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‘Sendong’ victims to get houses from government. Philippine Daily Inquirer March 6, 2012 Vice President Jejomar Binay has approved the purchase of seven relocation sites in northern Mindanao and the Visayas for the construction of 15,000 new homes for victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong.” Binay, who is also chairman of the Housing and Urban Development…

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‘Sendong’ victims to get houses from government.

Philippine Daily Inquirer
March 6, 2012

Vice President Jejomar Binay has approved the purchase of seven relocation sites in northern Mindanao and the Visayas for the construction of 15,000 new homes for victims of Tropical Storm “Sendong.”

Binay, who is also chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), said his office and the National Housing Authority (NHA) had authorized the purchase of four properties in Cagayan de Oro City, two in Iligan City and one in Dumaguete City at a total of P237 million.

“The sites would be subjected to geohazard surveys to ensure that the communities that we will build are safe and environmentally sustainable,” said Binay in a statement issued Monday.

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