MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario again headed to the country’s only Islamic City to check on the progress of the ongoing rehabilitation. 

He inspected on Thursday, December 2, ongoing projects such as the Grand Padian Market, Promenade, Marawi Museum, School of Living Tradition, and Peace Memorial Park in the most affected area of the city. 

He also checked the rehabilitation works on the slaughterhouse, Torogan, Marawi City Jail, and permanent housing projects in Barangays Patani and Kilala. 

According to the TFBM chief, the Marawi rehabilitation is now 85% complete with different projects having different stages of completion. 

"Others were completed, others are ongoing, and others are now on the final stages. So we can summarize that it's about 85% complete," he said. 

Del Rosario also attended the turnover of the newly-restored Grand Mosque to its administrators, the groundbreaking of a Bulk Water System Project, and the inauguration of Raya Madaya 1 Barangay Complex. 

"We would like to ensure you that Task Force Bangon Marawi will continuously support Marawi City and ensure the completion of our projects as promised by our President who said that 'I will see to it that Marawi will rise as a prosperous city again'," he said during the Raya Madaya 1 Barangay Complex inauguration.

Del Rosario, who also heads the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), likewise emphasized that rebuilding Marawi is not only about public infrastructures but also in ensuring that there will be a peaceful environment once the rehabilitation is completed. (APB/PIA Lanao del Sur)