2021 Budget has No Housing Funds for Taal Evacuees

The National Housing Authority (NHA) said it has no funds for the rehabilitation of houses damaged by the eruption of Taal Volcano.

Marcelino Escalada, Jr., NHA General Manager, said “In 2020 and in 2021 we have not received any allocation for Taal,”

“We are on the dilemma as to the fund source,” he added.

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) reported there are at least 2,600 totally damaged houses near the Taal volcano, while 14,565 other were partially damaged.

Escalada added “We were supposed to receive P1 billion from Department of Budget and Management (DBM), but as of now we have not received that yet,”