Some 60 families in Ilocos Norte whose houses were damaged by typhoons recently received a total of P9,100,000 in housing assistance through the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

CSAP is one of the interventions of DSWD in disaster response and rehabilitation which aims to provide environment friendly, structurally strong shelter units to victims of disasters or those living in hazardous areas.

The 50 family-beneficiaries of the CSAP are from Navotas, Laoag City who received P160,000 each for their single-detached  core shelter unit to be constructed within an 80-square meter lot given by the city government.  The lot serves as the counterpart contribution of the local government under the leadership of Mayor Chevylle Fariñas, who also committed to provide augmentation to other logistical requirements such as site development and skilled workers.

Meanwhile, 10 families from Barangay Buyo, Bacarra were also provided with the CSAP program amounting to P1,100,000, with each family beneficiary receiving P110,000 for the construction of their units. ###