Built with a grant from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, the evacuation center is facing serious construction issues, compromising its functionality as a shelter for calamity victims
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LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Every time typhoons and other extreme weather conditions would ravage the northern part of the country, locals of this flood-prone
NEW EVACUATION FACILITY. Pagcor executives led by president and chief operating officer Alfredo Lim (5th from left) join the local officials of San Andres, Quezon led by Mayor-elect Ralph Lim (4th from left) during the inauguration of the two-storey Pagcor-funded Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center in the town's Barangay Mangero on June 11, 2022. The agency also built a covered court-type evacuation center in Barangay Poblacion of the same town in the southern Luzon province. (Photo courtesy of Pagcor) MANILA - Residents of Dingalan, Aurora and San Andres, Quezon now have typhoon-resilient evacuation facilities to seek shelter in during calamities, following the inauguration of new structures in the two provinces, funded by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). The two-story Multi-Purpose Evacuation Center (MPEC) in Dingalan worth PHP50 million was opened on Thursday, according to a statement from Pagcor on Friday. Dingalan's picturesque mountains, scenic beache