Cebu City – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas released  P71.7  million for the implementation of Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) and Cash-for-Work (CFW) program in Madridejos, a town in Northern Cebu which was affected by Typhoon Yolanda.

DSWD –Field Office VII Director Mercedita Jabagat turned over the check to Madridejos Mayor Salvador dela Fuente  early this month.

Of the amount,  some P66.4 million will be used for ESA while the rest  is for the CFW program that will provide temporary employment to  1,250 individuals.

Dir. Jabagat said that under the ESA, typhoon victims shall receive financial assistance or shelter materials for the repair of their  houses amounting to P10,000 for totally damaged and P5,000 for partially destroyed.

Madridejos town has 5,930 houses identified as totally damaged while 1,425 were partially destroyed.

CFW on the other hand, shall provide cash to affected families in exchange for their services and participation in the rehabilitation efforts.

Under the program, the beneficiaries can work for 15 days and will get the minimum wage by clearing roads of debris, doing repair works, planting trees and mangroves,  and restoring community facilities, among others. ###