Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) relocated another batch of
informal settler families (ISFs) along the stretch of Estero de Magdalena in
Manila on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 with the help of the Local Inter-Agency
Committee of Manila and the Local Government of Trece Martires, Cavite.
PRRC Executive Director Jose Antonio "Pepeton" E. Goitia said
60 families were transferred to their new houses in Summer Home, Trece
Martires, Cavite.
From November 2015 to July 3, PRRC already transferred 1,049 ISFs out of
the target 2,015 to various relocation sites in Bulacan and Cavite.
Goitia said that before the relocation, the families were accompanied
and assisted by PRRC in various community dialogues and ocular inspections as
part of their social preparation.
They were also provided with trucks and vans as they move to the
relocation site.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development – Manila likewise
provided each family with food supplies such as rice, canned goods and coffee.
Other entitlements included livelihood assistance and disaster
preparedness training.
Goitia further added that Mayor Sagun would spearhead series of job
fairs for the families in addition to livelihood training assistance.
Once all the ISFs are removed, the PRRC could begin the construction of
the linear park along the estero as it did in Estero de Pandacan, Estero de
Paco, Maytunas Creek, Estero de San Miguel and many other once-polluted
waterways.
The government allotted P17 million for the rehabilitation of Estero de
Magdalena into a clear waterway with easements developed into a linear park
useful for community access and recreation.
The families watched and consented to the dismantling of their informal
settlements with smiles on their faces as they moved to Cavite.
Trece Martires Mayor Melandres G. De Sagun welcomed the families in Cavite
and ensured that their houses were in good condition, and accessible to
important facilities like hospital and school.
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