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<\/a>\nCompany owner Matthew Murphy told Saipan Tribune they are looking to set up a \u201cpermanent base\u201d on Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw the news and how bad it was and they said \u2018Boss, we want to help,\u2019\u201d Murphy said, referring to Aguon and Aldan.<\/p>\n
The three arrived on Saipan three days after Typhoon Soudelor hit.<\/p>\n
When Saipan Tribune interviewed them on Monday, they had just finished work on emergency re-roofing repairs on Atkins Kroll.<\/p>\n
Murphy Enterprises Inc. specializes in steel roof and remodeling.<\/p>\n
Aguon, who has worked for Murphy since 2014, said he didn\u2019t know he would be returning home.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was shocked,\u201d Aguon said when he saw the storm\u2019s damage. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect it to be like this. I was hurt too. I have sisters and brothers here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since his return, Aguon said they have repaired and replaced a lot of damaged roofs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working everyday,\u201d he said. \u201cI feel happy to be back on the island to help. This is my place. I\u2019m willing to help.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ignacio Aldan, who has not been back to the island for five years, feels the same way. He said he is \u201ctrying to make the island beautiful again.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked to describe the thoughts he had upon returning home, he said, \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say\u2014it was sad.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meaningful work<\/strong><\/p>\n Murphy Enterprises hopes to bring a constant flow of materials, communication, and construction services between its Saipan and Guam locations to help Saipan improve daily life and establish normalcy.<\/p>\n Murphy says he has been working closely with insurance adjustors at Century Insurance, putting out proposals and putting these into people\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n Murphy says the damage was worse than he thought, noting damage to supposedly typhoon-proof \u201croll-up doors\u201d around the island.<\/p>\n \u201cWe get them from Australia and they are designed to withstand 175-mile hour winds. They\u2019re stamped by an engineer. There\u2019s a special typhoon track, a steel track that get\u2019s encased in\u2014so when the door\u2019s down the chance of it blowing away are very, very minimal.\u201d<\/p>\n But when debris hits or penetrates a building, Murphy said, whether it be tin or a piece of wood, the roll-up door \u201cstarts to unravel.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what I\u2019ve seen,\u201d he said, noting damage around the airport, port, and Lower Base areas.<\/p>\n Murphy said he is looking to provide services and help people by doing surveys and damage estimates for them.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m giving a line-item breakdown. I try to give it to them in something simple and easy to read. Take photos with it. I cut and paste descriptions of what the photo is about,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Murphy says he plans to be here for at least a year.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we\u2019ll have a permanent base here, from now on,\u201d he added. \u201cI personally will be here at least a year, going back and forth to Guam.\u201d<\/p>\n More information about Murphy and his work can be found at murphyenterprises.net<\/p>\n They have recently added a \u201cSaipan\u201d section to their website. Murphy can be reached at 484-7646.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Murphy Enterprises Inc., a roof remodeling and repair company out of Guam, is looking to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":209226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[51,6733,257,6333],"class_list":["post-209225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-guam","tag-ignacio-aldan","tag-nmi","tag-typhoon-soudelor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}