian Market, and a 50-bed hospital
Duterte creates group to study creation of new military camp in Marawi
Yet residents of Marawi City and Lanao del Sur strongly oppose the establishment of another military camp in the war-ravaged city
100,000 Maranao sign petition to halt planned military camps in Marawi
Increased military presence in the war-ravaged city may rile up residents' cultural and religious sensitivities, and take up land that has historic meaning to the Maranao people, the petitioners say
Gov't treating Marawi residents ‘like we don't matter’ – civic group
'We feel that we, the youth, are only being used for photo opportunities,' says a member of the Marawi Reconstruction Conflict Watch, citing a mismatch in government action and what residents need
LOOK: Marawi residents hold first Islamic Friday prayer in Ground Zero after 2 years
‘We pray that this land, Islamic City of Marawi, will be handed back to us peacefully’
Unacceptable to make Marawi residents wait until 2021 to return – civic leader
Marawi civic leader Drieza Lininding reacts to rehabilitation czar Eduardo del Rosario saying that allowing ground zero residents to return soon would be 'chaotic'
Marawi rehab czar Del Rosario wants 4th martial law extension
Martial law creates a 'peace and order situation' that has helped with the pace of rehabilitation, says Marawi rehabilitation task force chief Eduardo del Rosario
Allowing Marawi residents' return to homes will be 'chaotic' – Del Rosario
Residents of the city's Ground Zero have only been allowed to repair their houses. To live in them again, they may have to wait until mid-2021, says Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario.
Rappler Talk: Rehab czar Ed del Rosario on Marawi 2 years after
On Friday, October 25, Rappler's Pia Ranada talks to Marawi rehabilitation czar Eduardo del Rosario on latest updates regarding construction in the city
Is your Marawi property gone? Check this aerial video
Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra says many residents have given consent to demolish their homes
Marawi reconstruction poised to begin – finally
Two years after the liberation of Marawi, the National Housing Authority declares its clearing operations complete and gives departments and local government units the go-signal to award construction projects inside the battle area
U.S. adds $4.5 million aid for Marawi war evacuees
Some 50,000 people remain displaced two years since the battle between government troops and terrorists of the Maute group
Robredo turns over school buildings, houses in Marawi
(UPDATED) Vice President Leni Robredo says her Angat Buhay program also seeks to build 100 housing units for residents displaced by the Marawi siege, within the year
Philippines, Japan sign $202-million loan deal for Mindanao roads
Among the roads to be reconstructed and improved are those damaged in war-torn Marawi City, where delays have plagued the rehabilitation
Former ‘Darna’ Nanette Medved-Po donates classrooms to Marawi children
She puts the super in superhero!
Robredo: Wrong to use Marawi rehab funds for Hajj
Vice President Leni Robredo says that while Hajj is a pillar of Islam, the government must be strict about using funds only for what they were authorized for
Duterte to COA: Don't seek refund of Marawi rehab money spent on Hajj
President Rodrigo Duterte claims the P5 million used for Hajj was well-spent because Marawi City evacuees would prefer making the pilgrimage over receiving government housing
Marawi residents to gov't: Unreleased donations deprive us of basic needs
'It is so frustrating to learn that two years after the Marawi siege...internally displaced persons are still struggling for their everyday survival,' says Moro Consensus Group chairperson Drieza Lininding
Donations to Marawi evacuees: Only P10,000 released in 2018 – COA
State auditors also find that most of the P135.39 million cash donations for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, which happened in 2013, remain with the OCD
Red Cross: Two years after Marawi siege, thousands of evacuees still homeless
'We can only do so much. The authorities still have the primary responsibility of providing sustainable solutions to help the people of Marawi,' says the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross
Frustrated Marawi evacuees still can’t go home 2 years after siege
It is two years ago since the siege that killed more than a thousand. At least 50,000 remain displaced, and the once-bustling center of trade and commerce is still buried in rubble.
Marawi residents to get livelihood assistance
Residents from Marawi City's most affected area will also receive additional cash aid of P53,000 instead of relief goods
Marawi residents say Del Rosario should resign if rehab target not met
During a dialogue in Lanao del Sur, Task Force Bangon Marawi head Eduardo del Rosario in turn asks residents to stop portraying the city as a ghost town as if the government has not done anything
Marawi rehabilitation is urgent issue for Bangsamoro gov't – Murad
Residents from Marawi City hope the ratification of the Bangsamoro law will help speed up the rebuilding of the war-ravaged city
DSWD gives livelihood assistance to over 35,000 Marawi families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development provides P10,000 to P20,000 each to families affected by the Marawi siege who are now seeking to put up small businesses
3 PH firms tapped for Marawi debris clearing
The government expects Marawi City's most affected area to be cleared of unexploded bombs by August this year, a critical step in beginning reconstruction
Marawi rehab task force to seek exemption from election spending ban
The task force wants to conduct procurement and begin building structures in Marawi City even during the March 29 to May 12 period when public spending and construction of public works is prohibited
2 Christmases later, Marawi hostages wait in vain for Duterte's promises
'Mahirap ang buhay. Wala nga kami maihanda kagabi,' says Merlinda Obedencio. Her two children are among dozens of surviving Christian hostages from Marawi siege who regularly meet to draw strength from each other.
Future Bangsamoro gov’t urged to give Marawi a special focus
In his last address as ARMM governor, Mujiv Hataman says the Bangsamoro government – if and when ratified – will have the power that the region doesn’t have to help Marawi residents significantly
WATCH: Katarina Rodriguez features Marawi in Miss World 2018 video
Katarina is one of the members of Project Become, a program for children
Gutoc on Marawi rehab: Gov't not learning from mistakes post-Yolanda
Marawi City civic leader Samira Gutoc says the government and the residents should 'co-manage' rehabilitation efforts
Road to Marawi rehab: What caused months of delay?
Failed talks with private firms and insistence on an ill-fitting joint venture agreement for the city’s reconstruction delay the start of rehabilitation efforts
Marawi residents to rebuild their homes by 2020
Task Force Bangon Marawi head Eduardo del Rosario says the government also wants to move residents still living in evacuation centers to temporary shelters 'no later than' early next year
Marawi rehab now open to local firms
With the 'new' plan, Task force Bangon Marawi says contractors from Mindanao will be able to bid for 11 components of the rehabilitation plan for the city
IN PHOTOS: With groundbreaking, Marawi begins journey to recovery
National and local government officials join Marawi residents to commemorate the start of efforts to rehabilitate the war-torn city's most devastated area
Finally, Marawi ground zero rehabilitation starts
Residents of Marawi's most affected area will be able to return to their homes before 2020, says Task Force Bangon Marawi
Where children in Marawi play
To families who have returned to Marawi City, a child center is a place for play and healing
HOAX: Photo of Marawi housing projects
It's a stock photo used by a number of American companies
Marawi mayor appeals for more livelihood programs
Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra says residents remain frustrated by delayed rehabilitation and reconstruction of the city over a year since the war ended
Marawi rehab groundbreaking rescheduled so Duterte can attend
But initial rehabilitation work will be conducted even before the ceremonial groundbreaking, says Task Force Bangon Marawi Secretary-General Falconi Millar
After months of delay, Marawi groundbreaking set on October 17
The groundbreaking signals the start of debris clearing operations in a 6-hectare 'pilot' area in Marawi's Ground Zero
Arroyo meets with Duterte, commits to extend validity of Marawi rehab fund
President Rodrigo Duterte also asks House leaders to allocate funds in the 2019 budget for the housing projects for military, police, and Yolanda victims
HOAX: Photo of houses in ‘Marawi rehabilitation project’
The photo used is a 2011 post-earthquake ‘container temporary housing’ in Japan
Lawmakers raise over P6 million for Marawi rehabilitation
The Congressional Spouses Foundation Incorporated will coordinate with Task Force Bangon Marawi for the utilization of the fund
Filipino-Chinese 'friendship dome' to rise in Marawi
11 Filipino-Chinese groups provide funds for the multipurpose building, a replica of which was presented to President Rodrigo Duterte
Over 64,000 families return to Marawi – DSWD
DSWD Acting Secretary Virginia Orogo says 64,364 families – from a total of 77,170 – have returned to Marawi City
[OPINION] A different Marawi encounter
I cried during the tour. The spiritual atmosphere was just so heavy. War is truly ugly and painful. It brings no good thing.
