HOUSE SHELTERS TO FIFTY TACLOBAN FAMILIES AT KAWAYANVILLE BY 2015 Tacloban City - The 1st quarter of 2015 fifty (50) Tacloban families will be lucky recipients to the Kawayanville Housing Shelter provided by CDO Food sphere and Odyssey Foundation Inc., in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP) and the Local Government Unit of Tacloban City. A Ground Breaking and time capsule laying ceremony was held at the Kawayanville site, Barangay 106, New Kawayan, Tacloban City last November 21, 2014, graced by CDO Foodsphere & Odyssey Foundation Inc. President Jerome Ong, HFHP Managing Director & CEO Charlie Ayco, LGU of Tacloban City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez represented by Habitat for Humanity Philippines for Visayas Ambassadress First Lady Councilor Cristina G. Romualdez and City Vice-Mayor Zambo Yaokasin. The 10M worth permanent shelter project will house some 50 Tacloban families in a 42sq. meter each concrete houses. In his speech CDO Food sphere and Odyssey Foundation Inc. Pres. Ong said that their family owned corporation aimed to provide decent and safe home for our brothers and sisters who survived the killer storm Yolanda, with the help of HFHP and Tacloban government. Partnering with the Habitat and the City Government will materialize Taclobanons fantasy of having their dream houses and thus improve their existence whose lives and homes were shattered by the fury and rage of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) last Nov. 8, 2013, Pres. Ong said. The humble houses we offer to each family will bring back hope to the people of Tacloban. Habitat Ambassadress for Visayas Councilor Cristina on the other hand thanked the donors for their benevolent and noble act in providing 50 Tacloban families a shelter house to live in. The building back better the lives of every Taclobanon were made possible by generous benefactors who had the compassion to help every families devastated by the fury of Yolanda. (Photos by: Eden Reyes/ Gay B. Gaspay-TISAT)
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:36:25 +0000