Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) led the groundbreaking ceremony of the ‘Pabahay ng ARMM’ housing
project in Barangay Pagalamatan, Saguiaran in Lanao del Sur on September
12.
The housing project is intended for
families displaced by the Marawi Siege last year particularly those
staying at the covered court and people’s park in Saguiaran's municipal
government compound.
Gov. Hataman thanked
Pagalamatan Barangay Chairman Wahab Pangcoga for donating his own land
for the project. After the Marawi Siege, he said, it was a challenge
for the regional government to locate a land where the projects would be
built.
“Sisikapin natin na matapos ang
proyekto na ito bago pa man matapos ang taon para sa mga kababayan natin
naapektuhan ng Marawi Siege (We will really try to finish this project
before the year ends for our constituents who were affected by the
Marawi Siege),” he added. Aside from permanent shelters, the governor
also plans to build a prayer house (Mosque) and a covered court within
the area intended for internally displaced persons.
Luvizminda
Sani, chief of Lanao del Sur’s First District Engineering Office, said
the shelter project will consist of 200 housing units with a water
system. The total land area for 50 core shelters measures 10,000 square
meters or one hectare. Each housing unit measures 36 square meters in
floor area and 120 square meters in lot area. Each unit would cost Php
300,000 to build.
The housing project is
equipped with solar panels and water systems and is part of the ‘Apat na
Dapat’ framework of the ARMM - Bangsamoro Regional Inclusive
Development for Growth and Empowerment (ARMM-BRIDGE), which aims at
providing decent homes, food, water, light, and livelihood to the
region’s constituents. (BPI-ARMM/PIA10)
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