{"id":31449,"date":"2018-10-30T08:47:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T08:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=31449"},"modified":"2018-10-30T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:20:00","slug":"marawi-one-year-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/10\/30\/marawi-one-year-after\/","title":{"rendered":"MARAWI: ONE YEAR AFTER"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>MARAWI: ONE YEAR AFTER<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One year after Islamic terrorists were driven out of the city of Marawi in the Philippines, thousands of Christians are still unable to return to their homes, reduced in many cases to debris, with almost all of them still bearing bullet marks.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/medium_noticia_1540809917_2715-287x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The attack of jihadist groups linked to the self-proclaimed &#8220;Islamic State&#8221; began on 23 May last year and only ended on 23 October.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the five months that Marawi became a real battlefield, an estimated 40 per cent of the city was destroyed and 98 percent of its population had to leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The attack on Marawi was particularly violent and the Christian community was one of the main targets of militant jihadists.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The attack led to the assault, arson and destruction of the cathedral, as well as the kidnapping of some Christians who were in the temple at the time.\u00a0One of the abductees was the priest &#8220;Chito&#8221;, the name by which Father Terezito Suganob is known locally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He was in captivity for 116 days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an interview with ACN, he reports the fear and violence he had to witness as a prisoner at the hands of the radical group.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s an experience nobody would like to have in life,&#8221; he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Father Teresito was never alone in this condition.\u00a0There were always more abductees near him.\u00a0At one point they became 121.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31493 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ACN-v1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ACN-v1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ACN-v1.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today, the fate of all those Filipinos who have lived like him an experience of captivity remains one of the priorities of his life and work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;I worry about them, they also prayed a lot while I was there.\u00a0It was very difficult for me as a priest and I still cry for them because I know how difficult it is for them.\u00a0It is difficult for me as a priest and I have a lot of spirituality, a lot of prayers and I celebrate Mass.\u00a0And them?\u00a0They are innocent people, they are simple people and it is very difficult for them. &#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Returning to a normal life, which is never again a reality for Marawi&#8217;s people, is a serious concern.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Father Teresito points out the lack of attention and sensitivity of the authorities to the trauma that all those who have been in captivity have experienced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;So far, we hostages have not been direct beneficiaries of relief aid from people and organizations.\u00a0We have received a lot of help for the reconstruction, for the churches, but we receive very little support if we have any.\u00a0So we are victims of war and we are still victims.\u00a0I do not speak only for myself, but for all the hostages. &#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As for Malawi&#8217;s future and the role of the Church in the reconstruction of the future, Father 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