NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No. 2828
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24 SEP 17 P5 59
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11696, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
"MARAWI SIEGE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2022"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No. 11696 or the "Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act of 
2022" was passed into law in 2022. The law identifies and categorizes the barangays 
that bore the brunt of the armed conflict as either Main Affected Areas (MAA) or Other 
Affected Areas (OAA). Under the MAA category, there are twenty-four (24) named 
barangays, while under the OAA category there are eight (8).
As Chairperson of the Senate Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation 
and Victims' Compensation, I was saddened to learn that one barangay in Marawi City 
that was also affected by the Marawi Siege, Brgy. Bubonga Marawi, was not included 
in the list of either the MAA or the OAA.
Upon consultation with the community of Bubonga Marawi, the City 
Government of Marawi, as well as with the Marawi Compensation Board (MCB), this 
legislative measure aims to include Brgy. Bubonga Marawi in the list of Other Affected 
Areas (OAA). In doing so, the community can claim the reparation and compensation 
they so rightly deserve, not by some act of pity which is fleeting, but by force of law 
- structural, organized, and prescriptive.
In addition. Section 15 of RA 11696 mandated the MCB to award monetary 
compensation for the damaged or demolished structures to the lawful owner based 
on whichever is lower of the fair market value or the value of its total area per storey 
equivalent to an amount to be determined in the impiementing rules and regulations 
of the law.
During the implementation of the aforementioned provision, the MCB has 
received numerous letters from both claimants and civil society organizations


appealing for the reconsideration of the appiication of fair market vaiue in determining 
monetary compensation. As in most cases, it was reported that the fair market value 
resulted in an almost insignificant amount of monetary compensation, highiighting 
several concerns over its application. These concerns contradict the legisiative intent 
of the compensation and reparation under RA11696 as a matter of financial assistance 
as weli as a crucial element of justice, addressing the materiai needs of victims and 
contributing to their recovery and reintegration into society.
As such, to provide a more equitable and just approach in compensating the 
internally displaced persons of Marawi City, the proposed bill seeks to amend Section 
15 of RA 11696 to remove the fair market vaiue as basis for the compensation award 
of lawful claimants.
I fervently hope for the swift passage of this bill into iaw.
RONALD) "B^Arbx DEL
DELA ROSA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Third Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 3R2H
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24 SEP 17 P5 59
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11696, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
mMARAWI SIEGE VICTIMS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2022"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Section 3 (g) of Republic Act No. 11696 or the "Marawi Siege Victims
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Compensation Act of 2022" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
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(a) XXX
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(b) XXX
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(c) XXX
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(d) XXX
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(e) XXX
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(f) XXX
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(g) Other Affected Areas or
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City during the Marawi:
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(1) Saduc Proper;
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(2) Panggao Proper;
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(3) Raya Saduc;
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(4) Liiod Saduc;
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(5) Datu Saber;
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(6) Bangon;
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(7) Fort; (and^


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(8) Wawaylan Caloocan; AND
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(9) BUBONGA MARAWI."
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Sec. 2. Section 15 of Republic Act No. 11696 or the "Marawi Siege Victims
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Compensation Act of 2022" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 15. Determination of Monetary Compensation. -
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(a) The Board shall determine the monetary compensation and award
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of the lawful owner(s)[/ whichever is the lower amount of either the
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fair market value of the rGSidential, cultural, commercial structures,
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or other real properticG or the value of its total area per storey
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equivalent to an amount to be determined in the implGmonting rules
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and regulations of this Act] BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE
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TOTAL AREA PER STOREY OF THE RESIDENTIAL, CULTURAL,
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COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, OR OTHER REAL
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PROPOERTIES EQUIVALENT TO REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR
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COST AS DETERMINED IN THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND
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REGULATIONS OF THIS ACT. In case of claims for loss or
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destruction of personal properties, the claimant shall present
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competent evidence of the loss or destruction, ownership[, as well
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as the fair market value ]of the personal properties.
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(b) XXX."
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Sec. 3. Retroactive Effect. - The new basis for the monetary compensation and
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award shall have retroactive effect for all those claimants who already received their
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awards from the Monetary Compensation Board prior to the effectivity of this Act.
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Sec. 4. Separabiiity Ciause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall
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remain in force and effect.
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Sec. 5. Repeaiing Ciause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations and
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executive orders contrary to or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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Sec. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in at least one (1) national newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,