I wish I were in #Marawi now, my hometown up until the siege in 2017. The least I can do is speak & fight for my people wherever I may be. Sharing this clip from a journalistic piece by Michael Flores about our rally here in NYC. Please think of the IDPs as you vote. #LeniDelSur
The #Philippine weave used in R-Ji's top (from HapiHabi Wearable Weaves) is the #Marawi langkit, a traditional #Maranao fabric. The motifs are usually inspired by nature.
WOMEN IN PHOTOS: Internally displaced and host community women from #Marawi, #LanaoDelSur, #LanaoDelNorte and #Iligan City stepped up their skill set through various community-based National Certificate-II capacity building trainings.
Inside ground zero of #Marawi two years after IS-allied fighters took the city. A heavy bombing campaign levelled large parts of Marawi. Slow progress in rebuilding the city has raised concern frustrated IDPs could become susceptible to jihadist recruiters.
From #Aleppo#Mosul#Raqqa#Sana’a #Gaza#Marawi#Mogadishu#Kharkiv#Mariupol, there is mounting evidence of the devastating harm of warfare in urban areas to civilians. Scores of civilians are killed or injured, often left with permanent disabilities or grave mental trauma.
Early start for many voters here in Sagonsongan in #Marawi.
At past 6AM, voting hasn’t started yet and there’s a long queue outside the polling center. Authorities are reminding voters to practice physical distancing as part of voting protocols during the pandemic. #Halalan2022
Always on the side of vulnerable children affected by armed conflict or displaced, even more during #COVID19. To bring them back to school and keep them in school.
Impressed by my visits to schools in Pantar (Lanao del Norte) and Sagonsongan in #Marawi City
#EUinthePhilippines
The #Marawi crisis:
* displaced over 300,000 people a year ago.
* 230,000 still remain displaced today.
* Many were separated from loved ones, some of whom are still missing.
DPWH fast tracks road network to a better #Marawi
A road network improvement project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will pave the way to a revitalized economy for the Islamic City of Marawi in Lanao Del Sur.
Great honor meeting families affected by war in #Marawi. They keep their dignity and resilience very high and celebrate their return to their new homes. Proud of being part of this
I somewhat accidentally came across the Philippine vehicles, mainly GKN Simba's, that were up-armored with planks and plywood during the battle of #Marawi.
Is there any after action reports to wether these mods any effect besides the psychological one?
"We remember, we never forget."
LOOK: Maqbara Mass Grave in #Marawi.
Four years after the first shots of the siege were fired, the hundreds buried here remain nameless with only numbers to mark and remember each one. | via