Four years after the devastating typhoon hit Visayas provinces; teachers have yet to receive the promised emergency shelter assistance (ESA). This was revealed by the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) in a forum in Quezon City today.
“We received reports that the full amount for emergency shelter assistance for most of the teachers especially in Tacloban City and Leyte has not been released as of the moment. The amount covers the government employees whose houses have been declared either fully or partially damaged.” Benjo Basas, the group’s chairperson said.
The group also said that most of the teachers who received the partial amount were asked to liquidate the full as a pre-requisite for full release. In some cases, in Eastern Visayas State University for instance, the administration initiated the provision of financial assistance to its employees but later on, the COA ordered them to return the funds. Meanwhile most of the teachers who are beneficiaries of housing projects have not been moved to their respective units.
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