(Eagle News)– Senator Imee Marcos believes Marawi’s rehabilitation faces further delay unless the government works out a plan to speed up the titling of lands for the city’s displaced residents.
In a statement, Marcos said there was a need to come up with a comprehensive plan beyond clearing Marawi of unexploded ordinances (UXOs) and debris by the end of October, two months past an August 30 deadline.
She proposed to give government lands, including a portion of military reservation areas, to Marawi evacuees who fled the city after it was overrun by Maute terrorists in 2017.
She said the President can declare that military reservation areas are no longer necessary for military use and that government land can be sold or awarded. Marcos explained, adding that rebuilding a ruined city may call for a new location.
“Habang nakatiwangwang ang siyudad eh nawawalang gana at nadidismaya ang ang mga kapatid nating Muslim,” Marcos said.
