MARAWI CITY – The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and the City Government of Marawi will construct P115-million worth of infrastructure projects starting this month as part of the city’s rehabilitation program.
ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman and Marawi City Mayor Majul Gandamra led the ground breaking for the P90-million Integrated Market, Food and Transport Terminal at Buadi Sacayo and the P25-million rehabilitation of City Hall and City Health Center – both will undergo rehabilitation since the two structures also sustained minor damage because of the battle. The ARMM will also provide an additional P15 million for the procurement of hospital facilities and equipment.
The integrated market, food and transport terminal will sit in more than one-hectare land and would house about 200 stalls. Mayor Gandamra expressed confidence the city’s economy will rebound after it suffered heavy losses due to last year’s Maute Group siege of the city.
The Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups inflicted terror in Marawi that forced more than 200,000 residents to flee the city. Hostilities between the government troops and the terror groups lasted roughly five months.
Mayor Gandamra said the infrastructure projects will hasten rehabilitation efforts here. “Definitely it will help the people of Marawi restore the economic operations dahil sa nangyari dito, bumagsak talaga ang ekonomiya,” he said.
Initially, the regional government has started building a wet and dry market in Bubong town in Lanao del Sur province in February that will open additional economic activities in the town and in the entire first district of the province since these areas have no formal marketplace.
The national government has formed the Task Force Bangon Marawi aiming at ensuring proper coordination and implementation of rehabilitation and recovery programs and projects in the city. (Bureau of Public Information)
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