ADVERTISEMENTLawyer Salic Dumarpa, chair of the Go Right Foundation, said Marawi residents’ “work, business, livelihood and other source of income have been seriously affected” because of their continuing displacement. Last year, poverty inched up from 53.3 percent in 2015 to 53.6 percent in the ARMM. The region also has the three poorest provinces in the Philippines: Basilan, Sulu and Lanao del Sur, which includes Marawi as its capital. And another is persistent armed conflict — the Marawi incident is one of them. Meanwhile, close to 400 displaced Marawi residents filed a class suit against Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, chair of Task Force Bangon Marawi, and Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra before the Marawi Regional Trial Court on Dec. 4.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 07, 2019 20:48 UTC