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Duterte OKs housing for 5,000 families affected by Taal’s unrest

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposal to grant permanent housing for more than 5,000 families displaced by the eruption of Taal volcano.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President approved the recommendation of Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Eduardo del Rosario to offer the housing units as a grant to the displaced families instead.
A total of 5,448 housing units located in Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, and Quezon provinces that were initially allotted for military and police personnel will instead be used to house families that will be forced to leave their homes for good.
“Secretary Del Rosario discussed the proposed permanent shelter sites for internally displaced families affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano. According to him, 5,000-6,000 households stand to be affected by the evacuation from a radius of 7 kilometers from the volcano, with the island of Taal itself housing 2,000 families,” Panelo said.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reiterated its recommendation to impose a “strict” prohibition of entry into the Taal Volcano Island, as well as into areas over Taal Lake and those within a seven-kilometer radius from the main crater.

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