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Housing chief says he 'has done his job' to secure 2021 funding as Drilon scores 'meager' budget

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 11:53 AM

Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said Thursday he has "done his job" for his agency's P3.87 billion proposed 2021 budget after senators grilled him for supposedly not fighting for its original spending plan worth P76 billion. Read more »

Drilon hits Housing chief for allegedly being unprepared to discuss 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 08:02 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday reprimanded Housing Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario for allegedly coming to a Senate budget hearing unprepared to answer queries from lawmakers. Read more »

Palace says Marawi folk can return home, no truth to reported bar on displaced

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 08:52 PM

Residents of Marawi can return home, Malacañang said Tuesday, after a non-government organization claimed that the war-torn city's people have yet to find true liberation 3 years since its terrorist siege.  Read more »

Duterte says 'might take some time' more to rebuild Marawi

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 10:12 PM

Three years since the liberation of Marawi from terrorists, President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that the government "might take some time" more before it could rebuild the southern city, the pace of which was criticized by some residents.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte 'satisfied' with Marawi rehab but faster pace will be 'appreciated'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:54 PM

While President Rodrigo Duterte is "satisfied" with the ongoing rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi, he will "appreciate" a quicker pace, his spokesman said Monday, following complaints from some residents of the southern Philippine city, 3 years after its liberation from terrorists.  Read more »

Marawi rehab projects to be completed by December 2021: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 01:41 PM

The Philippine government's rehabilitation projects in Marawi, which was flattened after a five-month battle between Islamic State-inspired militants and state forces in 2017, are "on-track" and will be completed by December next year, an official said Wednesday. Read more »

Senate eyes housing allowance, free living quarters for teachers in rural areas

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 11:03 PM

A Senate panel on Wednesday discussed proposals that seek to provide a free on-site living quarters for public schools teachers in far-flung areas to ease the educators' transportation burden. Read more »

Gov't confident it could meet 2021 deadline for Marawi rehab

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 02:03 PM

Construction in Marawi City will be on "full blast" starting next month, Task Force Bangon Marawi head Eduardo del Rosario said Read more »

Human settlement's dept commits P261 million for coronavirus response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 11:31 AM

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said Tuesday it is committing P261 million for the government's COVID-19 pandemic response. Read more »

Soldiers pay tribute to heroes on 2nd Marawi siege liberation anniversary

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 08:41 PM

Soldiers laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial wall inside the 103rd Brigade headquarters, where names of hero soldiers were etched, in commemoration of the 2nd anniversary of the liberation of Marawi City on Thursday. Read more »

Some Marawi homes demolished without consent after siege, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 01:06 PM

Several standing homes in the most affected area of Marawi were demolished without consent of the residents, a lawmaker who visited the war-ravaged city said Wednesday. Read more »

Marawi rehab groundbreaking set Oct. 17

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 03:40 PM

MANILA - The government will finally push through with groundbreaking rites on Oct. 17 to signal the start of the rehabilitation of ground zero in war-torn Marawi City.  Read more »

Chinese firm in Marawi rehab disqualified; gov't eyes another China developer

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 08:22 PM

The Chinese-led Bangon Marawi consortium had been disqualified for not being financially capable to carry out the project.   Read more »

Marawi rehab: Bagong Marawi Consortium is out

Carolyn O. Arguillas
Posted at Jun 26 08:52 PM

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews ) — It’s back to zero for Marawi’s Ground Zero. Read more »

1,500 bahay, ipatatayo ng UN-Habitat sa Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:55 PM

May 1,500 housing unit ang ipatatayo ng United Nations Human Settlements Programme para sa mga nawalan ng tirahan matapos ang limang buwang bakbakan sa Marawi City. Read more »

HUDCC chief eyes temporary shelters for all Marawi evacuees within the year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 11:19 AM

The government is eyeing to relocate all evacuees from the war-torn city of Marawi to temporary shelters this year, Housing Czar Eduardo del Rosario said Monday. Read more »

China, PH consortium chosen to rebuild war-torn Marawi

Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 08 07:41 AM

A consortium of Chinese and Filipino companies was selected to rebuild ground zero or the most affected areas of war-torn Marawi City, Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario confirmed on Monday. Read more »

Roque: Duterte won't step down unless...

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 11:08 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will not step down unless Marawi is back to its former glory in the wake of a five-month crisis that left the city in ruins, a Palace official said. Read more »