Bontoc, Mountain Province – Mayor Franklin Odsey appealed to the beneficiaries of the Core Shelter Assistance Project (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Barangay Caneo of this capital town to finish the incomplete construction of their core shelter units.
Mayor Odsey who personally met with the beneficiaries on May 22, 2019 in Barangay Caneo once again committed additional counterpart of the Bontoc Local Government Unit (LGU) only to ensure that all the core shelter units in the said village are 100% complete and ready to be turned over to the beneficiaries.
Per latest report from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO), of the 79 CSAP family-beneficiaries, only 28 have completed the construction of their core shelter units while the remaining 51 have yet to finish the installation of windows and doors, and the construction of comfort rooms and flooring.
With this, Odsey made a commitment that the Bontoc LGU shall shoulder the purchase and delivery of 10 bags of cement to each beneficiary, toilet bowls and steel bars for those who have yet to complete the construction of the flooring and comfort rooms of their units. The sand and gravel, along with the manpower shall be the counterpart of the beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, the mayor extended his gratitude and appreciation to the officers of the CSAP and the beneficiaries who have completed the construction of their units.
In 2014, the Mines and Geo-sciences Bureau- Cordillera Administrative Region (MGB- CAR) recommended the relocation of at least 79 families in Sitios Fabfey and Chawwang after confirmation that their houses were located in a disaster prone area in 2014.
As a long term solution, the Bontoc LGU in coordination with the Provincial Government of Mountain Province sought assistance from concerned national government agencies which resulted in the implementation of the project in the said barangay in 2014.
P70,000 was provided by the DSWD to every CSAP family-beneficiary purposely for the purchase of construction materials needed to build their core shelter units. Aside from this, food in work packs were also distributed to the beneficiaries.
As its counterpart, the Bontoc LGU provided the eco-blocks, eco-bricks and toilet bowls for the construction of the comfort rooms, and delivered the construction materials purchased with the P70,000 grant provided by the DSWD. It also mobilized officials and employees as additional manpower during the construction of the core shelter units. Schools, various organizations and volunteers were also tapped to provide additional manpower.
With the additional counterpart to be provided again by the Bontoc LGU, the mayor expressed high hopes that the construction of the core shelter units in Barangay Caneo will be 100% complete before the year ends.** Alpine L. Killa, Bontoc –LGU
