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CLEANUP PAHO Members of the 1st Brigade of the Philippine Marine Corps conduct cleanup operations in the main battle zone in Marawi in September 2017 (file photo by INQUIRER.net).
MANILA, Philippines – The government is set to rebuild several mosques in Marawi City during the five-month siege that took place in 2017.
According to a government report, Bangon Marawi Working Group (TFBW) secretary Eduardo del Rosario said on Saturday that his group was preparing to rebuild three mosques through the incentivized use of funds in guarantee from home developers with the Department of Human and Urban Development (DHSUD). and private companies.
Del Rosario added that this would be the first time that the housing department would release guarantee funds in the amount of P32.14 million.
“This is a milestone in the history of the Bangon Marawi Department and Working Group,” del Rosario said in an ANP report. “For the first time, we will use the donation component for the construction of the first three mosques within the worst affected area.”
The task force allocated P15.5 million for the White Mosque in Barangay Lumbac Madaya, P12.25 million for Masjid Ditomangcop in Barangay Gaguduban and P4.39 million for Masjid Darussalam in Barangay Raya Madaya.
Del Rosario said that although the country was in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rehabilitation of Marawi would continue.
“Today marks our strong commitment and compliance with the instructions of our president [Rodrigo Duterte], therefore, construction will begin and be completed as soon as possible, ”Del Rosario said.
He added that in addition to the three mosques that had been allocated a budget, the government was looking to rebuild around 30 mosques, including the Dansalan Bata Mosque and the Grand Mosque, with funds from donations from private organizations.
“These mosques are important monuments of Muslim history and Islamic tradition in the Philippines,” said Del Rosario, who promised that the rehabilitation will be completed in December 2021.
“The generosity and goodwill of our developer partners will go a long way toward raising morale and contributing to the overall well-being of the people of Marawi who were destroyed along with these physical structures that represent and embody their faith.”
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