Manila, April 1 -- Some 22 families, composed of 80 individuals, affected by the eruption of Mt. Kanlaon in Negros Occidental are now occupying a new resettlement site in Bago City to further protect them from the ongoing threat posed by the volcano.

In a report, the city government said the internally displaced persons (IDPs) were transferred on Monday to the Payag sang Kapag-on Village in Barangay Napoles, after staying for almost four months at the Regional Evacuation Center in Barangay Lag-asan.

"Instead of modular tents, the local government unit (LGU) utilizes modernized nipa huts or 'bahay kubo' mainly for its sustainability," it added.

When the project was introduced in January, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offic...