THE Duterte administration will spend as much as P20 billion for the rehabilitation of Marawi City in Lanao del Sur, which has been under siege by terrorists from the Maute group since May 23. The P20 billion is double the initial P10 billion fund the administration had planned to allot for the rehabilitation of the war-torn city. “I would say that it will even exceed P20 billion [in total],” Diokno added. “If you ask me, we don’t need a supplemental budget for Marawi,” Diokno added. READ: Proposed supplemental budget for Marawi gains ground in SenateAt least 200,000 people have been displaced by the Marawi conflict that also prompted President Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.

Source: Manila Times July 26, 2017 09:33 UTC