Cebu urban poor group opposes Marcos’ high-rise housing project

Emmariel Ares 06/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Don’t build unaffordable houses, make inadequate houses livable. Don’t build new homes, upgrade our existing ones.” This was the common sentiment expressed by Cebu urban poor families in response to the government’s plan…

Mandaue City HUDO assures Brgy Looc fire victims of temporary housing

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The head of the Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) in Mandaue City assures fire victims in Barangay Looc that they will be transferred to the temporary housing located behind the Cebu International…

HUDO : 24 housing units ready to be turned over to Mandaue fire victims

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Twenty four housing units are now ready to be turned over on  Saturday, March 18, to some of the fire victims of Barangay Looc, Mandaue City. On Friday morning, March 17, police volunteers, personnel…

High-rise housing for the urban poor?

Mary Racelis - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2023

Don’t build houses for poor families unless the poor can afford them! Make sure they are at least adequate for decent living!” These are the caveats given by people long involved in urban poor housing to those…

Temporary housing units for Looc fire victims almost complete

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A few units of the temporary housing project of the Mandaue City Government for the victims of the massive fire in Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc, are almost complete. The construction of the housing…

A neglected basic human right

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 11/22/2022

Give a family middle-class surroundings, and they begin to have middle-class dreams.” Gawad Kalinga founder Tony Meloto explained to me many years ago the rationale behind the colorfully painted houses that are the distinctive mark of their…

Adequacy, reliability, and cost

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 10/11/2022

What’s wrong with our infrastructure? It’s all about the three attributes in our title: we don’t have enough, it’s not reliable, and costs too much. And these hold true whether it’s electric power, water, transport, telecoms, or…

Cortes to focus on implementation of 5-point agenda in next 3 years

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 07/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu- Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes wants to focus on the implementation of his five-point agenda in the next three years. These are pandemic recovery, housing for the homeless, infrastructure development, efficient delivery of basic…

Metro Cebu urban poor groups to join Leni-Kiko people’s rally in Mandaue City

Doris C. Bongcac 04/21/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Various urban poor groups in Metro Cebu are expected to join the people’s rally for Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan in Mandaue City this Thursday, April 21. In an advisory,…

Alegria to build relocation site for Odette-displaced families

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The municipality of Alegria is planning to develop a housing project for families displaced by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai).  Alegria’s local government on Thursday, January 27 announced through social media that negotiations…

OSHDP to hold free virtual summit on the basics of buying, building, and investing in affordable housing 

PR 11/12/2021

With the backdrop of the country’s overwhelming housing needs, a group of dedicated leaders in affordable housing called the Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers the Philippines (OSHDP), together with The Global Filipino Investors (TGFI), a…

P1.6B gov’t housing project breaks ground in Cebu City

Mae Fhel Gom-os 07/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Police, soldiers and government employees will soon have a chance to have their own homes in a northern barangay in Cebu City. This after the National Housing Authority (NHA) broke ground on Friday,…

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