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WATCH: Maranao kids' heartfelt performance of 'Bangon Marawi' song

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Patrick Quintos, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1433326" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Two young evacuees led the emotional singing of &quot;Awit sa Marawi,&quot; the official song of the rehabilitation efforts of this war-ravaged city, as Maranaos remember the day they were displaced from their hometown. </p><p>Jonaisa Asnawi, 10, and Almaira Dimaporo, 11, took the stage inside a gymnasium as part of the &quot;Peace Week&quot; where Muslims and Christians offered prayers to those who died during the 5-month Marawi siege. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/23/bangonmarawi-kids.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jonaisa and Almaira sing their heats out in a heartfelt performance to end the &quot;week of peace&quot; initiated by Task Force Bangon Marawi to commemorate the Marawi siege. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Nami-miss ko na ang buhay namin doon,&quot; a crying Ansawi said after their number, recalling their happy life in Barangay Sabala Manao, which saw massive destruction due to the months-long fighting.</p><p>(I miss our old life there at home.)</p><p>The 10-year-old Maranao is currently staying in a makeshift tent at the &quot;Sarimanok Tent City.&quot; Her family relies on relief goods and daily water rations to get by. They also have endure the intense afternoon heat inside their tents. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/23/bangonmarawi-cry.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Ansawi still in tears after their emotional performance ot end Task Force Bangon Marawi&#x27;s &quot;week of peace.&quot; <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>&quot;Sana po malagyan nila &#x27;yan ng paaralan para makapag-aral kami diyan sa Sarimanok,&quot; she said when asked about her personal request to President Rodrigo Duterte. </p><p>(We hope they can put up a school so we can study near Sarimanok.)</p><p>Dimaporo, meanwhile, said she got emotional during their song number because she remembered the pain of losing their home. Like Ansawi, she also resides at the &quot;Sarimanok Tent City.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Masakit dahil naaalala namin ang Marawi,&quot; said Dimaporo in an interview after their performance. &quot;Sana mabalik na kami sa aming bahay.&quot;</p><p>(It hurts to remember what happened in Marawi. I hope we can go home.) </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/23/bangonmarawi-tent.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Both Ansawi and Dimaporo live among the evacuees in these &quot;tent city&quot; on a slope overseeing temporary shelters in Barangay Sagonsongan. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Bakwits in Marawi&#x27;s tent cities are still uncertain when they can transfer to the sturdier temporary shelters in Barangay Sagonsongan. Task Force Bangon Marawi said they will finish all temporary shelters within the year. </p>

<p>MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Two young evacuees led the emotional singing of "Awit sa Marawi," the official song of the rehabilitation efforts of this war-ravaged city, as Maranaos remember the day they were displaced from their hometown. </p>

MARAWI, Lanao del Sur - Two young evacuees led the emotional singing of "Awit sa Marawi," the official song of the rehabilitation efforts of this war-ravaged city, as Maranaos remember the day they were displaced from their hometown.

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WATCH: Maranao kids' heartfelt performance of 'Bangon Marawi' song

Patrick Quintos,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 23, 2018 04:17 PM PHT

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Updated May 24, 2018 02:01 AM PHT

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