CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - A civic group in Marawi City on Thursday lauded the decision of the Senate to approve Senate Bill 2420 or the Marawi Compensation Bill. In a statement Thursday, the Marawi Reconstruction Conflict Watch (MRCW) said the Marawi Compensation Bill is the government's recognition of its obligation to rebuild the lives and bring back the dignity of more than 300,000 Marawi siege victims. "We deeply appreciate our Senators' efforts in proposing, amending, and pushing this bill forward. However, we reiterate and emphasize our call to push through with the bill's passage on the third and final reading before the Congress session adjourns next week on February 4," the group said. The MRCW also called on the House of Representatives to proactively support the bill's swift passage and for President Rodrigo Duterte to urgently sign the bill into law. On Wednesday, senators from Mindanao have announced the bill's passage through their respective Facebook pages. Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri said he was "emotional" when it was approved, as this will help the affected residents, especially those who lived in the Most Affected Areas. "They will be able to receive (soon) Just Compensation or financial assistance so they can rise up again from the nightmares they had experienced," he said in the Facebook statement. Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa also said on his Facebook page that the bill aims to help Marawi residents rebuild their homes. (PNA) }