These are the safeguards,” Enriquez said in mixed Filipino and English when asked about how to curb anomalies in the construction of evacuation centers. She added that non-government organizations (NGOs) may also help in monitoring the “retrofitting and repairs” of evacuation centers. “Also LGUs, if for instance projects by national agencies, LGUs are asked to sign the completion and certificate. The establishment of evacuation centers will be manned by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DOWH), the agency recently hit with corruption allegations. President Rodrigo Duterte also earlier vowed that more evacuation centers will be built before he steps down from his post.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 21, 2020 07:41 UTC