Caloocan gov't, DHSUD sign MOU for PBBM's Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino program
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN
Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo "Along" Malapitan and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Saturday, Oct. 8., for the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino program of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at Caloocan City Sports Complex.
The said memorandum formalizes the collaboration between the City of Caloocan and DHSUD to develop and establish residential units in the city.
Caloocan City Administrator Oliver Hernandez and heads of Key Shelter Agencies (KSA) also signed as witnesses of the memorandum.
"Si Pangulong Bongbong Marcos ay mainit na mainit sa pabahay na ito, halos every day ay nagre-report kami kung ano ang nagagawa na namin sa pabahay (President Bongbong Marcos is very eager on this housing project. We report on this housing project almost every day)," Acuzar said during his speech.
"Hindi po ito 'yung dating tradisyon na ginagawa na pag nangako ay hindi gagawin. Nag-isip po kami ng aking pangulo kung paano pababain ang bahay (It is not like the old tradition that when a promise is made to the people, it will not be fulfilled. My president and I thought of solutions on how to lower the houses)," he added
Meanwhile, Mayor Malapitan said the city government is committed to provide decent shelters not just to informal settlers but to every children in Caloocan.
Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino program is a housing project of the administration of President Marcos Jr. through the DHSUD, which aims to provide shelters for over six million families in six years.
The project aims to provide one million housing units per year.