City Hall, partners break ground for 4PH program

To address the 30,000 housing backlogs in Cebu City, the city government, in partnership with the National Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, marked the start of the construction of the 3,054-unit residential park in Barangay Pulangbato yesterday.

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Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Cebu City Residential Park yesterday, which was highlighted by the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the City Government, the developer, and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD).

In an interview, Garcia said that the envisioned structure is part of the program of DHSUD, which aims to ease the payment methods for beneficiaries through the Pag-IBIG fund.

Garcia said the City Government’s role is to identify the list of beneficiaries.

The housing comes with a P4,386 monthly fee, featuring a rent-to-own scheme.

Garcia said the project is also intended to address the housing backlogs in Cebu City, which is estimated to be about 30,000 units.

“Dako pa kaayo ning trabahuon nato, I am just so happy nga we have already taken the first step,” said Garcia.

He said that the City Government has long determined the list of beneficiaries, even before the previous administrations.