DHSUD, roll out housing plan for civil servants, retirees
THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Cebu provincial government on Friday (July 30,2021) rolled out a subdivision-like housing project intended for civil servants and retirees.
DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario and Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia led the groundbreaking for the construction of the Tunghaan Subdivision Project in Barangay Tunghaan, Minglanilla– just more than a month after a Memorandum of Agreement for such an undertaking was finalized.
“DHSUD has been adamant in strengthening partnership with local government units nationwide to push for the government’s whole-of-nation approach and give Filipino families, especially those from the low-income bracket, access to affordable, sustainable and decent housing,” Secretary Del Rosario said at the activity.
“As you can see, we had the groundbreaking done after just over a month that the MOA was sealed. We want these housing projects that benefit our hardworking government employees, as well as retirees, to enjoy the comforts of having their own house,” the DHSUD chief stressed.
Apart from DHSUD and the Cebu LGU, the Tunghaan Subdivision Project also has the support of the Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund, one of DHSUD’s key shelter agencies.
“Together with the LGUs, and in coordination with our key shelter agencies and partner-developers, the government, through DHSUD, is bent on further strengthening the national housing program and promote resilient Filipino communities across the country,” Secretary Del Rosario added.
Joining the housing czar during the event were DHSUD Assistant Secretary Leira Buan, DHSUD Regional Office-7 OIC-Director Engr. Francis Ordeniza and other DHSUD and Pag-IBIG Fund officials.
Minglanilla Mayor Elanito Peña also attended the ceremony and expressed gratitude to the national government, particularly DHSUD, for the implementation of the project that will benefit 902 civil servants from the Cebu provincial government and Minglanilla LGU.
The ground breaking at Barangay Tunghaan was Secretary Del Rosario’s second-straight activity in the province of Cebu last week after leading Thursday’s turnover of 450 housing units by the National Housing Authority and groundbreaking ceremony for a mini-market and covered court intended for residents affected by super typhoon Yolanda in Barangay Kabac in the remote island of Bantayan, Cebu.
The DHSUD chief said that the awarding of housing units and provision of new facilities, which will be constructed using incentivized compliance by partner developers to balanced housing program, are in line with the government’s commitment in helping Filipino families affected by previous calamities.
According to the housing czar, the new housing projects are indication of the government’s commitment in helping fulfill the dreams of most Filipinos to have a house of their own. He said that DHSUD intends to have more similar housing pacts with LGUs in the coming months.
