Published May 24, 2021, 1:44 PM
Albeit in a visibly slow phase, infrastructure development in Marawi City continues after the infamous siege staged by the militant groups four years ago but the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) called on Maranaos on Monday, May 24, to celebrate this year’s “Week of Peace” in the Islamic City.
Grand Mosque (Screenshot from Task Force Bangon Marawi video)
The fourth year anniversary of the Marawi siege was commemorated on May 23. It has been four years since members of the Islamic State (IS)-linked Maute Group took control of Marawi City which ended in a five-month long warfare, resulting in the killing of nearly 1,000 terrorists and 250 government troops and civilians, 1,400 injured, and more or less 1.1 million displaced residents.