{"id":154783,"date":"2018-02-28T18:47:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=154783"},"modified":"2018-02-28T18:47:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T23:47:39","slug":"duterte-wants-low-structures-built-in-marawi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/28\/duterte-wants-low-structures-built-in-marawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte wants low structures built in Marawi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Christine Villas at Brgy. Maria Cristina in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte on February 28, 2018, expresses his gratitude and salutations to the soldiers who have risked their lives to maintain peace in the country. Also in the photo are National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs Arthur Tabaquero, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chair Eduardo del Rosario. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— With five big developers expressing interest to rebuild Marawi City, President Rodrigo Duterte gave his own suggestion not to overhaul high structures that snipers used during Marawi siege.<\/p>\n

President Duterte made his recommendation during Wednesday’s inauguration of Phase 2 of a housing project for Marawi residents whose houses had been totally damaged by a five-month war last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not overhaul the building because the sniper is hiding. That\u2019s ridiculous,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said Marawi has enough land to build low structures unlike in Metro Manila where the land is so expensive, forcing the developers to build high-rise buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo why do you have a contest on it. Right now, it\u2019s not too expensive. So why did I say, \u2018why there\u2019s so much building here?\u2019 That\u2019s why those sniper snakes,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

Duterte said his administration is determined to pour money to rebuild and rehabilitate the war-torn Marawi City.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet’s try to build the Marawi at least in my time. I have three years and a half. I pour money here. You borrow. Then if you do not want to pay it ‘do not move there in Lanao del Norte,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte reiterated his appeal for forgiveness for declaring martial law, saying he has do it to crash the Maute terrorists who attacked Marawi City in May 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s painful inside and I\u2019m asking for a sincere \u2014forgiveness. As I know it\u2019s really going to hit this mess,\u201d he told the Marawi residents.<\/p>\n

The five-month Marawi siege had left over 1,000 people dead, including 168 government troops and 47 civilians, and displaced more than one million civilians.<\/p>\n

According to Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM), the crisis had resulted in PHP11.5 billion total damage and PHP6.7 billion total losses while amount needed for recovery and rehabilitation is PHP51.6 billion.<\/p>\n

At least five big developers have expressed interest to submit unsolicited proposals to rebuild Marawi’s 250-hectare \u2018most affected\u2019 area.<\/p>\n

The TFBM has yet to identify the developers but the contract will be awarded between the last week of April and first week of May.<\/p>\n

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