The government has identified 214,367 permanent housing units for communities devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay.

During the welcome dinner for participants to the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Manila Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) on Wednesday, Binay said a total of 120,000 housing units are targeted to start construction this year, while the rest (94,367 units) will be constructed in 2015.

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