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Students walk along the road in the most affected area of Marawi City to reach their madrassa on the other side of town on October 15, 2022.  Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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MARAWI-ANNIVERSARY

Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175862702143620221015-marawi-liberation-anniversary-JC-0836.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Students walk along the road in the most affected area of Marawi City to reach their madrassa on the other side of town on October 15, 2022.  <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – The Marawi Compensation Board estimated that they would be able to finish approving claims and other monetary compensation for the 2017 Marawi Siege victims by around 2028, its chairman said on Tuesday. </p><p>During the Senate finance committee’s budget deliberations for the Marawi Compensation Board, its Secretariat Sittie Raifah Pamaloy-Hassan said the review for 4,568 structure claimants is still underway, with the possible consolidation of 4,064 Other Property Claims (OPC). </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/inside-marawi">Inside the battle of Marawi</a></div><p>Pamaloy-Hassan also noted that the board already resolved 2,087 structural claimants. </p><p>But Senator Raffy Tulfo said while the board already approved around 2,000 claims, the number of claimants might still rise to nearly 14,500 by 2028. </p><p>“By 2028, yung number of claimants are supposed to be compensated na. So achievable pa ba ito? Ano ang inyong game plan para masiguro na on target kayo by 2028, approved na, paid na ang claimants?” Tulfo asked the board. </p><p>The board secretariat said they continue to address all concerns, since some have criticized a slow adjudication from the board. </p><p>“We already streamlined the process, so one step is inalis na namin yung deliberations sa en banc. Ibig sabihin, dun pa lang sa division, maglalabas ng decision ang division and ibababa sa amin,” Pamaloy-Hassan said. </p><p>“Unlike before, kailangan pang i-deliberate at i-convene at kailangan may quorum ang 9 board members. Medyo doon kami nahirapan, inaddress naman na ito ng board by deleting that certain step which is elevating to the board en banc,” she said.</p><p>Marawi Compensation Board Chairperson Moslemen T. Macarambon Sr. said the claims would be adjudicated and resolved during the first quarter of 2028. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/07/23/80000-individuals-yet-to-return-to-marawi-years-after-the-war-group">80,000 individuals yet to return to Marawi City years after the war: group</a></div><div> </div><div><strong>BUDGET FOR 2026</strong></div><p>The board is seeking around P4.26 billion budget for next year, but only P1.23 billion was allotted in the National Expenditure Program (NEP). </p><p>Pamaloy-Hassan said around P2 billion are classified as “unprogrammed appropriations” under the NEP, bringing the total budget for next year to around P3.2 billion. </p><p>Macarambon Sr. hoped that the P2 billion unprogrammed appropriations be transferred to their programmed appropriations. </p><p>Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he would ask the budget department how they would approach the issue but said the board should be able to justify why they were not able to use their unprogrammed funds. </p><p>“Itong unprogrammed binigyan kayo last year, P2.3 billion tapos ang na-obligate niyo is 52 (percent), awarded is 29 percent lang. Sayang kung bigyan kayo ng malaki pero 29 percent lang ang na-award niyo,” Dela Rosa said. </p><p>But the board said they were able to obligate 52 percent of their funds. </p><p>“We already disbursed 29 (percent) pero more than half naman na-obligate na under the unprogrammed appropriations,” Pamaloy-Hassan said. </p><p>Dela Rosa, for his part, urged the board to finish the disbursements earlier, noting that they have many workers already. </p><p>“Compensation should be timely and should address the present situation. Ako, kami dito sa komite, maghanap kayo agad ng solution paano natin mapabilis at safe ang pera ng gobyerno, hindi kayo maisahan,” the senator said. </p><p>“Isipin natin ang side ng victims,” he added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/focus/10/03/17/why-has-the-marawi-crisis-dragged-on-for-months">Why has the Marawi crisis dragged on for months?</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/riy1RCDVjnU?si=1y0_1oPv8x0dQ3zM" title="YouTube video player" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div>

<p>The Marawi Compensation Board estimated that they would be able to finish approving claims and other monetary compensation for the 2017 Marawi Siege victims by around 2028, its chairman said on Tuesday.</p>

The Marawi Compensation Board estimated that they would be able to finish approving claims and other monetary compensation for the 2017 Marawi Siege victims by around 2028, its chairman said on Tuesday.

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Marawi Compensation Board: Approval of claims may stretch until 2028

Job Manahan,

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Published Sep 23, 2025 07:42 PM PHT

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