The Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) is committed to rebuild 31 mosques within the Islamic City’s most affected area or ground zero, housing czar Eduardo del Rosario said Sunday.
“That is the order of President Rodrigo Duterte and that will be done,” he said.
“We already have an inventory as to which of these sites need total reconstruction and those that require retrofitting and repairs,” he added.
Sultan Nasser Sampaco, chairman of the Marawi Sultanate League composed of 23 clans serving as administrators of the Dansalan Bato Ali Mosque, already agreed to the TFBM for the demolition and rebuilding of the historic religious site.
Islamic religious sites were damaged by the five-month siege laid by the Daesh-inspired Maute terrorist ground in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur in 2017.
“During our March meeting with the President, he mentioned that we give priority to the construction of the affected mosques. I am happy to announce that we got a private donation for this,” Del Rosario said.
“This proves that we give primary importance to reconstructing the mosques as ordered by our President,” he said.