THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has recently inaugurated two shelters in the disaster-stricken municipalities of Maragusan and New Bataan in Davao de Oro.
“The new facilities, built with P50-million funding each from PAGCOR, will serve as safe shelters during emergencies as well as venues for various socio-economic activities of the communities,” PAGCOR said in a statement on Wednesday.
To date, PAGCOR has completed and inaugurated 43 socio-civic centers nationwide with 29 more facilities under way.
The regulator said the Maragusan homes approximately 65,000 residents and are still landslide prone.
“Classes in public schools will no longer be interrupted; at the same time, this structure will serve as a venue for promoting our local government’s projects and activities,” said former Maragusan Mayor Maricel Colina-Vendiola, who headed the project in 2022.
Incumbent Mayor Angelito J. Cabalquinto said the facilities can also host economic and livelihood programs that can generate additional revenues. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante