“Dire kuripot it DSWD!”
This is the testimony of Mano Lucio, whose house was totally damaged during supertyphoon Yolanda. Now, he is one of the 75 beneficiaries of the Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) who recently attended the turnover ceremony in Hindang, Leyte for these housing units.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development, together with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Hindang, led by Mayor Betty Cabal and the members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla, and Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer (PSWDO) Vivian Claros recently conducted this ceremony to formally turnover these units to the beneficiaries, who were given certificates of completion and acceptance.
The CSAP is a housing project built for disaster survivors by disaster survivors. Each of these shelters are environmentally friendly and structurally strong, able to withstand up to 220 kph of wind velocity, and earthquakes up to intensity 4 on the Richter Scale and are built using locally sourced materials. These units cost P84,000 each – DSWD provided P70,000, the PSWDO provided P10,000 while the LGU provided P4,000, as well as the lots where the units were built. The beneficiaries themselves build the shelters and are tasked with the maintenance and care of these units.
“Daghang salamat sa DSWD na pinangunahan han aton Regional Director, salamat kan Governor Petilla ngan kan Mayor Cabal para sa tabang nga iyo gihatag sa amo. (Thank you DSWD, under the leadership of the Regional Director, thank you Governor Petilla and Mayor Cabal for the help you gave us.)
“Kun waray CSAP dire kami makapuyo sa dig-on nga balay. Salamat sa proteksyon nga iyo gihatag. Karon, safe na ang aong pamilya, kay an design sa Core Shelter dire basta-basta maguba sa bagyo ug linog. Bisan naay siguro Yolanda part two, dili na maruba!” (If it weren’t for the CSAP, we wouldn’t be able to live in a sturdy house. Thank you for the protection you gave us. Now, our families are safe, because the Core Shelter is not easily destroyed by storms or earthquakes. Even if there was a Yolanda part two, our houses wouldn’t be destroyed!)
“Among tumanon ang mga patakaran pinaagi sa pagmaintain sa balay – dili igprenda o ibaligya kay an materyales gikan sa gobyerno. Ipakita namo nga kami angayan sa pagsalig na inyong gihatag sa amo. Sa ngalan sa 75 nga beneficiaries, amo gihatag ang among kinasingkasing nga pasalamat. Mabuhay kitang tanan, God bless!” (We will implement the rules on maintaining our houses – no mortgaging or selling, because the materials came from the government. We will show that we are worthy of the trust that you have given us. So, in behalf of the 75 beneficiaries, we give to you our heartfelt gratitude. Mabuhay and God bless to us all!)
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