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Senate oks bill providing compensation for Marawi siege victims on second reading: Sen. Sonny Angara, chairperson of the Committee on Finance, thanks his colleagues for the passage on second reading of Senate Bill No. 2420 or an Act Providing Compensation for the Loss or Destruction of Properties as a Result of the 2017 Marawi Siege and Appropriating Funds Therefor Wednesday, January 26, 2022. During the period of interpellations on the bill, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon sought clarification whether the measure already contains an appropriation. Angara said the appropriations provision just provides reference to the General Appropriations Bill and there is no specific appropriation for the compensation board. “But there is an item for Marawi compensation under the Disaster Fund, if I am not mistaken. That has been there since a few years ago. For 2023, of course, we will work on that going forward,” Angara said. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)