Pres. Duterte announced the allocations of the P10-Billion funds for the recovery and reconstruction of Marawi City during the Eid'l Fitr dinner in Malacañang Palace. The President also noted that he is willing to add more funds if needed.
Watch Pres. Duterte's Speech During Eid'l Fitr:
The former Mayor of Davao City also slammed extremism and urged the people of Mindanao to stood up against the "fructured ideology" of the Islamic State.
During the speech of Pres. Duterte he was quoted as saying "As President from Mindanao, alam ko kung ano ang sakit ng puso n'yo," Duterte said. "Ang masakit sa akin pumasok ang isang fractured ideology .... All they want to do is kill and destroy," Duterte said.
The President slammed extremism and explained that it's only blocking the improving lives of the Filipino people. Pres. Duterte promised that the people would see "Marawi rise as a prosperous city again."
The first and only President from Mindanao also revealed that he already asked Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez that he really needed funds to rehabilitate Marawi and bring it back to it's normal condition or "better this time."
Pres. Duterte also apologized to the people and expressed his sadness to the residents of Marawi, the Maranao people who were killed because of the war between the terrorists and the government forces.
Based upon the records of the crisis management committee, at least 30 percent to 40 percent of Marawi City has been destroyed due to the clashes between local terror group Maute and government forces. An estimated 246,000 individuals were affected by the clashes and most of them are really hard to track down.
Watch Pres. Duterte's Speech During Eid'l Fitr:
Source: PIA
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