Lanao officials face bigger challenges

SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao: The deaths of Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute ended the Marawi siege but Lanao del Sur local officials said the bigger challenge now is how to rebuild Marawi City from the devastation and bring back its displaced residents.

Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong, spokesman of the Lanao del Sur provincial crisis management committee, said he is optimistic that the task of rebuilding Marawi City would be addressed soon.