ANTI-corruption advocates on Thursday thanked China for its pledge to give 150 million renminbi (RMB) or about P1.15-billion pledge to the Philippines for the rehabilitation of Marawi City.

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) founding chairman Dante Jimenez said China’s pledge would greatly help the Philippine government in reconstructing the Islamic city that was destroyed during fierce clashes between government forces and Islamic State (IS)-linked Maute terrorists.

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