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ASSISTANCE. The Iloilo City government releases initial financial assistance to families affected by the Jan. 28, 2023 fire in Barangays West Habog-Habog and San Juan on Tuesday (Feb. 7). City Mayor Jerry Trenas said the families can already start going back to their villages next week to be supervised by the city government. (PNA photo courtesy of Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office) ILOILO CITY - The families displaced by the Jan. 28 fire that razed the villages of West Habog-Habog and San Juan in this city's Molo district can now return to their villages starting next week. However, they can only build temporary houses while the city government is eyeing to build decent housing for them in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). Their return will be supervised by the city government to ensure the provision of access roads and they will only construct temporary houses, said Mayor Jerry Trenas in a phone interview on Tuesda ....