Leaders of residents displaced by the Marawi City siege in 2017 and groups supporting them lauded the signing by President Rodrigo Duterte of the Marawi compensation law, saying this would help hasten the rehabilitation and economic recovery of the Lanao del Sur provincial capital. Also entitled to receive compensation were those whose properties were demolished during the implementation of the Marawi Recovery, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, including the search for and recovery of unexploded ordnance. Justice, equal priorityAndanar said Mr. Duterte signed the measure on April 13, two days before it would have lapsed into law. ADVERTISEMENTNational budgetA Marawi Compensation Board had to be organized to oversee the process. “When we started the struggle and fight for the rights of Marawi siege victims and survivors, it was an uphill climb all the way.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 28, 2022 08:26 UTC