SHELTER FOR QUAKE VICTIMS Police officers dubbed “carpenter cops” lay the foundation of a permanent house for earthquake victims in Glan, Sarangani province, on Thursday, marking the start of a housing project for families displaced by the recent quake. —PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SARANGANI PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
KORONADAL CITY – Less than three weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated parts of Sarangani province, police officers on Thursday began building replacement homes for families left homeless by the disaster.
Eight personnel from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion (RMFB) started constructing the first permanent housing unit in Riverside, Barangay Poblacion in Glan town, marking the start of the community’s rebuilding efforts.
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