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Relocate dwellers living in hazard zones — solon 12/19/2011

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Relocate dwellers living in hazard zones — solon

12/19/2011
A party-list lawmaker yesterday urged the National Housing Authority (NHA) to provide preferential resettlement to the informal dwellers around the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in accordance with government’s strategy to give the highest priority to the relocation of underprivileged families living in so-called hazard zones.

In House Resolution 2004, LPG/MA party-list Rep. Arnel Ty pointed out that the NHA is getting an extra P1.3 billion in next year’s budget to build additional resettlement projects.

“There is ample funding for community housing to allow the orderly transfer of settlers around our busiest airport,” said Ty, a member of the House committee on housing and urban development..... MORE

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URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20111219met3.html

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