Duterte eyes coconut lumber for typhoon shelters

President Duterte directed the procurement of tarpaulin sheets and lumber from uprooted coconut trees as the quickest solution for temporary shelters for Typhoon Odette survivors.

This directive was based on immediate needs identified through requests from local government units and their constituents.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has dispatched 500 rolls of sakoline or laminated sacks to Butuan and Surigao.

Additionally, the DSWD's Field Office in Calabarzon will provide 500 family tents to Mimaropa, and the Field Office in Bicol will deliver 500 rolls of laminated sacks to affected areas.

Earlier, the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) had already delivered 272 family tents to Siargao.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles assured that construction materials for more permanent shelters will arrive later, with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) expecting delivery of housing materials for targeted island LGUs between January and March 2022.