MARAWI City — Transitional shelters which are to be built in Barangay Sagonsongan, Marawi City will be ready for occupancy by December, said Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chair (HUDCC) Eduardo del Rosario.
Geared up towards its reconstruction efforts for Marawi City, members of Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) Sub-Committee on Housing along with Defense Undersecretary Cesar Yano, TFBM executive director, visited the location site of the transitional shelters last week.
“Two hundred seventy-five families will be housed in this area by December. Every month thereafter, another families will be transferred until we complete the 1,175 families by March 28,” said Del Rosario.
The HUDCC chair said that those families who no longer have houses are prioritized which will be identified by the local government of Marawi through the help of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD).
“The transitional shelters will be built with common facilities such as recreational area, health center, wet and dry market, mosque and madrasah schools”, Del Rosario added.
Meanwhile, General Manager Marcelino Escalada, Jr. of National Housing Authority said a five-storey low rise condominium type building will be constructed in 7,000 square meters area in the City. (pia x)
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