Habitat, DSWD join hands in ARMM low-cost housing
Margie MoranFloirendo, co-chair of Friends of Habitat, HFH Philippines’ social mobilization arm, right, with then
Philippine senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Rick Hathaway,
vice-president, Habitat for Humanity, Asia-Pacific, at the 2nd
Asia-Pacific Housing Forum, co-organized by Habitat for Humanity
International, in Manila in 2009
Habitat for Humanity Philippines,
represented by Board Member Ms. Margie Moran Floirendo and Hon. Hadja
Bainon G. Kairon, OIC Regional Vice-Governor for ARMM and Concurrent
Regional Secretary, signed a Memorandum of Agreement on July 27, 2012
for the building of 900 homes and 922 day care centers in the Autonomous
Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Also at the signing were Eusoph G.
Kani, DSWD ARMM Legal Officer, David Liban Jr., Disaster Response
Manager of HFHP and Leonilo Escalada, CEO for HFHP.
The signing followed the State of the Nation Address of President
Benigno Aquino III on July 23 where he lauded the reforms implemented by
ARMM OIC Governor Mujiv Hataman, especially on the housing and
education reforms.
Leonilo Escalada, HFHP Chief Operating Officer said: “The home partner
families living in Buluan, Mangudadatu and Pandag have experienced
flooding through the years because of their housing location. We will be
using stilt technology in the construction of the houses to prevent
flooding in their homes.”
Site selection for the succeeding projects for housing and day care
centers are still ongoing in Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Marawi City,
Basilan, Tawi tawi and Sulu, in partnership with the ARMM local
governments and other regional offices.
Charlie Ayco, HFHP Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director said:
“We, in Habitat walk hand in hand with National Government, DSWD and the
ARMM government’s plan in alleviating housing poverty here in ARMM.
A total of 270 houses will be constructed in four sites in the
abovementioned municipalities and are expected to be finished by the end
of August 2012. Marilyn Roque
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