CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Not much survived the war against Islamic State-inspired terrorists in Marawi City in terms of structures. Not even its only shop that sold Maranao crafts probably among the rarest in the country. Sarimanok, the store long famous for its traditional Maranao ware, had lost its shop in Datu sa Dansalan village to the fighting. Sarimanok went out of its way to search for the craftsmen in Tugaya, a town in Lanao del Sur province. Sumandar said the process of making Maranao crafts had been passed down through generations in Tugaya.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 25, 2017 21:11 UTC