THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has turned over core shelter units to 309 household-beneficiaries from 25 barangays in the municipality of Diffun in Quirino province who were affected by Typhoons Quiel and Pedring in 2011.
Minaflor Mansibang, chief of the DSWD – Disaster Response and Rehabilitation Section (DRRS) Field Office-2 led the turnover of the housing units. She was joined by municipal Mayor May Garnace-Calaunan.
The initiative is part of DSWD’s Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP), which aims to provide decent housing to families who lost their homes, as well to help rebuild lives and communities affected by natural disasters.
Under the program, the DSWD shelled out P70,000 grants for the construction of each shelter unit, while LGU of Diffun provided the relocation site and other assistance to complete the project.
“The agency’s goal is to provide a safe and peaceful shelter for your entire family and instill confidence in facing any calamity that they may experience,” said Mansibang, who also thanked the Diffun municipal government for their support in implementing the program.