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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Mayor Regencia probes 'Sendong' survivors who sold GK houses

ILIGAN City (28 Feb 2017) - Mayor Celso Gomera Regencia has summoned all beneficiaries of Gawad Kalinga (GK) houses in Bayanihan Village, Barangay Santa Elena on Tuesday morning to investigate why some 'Sendong' survivors sold the units that were awarded to them.

According to Housing and Resettlement Office head Rey Roque, over 300 units were sold by beneficiaries to non-Sendong survivors.

Buyers were mostly locals of Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.

The memorandum of agreement signed by the beneficiaries before they occupied the units states that they are not allowed to sell or let non-beneficiaries occupy the units.


Some beneficiaries reasoned they sold their units because some parts of the village do not have power and water service.

The local government is eyeing the possible filing of charges against beneficiaries who sold their units but also vowed to go after officials and department heads who were amiss in their duty to provide the services promised.


A number of 'Sendong' survivors in Iligan still have not been relocated, five years after the tragedy. [Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News]

1 comment:

uonno said...

Buti nga binigyan pa kayo ng bahay para tirahan nyo at yung pa ang gagawing nyo e benta sa iba. Eh kami nga kahit di full damage yung bahay namin jan sa hinaplanon area hindi nga kami natulonagn ng maayos sa pagpapaayos sa bahay namin na na nasira partially. hanggan nagyon di pa tapos ang bahay namin at binabaha pa rin kami kahit konti ulan lang. Halos di nga kami bigyan ng tulong ng dswd kasi ng nag inspection sila pinaayos ko na yung sira, kailangan pa ng mga pictures para makit anila na nasira talaga bahay namin. Ilan lang ang binigay nila, 10 manipis na yero, 15 manipis na plywood at at marupok pa ang iba at 2 kilong pako. Dapat kasi maayos yung program ng pagtulong at dapat naka register yung dapat tulongan.