The destruction caused by Typhoon MarcePH in Pamplona, Cagayan underscores the urgent need for robust and resilient evacuation centers in the Philippines. Senator Luis Raymund Villafuerte emphasizes the importance of constructing permanent, climate-proof shelters in high-risk areas, calling for a collaborative effort between the national and local governments.
Roofs of 3 evacuation centers of the 3 barangays and the municipal gym were blown away by the strong winds of Typhoon #MarcePH in Pamplona, Cagayan Thursday. With the signing of Republic Act 12076, or the Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act, a senior lawmaker has called on the government to prioritize the construction of durable, disaster-resilient evacuation centers in high-risk areas.
With preemptive evacuations becoming the norm owing to more frequent and destructive cyclones caused by climate change, Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said it is time for the national government to work with local government units (LGUs) to build permanent, climate-proof, and fully equipped mega evacuation centers in elevated locations. These facilities, Villafuerte emphasized, are essential to provide safe and adequate temporary shelters for families forced to flee their homes during typhoons and other disasters. He stressed that priority should be given to high-risk communities, which often bear the brunt of severe weather events. ‘This can actually happen now following President Marcos’s signing of RA 12076, or the ‘Ligtas Pinoy Centers Act’ mandating the construction of storm-resilient permanent ECs in all cities and towns across the country,’ said Villafuerte, the congressman of Camarines Sur, which was the hardest-hit province by severe tropical storm Kristine, the first of six typhoons that struck the Philippines over the October 23 to November 18 period. The five other cyclones that hit the Philippines in less than a month’s time were Leon, Marce, Nika, Ofel, and Pepit
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