THE Zamboanga City Government is constructing a P33.5 million evacuation centers to house families displaced in times of calamities, both man-made and natural, in the city.
Dr. Elmeir Jade Apolinario, City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) chief, said the construction of the evacuation center is expected to commence next month.
Apolinario said the evacuation center consisting of three edifices, will be built by the National Government through the Department of Public Works and Highways.
Apolinario said the evacuation center, which could accommodate 500 families, will be constructed in a 2,000 square meters lot in the village of Cabatangan.
He said the construction of the center is in compliance with Republic Act 10121 that requires every cities to have its own evacuation center.
He said that two more evacuation centers will be built in the village of Talisayan and another either in Curuan or Vitali.
He said there will be no more disruption of classes as schools always serve as evacuation centers in time calamities once the evacuation is in place. (SunStar Philippines)