Negros Occidental is now in a period of continuing rehabilitation because Kanlaon Volcano has not stopped degassing, Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said on Saturday, May 23.
There were nine ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano on Saturday and Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported.
The major effort is to look for permanent relocation sites for those affected by Kanlaon’s unrest, Teodoro, who visited Negros Occidental, said.
The government has to make severe interventions, he said.
Local governments will have to fund land for relocation sites and work with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development for housing of dislocated residents, Teodoro said.*
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