A REGIONAL evacuation center in Bacolod City has been completed, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced Monday. The P36-million facility can house up to 30 families or 150 individuals. Built on a 3,000-square meter lot in Barangay Vista Alegre, the complex has eight buildings for accommodations, office use, infirmary, laundry and drying area, toilets, materials recovery facility, and its own cistern tank and drainage system. DPWH-Western Visayas Regional Director Lea N. Delfinado said aside from serving as an evacuation center during calamities, the facility can be used as a venue for social events and trainings. Ms. Delfinado said the Bacolod City center is the fifth to be completed in Negros Occidental province and 10th out of the planned 11 in the region. The centers are placed under the management of the host local government unit.

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