ARMM turns over housing for Marawi evacuees

SAGUIARAN, Lanao del Sur– A total of 100 displaced families in Marawi City will now have their own starter homes after Governor Mujiv Hataman officially turned over a housing project at Barangay Pagalamatan, Saguiaran on Tuesday morning.The project under the region's Bangsamoro Regional Inclusive Development for Growth and Empowerment (ARMM-BRIDGE) is worth P300-million. The construction of the project began in September last year.Hataman said the government assures the welfare of all the individuals affected by the 2017 Marawi Siege. Ang mga proyekto at programa para sa lahat ng naapektuhan ng siege ay hindi kaya ng gobyerno lang, kaya kailangan natin lahat magkaisa, Hataman added.He also recognized also the help provided by Wahab Pangcoga, village's chief of Pagalamatan who donated a four-hectare parcel of land on which to build 100 houses. Pinabilisan talaga natin ang pag-construct para makalipat na iyung mga pamilyang nakatira sa evacuation centers, David Ali, ARMM BRIDGE project manager said, noting that they prioritized families from the city's ground zero. On-going din ang construction ng bagong housing project dito sa Saguiaran na may isang daang bahay. Besides the starter homes, the beneficiaries will receive food supplies and assistance through livelihood programs.Solaiman Macarambong, one of the 64 evacuee families staying in the Saguiaran evacuation center for two years said that the project will boost their morale. Unti-unti na kaming nawawalan ng pag-asa kaya malaki ang aming pasasalamat dahil mabibigyan na kami ng sariling bahay at hindi na makikipagsiksikan sa evacuation center, Macarambong said.(Bureau of Public Information)