CATBALOGAN CITY- Three housing projects are soon to be constructed in this city that could provide houses at low cost to hundreds of families affected by disasters and living in danger zone areas in the city. The housing projects are located in Barangays Payao, Socorro and Lagundi, City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan said. According to the city mayor, those who are presently residing in danger zone areas are the ones strongly considered to reside on these housing projects as well as those who lost their houses due to the recent calamities that hit Catbalogan. Uy-Tan also said that the construction of houses in these housing project sites could help address the lack of house needs in Catbalogan. The first of the housing project sites that was inaugurated was in Payao held last August 1 which coincided with the state of the city address of Uy-Tan. It was attended by Pag-ibig president Darlene Marie Berberabe. Three hundred housing units are to be constructed in Payao sitting on an eight-hectare lot. The development of the area, six kms away from the city proper, could also help decongest the traffic problem of Catbalogan. “It was the city mayor who reached out to the Pag-Ibig if we can help in implementing a housing project which we welcome,” Berberabe said. Aside from the housing project, a facility for children in conflict and an evacuation center will also be constructed in Payao. It was also learned from the city mayor that tenement houses will be put up to be funded by a private company thru the help of Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Office. The National Housing Authority is also open to construct houses for the residents’ needs Mayor Uy-Tan said.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
