Evacuees spend time in their housing units provided by the government and private sector as they continue their lives, albeit under temporary circumstances in Marawi on October 15, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173337829612620221015-marawi-liberation-housing-JC-9547.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Evacuees spend time in their housing units provided by the government and private sector as they continue their lives, albeit under temporary circumstances in Marawi on October 15, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has ordered the creation of an office to oversee the rehabilitation of Marawi City and nearby localities.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/19/23/marcos-much-remains-to-be-done-in-marawi-city">Marcos says &#x27;much remains to be done&#x27; in Marawi, six years after war</a></div><p>Executive Order No. 78, issued on November 28 but only released to the media on December 5, mandates the creation of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation and Development (OPAMRD).</p><p>The office will be headed by the Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation (PAMR), and will be under the control and supervision of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP).</p><p>Marcos said the newly-created OPAMRD will be in charge of overseeing, monitoring, coordinating, and harmonizing “all strategies, programs, activities, and projects of Implementing Agencies in charge of the recovery efforts in Marawi City and other affected localities.”</p><p>It is also mandated to submit reports twice a year to the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary and OSAP, on the status of the implementation of the Executive Order.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/12/04/23/mindanao-lawmakers-disappointed-over-marawi-rehab">Mindanao lawmakers &#x27;disappointed&#x27; over progress of Marawi rehabilitation</a></div><p>The creation of the OPAMRD comes following the termination of the operations of Task Force Bangon Marawi last December 31, 2023 following the completion of several programs, activities, and projects under the Bangon Marawi Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Recovery Program (CRRP).</p><p>The President meanwhile directed all government offices “to provide full and timely assistance and cooperation to the OPAMRD to ensure effective implementation of this Order.”</p><p>Seven years after the conflict, displaced Maranaos continue to appeal for community dialogues, government support, and participation in internally displaced persons-led peacebuilding and capacity-building activities.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/10/07/23/displaced-marawi-residents-struggle-to-rebuild-their-lives-years-after-siege">&#x27;Back to zero&#x27;: Displaced Marawi residents still struggle to rebuild their lives, homes</a></div><p>The 148-day occupation of Marawi ended on Oct. 17, 2017, with some 1,000 people, mostly rebels, killed in battle and the city leveled by air strikes.</p><p>Around 80,000 individuals or 16,000 families have yet to return to their homes.</p><p>Only 95 families have come back to Marawi&#x27;s &quot;ground zero,&quot; Tirmizy Abdullah, a convener of the Marawi Advocacy Accompaniment, said last year.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRijLW4s1cw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Executive Order No. 78 mandates the creation of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation and Development.</p>

Executive Order No. 78 mandates the creation of the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Marawi Rehabilitation and Development.

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