At least 6,400 evacuees from nine barangay (villages) have returned to their homes in war-torn Marawi City, Assistant Secretary Kristoffer Purisima of the Office of the Civil Defense said Friday. “The return of IDPs (internally displaced persons) in nine identified barangay in Marawi City will be completed tomorrow. Utilities such as water and electricity, and health services are already accessible in the identified barangay,” Purisima said in a news conference. Purisima, however, admitted that it would take time for things to go back to normal considering that only evacuees from nine out of 96 villages in Marawi City were able to return home. Lorenzana had said that among the 42 cadavers taken by the military in Marawi City was Bacu’s.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2017 17:15 UTC