To be compensated are those who suffered total or partial destruction of their residential property; cultural property and facilities such as mosques, madaris, schools and colleges, hospitals and other health facilities; commercial property or those used exclusively for commercial or business purposes; and other properties such as “house appliances, jewelries, machineries, rice mills, and other equipment of value” in 32 of Marawi City’s 96 barangays that were devastated by the war.
The PCNA under the MRRRP estimated the damages and losses at 18.6 billion pesos and noted that financing the full recovery and rehabilitation of Marawi and affected areas would need 51.7 billion pesos. The Board is supposed to organize itself within 30 days from the completion of the appointment of its members, and organize its Secretariat.
On July 22, Senator Robinhood Padilla filed Resolution No. 8 urging the Office of the Executive Secretary to “conduct the vetting process of the nominees that will compose the Marawi Compensation Board for purposes of their appointment by the President.” A check with the Department of Budget and Management showed 20 billion pesos was allocated for the NDRRMF for 2022, out of which one billion pesos is for the MRRRP, specifically to be used “for recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction, aid and relief projects as identified by the TFBM in Marawi City and other affected areas “in connection with the occurrence of armed conflicts, particularly the Marawi Siege.
The Marcos administration, according to the National Expenditure Program for 2023, proposes 31 billion pesos for the NDRRMF or an increase of 11 billion pesos from 2022, out of which only one billion pesos is to be allocated for the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Fund.