LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines -- Aside from receiving financial assistance from the Lapu-Lapu City government, the nearly 700 individuals displaced by the July 13 fire in Purok Ube, Barangay
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan talks with the fire victims of Purok Ube, Barangay Gun-ob a day after the July 13 fire that hit the Purok. | Rosalie O. Abatayo
Chan also told the fire victims that the city government would give them financial assistance after the CSWS would finish validating the number of fire victims. Chan said homeowners would be given P10,000 while sharers and renters might be given P3,000 to P5,000 as financial assistance. “Kasabot kaayo ko anang mga walay balay. Dili lalim. Kana sila ang atong priority nga mapahimutang,” he said.
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