The National Housing Authority (NHA) on Tuesday announced it was 50 percent on target of achieving its goal of building temporary shelters for the families displaced by the five-month-long urban siege launched by Maute group on May 23, 2017.
This aerial photo shows destroyed buildings in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on May 23, 2019. Two years after the city of Marawi was overrun by jihadists it remains in ruins, with experts warning that stalled reconstruction efforts are bolstering the appeal of extremist groups in the volatile region. AFP PHOTO/ NOEL CELIS