LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — The Turkish government will help feed school children from Marawi City now pursuing elementary studies in temporary learning spaces (TLS) in safe areas. Enes Dolukup, representative of TIKA to the Philippines, and Magno met in Taguig City Thursday to finalize the humanitarian partnership deal that would benefit thousands of elementary pupils now in campuses outside of Marawi City. “TIKA will help expand our program so we can feed more school children now in learning centers we recently established in school campuses in neutral areas outside of Marawi City,” Magno said. The TLS are in tents erected in open spaces in campuses far from the battle-torn Marawi City, capital of Lanao del Sur, one of ARMM’s five component-provinces. “We will likely discuss possible solutions to the problems now besetting Marawi City, the hostilities and destruction there and needed rehabilitation efforts that should follow through,” said Hatimil Hassan, vice chairman of the MNLF.

Source: Philippine Star July 08, 2017 07:07 UTC