ILOILO – The provincial government will build two evacuation centers next year in the municipalities of Mina in the 3rd District and Tigbauan in the 1st District.
Each center will cost P23.1 million, according to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief Dr. Jerry Bionat.
Why in Mina and Tubungan?
Bionat said the local government units of these towns offered to donate lots where to construct the evacuation centers – within schools or near schools.
“Ako nag-design dasun ginpa-interpret ko sa Provincial Engineer’s Office para magasunod gid sa international standards,” said Bionat.
Each evacuation center will have a stockroom, comfort rooms, bleachers, ventilation, water system, and conference room.
“The goal,” according to Bionat, “is for each local government unit to have an evacuation center to do away with the current practice of turning schools into temporary evacuation centers when disaster strikes such as flooding, landslide, earthquake or fire.”
Towns that already have evacuation centers are Estancia, Balasan, Banate, Oton, Dueñas, Ajuy, and Pototan.
The towns of Zarraga and Carles, on the other hand, each hosts a regional evacuation center built by the Office of Civil Defense and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Each regional evacuation center cost P35 million to build./PN
