Duterte Banks on China Ties to Repair War-Torn Philippine City
- World’s biggest construction engineering firm pre-selected
- Rebuilding Marawi City is targeted to start this coming June
A resident stands among the rubbles of her destroyed house, as she tries to salvage belongings during a visit to the main battle area in Marawi City, on April 1.
Photographer: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images
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China will have a chance to showcase warmer ties with the Philippines if it wins a contract to rebuild a city ravaged by Islamic State-inspired terrorists last year, a cabinet member said.
The contract for rebuilding Marawi, the country’s only Muslim-majority city, is expected to be finalized by the end of May, as the two nations seek to improve relations strained by a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.