HOUSING FOR IPs. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and local officials view the site of a housing project in Barangay Malinao, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija on Monday (Feb. 28, 2022). It will benefit 95 families belonging to the Dumagat tribe. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD) MANILA - Indigenous families belonging to the Dumagat tribe in the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija will soon have their own houses, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) announced on Tuesday. DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario spearheaded the twin groundbreaking ceremonies on Monday - for 245 families in Barangay Matawe, Dingalan, Aurora and 95 others in Barangay Malinao, Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. Del Rosario said the DHSUD is staying true to its mandate and heeding President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to prioritize indigenous peoples (IP) in the provision of safe, resilient, and affordable housing in communities. "Nung inilapit ng mayor ang proyektong ito, agad kong si
Over 300 Dumagat families stand to benefit from the government’s first dedicated housing project for Indigenous Peoples (IP), according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario said a total of 340 Dumagat families would receive housing units to be built by the…
PRO-13 director, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr.(Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office) BUTUAN CITY - A couple engaged in New People's Army (NPA) activities recently surrendered voluntarily to the personnel of 1304th Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 13 and the 1st Agusan del Norte Provincial Mobile Force Company. In a statement Sunday, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., director of Police Regional Office (PRO) 13 (Caraga), said the couple decided to end their yearning to be with their families again after finally abandoning the communist movement on Saturday. Caramat identified the surrenderers as alias Wendel, 37, a resident of Barangay Jaguimitan of Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, and the team leader of Sub-Regional Committee (SRC) 3, Guerrilla Front 4A (GF-4A) under North Central Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA. Wendel surrendered with his live-in partner, alias An-An, 32, a resident of Barangay Malinao of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental, serving as Squad M