NGO LEAD HOUSING PROJECT IN ILIGAN CITY

Iligan City - February 3, 2012 - This is the area that can be found in Abuno, Iligan City, to construct the 100 housing units for the victims of typhoon "Sendong", hit Iligan CIty on December 17, 2011. The 100 units will be situated in a 1 hectare land area to be donated by the Sentro sa Maayong Magbalantay, Inc (SMMI)., a non-government organization (NGO) in Iligan City, who owned 11 hectares of land in Abuno for their housing program for the homeless. The ECOWEB, Inc. is the lead NGO to spearhead the housing project of 300 units. the 200 units will be constructed on-site in the area hit by the flashflood in the danger zone but not in the no-build-zone. Many of the beneficiaries have owned a house & and lot in the places hit by the flashflood. The cost of 1 unit is P250,000.00, with a total project cost of P75 Million. The sources of funds on this project are coming from CAFOD, Iligan City Government, Congressional fund of Congressman Vicente "Varf" Belmonte, Jr., VSO Bahaginan. Other partners on this project are the Mindanao Peace Partners (MPP), Mindanao Emergency Response Network an and e United Architech Of the Philippines (UAP), SMMI, KINIPAN, PBCI. and CSO-FP. The project still looking for some kindhearted donors to donate cash or materials to complete the 300 housing units.