Robredo sees need to come up with permanent relocation sites for calamity victims
Published Feb 3, 2018 07:00 pm
By Raymund Antonio
While she visited the evacuation centers for the second time in Albay, Vice President Leni Robredo saw the need to come up with permanent relocation sites for calamity victims.
Robredo, who was born and raised in Bicol, said it would be better if there are permanent evacuation centers that will accommodate affected residents in the aftermath of disasters.
Vice President Leni Robredo returned to Albay on Friday, February 2, 2018, to visit evacuation centers for those affected by the activities of Mount Mayon. This trip included San Jose Elementary School in Malilipot; Bical National High School in Sto. Domingo; Gogon Central School in Legazpi City; and Anislag Elementary School in Daraga, where the Office of the Vice President and its Angat Buhay partners brought relief packs and other forms of assistance to evacuees. (Photo by OVP)
“Iyong local officials iyong maghanap kasi sila iyong mas nakakaalam. Sila iyong mas nakakaalam hindi lang iyong ideal iyong sa distance, hindi lang iyong location, pero parating nako-consider iyong lahat na circumstances ng ililikas,” she told reporters in Albay.
For one, the Vice President cited Guinobatan, a municipality in Albay, where its local officials bought land for the construction of housing units for those who need to leave their homes due to natural calamities.
She said her office already made a request for assistance from the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), which she chaired, on these housing projects.
Guinobatan is one the municipalities affected by Mount Mayon’s eruption in Albay.
Robredo personally checked the condition of displaced residents at the Guinobatan East Central School and other evacuation centers in Camalig and Ligao City last month.
Yesterday, she returned to the province with donations from the partners of her flagship antipoverty project, Angat Buhay, intended for the shelter camps in Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi and Daraga.
The Vice President was aware during her visit about the depleting funds of local government units brought by prolonged stay of displaced families in these evacuation centers.
Data from local officials showed that the provincial government of Albay has been spending P200 a day for every family.
“Marami ang nagdo-donate ngayon. Siguro, gaya ngayon may dala kami, ito muna iyong gamitin para nase-save ng provincial government kung anuman iyong pondo na ibinaba ng national government,” said Robredo.
“Kaya ito naman, naghihikayat tayo na iyong mga kababayan natin na gustong tumulong, malaking bagay talaga kapag may tumutulong kasi nagagamit ng pamahalaan sa ibang mahahalagang bagay iyong kanilang pondo,” she added.
Vice President Leni Robredo returned to Albay on Friday, February 2, 2018, to visit evacuation centers for those affected by the activities of Mount Mayon. This trip included San Jose Elementary School in Malilipot; Bical National High School in Sto. Domingo; Gogon Central School in Legazpi City; and Anislag Elementary School in Daraga, where the Office of the Vice President and its Angat Buhay partners brought relief packs and other forms of assistance to evacuees. (Photo by OVP)
“Iyong local officials iyong maghanap kasi sila iyong mas nakakaalam. Sila iyong mas nakakaalam hindi lang iyong ideal iyong sa distance, hindi lang iyong location, pero parating nako-consider iyong lahat na circumstances ng ililikas,” she told reporters in Albay.
For one, the Vice President cited Guinobatan, a municipality in Albay, where its local officials bought land for the construction of housing units for those who need to leave their homes due to natural calamities.
She said her office already made a request for assistance from the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), which she chaired, on these housing projects.
Guinobatan is one the municipalities affected by Mount Mayon’s eruption in Albay.
Robredo personally checked the condition of displaced residents at the Guinobatan East Central School and other evacuation centers in Camalig and Ligao City last month.
Yesterday, she returned to the province with donations from the partners of her flagship antipoverty project, Angat Buhay, intended for the shelter camps in Malilipot, Sto. Domingo, Legazpi and Daraga.
The Vice President was aware during her visit about the depleting funds of local government units brought by prolonged stay of displaced families in these evacuation centers.
Data from local officials showed that the provincial government of Albay has been spending P200 a day for every family.
“Marami ang nagdo-donate ngayon. Siguro, gaya ngayon may dala kami, ito muna iyong gamitin para nase-save ng provincial government kung anuman iyong pondo na ibinaba ng national government,” said Robredo.
“Kaya ito naman, naghihikayat tayo na iyong mga kababayan natin na gustong tumulong, malaking bagay talaga kapag may tumutulong kasi nagagamit ng pamahalaan sa ibang mahahalagang bagay iyong kanilang pondo,” she added.