Residents of coastal areas in typhoon-devastated Siargao in the Philippines will not be allowed to rebuild their homes there and will instead be given land in other parts of the island, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
The no-build zone policy is meant to avoid a repeat of the destruction of their houses when Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) struck the island nearly two weeks ago, Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda told President Duterte during a meeting at Malacañang on Monday. A video of the meeting was aired on Tuesday.
In response, the President said idle government lands should be given to displaced residents as part of the rehabilitation effort.
“Those idle government land, idle lands of the government [that are] not productive, better give it to the people right away,” Mr. Duterte said.
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