MCB gearing up for expected increase in number of claimants
MCB gearing up for expected increase in number of claimants
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00:00 More than 20,000 claimants are expected to claim their application for the compensation of those who were affected by the Marawi siege in 2017.
00:09 The Marawi Compensation Board recently announced that they are actively collaborating to address the increasing number of applications from claimants.
00:17 Johanna De Dato has more.
00:22 The Marawi Compensation Board is now exerting its full force as it deals with an increasing number of claimants submitting applications for the compensation of the ravaged properties and those who perished from the five-month battle in Marawi City in 2017.
00:38 The filing of claims officially started July 4, 2023, at the Barangay Complex of West Marinaot Village in this city and is bound to close on July 3, 2024.
00:48 MCB Chairperson Lawyer Maisara Dendamidlatif revealed that as of July 17 this year, about 12,500 individuals have indicated their desire to meet the board's personnel through online appointments while 4,000 went on-site to have their application date marked.
01:07 20,000 applicants are expected to endorse their pertinent papers until December this year, with an average of 200 to 300 people to be accommodated daily.
01:17 Latif pointed out that in the government data provided by Task Force Bangun Marawi called Katenor, 17,433 households were registered as "siege-stricken" and thus expected to file their claims.
01:31 Notwithstanding the struggles awaiting them, Latif is optimistic that the duration of the claims application will singe success.
01:39 "We shall see a ray of hope that Marawi will rise up and come back to life again. We see hope that people will reclaim their lives, their dreams, their dreams, their excitement and their joy."
01:59 In his relayed message, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recognized the compensation process as a way to gain back the robustness of the Islamic locality.
02:10 "The commencement of the filing of the application for claims reflects the government's commitment to open the path toward the full revival of this important city."
02:20 "When I co-sponsored Republic Act No. 11696 for the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act 2022, I mentioned that this law will be the final piece that will complete the government efforts to rebuild the beautiful city of Marawi."
02:44 "To the confident members of the Marawi Compensation Board, I am confident that you will no longer suffer in processing your claims."
02:55 Johaira Didato of the Philippine Information Agency, Lano del Sur, for the Nation.