Manila, Dec. 7 -- Gov't issues building permits as Marawi IDPs plea for return CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Some 200 building permits have already been issued from about a thousand building permit applications from Marawi City residents displaced by the conflict between state forces and armed extremists in Marawi City in 2017. This, as close to 400 residents have filed a class suit against government officials on Wednesday for the delay in the return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) affected by the conflict in Marawi. However, Roderick Ibanez, of the National Housing Authority, said the issues in the legal action are being addressed by the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TBFM). In a briefing here last week, Ibanez said they have received more than...