Manila, Nov. 6 -- Over a hundred families affected by Typhoon Tino have taken temporary shelter at the Bayanihan Village in San Remigio, Cebu.

In a news release on Wednesday, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the modular housing units (MHUs) in Barangay Poblacion served as evacuation shelters during the preemptive evacuation ordered by the local government.

"Patunay na kapaki-pakinabang ang mga MHUs natin sa mga Bayanihan Village sa panahon ng kalamidad. Nagamit ito ng ating mga kababayang Cebuano noong lumindol, ngayon naman dahil sa bagyo (This proves that our MHUs in the Bayanihan Villages are truly useful in times of calamity. Our fellow Cebuanos were able to use them dur...