RECOVERY efforts for Marawi will begin with the building of 1,175 temporary shelters for residents who were displaced by five months of fighting, the chairman of the agency coordinating the activities of all government housing agencies said Sunday. In an interview on radio dzBB, Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chairman Eduardo del Rosario said Marawi City is on its way to an early recovery. “Task Force Bangon Marawi will focus on providing temporary shelter for those of our countrymen in Marawi who are still in evacuation centers,” Del Rosario said in Filipino. The temporary housing units will be build in Barangay Sagonsongan, he said, adding that 500 to 600 units are expected to be turned over to returning Marawi residents by December. “There are 96 barangays sa Marawi City, and we can say 33 barangays are in Ground Zero.

Source: The Standard October 29, 2017 15:56 UTC