PAOAY, Ilocos Norte—Residents
in the flood-prone villages of this town may no longer need to seek refuge in
public schools in times of typhoons and other calamities following the start of
construction for a 2-storey evacuation center at Brgy. Callaguip here.
With the project pegged at Php3.4 million, the center sits on a
3,000-square meter public lot can house about 1,000 evacuees. The Department of
Public Works and Highways (DPWH) funds the project while the local government
here owns the lot.
In response to President
Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order to avoid using public schools as evacuation centers
during natural calamities so as not to disrupt classes, DPWH regional firector
Ronnel Tan during his recent visit to Paoay on said the President tasked them
to construct more evacuation facilities around the country.
The planned evacuation center
will feature modern house amenities, including kitchen, restrooms, bedrooms,
dining rooms and a social hall and a functional Civil Defense office.
Paoay mayor Jessie Galano said
they are thankful to the national government and the DPWH for the project.
Mr. Galano said this is a unique
project that will benefit most of the flood-prone barangays of San Roque,
Nangalisan, Salbang, Cabangaran, and San Blas among others.
Officials expect to complete
the project within a year. (Leilanie G. Adriano)
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