Butuan Habitat homepartners share beautiful
memories as beneficiaries
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) – In time with the
14th anniversary celebration of the Butuan Habitat for Humanity Inc. (BHFHI) on
Saturday held at the Lucky Village Covered in Barangay Ambago of this city, two
of its homepartners openly shared their beautiful memories as beneficiaries of
the houses built by the BHFHI.
Ailyn Morales, one of the homepartners of the
BHFHI recalled that it was in the year 2006 where she lost her husband and felt
hopeless thinking that she was jobless that time and has children to feed.
“It’s not that easy to raise kids alone
especially if you are jobless. During that time, we were also renting a house,
so what i did, i joined into different sidelines to cope up with our daily
living and hoped that someday i'll be able to save more money for us to have
our own house,” relayed Morales.
Morales further bared that when she heard of the
BHFHI, it changed her life as her application for a house grant was approved by
the organization. "I'm very proud to be one of the homepartners of Butuan
Habitat and as member of the Lopez Habitat Homeowners Association in Km. 3,
Brgy. Baan," she added.
Another homepartner, Danilo Yee shared that 14
years ago was the time when he acquired his own house being one of the first
beneficiaries. He also recalled how he
and his family felt devastated when their first house was razed by fire. “We
may have lost our house and properties but still I am very thankful that I
still have my family and we now enjoy living in the house built for us by the
Butuan Habitat,” he stressed.
"I am privileged to have been fully
involved in the process of building a house. It's not all about the physical
structure but building relationships with our neighborhood," he remarked.
(VLG/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
DSWD-13 continues to augment relief assistance
to Agaton, Basyang-affected LGUs
By Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) – The Department of
Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga continues to augment relief
assistance to local government units (LGUs) in the region that were affected by
the Tropical Depression ‘Agaton’ few weeks ago, and also those affected by the
recent Tropical Storm ‘Basyang’.
According to the agency’s regional information
officer Theresa Barsobia, as of 4:00 p.m. on January 31, the DSWD-Caraga Field
Office has extended a total augmentation assistance of 73,640 family relief
packs to Agaton-affected LGUs with the total amount of P21,236,845.27 including
the P3,000,000.00 augmented by the DSWD-XI.
As of 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Barsobia bared
that out of 114 evacuation centers opened in the affected provinces due to TS
Basyang, 47 of which are already closed. “The other remaining evacuation
centers which are still open are closely being monitored by the field office,”
she added.
Also, the DSWD-Caraga Field Office is ready to
augment to provinces in the region that has been affected by the recent TS
Basyang. Up to this time, the Quick Response Team is still on duty for its
24-hour monitoring.
As mandated, the DSWD continue to perform its
mission to develop, implement and coordinate social protection and poverty
reduction solutions for and with the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged.
(JPG/PIA-Caraga)
