By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet
Building upon the momentum of putting up temporary shelters for quake-affected residents in Cebu, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) noted the ongoing installation of modular shelter units (MSUs) for families displaced by the “doublet” earthquake in Davao Oriental on October 10.
In a media release on Sunday, DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling noted that this initiative in Barangay Poblacion, Tarragona town, is in accordance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive in his earlier visit to Davao Oriental while assessing the damage inflicted by the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that shook the Mindanaoan province.
Secretary Aliling said in a statement, “Hangad po ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. ang mabigyan ng mas ligtas at komportableng masisilungan ang mga Davaenos na biktima ng lindol, kaya naman agaran ang aksyon ng DHSUD, kaagapay ang iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno, sa pagtatayo ng Bayanihan Village sa bayan ng Tarragona,” Secretary Aliling said.
He pledged the swift completion of the MSUs, “Asahan po ninyo na sa mga susunod na mga araw ay maitatayo na natin ang mga modular houses upang mapakinabangan na ng ating mga kababayan.”
The Bayanihan Village is being set up in close collaboration with DPWH, DSWD, the DILG, Office of Civil Defense, and the LGU of Tarragona, one of the hardest-hit towns in the province.
These temporary shelters being established in Cebu and Davao highlight a whole-of-government approach in facilitating prompt disaster response to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of quake-affected families in Visayas and Mindanao. (with report from Denisse Osorio | PTV News)
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