ARAYAT - Vice President Jejomar Binay yesterday agreed with the provincial government that relocation is the long term solution to the problem confronting some 381 families in Barangay San Juan Bano here who were displaced due to landslide.
Binay, also a concurrent chairman of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) instructed the National Housing Authority (NHA) to provide its land consisting of 10 hectares in Barangay Telapayong in the same town as a relocation site for the affected families.
He said that the new settlement will be jointly established by the national government through NHA and provincial government.
"Yung share namin yung lupa tapos yung development ng lugar ay sa kapitolyo na," Binay added.
The vice president clarified that residents in the coastal municipalities who wanted to be relocated can also avail the same.
With this, Governor Lilia Pineda thanked Binay for showing concern to Kapampangan who were affected by the Typhoon "Santi."
Pineda meanwhile stressed that the affected area is no longer safe for the residents as huge boulders on top of Mt. Arayat are due to go down to communites established at the foot of the mountain.
She further stated that there is no guarantee on the safety of the residents as another landslide is expected to happen with strong downpour.
"Habang wala pa yung lilipatan nila, kapag may ulan kailangan munang silang pumunta sa ligtas na lugar pwedi silang bumalik pagkatapos," the governor noted.
It can be recalled that on September 26, 2009, a landslide claimed the lives of 12 residents in Purok 7 in Barangay San Juan Baño.
The area was wiped out by strong mud flow and huge stones coming down from the mountain.
The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources repeatedly stated that Mt. Arayat National Park is “critical,” and landslides may occur anytime with heavy downpour.
It was claimed that huge volume of sediments, boulders and mud are found on top of the mountain, and this could probably trigger another landslide during the rainy season.
Joining Binay were Mayor Emmanuel Alejandrino, Provincial Disaster Risks Reduction Management Officer Angelina Blanco, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Elizabeth Baybayan and Apalit Mayor Jun Tetangco.
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