MANILA – The Senate’s approval of the Marawi Compensation Bill is a huge boost to the recovery efforts of the Lanao del Sur city devastated by the 2017 siege Senate Bill 2420, or the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act, aims to provide compensation for the loss or destruction of private properties brought about by the five-month […]
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Duterte fires HUDCC Sec-Gen for corruption
DAVAO CITY (November 24) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Secretary-General Falconi Millar over corruption issues. Millar, a lawyer and accountant by profession, was fired following reports of corruption in relation to Marawi rehabilitation projects. The project involves a multi-billion fund. In his speech during the inauguration of Cavite […]
DENR donates confiscated logs for Marawi school rehab
DAVAO CITY (July 9) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has donated the confiscated logs and timber to Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) for the rehabilitation of Marawi City schools. About 871,453 board feet of confiscated logs and flitches valued over PHP43.5 million was donated. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu during the 31st […]