Marawi residents who are now living in shelters continue to struggle building their lives, as they are faced with joblessness and lack of permanent homes nearly 6 years after the siege.
LANAO DEL SUR — Marawi residents living in shelters since 2017 continue struggling to rebuild their lives, as they face joblessness and lack of permanent homes nearly six years since the siege that devastated the city.
Haira Ali Guro shows her house here in Pagalamatan Shelter in Saguiaran town, Lanao del Sur. Guro's lease in her temporary shelter on Sagonsongan, Marawi has already expired. Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News “Mahirap talaga kasi back to zero. Lahat wala. Kung hindi kami napadpad sa mga kamag-anak namin, hindi ko na alam kung paano. Buti nga nandiyan sila, sila ang tumulong sa amin,” she told ABS-CBN News.
"When the fighting in Marawi ended and when they finished the shelters in Sagunsongan, we came back.)Anisah Malambut breaks down as she opens up about her struggles in finding a new home outside Marawi City. Malambut says because she remains jobless, she just depends on the kindness of her relatives and make do with whatever she has. Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
“Kung saan-saan na kami nakarating mabuhay ko lang mga anak ko… Wala akong trabaho, wala akong hanapbuhay. Naghihintay kami sa awa ng kamag-anak,” she said.
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