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SHFC leads capacity-building drive in housing sites with Apl.de.Ap

Published Jun 10, 2025 05:49 pm

At A Glance

  • SHFC and Apl.de.Ap formalized a partnership to support housing communities.
  • The initiative focuses on education, livelihood, and youth empowerment.
  • A pilot site will be established in Pampanga under the 4PH Program.
Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) President and CEO Federico Laxa (second from right) and international artist and philanthropist Apl.de.Ap (second from left) hold copies of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) during a ceremony held on June 5, 2025, at the SHFC head office in Makati City. The partnership aims to implement education and livelihood initiatives in government housing communities under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) President and CEO Federico Laxa (second from right) and international artist and philanthropist Apl.de.Ap (second from left) hold copies of the signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) during a ceremony held on June 5, 2025, at the SHFC head office in Makati City. The partnership aims to implement education and livelihood initiatives in government housing communities under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) is rolling out capacity-building initiatives focused on education and livelihood—backed by international artist and philanthropist Apl.de.Ap—to uplift low-income families in government housing communities.
SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa and Apl.de.Ap formalized the partnership through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed on Jun. 5 at the SHFC head office in Makati City.
The collaboration supports SHFC’s push to go beyond shelter provision by building self-sustaining and empowered communities under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
With guidance from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), SHFC will carry out programs anchored on housing and community development, youth education and empowerment, livelihood and skills training, and advocacy and public engagement.
“This partnership will be very meaningful for SHFC as it is the start of an undertaking that will take care of our beneficiaries beyond what we have provided them,” Laxa said, stressing the need to improve the quality of life in resettlement sites.
Apl.de.Ap, a native of Pampanga and member of the Grammy-winning group The Black Eyed Peas, said the initiative reflects his advocacy to help underserved youth access opportunities.
“I can’t wait to start helping people like me growing up—to build homes and walls so we could dream and have opportunity,” he said, thanking SHFC for its trust in his team.
A pilot site will be established in Pampanga to serve as a model for future communities that are sustainable, inclusive, and socially responsive.

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