CONVERGENCE OF GOVERNMENT AND HUMANITARIAN RESOURCES AND EFFORTS HELP THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES IN CDO
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 09:55 | 
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In Cagayan de Oro City there are more than 8,000 families needing new homes after their houses were destroyed early dawn of December 17, 2011 by Tropical Storm Sendong (International Name, Washi).
The need prompted the national government, the local government unit of Cagayan de Oro, and humanitarian organizations to construct immediately permanent shelters for the internally displaced families.
Based on the criteria set by the Local Inter-agency Committee (LIAC)—chaired by Mayor Emano and represented by national government agencies and non-government organizations—families whose houses were totally destroyed are given priority of occupancy. Candidate families include those falling under the informal sector and those who were residents at the declared no-build zones (areas that were considered by the government not safe for building structures).
The list of beneficiaries assessed and validated by the LIAC has already been finalized and is now being used by the government as a basis for selecting the prioritized families.
Humanitarian Efforts
After President Aquino declared the Philippines in state of national calamity for the Philippines days after the tragedy, numerous humanitarian organizations including the United Nations intervened to aid government offices in the relief operation, as well as early recovery and rehabilitation for the internally displaced families.
Donations from local, national, and international entities poured in for the survivors totalling to more than P71,000,000.00. Additionally, the government, together with the International Organization for Migration, assisted and transferred the families to evacuation centers and transitional sites to provide them temporary shelter. More than 2,000 volunteers, including students, lined up to help the survivors through psychosocial interventions and stress debriefings and through generous provision of relief goods.
Committees and clusters were created and national agencies and the local government coordinated and brought together their resources in order to facilitate a faster recovery of the survivor-families.
At present, initial efforts have been made to provide the internally displaced families with sustainable livelihood and skills training.
Shelter Units Constructed
The recent houses constructed in Calaanan and Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City and recently turned over last April, were those funded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development amounting to P203,000,000.00 in cost. The Habitat for Humanity Philippines helped in the construction of the houses, while the local government unit of Cagayan de Oro headed by Mayor Vicente Emano provided the land areas.
Pnoy Turns Over 700 shelter units for IDPs in Cagayan de OroWednesday, 09 May 2012 13:01 | | |
Addressing the family-beneficiaries in last April 27, 2012's turn-over ceremony held at Calaanan Resettlement Site, Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro, President Aquino emphasized that the turn-over of the more than 1,000 permanent shelters for the survivors of Tropical Storm Sendong is "a fulfillment of my promise to build your new home so you can start anew. This is the first batch and I assure all of you that the remaining seven thousand houses will be finished by August 2012." Likewise, President Aquino reiterated his commitment to Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano to complete the construction of the bridge leading to Calaanan Resettlement Site, as well as damaged roads by June 30, “as promised by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). President Aquino then proceeded to inspect the permanent shelters built by DSWD’s partner non-government organization (NGO) Habitat for Humanity and volunteers. ### (April 27, 2012)
RESPONSE SPEECH OF AN IDP BENEFICIARY OF PERMANENT SHELTERTuesday, 08 May 2012 09:41 | | |
Sa atong hinigugmang Presidente sa nasud, His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, maayong adlaw. Ako si Anthony Cabanigan, 34 years old, minyo ug naay lima ka anak. Ang among balay sa Isla de Oro ug among mga butang naanud sa baha. Apan bisan sa nahitabo, dako akong pasalamat kay luwas ang akong tibook pamilya. Kami kasamtangang nagpuyo sa Tent City dinhi sa Calaanan.
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Task force demolishes illegal structures fronting DSWD-XWednesday, 09 May 2012 08:35 | | |
Cagayan de Oro City---A joint task force has demolished an illegal structure constructed in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office – 10 along Masterson Avenue, Upper Carmen here. It took almost ten years for the authorities to clean and to demolish a store constructed by a certain resident of the area, which has encroached on the road-right-of-way of the national highway and the office of the agency. Manuel M. Borres, Chief Administrative Officer of DSWD – 10, said he is thankful to the operatives of the joint task force, headed by Police Superintendent Antonio C. Montalba, for implementing the demolition on May 4, 2012.
DSWD 10 children residents explore outside worldThursday, 26 April 2012 12:55 | | |
Aside from that, they were victims of Tropical Storm Sendong (Washi) when flashfloods wrought havoc here where they stayed on December 16 and 17 last year. To ensure the safety of these minors, Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Regional Director of DSWD-10, decided to transfer them to the regional center inside the field office. But, neither the abandonment of their parents nor the typhoon stopped them from living normally in the hands of DSWD-10. Recently, the resident children went on a socio-cultural activity in Opol Beach, Opol, Misamis Oriental, some 45 minutes ride off west from this city. Delia Marivillosa, Social Welfare Officer 1, said the activity aims to develop and children’s full potentials and social well-being through exploring the urban life and the sub-urban environment.
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