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RDC lauds appointment of Cabinet official to oversee post-Yolanda resettlement

TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 20 (PNA) -– The Regional Development Council (RDC) here has welcomed the appointment of Presidential Assistant Wendel Avisado as a key to “address bottlenecks” in the resettlement of families badly-affected by super typhoon Yolanda.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Bonifacio Uy, acting RDC chairperson, said Avisado convened concerned government agencies in Manila to discuss several issues concerning the relocation of thousands of families.

Among those present are officials from local electric cooperatives, Local Water Utilities Authority and National Housing Authority.

“We hope that through his appointment, there will be an enhanced implementation of post-Yolanda resettlement activities in the region,” said Uy, whose agency is tasked to monitor recovery programs after the monster typhoon.

Last week, President Rodrigo Duterte assigned Avisado to oversee recovery efforts for families affected by the 2013 super typhoon. The official was the former Davao City administrator from 2004 to 2010 during the term of Duterte as mayor.

The appointment came more than a month after the President publicly expressed disappointment over the slow pace of transfer of families from danger zones to relocation sites in the past three years.

During the 3rd year of super typhoon Yolanda commemoration last Nov. 8, the President asked Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino to facilitate resettlement of families.

Dino has urged all government agencies and the private sectors in the Visayas to “give their full support” to Avisado as part of the government’s thrust to speed up resettlement program.

“In three years, there were only 1,500 households resettled. The President wanted to fully transfer everyone away from the danger zone. In less than two months, we doubled the number of resettled families and the numbers are rising,” Dino said in a Facebook post on Dec. 17.

The NHA reported that as of Dec. 19, 2016 in this city alone, there are already 3,624 permanent houses occupied out of the 14,433 target units for super typhoon Yolanda survivors. (PNA)

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