Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Sept. 8 said he remains steadfast in his advocacy to see his housing dream for nearly 10 million informal settlers and families come to fruition. In a virtual press conference, Pacquiao, who has yet to announce his plans for the May 2022 national elections, said...
Government employees in the city of Manila will be among the beneficiaries of the city’s sixth vertical housing project in Quiapo, the groundbreaking of which was held on Monday, Sept. 6. MANILA CITY PIO The groundbreaking ceremony for the 20-story San Sebastian Residences in Plaza del Carmen...
Pag-IBIG Fund posted earnings of P16.11 billion in the first half of 2021 amid the challenges posed by the continuing health crisis, a 14 percent increase compared to the same period last year, its top officials reported on Wednesday, 25 August. From January to June, Pag-IBIG Fund’s gross income...
The National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) President Carlo Luis P. Rabat introduced to the Indonesian government the corporation’s newest Balai Berde Program in the recently held panel discussion entitled “The Role of Housing Finance in Responding to the Challenges of Climate...
Select farmers in Nueva Vizcaya will get their own housing units soon as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) vowed to start building this month a housing project dedicated to its beneficiaries. The project, implemented under BALAI (Building Adequate, Livable, Affordable and Inclusive Filipino...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso is eyeing to build Phase 2 of the Basecommunity housing project for informal settlers located in the nation's capital. (Manila Public Information Office photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Ngayon, nais kong i-share sa inyo, sabi sa inyo hangga't may katas ang...
The Manila City government celebrated National Heroes' Day on Monday, August 30, by breaking ground for the city's fifth housing project - the 20-storey Pedro Gil Residences. (Manila PIO photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Dr. Maria Sheilah...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Friday, Aug. 20, held a virtual groundbreaking ceremony for the housing project in Guinobatan, Albay to provide full shelter assistance to 167 families affected by a series of typhoon last November 2020. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) Nine months after...
A building at a housing project in Alabang, Muntinlupa has been put under lockdown due to rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Building 17 at Filinvest Socialized Housing has been placed under a 14-day Extreme Localized Community Quarantine (ELCQ) starting at 6 p.m. of Aug. 19 until 6 p.m....
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Brother John Castriciones admitted that it would be a challenge for them to deliver housing units to at least 600,000 farmer beneficiaries by the end of the Duterte administration but ensured that many will still benefit from it. Department of Agrarian...
President Duterte pledged to give Filipino Olympic Gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz P3 million and a fully furnished house in her hometown of Zamboanga City for giving the country pride at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics this week. President Duterte's virtual courtesy call with Filipino Olympic Gold medalist...