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Gov't readies over 5K housing units for Taal eruption victims
President Rodrigo Duterte approved the provision of 5,448 housing units for families displaced by the Taal Volcano eruption.
House Settlements Secretary Eduardo del Rosario stated that the National Housing Authority (NHA) is working on repairing these houses and installing electricity and water connections.
These housing units will be provided free of charge to the occupants.
Rehabilitation of some units is expected to be completed within one to two months.
Approximately 5,000 to 6,000 households residing within the seven-kilometer danger zone are affected by the eruption.
The relocation efforts are particularly focused on residents from Taal Volcano Island and the municipalities of Talisay, Agoncillo, and Laurel.
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