A total of 18 informal settlers each received P10,000 financial assistance from the provincial government for their relocation. These informal settlers were affected by the ongoing P50-million Malandog River Rehabilitation and Development Project (MRRDP), particularly the construction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) office. “Gov. Rhodora Cadiao led the distribution of the assistance to the beneficiaries who would be relocating from the reclaimed area in Barangay Maybato North to Barangay Mapatag resettlement site (in San Jose),” said Eby Butiong, provincial government housing board secretary.

River rehab project displaces informal settlers. (2021, March 17). Panay News, p. 9.