President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. lauded the private sector for helping the government in its massive housing program.
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate)
During an inspection of a housing project in San Fernando, Pampanga on Monday, July 3, Marcos recognized the contribution of the private sector in the realization of the administration's goal to build one million houses each year until 2028.
The President stressed that the private sector's assistance is key to the government's implementation of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program.
"And to give credit to our private sector partners, noong tayo’y lumapit sa kanila at sinabi natin 'mayroon tayong proyekto, sana kayo ay makilahok dito sa aming ginagawa' ay masasabi ko naman na tunay na Pilipino at nagsasabi 'kung anong magagawa namin, itutulong namin kaagad (when we reach out to them and told them that 'we have a project, and we are hoping you can participate in this undertaking' and they said 'whatever we can do to help, we will)," Marcos said.
"Kaya’t maraming, maraming salamat sa ating private sector partners, sa ating mga financiers (So thank you very much to our private sector partners and our financiers)," Marcos added.
He expressed confidence that through the collaboration of the government and private sector, the massive housing program will materialize.
The chief executive has inspected the Crystal Peak States project located in Barangay Del Carmen.
It is a 9.8 hectare multistory project that can shelter more than 8,300 families both from the public and private sectors, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as well as police and military personnel.
The housing project is composed of 30 12-story buildings with a mix of 25- and 28-square meter units to give future residents flexible options depending on their needs.
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