BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—The provincial government here has approved more than P1.3 million for housing assistance to victims of typhoons “Lawin” and “Karen” in the province.
Gov. Carlos Padilla said the amount will be given to 357 typhoon victims whose houses were partially or totally damaged.
Typhoon victims whose houses were partially damaged will be given P3,000 each. Those with totally damaged houses will receive P5,000, he said.
“Distribution of typhoon assistance checks to typhoon victims has been started through visits to various municipalities, which were hardest hit by the recent typhoons,” Padilla said.
Report from the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office revealed the town of Alfonso Castañeda, particularly barangays Abuyo, Lublub, Galintuja and Lipuga, has 164 residents whose houses were partially damaged. Kasibu town had 34, Dupax del Sur town had 14, Aritao town had nine, Dupax del Norte saw eight and Sta. Fe town had four such cases.
Totally-damaged houses were recorded at 76 in Sta. Fe town, 37 in Aritao, 17 in Bayombong, 10 in Dupax del Norte, and one in Kasibu.
Lita Tabudlo, provincial social welfare and development officer, said P699,000 will be released to residents with partially damaged houses, while P620,000 will be given to 124 beneficiaries whose houses were totally wrecked.
“We have already distributed more than P1.2 million worth of checks for victims with partially and totally-damaged houses and we only have P41,000 worth of checks unclaimed,” Tabudlo said.