NHA, Mandaue City to Offer Low-Cost Housing for Informal Settlers

Selected informal settlers in Mandaue City can avail of housing units for as low as P600 to P1,000 a month under the low-rise joint housing project between National Housing Authority (NHA) and the Mandaue City government.

This was the good news presented by NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr., to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during the latter’s visit in Mandaue City for its 49th Charter Anniversary.

Escalada said the three five-storey buildings can house 180 informal settlers in Barangay Looc by June of 2020.

Occupants on the first floor will pay P1,000 per month, P900 for 2nd floor, P800 for 3rd floor, P700 for the 4th floor, and P600 for the 5th floor units.

The term is payable in 30 years, Escalada said.

Duterte, in an earlier conversation with Mandaue City Mayor Gabriel Luis Quisumbing, also assured joint housing projects for city hall employees and members of the police and Philippine Army.

In his speech, the President lauded the city government for being a partner in the national government’s thrust in providing a liveable place for its constituents.

Duterte said he hopes that the local government will continue to enjoin the people to support the administration’s thrust to provide a comfortable life for all.

“We cannot overcome such scourges alone, and we need everyone’s help in ridding our nation of these ills that have long hampered our development as a nation,” Duterte said.

He said that through solidarity and cooperation, the government can make the country’s neighborhoods and communities safer and more secure.

Duterte also asked the local government units to continue supporting the government in the fight against drugs and corruption.

“Together, let us succeed in our collective aspiration to attain a better life and brighter future for our countrymen,” he said.

This is the President’s second visit in Cebu for the month of August and the sixth for this year. (fcc/PIA7-Cebu)