Marawi City is awarded Unesco’s Tree of Peace monument

MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR–This city, which rose from the rubble of the five-month war in 2017, has been awarded the first Tree of Peace monument by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (Unesco) in Southeast Asia. During the unveiling of the sculpture, Unesco’s Goodwill Ambassador for Cultural Diplomacy Hedva Ser said that the “Tree of Peace” stands as a