THE government will need about P50 billion to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi City, although the amount may not even be enough, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday.

“P50 billion, I think, is not enough. If you would see it, you will realize how big the damage the armed conflict has caused to the area,” Lorenzana told reporters in a news conference.

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