Panayam kay DHSUD Undersecretary for Disaster Response and for Administrative and Finance Services Randy Escolango ukol sa assistance para sa mga indibidwal at mga pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong #JulianPH

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Panayam kay DHSUD Undersecretary for Disaster Response and for Administrative and Finance Services Randy Escolango ukol sa assistance para sa mga indibidwal at mga pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong #JulianPH

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00:00Assistance for Individuals and Families Affected by Typhoon Julián

00:04and our discussion with Disaster Response and Administrative Finance Services

00:10under Secretary Randy Escolango of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, or DISUD.

00:18Usec Randy, good afternoon.

00:20Good afternoon, Sir Jonathan. Good afternoon, Ma'am Nina.

00:23And good afternoon to all of our listeners.

00:26In the recent typhoon Julián that hit the northern part of the country,

00:32what were the actions of DISUD to help our people who were affected by the typhoon,

00:37especially those whose homes were destroyed?

00:40Sir Jonathan, different government agencies have their own roles when it comes to disaster response.

00:49DISUD is the lead agency of the End Rim Sea Shelter Cluster.

00:55So, as the lead agency of the Shelter Cluster,

00:59we are responsible for helping those whose homes were destroyed,

01:04totally or partially damaged, when such calamities occur.

01:09So, you have a budget for that, you give them money.

01:15Yes.

01:16How much again?

01:18If it's totally damaged, we give 30,000 pesos.

01:22If it's partially damaged, we give 10,000 pesos to our people whose homes were destroyed.

01:29Okay.

01:30President Marcos visited Batanes several times, right?

01:34What were his orders for DISUD?

01:37We saw that the houses were demolished, especially those that were not made of stone.

01:43That's right.

01:44We went to Batanes with Secretary Acusar.

01:49We saw their condition.

01:51We had an aerial inspection with the OCD, DSWD, and media outlets.

01:58We saw their condition.

02:02In the briefing that our President conducted,

02:07we explained that DISUD has a program called

02:13Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program

02:17where we can provide financial assistance so that they can recover

02:22and use it to build their homes.

02:25Okay.

02:26Yusec, I watched an interview with the governor of Batanes.

02:31He said that the problem in Batanes,

02:33because the houses in Batanes were made of stone, right?

02:35Yes.

02:36That's why they are strong because they are often hit by typhoons.

02:38But there is a law that prohibits...

02:40It's like that's their problem.

02:42Can you explain why the quality of the houses in Batanes declined?

02:47Yes, because as you mentioned before,

02:49the houses were made of stone.

02:51In Batanes, typhoons really enter and sometimes typhoons come out.

02:56Typhoons are regular in Batanes.

02:58But Batanes is resilient, according to the story of our governor there.

03:04But sometimes, because of this typhoon,

03:06their local government officials and our governor

03:12asked for help because their houses were destroyed.

03:16Because Batanes is a protected area,

03:20it is prohibited to dig,

03:24it is prohibited to use sand there.

03:27That's what they use to build their houses.

03:30So they can no longer sustain the construction of houses made of stone.

03:34That's why they approached President Marcos

03:38to give them a moratorium of the DNR

03:42to give them a chance to use their sand there

03:48to build their houses.

03:50That's why.

03:51Okay, so that's the consequence.

03:53It's a protected area.

03:54Okay, so their stones, their natural stones,

03:57they can no longer use them to build their houses.

04:00For example, if you are a tourist,

04:02you are not allowed to use stones there.

04:04The DNR is very strict.

04:06I think that's the law.

04:08That's what they are asking from the President.

04:10Just give them a moratorium or a certain period of time,

04:14they can build their houses,

04:16they can get stones, they can get sand,

04:18they can build their houses again

04:20that will be resilient to the upcoming typhoons and disasters.

04:25Is this the call of BATANES?

04:27Is it supported by your department?

04:29Yes, of course.

04:31Because the main concern is the construction of houses,

04:35we also want their houses to be strong and resilient.

04:41Okay, so sir,

04:43you mentioned earlier

04:45that we can get help

04:47from our program,

04:49Integrate the Disaster Shelter Assistance Program

04:51or IDSAP,

04:52for our countrymen affected by the typhoons.

04:54Now, the question we are usually asked

04:56here in PTV4 is

04:58how can we access this fund?

05:01And who will assess

05:03if this house is partially damaged

05:05and this one is totally damaged?

05:07That's right, sir Jonathan.

05:09If you are affected by calamity,

05:11either natural disaster

05:13like this typhoon, earthquake, or flood,

05:15or man-made disaster,

05:18including fires, explosions, or earthquakes,

05:23Do you also have help for that?

05:25Yes, it's man-made and naturally covered.

05:27Like I said,

05:2930,000 total and 10,000 partially.

05:31How can this be done?

05:33It's very easy.

05:35The head of household will go to

05:37their local government unit

05:39in their municipality or city hall.

05:41They will look for

05:43a local housing board

05:45or local housing unit

05:47or any equivalent office there.

05:49They will list it

05:52and there will be an eligibility form

05:54that they will fill up.

05:56They will just put their name,

05:58the members of their household,

06:00and their location.

06:02It's that simple.

06:04Once they pass it,

06:06the local government unit

06:08will pass three documents to us.

06:10First is the master list

06:12that includes our affected people.

06:14Number two is

06:16the disaster report.

06:18And number three is

06:20the scope eligibility.

06:22It determines if it's totally or partially damaged

06:24and where it's eligible.

06:26It's that simple.

06:28Once it's filled up

06:30in our regional office in Disud,

06:32it will be validated immediately.

06:34Our secretary, Randy,

06:36has given us an order

06:38to top up our Monkey Shelter Agency

06:40to validate, not just Disud.

06:42We will also include

06:44Pag-ibig, NHA, SHAPC, and NHFC

06:46to help with the validation.

06:48Once it's validated,

06:50it will be sent to our central office.

06:52We will fund it right away.

06:54It will only take one to two days.

06:56Once it's done,

06:58we will schedule a payout.

07:00Usec, the problem with this

07:02is the validation.

07:04There are reports from Batanes,

07:06for example,

07:08that there was a disaster like this.

07:10But the validation of the report...

07:12It's true that we have fellow citizens

07:14who will take advantage

07:16of this.

07:18What if they're just partially damaged

07:20and they say that it's totally damaged?

07:22Validation is important.

07:24Our Disud regional office

07:26is in Tuguegarao.

07:28It's not in Batanes.

07:30How will Batanes access the fund?

07:32Assuming, for example,

07:34that it's been validated,

07:36will it go to Tuguegarao?

07:38Yes.

07:40The Secretary's order is

07:42for us to have a proactive role.

07:45Even if it's a calamity,

07:47even if it's a typhoon...

07:49Karina?

07:51Karina.

07:53We are proactive.

07:55We go down to the local government.

07:57Local government,

07:59municipality, city hall.

08:01We have a program like this

08:03and you can avail it.

08:05These are the requirements.

08:07Now, as you mentioned,

08:09our regional office is far from Tuguegarao.

08:11We will go to them.

08:13We will validate

08:15and we will also provide

08:17in their area.

08:19Okay, so for the DSWD,

08:21you have payouts,

08:23you will go to the places

08:25and schedule the payouts

08:27for our countrymen

08:29who will receive shelter assistance.

08:31As you said earlier,

08:33even if it's validated,

08:35within two days,

08:37they will receive the assistance.

08:39If it's validated,

08:41within two days,

08:43we will be able to fund

08:45and schedule the payouts.

08:47It also depends on the local government

08:49when they want to schedule the payouts.

08:51But they are also fast.

08:53They want their countrymen to receive it right away.

08:55Like the recent fire

08:57here in Bacoor.

08:59Less than a month after the fire,

09:01we were able to provide

09:03around 500 people who were burned.

09:05Almost all of them were totally damaged.

09:07That's how fast it is.

09:10The local government is also fast.

09:12So it also depends on the LGU.

09:14They should also be fast.

09:16Yes, the local housing board

09:18of the LGU

09:20or the Housing and Urban Development Office

09:22of the LGU should also be fast

09:24for their countrymen, the DSWD.

09:26Yes, the DSWD is fast, sir.

09:28We are really fast

09:30because the Secretary doesn't want to slow down.

09:32That's why we are fast.

09:34Okay, you said you are fast.

09:36In terms of the implementation of INSAP

09:38here in the affected areas

09:40of Baguio and Northern Luzon,

09:42how is the status of the implementation

09:44of this program?

09:46As I said,

09:48we went there right away.

09:50When the fire broke out,

09:52before the President

09:54gave a briefing

09:56the other day,

09:58we were able to go there.

10:00We approached the mayors

10:02and the governor.

10:04Before we went there,

10:06we were already called.

10:08They already know the program.

10:10We are that fast.

10:12They will send us a master list

10:14and we will validate it right away.

10:16It's fast.

10:18What is your 4PH project

10:20for Batanes?

10:22How will it help our countrymen

10:24in the area?

10:26Let's go back to the 4PH program.

10:28That's right.

10:30Here in Batanes,

10:32we also have a 4PH program

10:35that will help

10:37our countrymen

10:39who are in need

10:41of a house.

10:43So,

10:45we have

10:47in

10:49Basco, Batanes

10:51the house

10:53that we will build.

10:55We have an MOU

10:57Memorandum of Understanding

10:59for July 2023.

11:01There are 7 buildings that will be built there.

11:03Each building

11:05has a capacity of

11:07162 units.

11:09It's not just

11:11a temporary help

11:13for the integrated financial

11:15assistance program.

11:17We will also help them permanently.

11:19That's the purpose of

11:21building a permanent house.

11:23Okay.

11:25This October is

11:27National Shelter Month.

11:29You must be very busy.

11:31What are the activities

11:33to celebrate this occasion?

11:35As you know,

11:37Proclamation 662

11:39Series of

11:411995 was initiated

11:43by President Fidel Ramos.

11:45It is declared

11:47every year

11:49as National Shelter Month.

11:51Today is

11:53the opening day.

11:55Every first Monday of the month,

11:57we declare the opening.

11:59The opening of

12:01National Shelter Month

12:03celebration.

12:05We have a lot of activities here.

12:07We have a housing fair,

12:09conferences and workshops,

12:11competitions,

12:13activities.

12:15We have key shelter agencies,

12:17Pag-ibig Fund, National Housing Authority,

12:19National Home Mortgage

12:21Finance Corporation,

12:23Human Settlement Adjudication Commission,

12:25Social Housing Finance Corporation,

12:28as well as

12:30private sectors.

12:32We have CREVA,

12:34OSHDAP,

12:36NREA,

12:38SHEDA,

12:40and other organizations

12:42related to real estate and housing.

12:44That's what we are doing

12:46this month.

12:48All of our regional offices

12:50have their own activities

12:52within a month.

12:54Sir Jonathan,

12:56we are planning next year

12:58because it is our 30th anniversary.

13:00We will be together

13:02with the private sector

13:04for the biggest event.

13:06We will invite

13:08our leaders.

13:12Thank you very much, Usec.

13:14You can go to

13:16the website or Facebook page

13:18of DSUD to know

13:20the details of

13:22National Shelter Month.

13:24Thank you for your time.

13:26Disaster Response for Administrative

13:28and Finance Services under Secretary Randy

13:30Escolango of DSUD.

Panayam kay DHSUD Undersecretary for Disaster Response and for Administrative and Finance Services Randy Escolango ukol sa assistance para sa mga indibidwal at mga pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong #JulianPH

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