Barely a week after meeting with Metro Manila mayors on the planned government housing project under Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Acuzar and Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos on Monday visited the proposed site in San Juan City.

Joining them during the ocular inspection along F. Manalo Street, Barangay Batis, were Metro Manila Development Authority Chairperson Don Artes, San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, and other local and national government officials.

“Isang linggo pa lang ang nakakalipas, nag-meeting ang lahat ng alkalde ng Kalakhang Maynila kasama si Sec. Jerry, MMDA at ang DILG. Ano ang pakay nito?” Abalos asked.

“Ito’y proyekto ng ating Pangulo na pabahay sa buong Pilipinas. Home for the homeless, ika nga. At bilang patunay na talagang seryoso ang ating Pangulo, ito na ang proyekto,” he told reporters.

“Ito na. At dire-diretso pa ito dahil ito ay hamon natin sa lahat ng LGUs. Hindi lang Metro Manila ito, buong Pilipinas po ito,” he added.

The housing project, a modern, condominium-type building, will occupy a 2,624 square-meter property with a total of 549 residential units with an average size of 28 square meters.

It will be under a rent-to-own scheme with a flexible term of 25 to 30 years.

Earlier, Abalos and Acuzar urged Metro Manila LGUs to support the Pasig River Bigyan Buhay Muli (PBBM) Project and the 4PH Program by identifying lands suitable for housing and human settlements.

Also, yesterday, Abalos and the other government officials conducted an ocular inspection along the easements of San Juan River as part of interagency efforts to clean and rehabilitate the Pasig River Water System.

“Ngayon, ang Pasig River ay binubuhay. Nasa San Juan River tayo ngayon. Ito’y patunay na hindi lamang ang San Juan River, hindi lamang ang Pasig River pati lahat ng tributaries na naririto ay kailangan buhayin at pagandahin natin,” he said.

“Ito po’y sa utos at sa magandang proyekto ng ating mahal na Pangulo sa Bagong Pilipinas. Ito’y patunay na tuloy-tuloy ang lahat ng ahensya tungkol sa panaginip na ito,” he added.

The DILG, DHSUD, and MMDA are among the 13 member-agencies composing the Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development (IAC-PRUD) created under Executive Order 35 signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last year.

The council is tasked to work in synergy towards the full rehabilitation of the banks along the Pasig River water system in order to provide alternative transportation, propel economic opportunities, and boost tourism activities.

Original Article at: https://www.dilg.gov.ph/news/Modern-condo-type-4PH-housing-project-to-rise-in-San-Juan-City/NC-2024-1012