Mayor reminds contractors to finish Z3R projects

CONSTRUCTION WORKS continue at resettlement areas in an effort to finish the construction of the Z3R housing units for some 720 families displaced by 2013 deadly attacks of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) members loyal to Nur Misuari.

 Photos from the Housing and Land Management Division show the progress of construction works at the Z3R project site.

Z3R stands for Zamboanga City Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction.  

Mayor Beng Climaco, who chairs the Local Inter-Agency Committee, reminded various government agencies and private contractors of her ultimatum to finish all construction projects by August 31.

The mayor said she will invite President Rodrigo Duterte to inaugurate the projects set on September 9 which coincides with the commemoration of the infamous MNLF siege of Zamboanga.

Different government agencies and private contractors committed to speed up works on the Z3R projects after Climaco’s ultimatum. Climaco has repeatedly reminded LIAC members to expedite completion of the projects and to ensure the remaining victims of the siege who are in temporary shelters be given permanent housing units. 

“As mayor and chairperson of LIAC, I have given the agencies concerned a deadline until August 2021 to finish the construction of the housing units and award them to the target beneficiaries - the internally displaced people,” she said, adding, “we want our IDPs to know that we have not forgotten them even as we are currently coping with the Covid pandemic,” said Climaco.

She said her directive was in line with Duterte’s instructions to all government agencies to have their projects, programs and activities completed before his term ends next year.

Last year, Climaco directed LIAC members to ensure continuity of various projects and programs amid the Covid-19 pandemic to help alleviate the plight of families displaced by the MNLF siege.

Supporters of Misuari attacked Zamboanga after declaring independence and their failed attempt to raise the Bangsamoro Republik flag at City Hall. Misuari publicly denied involvement in the siege of Zamboanga that displaced over 200,000 people and affected the economies of Basilan and Sulu which are dependent on Zamboanga for their trades and goods.

Climaco set September 9 as a “Special Day of Remembrance” in honor of all those who perished in the siege that lasted for 3 weeks. Eight years after the deadly attack, residents here are still crying for justice which remains elusive for the innocent victims of the siege. (Zamboanga Post)

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