ILOILO City – The city government is preparing a relocation site for families displaced by the fire that hit a neighborhood in Barangay Old Airport, Mandurriao district on March 11.
“May ginapreparar kita nga duta nga ginbakal sang syudad sang nagligad nga tuig. It is a three-hectare land in Barangay Sambag, Jaro district,” said Mayor Jerry Treñas.
He noted that the fire victims “may issue sa pagbalik sa duta nga gina istaran nila.”
The displaced families were illegal settlers.
Treñas tasked the Iloilo City Urban Poor Affairs Office (ICUPAO) and City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) to process the relocation of the fire victims.
The final report of the CSWDO counted 45 totally damaged houses and 18 partially damaged ones.
The total number of displaced families rose to 93 from an initial count of 66.
The March 11 fire left P1.4-million property damage, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).
This was so far the biggest fire here this year and it ironically happened while the city was marking March as Fire Prevention Month, lamented Chief Inspector Publio Ploteña, city fire marshal.
Most of the damaged houses were made of light materials.
Treñas earlier said that city government would be extending financial assistance to the fire victims amounting P10,000 for families with totally damaged houses and P7,000 for those with partially damaged ones./PN
