(Eagle News) — The head of Task Force Bangon Marawi belied on Tuesday, Feb. 19, a Washington Post article that said Marawi remained a “ghost city” almost two years after local terrorists overran it. “We would just like to say the reality on the ground na ito ay walang katugmang nangyayari on the ground na ghost city siya but instead, it’s full of economic activity,” TFBM chair Eduardo del Rosario said in a press conference. […]
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Task Force Bangon Marawi gives assurance Marawi rehab “will not be affected” by HUDCC secretary-general’s dismissal
(Eagle News) — Task Force Bangon Marawi on Friday, Nov. 23, said they would not let the termination of Falconi Millar “distract (their) continuing efforts” to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi. The task force noted the preparations being undertaken for the fourth Kawiyagan, a livelihood convergence initiative, on November 29, among others. “The unwavering commitment of member agencies and stakeholders in this work continues to be the nucleus of government effort in bringing affected families and communities […]
Military to allow refugees to visit their homes in Marawi City starting April 1
(Eagle News) — Starting April 1, residents of Marawi City will be allowed to visit their homes and retrieve their abandoned belongings, according to Housing Assistant Secretary Felix Castro Jr., field manager of Task Force Bangon Marawi. “The residents can go back and retrieve whatever possessions they have left behind,” Castro said in an interview. Castro said the move would allow the displaced residents of Marawi to visit what’s left of their homes, and retrieve […]
President Duterte reorganizes Task Force Bangon Marawi to focus on city’s “full-blown reconstruction”
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has reorganized the composition of Task Force Bangon Marawi, as he directed that the Task Force be headed by the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) with the focus redirected on “full-blown reconstruction” of the devastated city. The President signed Administrative Order No. 9 on October 27 ordering the change in the structure of the Task Force as he saw the necessity of a […]





