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Dear Rappler reader,
On October 17, a day after news broke that government troops have killed the leaders of the Maute Group, President Rodrigo Duterte declared that Marawi city has been liberated.
It was a hard-fought 5-month battle. The military says 163 soldiers and policemen gave their lives for this valiant effort. We prepared a timeline on government’s actions and the military’s challenges and triumphs to retake Marawi City.
Much work needs to be done, however. After the guns go silent comes the hard task of rehabilitating and rebuilding. It’s a big opportunity to turn things around for Marawi, a city which has unfortunately been left behind in the past in terms of development. But it is also a perilous one. Our #AnimatED editorial for this week asks key questions and challenges that the administration will need to answer in the coming days.
We turn our attention to a controversy that the arts and culture community has been concerned about over the weekend. Was the elderly Whang Od, the legendary tattoo artist from Buscalan, Kalinga, exploited by organizers of Manila FAME – a trade show on culture, designs, crafts, and brands?
What do you think dear readers? We are eager to hear your thoughts.
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