She added that non-government organizations may also help in monitoring the “retrofitting and repairs” of evacuation centers.
The establishment of evacuation centers will be manned by the Department of Public Works and Highways , the agency recently hit withPresident Rodrigo Duterte already ordered the Department of Justice to create a task force to investigate irregularities in government agencies, especially theCiting data from the Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Cabinet Cluster, Agap Banta said 182 municipalities or 67 percent of 270 vulnerable provinces in the Philippines do not have...
While Congress is open to filing bills for creating permanent evacuation sites, Enriquez said the allocation of P1 billion per year can fast track the process of building the evacuation shelters. Agap Banta said funding for the building of evacuation sites can be sourced from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund, Local Government Support Fund, and DPWH Local Infrastructure Program.
Agap Banta also took issue with converting schools, barangay halls, gyms, multi-purpose halls, and churches as makeshift evacuation sites. They said these sites are not sturdy enough to protect evacuees from pandemics as well as disasters.
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