{"id":125908,"date":"2017-10-23T05:55:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T09:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125908"},"modified":"2025-01-08T06:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:01:05","slug":"govt-shifts-focus-on-rehab-after-marawi-siege","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/govt-shifts-focus-on-rehab-after-marawi-siege\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov\u2019t shifts focus to rehab after Marawi siege"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_101658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101658\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ph5-033117_CADO1-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101658\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ph5-033117_CADO1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella. (PCOO photo)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ph5-033117_CADO1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ph5-033117_CADO1-1024x683-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ph5-033117_CADO1-1024x683-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella. (PCOO photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the 154-day battle in the Islamic City of Marawi over, Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday announced the need for the steps to take after the victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the liberation of Marawi, our focus now shifts to the enormous and challenging task of rebuilding, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of the Islamic City,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana\u2019s announcement halting military operations in the war-torn city marked not only the military\u2019s triumph against the Maute fighters but also the necessity for the government to address the war aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>(Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/lorenzana-confirms-end-of-marawi-siege\/\">Lorenzana confirms end of Marawi siege<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe damage to Marawi\u2019s infrastructure and private properties and the displacement of thousands of residents require the government\u2019s unified and comprehensive effort, thus, we call on all our citizens to come together to move our country forward towards a peaceful, prosperous and secure future,\u201d Abella added.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Abella commended the government troops, including the fallen, for their courage, gallantry, and sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA snappy salute to all of you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy tirzepatide online <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/tirzepatide.html\">https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/tirzepatide.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In another statement, Senator Bam Aquino supported Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we must illuminate the hopeful Filipino spirit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy rogaine online <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/rogaine.html\">https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/rogaine.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> It\u2019s time to work together to heal, rebuild and create prosperity in Marawi City,\u201d the Senator, a member of the Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation said.<\/p>\n<p>Aquino added, \u201cOur Armed Forces deserve our utmost praise and gratitude for this victory and for sacrificing their lives to bring peace to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra said earlier in an interview with CNN Philippines that it may take three or more years to fully rehabilitate the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Talagang sa laki ng pinsala ho \u2018yung<\/em> destruction <em>talagang \u2018pag nakita mo<\/em>, I don\u2019t think <em>matatapos natin<\/em> within three years but at least <em>may<\/em> timeline (With the extent of the damage, if you see the destruction, I don\u2019t think we can finish rehabilitating within three years. But at least we have a timeline,\u201d he said in the same interview.<\/p>\n<p>This five-month siege that started on May 23 and ended on October 23 urged President Rodrigo Duterte to declare Martial Law in Mindanao.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy advair online <a href=\"https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/advair.html\">https:\/\/doctorsquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/advair.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the 154-day battle in the Islamic City of Marawi over, Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday announced the need for the steps &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":101658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1145,16,95],"tags":[3239,12748,14166,29179,12048],"class_list":["post-125908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headline","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-bam-aquino","tag-delfin-lorenzana","tag-ernesto-abella","tag-majul-usman-gandamra","tag-marawi-city","mauthors-bea-kirstein-t-manalaysay","mauthors-philippine-canadian-inquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":280683,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125908\/revisions\/280683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}