#OtsoDiretso went to Marawi probably for political reasons (hoping to win their badly needed votes) and not because they are concerned. So they are raising up the massive concern that it's been two years after the Marawi siege and yet there's a lot of work to be done. But did they forget that Marawi is still under the threat of ISIS and that legislative-approved declaration of martial law in Mindanao was extended because the policemen can't handle their jobs alone?
I may not agree with Pilo Hilbay's views on politics such as sticking to the 1987 Constitution but I can agree with him sometimes such as when he called those who litter as pigs. I agree with Hilbay concerning the fact that the rehabilitation will be more demanding -- such as the need to restore the dignity and hopes of the people. But where is his proposals to help? It's good to criticize but offering alternatives should be part of it. Don't whine and complain. If they haven't found alternatives or consulted with qualified people then their tour in Mindanao was a waste of time.
The problem with the presidential system is that there's no real debate between the Majority and Minority. #OtsoDiretso is now tasting their own medicine when they have become part of the current minority and that they may have lost their voice. It would have been better if the current Opposition was having a debate with the Government on how to rebuild Marawi. Hilbay won't just be stuck with citing the negative -- he will have to give alternatives on how to rebuild Marawi at the Weekly Question Hour.
To those asking, "Why is Marawi still a ghost town?" then they should ask would it be easy to rehabilitate a city or to easily get over a trauma. Sometimes, two years isn't enough. Also, proper planning is absolutely needed. This is a bigger damage than Yolanda. Although there's the right to hold in account for the money given to rebuild Marawi -- they need to consider the difficulty of it. Then again did they forget that Leni Loud Robredo wants war ruins in Marawi to be preserved as a historical lesson?
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