DHSUD turns over Bayanihan Village to quake-hit families

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), in partnership with the local government and several national agencies, has turned over the Bayanihan Village, a temporary shelter community built for families displaced by the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck northern Cebu on September 30, 2025.

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Following its initial turnover on October 16, 2025, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) officially took over the management of the site as an evacuation camp until affected families can transition to more permanent and safer housing.

The Bayanihan Village is an inter-agency initiative spearheaded by the DHSUD in collaboration with the DSWD, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Office of Civil Defense (OCD), and the Local Government Unit (LGU) of San Remigio.

Through the joint efforts of these agencies, 45 out of 67 prefabricated modular shelter units have been installed at the new public market site in Barangay Poblacion, beside the existing DSWD evacuation camp.