MARAWI CITY — Sixty-four internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Most Affected Areas (MAAs) of Marawi received P60,000 each in labor cost subsidy on Friday, December 26, 2025, as part of ongoing government efforts to support their permanent return and recovery.
The assistance was distributed under the Construction Materials Assistance (CMA) initiative of the Office of the Chief Minister’s Marawi Rehabilitation Program (OCM-MRP), which aims to help families rebuild houses damaged during the 2017 Marawi siege. The subsidy is intended to cover labor fees needed to complete construction works.
MRP Project Manager and Parliament Member Said Shiek urged beneficiaries to use the support wisely and push forward together toward rebuilding the city.
“Let us work together to ensure that all these programs and services available for you bring us progress after all the hardships that all of us have been through,” Shiek said.
He emphasized that the financial aid is a testament to the Bangsamoro government’s strong commitment to Marawi’s rehabilitation.
“All of these are the fruits of our mujahideens’ sacrifices. As long as MRP is here, we will continue to provide various forms of assistance to you within our mandate until you recover,” he added.
According to MRP, validation processes and documentation for the remaining batches of IDPs are still ongoing to ensure they receive their subsidies. Regular site visits are also being conducted to monitor the progress of housing construction funded through the program.
One of the recipients, Lajeb Mangata, expressed heartfelt appreciation for the steady support extended to displaced families.
“Maraming salamat po sa MRP-BARMM para sa lahat po ng suporta na natanggap namin gaya ng construction materials at itong labor cost subsidy na P60,000. Sa wakas, nakabalik na po kami sa aming tirahan sa Barangay Sabala Manao Proper,” Mangata said.
The CMA program consists of three major components:
• Provision of construction materials worth P240,000 per beneficiary
• Skills training for laborers
• Labor cost subsidy amounting to P60,000
To strengthen community capacity, MRP partnered with the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education–Technical Education and Skills Development (MBHTE-TESD) to train IDPs in carpentry, masonry, and electrical installation — enabling them to directly participate in rebuilding their own homes.
Members of the MRP Program Steering Committee, chaired by Deputy Chief Minister for Mainland Ali B. Solaiman, were also present during the distribution.
As rehabilitation continues nearly a decade after the siege, BARMM officials reiterated their pledge that no Marawi resident will be left behind in the journey toward full recovery and restored dignity.