Dumaguete city, July 31 -- As hundreds of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental returned Thursday to their homes within the vicinity of Mt. Kanlaon, the local government unit (LGU) pledged to continue supporting those still at evacuation centers.

Seth Cabanas Bariga, information officer for the city's Emergency Operations Center (EOC), told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the LGU will provide for their needs and other requirements, but with the barangays taking the lead.

"The barangays now have the primary task of supervising and monitoring the evacuation centers as stipulated by the law, but the city government has the resources to cover food and other necessities," Bariga said.

He assure...