AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Housing czar Secretary Eduardo del Rosario spearheads the ceremonial turnover of two low-rise housing projects in Malabon City and Quezon City on Wednesday (Nov. 10, 2021). Some 374 low-income families are recipients of the projects. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD)
MANILA – More Filipino families are set to enjoy the comforts of decent and affordable homes as two new housing projects were rolled out in Malabon City and Novaliches, Quezon City for some 374 family beneficiaries.
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario led the ceremonial turnover of two high-density housing projects carried out by the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) in coordination with the local government units (LGUs).
Lauding SHFC for a job well done, del Rosario graced the ribbon-cutting and ceremonial turnover for the three-story Marangal Village Homeowners Association Inc. High Density Housing (HDH) in Brgy. Longos, Malabon City, and the four-story Samahang Magkakapitbahay Na Nagkakaisa HOA Inc. HDH in Brgy. San Agustin, Novaliches, Quezon City.
“Seeing these projects, within a few seconds, I can say already that these are housing projects that we can be proud of…decent yet very affordable,” he said in a news release on Wednesday.
Del Rosario reiterated the DHSUD considers shelter as a right of every Filipino family and it is the responsibility of the department to capacitate low-income families to have access to decent and affordable shelters.
“Ito ay basic right na dapat maging inherent sa isang pamilyang Pilipino. Ito ay para maging direksiyon ng lahat ng aming ginagawa (It is basic right that should be inherent to a Filipino family. It should be the direction of everything we do) in terms of policy-making, finance modalities, as well as producing housing units,” del Rosario said.
He said DHSUD, together with its key shelter agencies such as SHFC, is not just building housing units, but rather housing communities that residents can be proud of and to ensure that no sub-standard housing units are constructed under the Duterte administration.
The Malabon project will benefit 282 member-families of a local homeowners’ association.
SHFC president Ricardo Arnolfo Cabling, in his message, said the corporation’s projects are carried out in coordination with the private sector, LGUs and most especially, members of the general public.
“All those in the danger zones, everybody should be included, no matter what is your status in life, no matter how much is your combined family monthly income, we have to be inclusive, we have to provide a program for all the Filipinos. This is actually your project, not ours, because it is community-driven,” he noted.
The newly constructed four-story building in Novaliches will accommodate 92 informal settler families living along the Tullahan River. (PR)
