Govt presents relocation, housing plan for informal settlers

The Manila Times

Govt presents relocation, housing plan for informal settlers  Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jerry Acuzar, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Romando Artes, Metro Manila Council President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Sandoval show the plan for the relocation of informal settlers under the Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program of the Marcos administration during a press conference in Pasig City on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024.   Video by John Orven Verdote  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #housing  #relocation

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00:00 What we will do, number one, is the LGU will teach us.

00:05 We still have vacant space.

00:07 If there is no vacant space, the national government will have a vacant space.

00:11 We will be able to use it.

00:13 If there is no national, maybe the dead road can be used.

00:17 And we only need a little space.

00:20 Secretary is saying that if it's an hectare, it only needs 500 square meters.

00:26 We will answer all of those. That's why we are here today in Libueza.

00:31 Number one, the local government will identify this.

00:36 They know in their area who is the beneficiary and who should be helped.

00:40 Number two, they will identify that of course they have a role.

00:44 Number three, as everyone said, you will not be far from your place.

00:48 You are not far from the province or any other place. You are still there.

00:51 You are near your child's school. You are near your job.

00:56 Number four, how much is this?

00:58 I am saying that this is the cheapest in the whole country.

01:01 Because there are other agencies.

01:03 All of this was really thought of by the President and his boss, Jerry.

01:09 We will prioritize the pilot area first.

01:13 Because it is easier for us all to join

01:17 and address the apprehensions that Secretary Benjuan said.

01:21 If there is a successful area that can be transferred in the city,

01:27 temporary relocation, and then permanent relocation.

01:31 If they see that it is beautiful, neat, and this house is cheap,

01:35 that it will be theirs, it will be easier to hire others.

01:40 So Secretary is asking the LGUs to inventory

01:45 the areas and how many.

01:48 After that, we will get the final figure.

01:51 Our country of residence for the Filipino Housing Program

01:55 is in its full implementation phase.

01:58 And we saw the need of our residents to have a staging area

02:03 to facilitate the immediate development of our houses.

02:07 So as mentioned, we will look for a staging area that is time-bound.

02:13 So one to two years, while we are building the building,

02:17 while we are building the building, we will look for a comfortable location

02:23 where they will not be dislocated.

02:26 The options we are looking at,

02:28 can be government-owned open spaces or suitable roads,

02:32 can be either private lands,

02:34 we can have short-term lease during the construction of the area,

02:39 or we can give incentives to our residents to own land

02:45 to use their land as a staging area.

02:48 Here we can see, for instance, an informal settlement.

02:53 The development of our house is not properly arranged

02:58 to convince our residents to move first before building the 4PH building.

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