43 families of informal shoreline settlers benefit from the core shelter assistance project of the government in IGACOS

Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte, Nov  28 (PIA) -  Forty three(43) shoreline informal settlers received  P70 thousand pesos worth of check from the  Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) Field Office XI in coordination with the City government of Island Garden City of Samal  at thePHRDC, Brgy. Catagman, Samal District on November 20.

The CSAP is a protective services project under the Bottoms-Up Budgeting Program designed for disaster victims or relocation assistance for those dwelling along disaster prone areas and needed to be relocated to safe and secure relocation sites certified by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau(MGB).

The grant financial assistance will be utilized for the construction of houses for indigent informal settlers however to strictly comply on the approved standard structural design provided by the Commission on Audit.

 “Nagpasalamat kaayo ko sa Ginoo ug sa atong lideres sa atong gobyerno kay unexpected kaayo nga  makadawat kami niining pinasya nga dako kaayong tabang para makapatukod kami sa among puloy-anan”(I’m so thankful to the Lord and our leaders in the government for the unexpected assistance given to us which is of big help for the construction of our dwelling), Pag-asa Neighborhood Association for Shelter Assistance Vice Chair Martiniano Ganados said.

Ganados said they were really happy because they were accommodated in a relocation site in Barangay Tambo and they also received assistance for the construction of their houses.

DSWD Field Office XI Protective Services Chief Rebecca Santamaria explained the importance of owning a dwelling place  for a person however she stressed the need for beneficiaries to strictly follow the rules in  the implementation of the Core Shelter Assistance Program.

Santamaria  was grateful to the local government for the concerted effort and support to the project since there is also a need to strictly comply with the requirements in its implementation. 

The local government of Island Garden City of Samal was grateful to the national government’s BUB Program which has supported some of the different department’s program particularly in housing, agriculture,  infrastructure and other projects.(melrose arig samal cio)