KORONADAL CITY — Residents of Marawi, who were displaced in the 2017 siege by Islamic State (IS)-linked militants, called on Senator Manny Pacquiao to scrutinize the ongoing rehabilitation of the war-torn city, which allegedly stinks of corruption.
Drieza Lininding, chair of the Marawi-based Moro Consensus Group, said Monday that Pacquiao could uncover cans of worms in how public funds were spent for projects aimed at supposedly restoring the country’s lone Islamic city to its old glory.
“Senator Manny, take a look at the Marawi rehabilitation and you will discover many anomalies, the reason why four years after the siege, residents have yet to return to their homes,…
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