After selling their houses upon joining the alleged “cult” in 2019, at least 1,000 families still reside in Sitio Kapihan and have no properties to their name, Edelito Sangco of Task Force Kapihan said.
Senator. Risa Hontiveros files a resolution seeking to investigate the sexual violence, child abuse and forced marriage perpetuated by an alleged cult.MANILA, Philippines — The municipal government of Socorro will need additional assistance from the national government and even international organizations to help “reintegrate” around 3,000 locals who joined the Socorro Bayanihan Services Inc. in Surigao del Norte, a government task force said.
“But since this is a man-made calamity, a humanitarian crisis, the LGU has no choice but to take on this responsibility,” Sangco said. “This is what we see as something we can do in the meantime to accommodate them just in case the suspension of their tenurial instrument is really enforced,” he added.
“Our town is also threatened because their water source is there with them. So it's better that they are resettled for good. They don't respect the government because their orientation is that they have their own government there,” Sangco added. Hontiveros said in a DZBB interview on Sunday that the live-streamed Senate hearing in Socorro has encouraged more victims to consider testifying against SBSI.
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