Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora called on the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and National Housing Authority (NHA) to help expedite the construction of vertical housing buildings in different parts of Metro Manila as part of...
The Department of Public and Highways (DPWH) and National Electrification Administration (NEA), with the imprimatur of the Department of Energy (DOE), will need to agree and draw up a formula for prudent compensation on the relocation of electric poles that shall be straddled by the various...
BACOLOD CITY – The municipal government of La Castellana in Negros Occidental has proposed the permanent relocation of residents living within the four-kilometer Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) of Kanlaon Volcano in the town. BARANGAY Biak na Bato in La Castellana, Negros Occidental is one of the...
ILOILO CITY – A government housing project built by the National Housing Authority (NHA) has become the relocation site for victims of a recent fire in Barangay 7, Roxas City, Capiz province. FIRE victims move into their new homes at Tanza Ville Subdivision in Roxas City, Capiz province....
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will develop a new relocation site for informal settlers following the ratification of the City Council on Wednesday, February 14, of the deed of absolute sale of a 17-hectare lot in Barangay Granada here. BENITEZ (FB) Lawyer Karol Joseph Chiu, Secretary...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Bacoor facilitated the transfer of the first batch of informal settler families from Barangay Sinbanali to a new resettlement site in Barangay Molino II on Tuesday, January 9. Photo from City Government of Bacoor (MANILA BULLETIN) Through...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN A group of congressmen are pitching the relocation of the House of Representatives, including the construction of a new House building. The suggestion was embodied in House Resolution (HR) No.1390,...
As the Pasig City local government aims to fulfill its social housing projects in 2023, Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto gave the assurance that relocation operations will uphold the social justice aspect of the program, specifically the rights of its beneficiaries. During the flag raising ceremony on...
The proposed measure mandating onsite, in-city, near-city, or off-city relocation of informal settler families (ISFs) has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Also known as House Bill (HB) No.5,...
Incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Sunday, March 27 that he will disallow demolitions of homes until basic necessities and services are met in areas for relocation if he is re-elected for a second term. During a caucus at Barangay Maybunga, the mayor touched on the issue of housing,...
Recognizing the need for informal settlers to be relocated within and near the same city, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, March 1, promised that no one will be left behind in her housing and relocation projects should she win in the May 2022 polls. Vice President Leni Robredo is the guest...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Metro Manila traffic has improved in recent months — but the “Build, Build, Build” team is not yet done. In the next 60 days, two bridges across Pasig River will open and is expected to decongest at least 50,000 vehicles out of EDSA and C5. The best part?...
