FILE PHOTO: Community leaders survey damaged houses and buildings inside war-torn Marawi, Philippines January 13, 2018. REUTERS/Tom Allard
MANILA, Philippines — It has been four months since Marawi has been liberated from the terrorists, but more than 1,600 families still remain in evacuation centers in Region X and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as of Friday, March 23.
On the other hand, 41,000 families are still temporarily staying with relatives and friends.
Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said, the government’s efforts to assist the affected residents of Marawi continues.
The amount of assistance provided to them has gone up to P322.48-million
“These services include financial assistance, ‘pabaon’ food packs, hygiene kits and kitchen kits,” said Andanar.
Meanwhile, the Philippine government also thanked other countries for their help in the Marawi rehabilitation.
These include the P1-billion official development assistance and 27 sets of new heavy equipment from Japan; the United States Agency for International and Development’s (USAID) P100-million assistance to boost food security in Marawi and Belgium’s assistance for farmers. — Rosalie Coz | UNTV News & Rescue
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