More than 3,000 urban poor families living in or near the danger zones in Valenzuela City will be transferred to an “in-city housing village” next month to save them from floods during typhoons and heavy rains.
Disiplina Village sits on an 11.6-hectare lot in Barangay Bignay bought by the city government. The P1.2-billion project funded by the National Housing Authority can accommodate close to 4,000 families, especially those who are living along the Tullahan River, according to Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian.
Some 216 families were relocated during the time of former mayor and now Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. In a Disiplina Village caravan held last July 9, Gatchalian said financial support will be given to the housing beneficiaries to pay for the installation of electricity and water connections.