BACOLOD CITY – The city government will build more than 5,000 housing units in Barangays Banago and Estefania here starting next month.

MAYOR Alfredo Abelardo ‘Albee’ Benitez (right) and Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in Manila on Thursday, January 18, for the construction of housing units at Yuhum Residences in Barangays Banago and Estefania in Bacolod City starting next month. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD)
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez and Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in Manila on Thursday, January 18, for additional units of the socialized housing project dubbed Yuhum Residences.
In a press briefing on Monday, January 22, Benitez said that Acuzar is very involved in the project as he has to see the amenities first before construction starts.
Benitez said that one of the requirements is an open space and a park and house construction should not cover more than 50 percent of the property.
Councilor Vladimir Gonzales, chairman of the Committee on Urban Poor, Housing, and Resettlement, said that 3,627 condominium-type housing units comprised of 13 buildings with seven floors will be built in a 3.5-hectare property in Barangay Banago.
He said that they are targeting to build an initial 1,440 units in a 2.4-hectare property in Barangay Estefania.
Benitez said that Yuhum Housing will have the best amenities with the full support of the national government.
The first site of Yuhum Residences was in Barangay Vista Alegre. Acuzar and real estate developer William Scheirman Jr. visited the site last November.
Benitez said that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will lead the turnover of housing units in Barangay Vista Alegre and the groundbreaking of the housing units in Barangays Banago and Estefania on Valentine’s Day.
This housing project designed for informal settlers is under the flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (4PH).