Foundation for the Philippine Environment

FPE is a non-government organization working for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development towards healthy ecosystems and resilient communities. Their consultation with their community-based advisers brought up the implication of the Marawi conflict to these communities and ecosystem. Among the questions that have to be deliberated on are the effect of the devastation to the people's health, and even the most basic water supply. "Sometimes naka-focus lang sa pagbibigay ng food, pero ang long term recovery hindi pa (Sometimes it's focused on giving out food, but not on the long term recovery). The question is where do we take it from here?