00:00Almost 200 houses in Cordillera were destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Christine.
00:05The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development
00:08assured the help to those affected by the hurricane.
00:11The details of the national news was reported by Client Ease Vantutanes of PIA Cordillera.
00:19The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development of the Sud Cordillera
00:24assured the help to those affected by the hurricane.
00:30According to the agency, 181 houses in Cordillera were destroyed in the aftermath of the hurricane.
00:37177 were partially damaged, while 4 were totally damaged.
00:42Most of the houses were destroyed in Apayaw, Calinga, and Mountain Provinces.
00:47We already coordinated through a letter to the provinces regarding the submission of their documents.
00:56And then we will conduct validation then.
00:59The Sud also called on the local governments to submit the necessary documents
01:04for immediate assistance to the affected families.
01:08We talked to the LGUs who are actually concerned about the submission of documents
01:15on how fast or how long the provision of the assistance is.
01:20Under the Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program,
01:24households with partially damaged houses can receive P10,000 one-time financial assistance
01:31while those with totally damaged houses can receive P30,000 cash assistance.
01:37The INSAP is a post-disaster initiative of the Sud.
01:40This financial assistance is for those affected families to use
01:44to compensate or rehabilitate their damaged houses.
01:48The Sud is also reminding our countrymen to ensure their houses are safe,
01:54especially now that there is another hurricane.
01:56From PIA Cordillera, Clintus Bantutanes for Balitang Pambansa.
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