The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and the Philippine Coast Guard have agreed to enroll Coast Guardians among the priority beneficiaries of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
This was the subject of a memorandum of agreement between DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and PCG officer in charge Vice Admiral Rolando Punzalan Jr. during the former’s visit to PCG Headquarters in Manila.
The MOA, the first among the country’s uniformed services, formalizes the inclusion of PCG personnel in the 4PH Program initially targeting 2,000 Coast Guard personnel as beneficiaries.
Punzalan welcomed the partnership as a huge boost to the morale and welfare program of the PCG.
He described the partnership as a big leap to the already robust collaboration between DHSUD and PCG, particularly in the program concerning the Pasig River.
Acuzar tapped Undersecretary Henry Yap to spearhead the collaboration with the Coast Guard.
DHSUD is also eyeing partnerships with the Departments of National Defense and the Interior and Local Government for the inclusion of the 4PH of men and women in uniform under the agencies.