DSWD releases P2.8M for core shelter in Negros Occidental
The Province of Negros Occidental received a total of P2.8 million for the implementation of Core Shelter Assistance Program under the Calamity Assistance Rehabilitation Efforts (CARE) Program.
The fund was released directly to Local Government Units of Cauayan and Kabankalan City with an amount of P1.4 million each. Twenty units of core shelters will be constructed with an individual cost of P70,000 in project sites in Hilamonan in Kabankalan City and Talacdan in Cauayan.
The checks were received by Mayor Pedro Zayco of Kabankalan and Mayor John Ray Tabujara of Cauayan on Monday, February 4, 2008 with Ms. Liane Garcia, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer of Negros Occidental from DSWD Field Office VI.
"We are thankful for this assistance from the national government," said Zayco during the turnover of check.
For his part, Tabujara said that they have plans of expanding the project to more beneficiaries through their own municipality. "This will benefit 20 families. We hope that we could re-engineer some aspects of this project and find other means to source out budget so that many would benefit."
Tabujara was also quoted saying, "The labor for this core shelter project will be the counterpart of the beneficiaries. It's a good strategy for them to feel that they are part of the implementation of the project. We the collaborated effort of different agencies, this is a project that shows real convergence."
Also present during the turnover in Cauayan were Vice Mayor Jerry Tabujara; former DSWD Regional Director and Consultant for the Office of President for Western Visayas Zenaida Mabugat; and other officials from the LGU. (dswd6/mcastillo)