Marawi residents hold peace rally ahead of visit to 'ground zero'

Che Tanate-Verendia, ABS-CBN News

<p>MARAWI CITY - Hundreds of residents gathered at the Kilometer Zero marker near the Marawi City hall Friday morning for a peace rally ahead of their scheduled visit to the war-torn areas.</p><p>The group marched aiming to reach an area near ground zero before noon but were blocked by policemen near the city hall, raising the tension between the two camps.</p><p>An altercation happened when some participants tried to push through the barricade.</p><p>After negotiations, Lt. Col. Jason Jumawan, the commanding officer of an Army unit, allowed the group to proceed but only up to a certain point.</p><p>Abdul Hamidullah Atar, sultan of Marawi, said they wanted to offer prayers for those killed inside ground zero.</p><p>He hopes the government will heed to their appeal that Marawi rehabilitation will be IDP-centered and they will be allowed to return home to rebuild their lives.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/30/18/left-out-maranaos-seek-people-led-marawi-rehab">&#x27;Left out&#x27; Maranaos seek people-led Marawi rehab</a></li></ul><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res5.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res6.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res7.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res8.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res9.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/03/30/marawi-res10.jpg"/></div></div><div class="media-content slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>Hundreds of Marawi residents troop to the city&#x27;s Kilometer Zero marker for a peace rally. <cite>McDonald Fajardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hundreds of Marawi residents troop to the city&#x27;s Kilometer Zero marker for a peace rally. <cite>McDonald Fajardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hundreds of Marawi residents troop to the city&#x27;s Kilometer Zero marker for a peace rally. <cite>McDonald Fajardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hundreds of Marawi residents troop to the city&#x27;s Kilometer Zero marker for a peace rally. <cite>McDonald Fajardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Hundreds of Marawi residents troop to the city&#x27;s Kilometer Zero marker for a peace rally. <cite>McDonald Fajardo, ABS-CBN News</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Residents hold placards urging the government to let them be involved in the rebuilding of Marawi City. <cite>Jamalodin Basman Mohammad</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Residents hold placards urging the government to let them be involved in the rebuilding of Marawi City. <cite>Jamalodin Basman Mohammad</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Residents hold placards urging the government to let them be involved in the rebuilding of Marawi City. <cite>Jamalodin Basman Mohammad</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Residents hold placards urging the government to let them be involved in the rebuilding of Marawi City. <cite>Jamalodin Basman Mohammad</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>Residents hold placards urging the government to let them be involved in the rebuilding of Marawi City. <cite>Jamalodin Basman Mohammad</cite></p></div></div></div><p>People are barred from entering the main battle area without permission from the authorities.</p><p>The once-bustling city was reduced to rubble after the months-long fighting between government forces and Islamic State-inspired terrorists.</p><p>The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, headed by Secretary Eduardo del Rosario, is the lead agency of Task Force Bangon Marawi.</p>

<p>MARAWI CITY - Hundreds of residents gathered at the Kilometer Zero marker near the Marawi City hall Friday morning for a peace rally ahead of their scheduled visit to the war-torn areas.</p><p> </p>

MARAWI CITY - Hundreds of residents gathered at the Kilometer Zero marker near the Marawi City hall Friday morning for a peace rally ahead of their scheduled visit to the war-torn areas.

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Marawi residents hold peace rally ahead of visit to 'ground zero'

Marawi residents hold peace rally ahead of visit to 'ground zero'

Che Tanate-Verendia,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 30, 2018 03:26 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 03, 2019 08:55 PM PHT

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