Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Benitez, Secretary Jose Rizalini Acuzar of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and real estate developer of the Asenso Yuhum Housing (AYH) William Scheirman, Jr. met recently at the Arao Residences to review the progress of the work on the first-ever implementation of the national government’s “Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino” program.
Acuzar, Benitez and Scheirman, Jr. were elated with the progress of the real estate development work in Barangay Vista Alegre and have agreed to establish a wide open-space, a park with a large swimming pool, a clubhouse/multi-purpose hall, a basketball court, commercial spaces, and parking lots.
“The LGUs have a major role in the Pambansang Pabahay, from start to finish, since they are in the frontline.”
“I am elated that Bacolod City is the first LGU that can deliver under the Pambansang Pabahay since Mayor Benitez really works hard for the housing sector. The LGUs have a major role in the Pambansang Pabahay, from start to finish, since they are in the frontline,” Acuzar said.
The December 20 awarding of the completed units will be held with the presence of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
“We will continue to support the programs of the DHSUD. I thank Secretary Acuzar for having Bacolod City as among the first LGUs enrolled under the Pambansang Pabahay,” Benitez stressed.
The awardees, coming from the ranks of homeless families earning the equivalent of minimum monthly wage of P10,000 and are qualified to take-out Pag-IBIG long-term housing loans, will benefit from the DHSUD subsidy and will be paying reduced monthly amortizations of P2,300 over a period of 30 years.
The 4PH/AYH residents will be buying a unit with an area of 24 square meters at a price of some P1,020,000 or P50,000 per square meters, for a 4-storey building.
The Arao Residences will be composed of some 20 mid-rise condominium buildings of 4 to 5 storeys.
The Arao Residences will be composed of some 20 mid-rise condominium buildings of 4 to 5 storeys.
The beneficiaries of Arao Residences will play a vital role in the real estate management of their human settlements to ensure the appreciation of their house investments.
Interested applicants for the 4PH/AYH may get more information from, and then register at, www.asensoyuhum.4phousing.com.
They may also go to the Bacolod Housing Authority (BHA) office located at the South Front Side, Second Floor, Bacolod City Government Center.
Other officials present in the November 10 meeting were DHSUD Region 6 Director Eva Marfil, Councilors Thaddy Sayson and Vladi Gonzalez, Punong Barangay Lindy De Leon, Bacolod Housing Authority Head Ma. Victoria Parrenas, and Executive Assistant III Rodel Parcon.
