Sa nakalipas na mahigit dalawang dekada, tunay na katuwang ang Habitat for Humanity ng nangangailangan nating kababayan; kaagapay sa pagpapatayo ng mga tahanan, paaralan, at mga imprastrakturang pampamayanan, the President said during the inauguration of the Shelter Build Project at the Calaanan Resettlement Site in Barangay Canito-an, this city.
He said the project of the HFHP and the city government in partnership with national line agencies will help ensure that Cagayanons displaced by Sendong will be relocated to a much safer place.
The 12.4-hectare site is expected to house 1,400 to 1,600 homeless families staying in evacuation centers. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its quick response fund has released more than P200-million to the HFHP for the construction of shelters.
For his part, HFHP Managing Director and CEO Charlie Ayco thanked the President, the DSWD, the National Housing Authority (NHA), and other funding organizations, both foreign and local, for their trust and confidence to HFHP in helping the city.
He also acknowledged San Miguel Corporation (SMC) who made the biggest donation to the project. The SMC has committed to build 2,500 houses in the city and 2,500 in Iligan.
With a vision that every Filipino will have a decent place to live, Ayco said the HFHP is committed to the cause “Ayos Bahay, Ayos Buhay, Ayos Bayan 2010” which aims to reduce housing deficit in 2020 and eliminate poverty housing of all villages in the country by at least 20 percent. (Apipa P. Bagumbaran/PIA-10)
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