RESETTLEMENT SITE. Construction is ongoing for the housing units intended for Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the government's over PHP11 billion Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in Calinog, Iloilo. As of end of March 2022, the IP housing project situated in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon is 55.33 percent complete.(Photo courtesy of JRMP II PR Team) ILOILO CITY - The resettlement project intended for 32 families of Indigenous Peoples (IP) affected by the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project Stage II (JRMP II) in the municipality of Calinog, Iloilo is expected to be completed in June and will be ready to accommodate beneficiaries by the third quarter of this year. JRMP II spokesperson Steve Cordero, in an interview on Tuesday, said the project situated in Sitio Agburi, Barangay Cahigon of the said municipality was 55.33 percent complete as of last March. It was supposed to be completed in the first quarter of this year but the incessant rains since December af
ILOILO CITY – Construction is underway for the P20-million housing project for the Panay Bukidnon, an indigenous peoples (IP) group affected by the mega dam project in Calinog town, Iloilo province. The housing project is for an initial 35 Panay Bukidnon families who were displaced by the Jalaur Ri
Published May 5, 2021, 1:41 PM
ILOILO CITY The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is spearheading a P20-million housing project for Panay Bukidnon, an indigenous peoples (IP) group affected by the mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo.
HOUSE FOR IPs –A rendering of the house to be built as relocation for Panay Bukidnon inidgenous peoples who are affected by the mega dam project in Calinog, Iloilo. (NIA Region 6 JRMP-II / MANILA BULLETIN)
“We are taking another big step towards our goal of providing new homes for our brother IPs, not just new homes, but better lives for them,” said Engr. Jonel Borres, NIA-Region 6 (Western Visayas) manager.