DILG Says Gov’t Facilities in Central Visayas Reach Recovery Stage After 7.2 Quake

More than three years after the 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Central Visayas, the rehabilitation of damaged key government infrastructures in Central Visayas are now on the recovery phase, the Department of Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) said.

DILG Secretary Ismael Sueno said the rehabilitation covers 52 municipalities and cities in Bohol and Cebu, two of the severely earthquake affected provinces last October 15, 2013.

Under the DILG’s Bohol Earthquake Assistance (BEA) project, 908 or 84.39% of the 1,076 projects were completed and the rest are now in the on-going implementation stage.

The DILG Secretary said the Department prioritized the rehabilitation of damaged key local government facilities so as not to disrupt the delivery of fast and efficient services to the public.

The BEA-DILG Project has an initial funding of PHP2.413 billion for the repair, rehabilitation and reconstruction of partially and totally-damaged key government facilities.

Various barangay facilities recovered were the barangay hall, day care center, barangay health station, bridges, civic centers, markets, municipal buildings, and water supply systems in the provinces of Bohol and Cebu.

“I am happy to note that the lives of our kababayans mostly in Bohol and some in Cebu are now back to normal with the rehabilitated key government facilities in the respective localities. It is hoped that by the end of 2017, all BEA projects shall have been completed,” Sueno said. (PNA)AMD/EDS