The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has recently constructed a new multi-purpose building (MPB) that will serve as safe haven for the residents of Barangay North Poblacion in Dipaculao, Aurora in times of disaster and emergency.
In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel M. Bonoan, DPWH Aurora District Engineer Roderick A. Andal said that a two (2) storey evacuation center was built in the amount of P7.8 million.
The temporary shelter for people affected by disaster or calamity has a total floor area of 170 square meters and equipped with facilities such as a shower area and separate comfort rooms for men, women, and persons with disabilities (PWD).
The Barangay North Poblacion Evacuation Center is the fourth evacuation center built by DPWH Aurora DEO in the town of Dipaculao with another shelter facility underway.
The completed MPB can now be utilized by about 2,000 residents of North Poblacion in times of strong typhoons, which is a naturally occurring calamity in province of Aurora as it faces the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean.