DSWD: Quadruplex homes to be built for 'Sendong' victims in Cagayan de Oro

Quadruplex shelter units worth some P203 million will be built for victims of tropical storm "Sendong" (Washi) in Cagayan de Oro City, the Department of Social Welfare and Development said.

 

The DSWD signed an agreement with nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity and the Cagayan de Oro City local government to build shelter units in the city’s Calaanan area.

 

“Following the signing of the agreement, the DSWD will transfer P203 million to Habitat for Humanity for the construction of quadruplex houses in the area. There will be four families per 40-square-meter structure,” the DSWD said.

 

Earlier, the 9.4-hectare lot in Calaanan had been identified as a permanent resettlement site for families displaced by “Sendong.”

 

A padugo ceremony was done Wednesday in the area, while a groundbreaking ceremony has been scheduled on January 25.

 

Meanwhile, the DSWD is identifying evacuees who can help prepare the area. Evacuees who help prepare the area will be paid through the cash-for-work program.

 

On the other hand, 12 bunkhouses for 120 families being constructed by the 52nd Engineering Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro are already half finished.

 

Also ongoing is the construction of 230 bunkhouses from the International Organization for Migration.

 

More bunkhouses that can accommodate 150 families in Lumbia will be built in coordination with Project Compassion. The DSWD is currently coordinating with the said organization. –KG, GMA News