MANILA, Philippines — The slow rehabilitation of Marawi City three years after being ruined by a five-month siege of Islamic State sympathizers can be blamed on confusing land titles and on the Marawi community itself, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday. Then you have to contend with titles,” Duterte said, speaking partly in Filipino, in a pre-recorded address aired late at night. “And the problem is about [the] Marawi community itself — hindi sa gobyerno [not the government],” Duterte said. Regarding the funds allocated for the Marawi rehabilitation, he said: “The money is there. RELATED STORIESDelayed Marawi rehab: ‘A thousand days too long’Marawi City rehab on track amid COVID-19 crisis, says task force chief[atm]Read Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 19, 2020 15:22 UTC