TACLOBAN CITY- At least 15 housing units are to be constructed in village of Cabalawan by the party-list group Akbayan.
The construction of houses intended for the victims of supertyphoon Yolanda would be undertaken under the party-list’s Akbayanihan relief and rehabilitation drive, said Machris Cabreros,co-convenor of said group.
According to Cabreros, the construction of the 15 housing units is being conducted by their group with the help of different schools and other non-government organizations as she revealed that the activity was first done among victims of typhoon Ondoy.
The Cabalawan project would serve as a demo-housing with the initials 15 units could increase, depending on the needs and funding.
The Akbayanihan consulted the local government units and the barangays concerned in choosing the beneficiaries of the 15 units of housing.
The housing units are made of indigenous materials and said to be disaster resilient, Cabreros said. (LIZBETH ANN ABELLA)
