TFBM chief: Marawi rehab was ‘challenging yet fulfilling’

Task Force Bangon Marawi Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario conveys that his undertakings under the Marawi rehabilitation program have been challenging yet fulfilling. (Michael John Paclar/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--As his leadership is about to conclude with him marching to the end of his major stint here that lasted for roughly five years, Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Chairperson Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario underscored that his embodiment of the mandate bestowed upon him was challenging but undeniably fulfilling. 

“[It was] very challenging and fulfilling. I knew I had to fight on, be patient, and determined because we are talking about the future of Marawi City. It was not about me or Mayor [Majul] Gandamra. It was for you and the next generations of Maranaos. Doon nakatuon ang aming direksyon [That is where our direction was aiming] because there was no room to fail on this because we are talking about Marawi City and its future,” he said in his speech.

Del Rosario shared that as they toil to respond to the clamor of the internally displaced persons to return to their old homes, the rehabilitation program required a massive capital investment with the series of phases it had to undergo for its implementation to bear success. 

He detailed that from 2017 to 2020, Phase 1 commenced with the distribution of relief assistance to the displaced families and the profiling of legitimate affected residents,  followed by Phase 2 or the debris management wherein bombs and unexploded ordnances were detonated. 

Further, sometime in July 2020, Phase 3 began with the actual construction of horizontal and vertical public infrastructures.

Del Rosario emphasized that they have been pouring all their focus into their services which were attested with his visit and site inspection almost every month to personally see the progress of the rehabilitation and monitor the implementing agencies to fast-track the undertaking of their respective projects.

He conveyed that they might not have been flawless in the execution of their tasks but they were still optimistic that they did what they could with all their best.

“Ang TFBM ay nandito upang tumulong sa rehabilitation ng Marawi City. Nagsikap ng husto para matapos ang [The TFBM was here to help in the rehabilitation of Marawi City. We strive to the fullest to finish the] rehabilitation. Marawi siege may be the hardest that happened in Marawi City but we can convert the dark moment to become the light and shining armor of all Maranaos… Talagang nagpursige tayo [We really strived],” said Del Rosario. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)