What’s the status of the Yolanda housing projects in Cebu?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines –  When Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) struck the Visayas a decade ago, it did not spare Cebu. In particular, the province’s northern towns and cities where thousands – if not millions – suffered…

Landslide-hit families in Sudlon II eyed for Cebu City’s housing program

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Landslide-hit families in Sitio Cantipla in Barangay Sudlon II, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, may soon avail of the city’s housing program as a permanent “no build zone” policy is being enforced…

President Marcos promises affordable monthly payments to beneficiaries of housing program

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Affordable monthly payment to own a house. This was what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has said following the recently concluded groundbreaking of a housing project under his Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program…

‘Stationary housing’ eyed for Looc fire victims

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/29/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government is planning to build a ‘stationary housing’ for fire victims in Sitio Paradise, Barangay Looc at a primary idle land near the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). Lawyer John…

Mandaue City reopens old fishpond aquifer as relief channel for Butuanon River

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/17/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City on Thursday, November 17, started the reopening of the old fishpond aquifer at the controversial lot in Barangay Paknaan here. Aside from the city government, an individual has also claimed ownership…

80 vulnerable families in Mandaue City get decent homes

Mary Rose Sagarino 07/12/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — At least 80 families living in danger zones in Mandaue City are now proud owners of decent homes they can call their own. This is after the city government and Habitat for Humanity…

DWUP finalizing beneficiaries for Lorega socialized housing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Cebu City Division for the Welfare of the Urban Poor (DWUP) said it is now finalizing the beneficiaries for the Lorega socialized housing projects.  DWUP head Engineer Dante Arcilla said that they are now…

Lapu-Lapu City to build 5K socialized housing units

Futch Anthony Inso 02/24/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government plans to build 5,000 units for their socialized housing project which will rise in Barangay Canjulao. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that the contractor of the project…

Mandaue allocates P160M for construction of housing project for 2019 Tipolo fire victims

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—The Mandaue City Government has allocated P160 million for the construction of a tenement for the victims of the 2019 fire in sitio Maharlika in Barangay Tipolo here. READ: Fire razes houses in Barangay Tipolo,…

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,…

Olivo Heights is first fully completed housing project for Yolanda affected families

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/14/2019

CEBU CITY — Six years after supertyphoon Yolanda devastated some parts of the Visayas, the National Housing Authority turned over the first fully completed and occupied housing project for the affected families. Cabinet Secretary Carlo Nograles, who…

Nograles cites low completion rate of Yolanda housing construction in Cebu

Irene R. Sino Cruz 05/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Thursday disclosed that there was a low completion rate for the Yolanda housing construction in Cebu. This holds true specifically in Camotes Island where not even one housing unit…

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