| Arroyo government to expand housing services for the urban poor |
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src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> The government plans to invest more than P1.7 billion through the Development of Poor Urban Community Sector project (DPUCSP) of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP0 over the 2004-2010 period. The DPB project was designed to improve living conditions of the urban poor by providing financial assistance to qualified institutions and urban poor communities for site development, house improvement, livelihood endeavors, shelter finance services for poor urban households, Panganiban said. DBP- DPUCSP Program Manager Leopoldo Resmundo Jr said the bank is strengthening its partnership with local governments and various development institutions through DPUCSP. Resmundo further said that DBP implements the housing project through the assistance of the Asian Development Bank with support from local government units, micro finance institutions and non-government organizations. So far DBP has released some Php 46.4 million to microfinance institutions and local government between September 2007 to January 2098 under the project per report submitted to NAPC by DBP Sr. VP Rosalinda Magat. Secretary Panganiban said qualified local government units, micro financed institutions, cooperatives and NGOs aiming to promote housing services for the urban poor through DPUCSP need only to submit a letter of intent to DBP to avail of financial assistance under the project. In Antique DBP has opened its window for socialized housing project. This is in response to the study conducted on the need for housing facilities by the government housing sector, said Atty. Rodel B. Bustillo, Branch head of DBP here. If fully implemented, this housing project will help thousands of poor Filipino families attain a better life ahead. (PIA) DPWH facilitates pre-construction activity of Antique’s two major road networks San Jose, Antique - The Department of Public Works and Highways is on the process of facilitating requirements for pre-construction activities of Antique’s major road networks, Pandan- Libertad Road in the north and Antique/Iloilo Anini-y – Villavert Jimenez Road in the south. Engr. Rafael Valenzuela in an interview said that for Pandan Libertad Road, the payment of the road right of way which is part of the pre-construction has just finished in the amount of P4 million. Funded by Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC), the bidding of the project is set this month. Meanwhile, the counterpart of the Government of the Philippines in the amount of P75 million will be released soon as it is included in the DPWH budget FY 2008 General Appropriations Act (Republic Act 9498). As stated in 2007 State of the Nation Address of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the concreting of Pandan-Libertad Road will provide easy access not only for Antiqueños in northern Antique but also for foreign and local tourists who travel in the nautical highway going to Boracay and other tourist destination in Central Visayas. For Iloilo/Antique Anini-y – Villavert Jimenez Road Concreting project, the local DPWH is still on the process of preparing documents for the payment of road right of way. “We have allocated P5 million for the partial payment of structures and properties affected by the construction,” said Engr. Valenzuela. The 42-kilometer road going to San Joaquin, Iloilo from Villavert Jimenez, Hamtic passing through the municipalities of Tobias Fornier and Anini-y has a total appropriation of P272.621 million under the 2008 Infrastructure Program of DPWH. Anini-y – Villavert Jimenez Road will serve as alternative route going to Iloilo particularly during rainy days where Hamtic- Iloilo road more often experienced landslides/soil erosion. The new route will not only provide easy access to commuters in the said areas but will also open doors for tourism and other economic ventures. Engr. Valenzuela enjoined all road users to cooperate with the maintenance crew of DPWH and the local government units to ensure the roads are safe for the commuting public and to those affected by the road right of way to help negotiators prepare their documents so that they will be paid on time. (PS Mabaquiao/PIA)  Add as favourites (16) |  Quote this article on your site | Views: 979
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