67 hectares available for Yolanda resettlement

MANILA, Philippines - The National Housing Authority (NHA) has identified 67 hectares of government land where 8,433 housing units for Typhoon Yolanda survivors can be built, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Binay said the NHA, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and other concerned agencies, in coordination with Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Panfilo Lacson, are working hard to provide disaster-resilient, permanent homes to Yolanda survivors.

“Our mandate is to build disaster-resilient homes for families living in unsafe areas in the 171 cities and municipalities along the 50-kilometer typhoon path,” said Binay, who heads the Yolanda Resettlement Cluster.

“However, the availability of suitable land remains to be a concern in our permanent housing program for Yolanda victims,” he added.