In a meeting held Tuesday at the National Economic
Development Authority regional office here, Presidential Assistant Wendel
Avisado, said each consultation would invite 120 participants composed of
beneficiaries of resettlement projects, local and national government
officials, and representatives of civil society organizations.
“We will go to all provinces and our office has
allocated budget for these consultations. That’s how serious our President is
as he ordered government agencies to provide solutions to all concerns. Let the
people know that they are not neglected,” said Avisado, the official tasked by
President Rodrigo Duterte to oversee Yolanda rehabilitation.
The first leg of series of consultations will be in
relocation sites in Tacloban City on March 19 to 20.
It will be followed by dialogues in Guiuan, Eastern
Samar (April 3); Balangiga, Eastern Samar (April 4); Basey, Samar (April 10);
Carigara, Leyte (April 11); Isabel, Leyte (April 12); Naval, Biliran (April
17); and Silago, Southern Leyte (April 19).
Nearby towns and cities to the venues are invited
to the provincial consultations.
The activity will gather issues and concerns
encountered by survivors in resettlement sites and convene various government
instrumentalities to identify interventions that will ensure sustainability of
resettlement projects and improve their quality of life.
After the consultation, the Office of the President
expects to formulate the multi-year post-resettlement program for submission
and approval of President and inter-agency task force.
The consultation, which was recently completed in
Western Visayas, includes reporting of projects status for every cluster, open
forum, and ocular inspection of resettlement sites.
The central government has already released
PHP146.15 billion for areas ravaged by the 2013 monster typhoon as of end of
last year.(SQM/PNA)
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