DHSUD, Heart center to build 14 housing projects

THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has partnered with the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) to build 14 vertical housing projects in Quezon City.

The partnership aims to build a total of 14 buildings with about 3,360 units to address the housing needs of PHC employees and families, the DHSUD said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

“DHSUD Undersecretary Garry V. De Guzman, representing Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar, signed a memorandum of understanding with PHC Executive Director Avenilo Aventura, Jr. for a planned housing project in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino or 4PH Program, Feb. 13,” it said.

The 8.1-hectare community will be located in Barangay Tumana, Marikina City, DHSUD said.

Initial features of the project include a clubhouse, basketball court, pool area, wide open spaces and a commercial building inside the 8.1-hectare community.

The project forms part of the government’s 4PH Program, which seeks to address the country’s housing backlog.

The Marcos administration initially set an ambitious goal of constructing six million housing units by 2028 but has since been reduced to 3.2 million units.

The Philippines’ housing need is projected to jump to 22 million by 2040, according to a report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme. — Beatriz Marie D. Cruz