Church people and youth held a prayer-protest action on December 14 in solidarity with the displaced families of Marawi City who have yet to return to their city. They called for the immediate return of 5,000 families who will face eviction from their temporary shelters by the end of the year. The land where they were resettled after the Duterte regime pulverized the city in 2017 is under a contract between the government and private landowners that is set to expire. They demand justice, investigation into the state’s response and rehabilitation of their city.
They also call for recognition and accountability, along with compensation for human rights violations that occurred during the attack and the rehabilitation process.
