Beneficiaries from various projects under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program are all praises after receiving their respective housing units.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is continuously turning over 4PH units to beneficiaries in various parts of the country.
In the Palayan City Township Project in Nueva Ecija, hundreds of beneficiaries had been processed while some are now enjoying the amenities in the 23-hectare 4PH project in Barangay Atate.
“Sobrang saya kasi iba ‘yung bumukod ka, na meron kayong sarili na matatawag ninyo pong sa inyo talaga (I’m so happy because we have now our own house),” Ma. Cassandra Gonzales, one of the beneficiaries of the project, said in a news release on Sunday.
Gonzales thanked President Marcos and DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar for giving beneficiaries like her a chance to live in a condominium-style housing unit.
In Mindanao, several 4PH projects are also in advanced stages of completion, with units already being turned over to beneficiaries.
Among them are People’s Ville in Davao City, Davao del Sur, and Valley View Township in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, where beneficiaries have already started moving in.
“Kami po ‘yung first na naka-move in dito sa People’s Ville pabahay program 4PH ng gobyerno. Isang buwan na po kami. Very comfortable. Maganda talaga, tsaka disente ‘yung bahay kumpara sa dati (We are the first to move in here at People’s Ville, the government’s 4PH housing program. We have been here for a month. Very comfortable. Really nice, and the house is decent compared to before),” Evelyn Cuarta, an online seller, said.
“Ngayon, pag uulan, hindi na kami magworry kung babaha sa labas at tsaka hindi na talaga tutulo. Nagpapasalamat po kami kasi isa kami sa naka-avail sa pabahay, 4PH program ng ating gobyerno. Sa 22 years naming nagrerenta, palipat-lipat, sa wakas nagkaroon na rin kami ng maayos at safe na bahay. Nagpapasalamat kami sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (Now, when it rains, we no longer have to worry about flooding outside and there won’t be leaks at all. We are grateful because we are one of those who availed of the housing, 4PH program of our government. After 22 years of renting, moving around, we finally have a house. We are grateful to all those behind the national housing for the Filipino program),” she added.
Kenneth Jane Rose Gasis, a child development worker from the local government and one of the beneficiaries of the Valley View Township Project, also thanked President Marcos and Acuzar for choosing his family as among the beneficiaries.
“Sobra po akong na-amaze kasi hindi ko po akalain na ganun ‘yung unit na ibibigay sa amin kasi napakaganda po (I’m so amazed because I didn’t expect that we been given this kind of unit, very beautiful),” Gasis said.
Acuzar said the government has shown that it can provide sustainable township development through 4PH as evidenced by ongoing projects all over the country.
“Sabi po sa akin ng mahal na Pangulo… kung magbibigay ka ng pabahay, ‘wag kamukha noong pabahay noong araw. Bigyan mo ng dignidad ‘yung mga mahihirap na magkabahay at maexperience din ang buhay kung ano meron ang mayaman (Our dear President told me, if you are going to provide housing, don’t look like the housing of the past. Give the poor the dignity of having a home and also experiencing life like what the rich have),” Acuzar said.
Another 4PH project with turned-over units is the Asenso Yuhum Residences in Bacolod City in Negros Occidental.
Meanwhile, hundreds of units are ready for turnover at the Crystal Peak Estates in the City of San Fernando in Pampanga.
Other ongoing projects with buildings already in advanced stages of construction are EL Sand Residences in Laoag, Ilocos Norte; Bocaue Bulacan Manor; Abuab Towers in San Mateo, Rizal; Pilar, Bataan; San Miguel in Manila; and Pili in Camarines Sur. (PNA)
