Comfort at Mayon Evacuation Centers Missing

Comfort and convenience for thousands of evacuees at Mayon evacuation centers in Bicol seemed elusive. TV reports of complaints from evacuees keep filtering in. These complaints run the gamut from crowded rooms, lack of potable water and difficulty in procuring the basic needs of life. Some comfort rooms don't function and it's hot and humid in these shelters. Around 40 classrooms in the elementary schools situated in villages affected by forced evacuations have been converted as evacuation centers.
Residents affected by forced evacuations can't be blamed for refusing to leave their homes and go to evacuation centers. Life in these shelters is simply unbearable. It is therefore the responsibility of the government and the local government units to focus on solving the complaints emanating from poorly-maintained evacuation centers. While all eyes are directed towards Mayon volcano and its eventual eruption, government attention must be directed on how to improve life at evacuation centers. The focus should be on the people and their comfort, as they are temporarily relocated from an impending natural disaster. It is reported that the residents might stay in evacuation centers longer, maybe three to four months at the most. This is eternity for these poor residents unless the department of social welfare (DSW) and other branches of the government pool their resources and expertise to make life at evacuation centers livable.