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Robredo's Angat Buhay hopes to complete the building of all 100 houses targeted for Marawi residents
Robredo's Angat Buhay hopes to complete the building of all 100 houses targeted for Marawi residents
Robredo's Angat Buhay hopes to complete the building of all 100 houses targeted for Marawi residents
Published Jul 2, 2019 06:44 pm
By Raymund Antonio
Vice President Leni Robredo’s Angat Buhay program and its private partners seek to complete the construction of 100 housing units within the year for displaced residents in Marawi City.
Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Robredo, a former housing chief, said that 28 more transitional shelters will be built in the conflict-stricken city for the families affected by the siege.
“Ang pinaka-target natin, kasi ito privately-funded din. Iyong pinaka-target natin 100 houses in all (Our primary target, because this is also privately-funded, is 100 houses in all),” she said.
“Hopefully kasi magiging 72 na lahat, so hopefully iyong 28 this year matapos na rin. Actually, iyong pondo ready na. Nandiyan iyong pondo. Ang wala lang talaga iyong availability ng lupa,” Robredo added.
(Hopefully, because the total houses will become 72, the 28 this year will be complete. Actually, the funds are ready. It is already there. What we only don’t have is the availability of the land.)
The Vice President turned over on Friday the second batch of 12 housing units in Angat Buhay Village at Barangay Sagonsongan. These were built through donations from the Latter-Day Saints Charities, an Angat Buhay partner.
This village was opened in July last year with 60 initial transitional houses, which were funded by private partners.
During her visit, Robredo also led the turnover of three new classroom buildings in Harat Medina Central Elementary School, Mapandi Elementary School, and Bae Inomba Blo Bacarat Central Elementary School.
Angat Buhay partners PhilAm Foundation, LBC Foundation, Double Dragon Properties Corp., Team Energy Foundation, and Jollibee Group Foundation funded the construction buildings.
The Vice President noted the “different atmosphere” now in Marawi, with the ongoing demolition efforts seen by affected residents as part of the rehabilitation process.
“Napakahalagang simbolo na iyong tao nakikita niya na may nangyayari na. Kasi kapag may nangyayari na, kahit gaano kabagal, kahit papaano iyong pag-asa sa puso ng mga kababayan natin nandiyan,” she said.
(It is an important symbol the people sees the progress. Any progress in the rehabilitation effort, however slow or small, gives hope to our countrymen.)
While she was in Marawi, Robredo found the needs of public schools, especially in far-flung areas, are lacking.
“Kasi iyong mga kailangan doon mga ano talaga, mga school kits, mga school supplies, mga uniforms, kasi ito iyong mga batang naubos lahat ng gamit dahil sa giyera,” she said.
(What they really need there are school kits, school supplies, uniforms because these children are the ones who lost everything due to the war.)
Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Robredo, a former housing chief, said that 28 more transitional shelters will be built in the conflict-stricken city for the families affected by the siege.
“Ang pinaka-target natin, kasi ito privately-funded din. Iyong pinaka-target natin 100 houses in all (Our primary target, because this is also privately-funded, is 100 houses in all),” she said.
“Hopefully kasi magiging 72 na lahat, so hopefully iyong 28 this year matapos na rin. Actually, iyong pondo ready na. Nandiyan iyong pondo. Ang wala lang talaga iyong availability ng lupa,” Robredo added.
(Hopefully, because the total houses will become 72, the 28 this year will be complete. Actually, the funds are ready. It is already there. What we only don’t have is the availability of the land.)
The Vice President turned over on Friday the second batch of 12 housing units in Angat Buhay Village at Barangay Sagonsongan. These were built through donations from the Latter-Day Saints Charities, an Angat Buhay partner.
This village was opened in July last year with 60 initial transitional houses, which were funded by private partners.
During her visit, Robredo also led the turnover of three new classroom buildings in Harat Medina Central Elementary School, Mapandi Elementary School, and Bae Inomba Blo Bacarat Central Elementary School.
Angat Buhay partners PhilAm Foundation, LBC Foundation, Double Dragon Properties Corp., Team Energy Foundation, and Jollibee Group Foundation funded the construction buildings.
The Vice President noted the “different atmosphere” now in Marawi, with the ongoing demolition efforts seen by affected residents as part of the rehabilitation process.
“Napakahalagang simbolo na iyong tao nakikita niya na may nangyayari na. Kasi kapag may nangyayari na, kahit gaano kabagal, kahit papaano iyong pag-asa sa puso ng mga kababayan natin nandiyan,” she said.
(It is an important symbol the people sees the progress. Any progress in the rehabilitation effort, however slow or small, gives hope to our countrymen.)
While she was in Marawi, Robredo found the needs of public schools, especially in far-flung areas, are lacking.
“Kasi iyong mga kailangan doon mga ano talaga, mga school kits, mga school supplies, mga uniforms, kasi ito iyong mga batang naubos lahat ng gamit dahil sa giyera,” she said.
(What they really need there are school kits, school supplies, uniforms because these children are the ones who lost everything due to the war.)