BAGUIO CITY – More than 2,000 families here would soon have houses they could call their own once a local government housing project in a newly acquired property is completed.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong revealed that the city government of Baguio signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Housing, Settlement, and Urban Development (DHSUD) for the project.

“We signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the DHSUD in the first week of January for the township development project of the lot in Tuba, Benguet," stressed Mayor Magalong.

He said the area is a 6.3-hectare property where structures with a total of 2,000 units will be constructed.

"This will be the second socialized permaculture housing project with the Luna Terraces project in Irisan barangay that is ongoing completion," said Magalong.

He said the city's target is multi-level housing buildings that will accommodate 8,000-10,000 families in various sites.

Magalong said the Luna Terraces project which was designed for ten buildings with a total of 260 units was also supported by the DHSUD and the National Housing Authority (NHA).

The DHSUD granted P155 million for the site development and the NHA provided P50 million for the construction of two buildings with 62 units and another P326.17 million for the completion of the eight remaining buildings.

The city government has announced that it is continuously accepting offers from lot owners for its housing projects.

The project is in keeping with the ‘Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program’ which is the flagship program of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The city's concept of housing projects is permanent agriculture (permaculture) to achieve its goal of establishing a sustainable and livable community in line with the city’s thrust to address urban decay.

It also incorporates breathing and green spaces as part of the site.

The same concept will be adopted for the new project which is expected to break ground before the end of this month.