Cebu quake victims receive construction materials, cash to rebuild homes
Help arrives in concrete, steel, and cash as 225 households in San Remigio town, northern Cebu receive construction materials and labor support to repair or rebuild their homes damaged by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake in September. Fred Dalumpines, Impact Lead for Climate Action at Aboitiz Foundation, said the assistance aimed to help families recover from the Sept. 30, 2025 quake, allowing them to choose materials suited to their needs while meeting partner-supplier quality standards. Of the beneficiaries, 168 households with partial damage received P10,000 each, composed of P3,500 in cement, P3,500 in construction materials, and P3,000 in cash for labor. Meanwhile, 57 households classified as totally damaged received P30,000 each, composed of P12,000 in cement, P12,000 in construction materials, and P6,000 in cash for labor.
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00:18It's a year, to show that the world has strong...
00:21Can you please explain...
00:24what's the activity we have for today?
00:27Activity natin ngayon, we will give the home recovery assistance.
00:32So, sa pinatawag namang sa home recovery assistance, they'll package sa construction materials,
00:39meron siyang labor, and meron siyang cemento for the Republic Cement.
00:46And for this home recovery assistance, na siya'y package na totally and partially damaged.
00:53So, for the partially, they will receive $10,000.
00:58So, $10,000, we have the numbers that include $35,000 for Republic Cement and the Construction Materials.
01:06Then, the $3,000 is for the labor.
01:08Then, for the totally naman, naasya'y $6,000 cash, then $12,000 cement and $12,000 na Construction Materials.
01:19Sir, siya'y na-identify yung mga beneficiaries natin?
01:23We work together with local government units na si MSWD para to avoid duplication.
01:29Tinanaman po siya'y mga ongoing na mga distribution.
01:33So, the priorities ay mga vulnerable sectors, the PWD, senior citizen.
01:38So, maotoamong criteria niya'y higit at sa ina.
01:40So, based on that criteria, we pass on to the LG.
01:44So, how many beneficiaries are viewed?
01:47Ah, ngayon for this morning ay nasa $168,000, tapos mamaya ay nasa $57,000 sa total of $225,000 beneficiary list na makareceive ng home recovery assistance.
02:00Sir, is this only for San Romero or may other towns din po ba tayong bibigyan ng ganitong klasin?
02:05Ah, for the Cebu Earthquake na recovery assistance namin, nung focus namin ni San Romero.
02:10Ah, the price list, because we want to have, di ba, if kung nasa disaster ka or we want to empower them,
02:22we want to have this dignified na mga for the beneficiaries, no?
02:27So, para they have the option na ito yung mga construction materials na pipiliin namin based on our need, based on the need sa...
02:35Ah, if we want, we want to set standards sana, but we want to empower them na effective na ka,
02:41and, kung baga, they are limited to, kung saan man ko siya, but the, ano na mo, na, they have that, that, um,
02:49that, that empowerment to select kung ano yung need na kailangan nila.
02:54Kasi iba-iba din naman yung kailangan nila.
02:56Okay, um, this is a special price, um, we worked with, um, the public cement, ano, and with, uh, the project leader, so, special price, lower price, siya, sa, para sa mga beneficials.
03:16Okay.
03:18Mayor Mariano Martinez, at ko, yung mga local, ah, official department heads, yung mga empleyado, ah, daragahan sa at salamat sa atong mga partners sa OIT, sa RCBM, sa big enterprises,
03:34niya sa mga community sa San Romeo, mga narcopilin, ng lingkod bisag pa sa kaliso na inyo, kung saan ito po din nyo.
03:44Of course, ito, mga media partners na nga, na, na, na, na, na local o taga Cebu, may punta gsat.
03:49Ahm, silang mga bridge, mga voice and mga platform, na maghatak sa mga studio o mawonsag niyikita po din.
03:58Kaya sa Cebu, kabawos nilangan na yung mga damage, puri is takabaw mawonsag niyo kagrabi.
04:04Kaya ang sakit ng tanong ni ka tulong, nasa kadot po din sa northern Cebu, ng tubig bugon, ng tubig tanamatayan,
04:13So, when you look at the earthquake, you can see the feeling of safety, memories, peace of mind.
04:37I'm sure you can see the earthquake in the aftershocks.
04:42The earthquake might be cool back here.
04:44I mean, it's really good.
04:46So I put it in and then aftershocks.
04:52And the middle of the night is to get hit and get hit and hit the ground.
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