The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Bataan provincial government have partnered for a modern township project in the municipality of Mariveles.
Housing czar Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the project is part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program: Zero ISF (informal settler family) 2028” to arrest the 6.5 million housing backlog across the country.
“Our President is too hardworking. We have to thank him for his support to this program,” he said.
The DHSUD chief took with him the agency’s key officials, along with Pag-IBIG’s Home Development Mutual Fund executive officer Marilene Acosta.
Acosta and Bataan Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III earlier signed a memorandum of understanding before the laying of capsule ceremony in Barangay Alasasin in Mariveles.
The provincial government will identify the project beneficiaries based on the eligibility requirements to be set by the Pag-IBIG Fund.
Meanwhile, Acuzar inspected one of the four township sites in Orion town with ongoing land development projects to provide his insights to make the implementation faster.
Other towns with proposed 1Bataan Village project included Orani and Balanga City.
Acuzar also called on all stakeholders to actively play their role for the success of Marcos Jr.’s priority housing program for at least 3.7 million informal settler families.
“I personally received a tall order from PBBM himself to fast track the implementation of this program. Every day, we want to see development. We can only do that if we, at DHSUD, will multiply ourselves through collaboration. Admittedly, we need the help of everyone, particularly our partners in the local government units, private sector and other relevant government institutions. You will receive houses,” he said.
