NHA releases P20M for Benguet landslide victims’ housing
ITOGON, Benguet — The National Housing Authority (NHA) has released P10 million for the acquisition of land to resettle families removed from landslide-prone areas and danger zones here.
Earlier, the NHA already released P10 million to purchase building materials for families evicted from their homes after landslides triggered by typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) in September weakened many of the mining town’s inhabited areas.
On Saturday, around 500 people gathered at the Ucab gymnasium where NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. handed out the check and signed a Memorandum of Agreement on a resettlement assistance program with Itogon Mayor Victorio Palangdan.
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito joined the gathering and gave P1 million aid from the San Juan City government, on behalf of his mother, San Juan Mayor Guia Gomez.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian also attended the gathering and gave P3 million assistance. Of the amount, P2.5 million would be distributed to Cordillera families affected by Ompong while the remaining P500,000 would be given to Itogon.
Ompong pummelled northern Luzon last month and left 114 people, mostly from Itogon, dead. /kga
Inquirer calls for support for the victims of typhoon Ompong
Responding to appeals for help, the Philippine Daily Inquirer is extending its relief to victims of the recent typhoon Ompong.
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