MANILA, Philippines — A "substantial" number of houses for families affected by "Yolanda" remain unfinished more than five years after the typhoon ravaged the Visayas, Malacañang said Sunday. Of the 56,140 Eastern Visayas housing units, only barely more than half, or 29,531, are fully completed, with 18,183 units already occupied and 11,348 units ready for occupancy. READ: 'Yolanda' donations among 'ukay-ukay' clothes seized in Bulacan raidNograles said LIACs are active in 12 of the 43 local governments provided with "Yolanda" housing projects. The interagency committees in 10 local governments are said to be inactive. The distribution of "Yolanda" housing projects was discussed during Nograles' meeting with 42 Eastern Visayas mayors in Palo, Leyte last Saturday.

Source: Philippine Star March 17, 2019 07:30 UTC