Tag: Maranaos

Pangilinan: Maranaos should be allowed to “return to their homeland”

(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan said the Maranaos should be allowed  to “return to their homeland and repair or make new homes on the same site where they (were) situated before the siege.” “Let them rebuild from their roots,” he said, noting that their homes were where “their  families converge, where their Islamic faith has been grounded, where their value systems have been established…” “They should be allowed to return to ground zero and be given assistance, […]

Maranao group asks Duterte to stop plan to build ecozone, military camp in Marawi

(Eagle News) – A group of Maranaos  asked President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to put a stop to the government’s  plan to build an economic zone and a military camp in  Marawi City. In a statement, the Ranaw Multi-Sectoral Movement urged the President to let the Maranaos lead the rebuilding of Marawi for the purpose of preserving “cultural identity.” According to the multi-sectoral group, the Maranao people were “largely left out” in drafting the plan, […]

President Duterte says sorry to Maranaos, vows to rebuild Marawi as he visits evacuees in Iligan City

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (June 20) visited evacuees from Marawi City staying in Iligan City, promising them that his government will rebuild their city and make it beautiful again. This was the first time that the President visited the Marawi evacuees since the fighting erupted almost a month ago in this southern city which is the capital and the largest city of the province of Lanao del Sur on the island […]