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A COFFEE table book was launched and a photo exhibition was inaugurated in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, honoring the people who have been missing since the 2017 Marawi conflict.
Around 300 participants, including families of missing people from across Mindanao, local, provincial and regional officials, representatives from the Marawi Compensation Board and the Philippine National Police-Forensic Group, and religious groups graced the launch of “The Book of Memories,” a 77-page publication released by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in commemoration of the International Day of the disappeared, which falls on Aug. 30.
REMEMBERING THE LOST A family member of the missing views the exhibit at Robinsons Ilagan. PHOTO FROM ICRC
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to inaugurate the photo exhibition, which is open to the public at the atrium of Robinsons Iligan from Aug. 26-30, 2025. The exhibition features photographs from the book and explores the space between destruction and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Marawi conflict. Using skeletal house frames as visual metaphor, the exhibit reflects the fragility and resilience of a community that endures.
In The Book of Memories, the families share their deeply personal stories, expressing their need for answers as they continue their search for their missing kin. Filipino photojournalist Larry Monserate Piojo captured photographs of the families along with the treasured objects that once belonged to their missing relatives.
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