Reining in local oligarchy for sustained rebuilding of Marawi

THE last few weeks have seen encouraging signs that the rebuilding of Marawi City is gaining momentum, principally the completion of several hundred transitional shelters for families displaced by the five-month long war against Islamic State-inspired militants.

As a Marawi resident, it is my hope that the rebuilding effort picks up more speed so that the lives of the city’s 200,000-plus people may return to normal.