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Mayor okays funding for Sendong victims

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The Dumaguete City Disaster Advisory Council led by the chairman Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria last Wednesday afternoon approved P3,855,000 in financial assistance to the victims typhoon Sendong that badly hit the City Dec. 17 last year.

Mayor Sagarbarria informed the Council upon the request of Marina Mendoza, City Social Welfare officer, to release financial assistance to families who were affected by typhoon Sendong.

Of the total amount; P5,000 for each of the 388 totally damaged households for a total of P1,940,000; P2,5000 for each of the 738 partially damaged households for a total of P1,845,000, and P10,000 for each of the seven persons for the total of P70,000 who died during the typhoon Sendong.

Mayor Sagarbarria saidthe budget will be taken from the financial donation of the typhoon victims that was given by various local government units and private individuals.

The City government collected almost P6 million in cash and check donations for the typhoon victims.

Sagarbarria also informed the Council that the National Housing Authority approved the building of 1,000 houses in barangays Banilad and Bajumpandan, while the Gawad Kalinga will also do their share to build 250 houses for the typhoon victims in the City, but the city government. (PIO Dumaguete)

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