ORMOC CITY, Aug. 6 (PIA) -- The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Yolanda chairman, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, has virtually witnessed on Thursday, August 6, the turnover of 1,419 completed permanent housing units to the city government of Ormoc.
The symbolic key of the housing units was formally accepted by Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez from Ms. Marilyn Lauzon, district manager for Leyte of the National Housing Authority, in a simple ceremony.
In his virtual message, Nograles thanked the National Housing Authority for completing the project even in times of pandemic as he asked the beneficiaries to ensure that the house and lot given by the government is well taken cared of.
For his part, Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez thanked Secretary Nograles for his support and help as well as to the NHA for giving Ormoc the privilege to relocate some of the displaced victims of super typhoon that hit the country on November 8, 2013.
Gomez is also hoping that the National Housing Authority will build more housing units for illegal settlers in the future.
Estela Apuya, one of the beneficiaries and a mother of two children who previously lives near the sea also expressed her gratitude to the government for giving her family a safe home to live away from the dangers especially when typhoon occurs.
The land acquisition, land development and construction of the 1,419 housing units are funded by NHA with Edison Development & Construction/3R Metal Craft (JV) as contractor developer of the project.
The Bagong Pag-Asa Subdivision Phase 1 and Phase 2 are located in Brgy. Margen, Ormoc City.
It is a conventional bungalow row house with a modal size of 40 square meters and a floor area of 28.60 square meters with an estimated cost of P290,000 per house and lot.
Of the 54,508 proposed permanent housing units for Yolanda victims in Region 8, some 35,462 units were already constructed by NHA while 10,877 of which are still ongoing construction. (ldl/cba/PIA-8)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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