NAGA CITY: Bicol Habitat has distributed shelter repair kits to its
beneficiaries residing in the towns of
Camaligan, Magarao, Minalabac, and in the City of Naga.
The kits for beneficiaries from Camaligan were distributed at Camaligan
Municipal Hall in the morning of Monday (Oct) and from Magarao in the afternoon
at Magarao Municipal Hall.
Those from the city of Naga received their kits at the Jesse M. Robredo
Coliseum in the morning of (Tuesday) Oct 23 and those from Minalabac had their
kits distributed at the town’s municipal hall in the afternoon.
A shelter repair kit consists of 4 GI sheets, 4 pieces of plywood, and
umbrella nails and CW nails.
These materials are intended for the replacement of leaking roofs and
dilapidated walls in the houses of the beneficiaries.
Recipients of these shelter repair kits numbered 90, of which 64 came
from barangay Concepcion and 26 from Sabang.
Repair kits for other barangays
would be scheduled later since Bicol Habitat has to look for cooperative local
government units which are willing to share their resources such as the free
transport of these kits from the bodega of Bicol Habitat to the urban poor
site, provision for snacks of the beneficiaries, addition of some items to the
repair kit, like pieces of lumber, and others.
Not a few local government units have the willingness to pledge their
share in this cooperative invitation and effort of Bicol Habitat.
In the City of Naga, the Sanggunian Panlungsod and City Mayor John A
Bongat have always shown full support to any of Bicol Habitat’s undertaking.
Tuesday morning, before conducting their weekly session, found them
attending the distribution of the repair kits and pledging the beneficiaries
the facilities of City Hall in whichever way they can to help them.
Besides, Bicol Habitat has yet to conduct a validation process of all
beneficiaries before these kits are given and seven days after the kits have
been distributed to see if the house of the beneficiary has need for it and if
the repair materials have been used properly as intended.
The distribution of these kits is in keeping with the credo of Habitat
that living in a decent home brings about respect and a certain level of
dignity to its beneficiaries.
Donor of these kits is Don Fernando Zobel de Ayala who tapped Habitat
for Humanity Philippines and Bicol Habitat for the distribution of the goods
through their “Ayos Bahay Challenge”.
Recipients of these repair kits from the town of Magarao numbered 150,
from Camaligan 99, and from Minalabac 80. – Bicol Mail
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