Maasin squatters avail assistance from city government

By REBECCA CADAVOS (PIA Southern Leyte)
December 19, 2008

MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte  –  At least forty beneficiaries who settle on untitled land availed the assistance from the city government, Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco disclosed during his regular program aired over radio station DyDM on Thursday, December 18.

The city government saw the need of these beneficiaries identified who paid monthly rentals to the lot they used, “instead of paying monthly rental to the owner, they will now pay their charges to the city hall for P10.00 per day for 10 years,” Hon. Samaco said in his “Maasin City in Action” program. "After 10 years of payment the lot will now belong to them," he added.

Maasin City will be the one to purchase the lot at P800.00 per square meter at around 1,600 sq. meters in total area to the Zialcita family, the lot owner. The beneficiaries will be allocated 40 sq. meters each.

It was learned that the documents are now on process to avail the lot and the city government aimed to acquire it by year 2009.

In addition, the identified recipients will be given additional livelihood to be able to settle their monthly accounts to the city government through the Self Employment Assistance – Kaunalaran (SEA-K) program of the government.

Mayor Samaco mentioned the livelihood assistance such as the acquisition of trisikad known as “potpot”, food processing, curtain making, among others.