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Sunday, October 22, 2017
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BACOLOD City – Vice President Leni Robredo urged Filipinos to unite as the national government prepares for the rehabilitation of Marawi City.
“This is a call to everybody. We should not ask what the government can still do, but we should ask ourselves what we can do to help the government,” said Robredo, who graced the launch of the Istorya ng Pag-Asa at the Santuario de La Salle in the city on Oct. 19.
Robredo added that “now is not the time to blame each other, but the time to unite.”
She said Filipinos must set aside differences and help each other.
The Vice President also lauded the government troops for risking their lives during the Marawi siege.
On Oct. 17, President Rodrigo Duterte declared the liberation of Marawi City, a day after Maute Group leader Omar Maute and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon were killed by soldiers.
Robredo said the end of hostilities signals that many things must be done to address insurgency and terrorism.
Since the declaration of martial law in Marawi was based on the peace and order situation, Robrdo said “we’re not in the position to lift it.”
She added that once the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces make sure that the danger is gone, martial law will be lifted in Marawi.
The Vice President expressed hope that the government would “make good on their word so that the trust of the public in the military and the government would be maintained.” (PNA/PN)
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