RESILIENT Displaced children perform the song “Marawi” during the four-day celebration of the 79th Marawi City Charter Day. —Divina M. Suson
Formerly named Dansalan—in Maranao, the settlement traced its beginnings to the early 17th century. It became a charted city in 1940 and, in 1956, its name was changed to Marawi.This year’s celebration is the first since Islamic State-linked militants isolated the city for five months in 2017, raising hopes among residents that the road to normalcy is already working.
“For many of us, it might just be a place to work, study, do business in, or just live. For others, it is a land of opportunity. Still for others, it is where their Meranaw identity originates and resounds,” he said.“And for others, especially after the siege, it is where dreams, aspirations and hope still exist in the midst of the rubble, in spite of all that has happened,” said Gandamra, who turned emotional as he read his message.
Gandamra, who was a political greenhorn when the militants attacked the city, has outlined a postrehab program that includes dealing with traffic snarls, improvement in the capacity of the local government to deliver social and medical services to the communities and strengthen livelihood support for the grassroots and scholarships.“The hope is the driving force of all that has been done and is still being done for Marawi.
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