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Erap gives land titles to squatters

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More than 30 poor families in the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila were given houses and lots by Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.

Estrada distributed land certificates to 32 informal settler families (ISFs) in Baseco—the first batch of beneficiaries of the city government’s P44.5-million housing project in Sitio Dubai.

“Since I was the mayor of San Juan, it has been my priority to provide homeless families their own decent shelter. It is a basic human need that every public servant should strive to provide to those in need,” Estrada said during the awarding ceremonies at the Manila City Hall.

Noraisa Dalundong, one of the 32 beneficiaries, said “all of us, my family and I, are very thankful to Mayor Erap. We’ve waited so long to have a home we can call our own.” 

The Dalundong family is among the first ISFs who will occupy the 32 completed units of the Dubai housing project the city government began constructing last February.

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An additional 96 housing units are nearing completion.

The village is being built on a 3.5-hectare portion of Sitio Dubai in Baseco and is intended to serve as a permanent relocation for long-time residents of the compound.

The Dubai houses are designed to be “eco-friendly” or energy-efficient shelters to lessen the effects of climate change.

Each unit has a rainwater harvesting and grey water reuse system that will enable the occupants to utilize rainwater and significantly reduce their water bills.

The “green” housing units, Estrada said, will minimize expenses on lighting, cooling and sanitation.

Since he assumed office in 2013, the mayor has awarded 257 families their own lots under his “Land for the Landless” program.

Estrada also has similar housing projects for city hall employees

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