Marcos vows to fulfill plan to construct 1M housing units yearly

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. assured the public on Wednesday that he will make every effort to fulfill his promise to construct at least 1 million low-cost housing units annually.

Marcos made the commitment during the groundbreaking of the Palayan City Township Housing Project in Nueva Ecija, as he vowed to help the homeless and the minimum wage earners whose dream is to own a home.

“I am glad that we are continuing. This is not the first groundbreaking that I have attended. I know that it will not be the last, and that we will continue to break ground in different parts around the country para naman ‘yung ating pinapangarap na (to achieve our goal of building) 1 million homes a year,” he said.

“‘Pagka naabot natin, at least napakalaking bagay na ‘yan na nabigyan natin ng solusyon ang problema ng pabahay ng ating mga kababayan (That would be a big help if we are able to fulfill our goal of providing a solution to the housing problem faced by our fellow countrymen),” Marcos added.

Marcos thanked the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), including the local government units (LGUs), for their role in the implementation of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program.

He likewise voiced optimism in the success of the housing projects.

“All of these things have to come together. It is not a question. Marami na tayong experience (We already have an experience),” Marcos said. “I hope that we’ll continue at this rate, at kailangan na kailangan nating gawin ito (and we have to do this). This is one of the many actually that we are going to break ground and I hope soon.”

Marcos vowed in November this year to build at least 1 million houses every year, as part of his administration’s effort to address the housing backlog in the country.

The Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program is a flagship housing initiative under the Marcos administration which seeks to provide approximately 6 million Filipino beneficiaries safe, affordable and comfortable homes.

A memorandum of agreement was signed between the DHSUD and government financial institutions to fund the department’s housing projects.

Once completed, the community township in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija will give rise to 44 towers that can accommodate 11,000 housing units.

The housing project will also feature several amenities and infrastructures, including a market area, livelihood center, health center and elementary school.

The project is anticipated to create approximately 1.7 million jobs annually from 2023 to 2028.