Iligan City CSOs and LGU Dialogue on "Sendong" Donations

Iligan City, Jan. 9, 2012 - A dialogue between the CSOs and LGU of Iligan City to discuss issues on typhoon "Sendong", involving the disposition of calamity fund, cash and relief donations received by the local government of Iligan. In 2011, there was a calamity fund estimated to P50 Million and another P50 Million calamity fund for 2012. A cash donations from the national government was amounted to at least 500 Million and another P500 Million from the San Miguel Corp (SMC) to be divided  by the LGUs of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro City. The local government of Iligan City will initially construct to at least 3,000 housing units to be built in Barangay Sta. Elena this city. It was expected that the LGU of Iligan City has received at least P1 Billion in cash donations. The dialogue was successfully ended with a signing of covenant of cooperation between the Iligan City LGU represented by Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Cruz and the Iligan Disaster Rehabilitation and Coordination Center (IDRCC), represented by its president, Atty. Manny Salibay.