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by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

President Benigno S. Aquino III has allocated P54 million to address the scarcity of safe drinking water in areas affected by Typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City.

The President made the announcement after he visited the ‘Sendong’ victims in the evacuation centers in the cities of CDO and Iligan, last week.
He said the amount will be used for the rehabilitation/reconstruction and probable replacement of some components of the water system of the CDO Water District (COWD).

Reports after the Dec. 16 flashfloods indicated that 54 percent of the COWD system was submerged in water and destroyed by Sendong, rendering the whole city waterless in the first three (3) days.