Stories tagged
‘Marawi’

Project Bangon Marawi, Year 1

A patchwork of sketchy plans,
loose rules, uncertain funding

by Malou Mangahas and Karol Ilagan, PCIJ; and Carolyn O. Arguillas, MindaNews

THE SIEGE of the Islamic City of Marawi marks its first anniversary on May 23 but its vaunted multi-billion peso rehabilitation and reconstruction program remains a patchwork of disconnected promises mired in multiple problems.The government has pledged to roll out a total of 892 programs, activities, and projects for Marawi under an ambitious “master plan.” […]

Read more… | Posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018