Prior to the plenary conference on mega-disasters in Manila
on June 5, Asia and Europe Meeting (ASEM) delegates will visit the Haiyan-hit
province of Leyte.
ASEM delegates will meet with Leyte Governor Dominic L.
Petilla, and Mayors Pelagio Tecson Jr. of Tanauan, Alfred Romualdez of Tacloban
and Remedios Petilla of Palo, and NGO leaders.
The local chief executives will discuss their experiences
during the super typhoon and the residual challenges and opportunities.
The delegates will also visit Bislig Elementary School in
Tanauan and participate in the ground-breaking ceremony of an ASEM computer
classroom.
From Bislig, the ASEM delegates will visit another Tanauan
village, Barangay Pago which is one of the sites of a resettlement project for
some 1,200 Haiyan-displaced families of the municipality.
Already, some 40 displaced families have been given
permanent houses at the Pago resettlement site which is being developed with
the help of Gawad Kalinga, Bayani Challenge, the National Housing Authority and
the Local Government Unit.
The ASEM on mega disasters is set to be held in Manila on
June 4-6 where a discussion on how best to handle future mega disasters will be
conducted and participated in by some 150 high ranking officials of government
and private organizations in Asia and Europe. (opt)
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