Bulacan officials headed by Governor Daniel Fernando and Vice Gov. Alex Castro expressed their gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the groundbreaking of six sites of Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) on April 19, 2023 with 30,000 units to be built in this province.
The President led the groundbreaking ceremonies of the projects located in the city of San Jose Del Monte and municipalities of San Rafael and Pulilan while virtual groundbreaking was held in the City of Malolos, towns of Pandi and Guiguinto on same day.
Gov. Fernando personally thanked Marcos on his great project that will benefit thousands of Bulakenyos once the construction of six sites completed.
The governor in his message said the government’s flagship housing program is a fulfillment of a life-long dream of many Filipinos to have a home they could finally call their own.
The Bulacan mayors also expressed their gratitude to the President some are through an audio-video played during the program in San Rafael groundbreaking ceremony.
Former Bulacan Mayors League-President Pandi Mayor Rico Roque said that 4PH program is a housing program of President Marcos that aims to give every Filipino citizen a dignified home. “Lubos po ang aking pasasalamat sa Pangulo sa pagbigay niya ng katuparan sa pangarap naming mga Pandienyo, ito ay programang tumutugon sa pangarap niya na makapabigay ng 6-milyong pabahay sa loob ng kaniyang termino,” he said.
Mayor Christian Natividad said that the City of Malolos is grateful as the Marcoses since then and now are always there for Maloleños in any aspects of help and support.
Pulilan Mayor Maria Rosario Ochoa-Montejo said it is fitting to thank the President for the project that will serve as the realization of one of the dreams of the town residents.
“We are thankful to our President. Our dreams will no longer be just dreams,” the mayor said.
It was learned that a total of 1,890 residential vertical housing units to be named as Aria Estate Housing Development will be built in a 4.5-hectare land at Heroesville in barangay Gaya-Gaya, city of San Jose Del Monte that will have nine residential towers comprising eight-storey buildings with commercial areas on the ground floor, residential units at second to eight floors, different community facilities, and a hospital.
About 3,920 condominium units, on the other hand, are set to rise in the San Rafael Heights Development Project at barangay Caingin, San Rafael. These will be 15 buildings, 11-storey mid-rise towers, eight buildings of eight-storey low rise units, and four buildings of five-storey low rise units.
Moreover, a total of 1,044 housing units will be built in Mom’s Ville Homeowners Association Incorporated at barangay Peñabatan, Pulilan. The project will comprise 13 ten-storey low rise buildings within a two-hectare property.
Meanwhile, other simultaneous groundbreaking ceremonies led by officials of Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) were conducted in other areas in the province.
Among these are the 4,050 units of Pandi Terraces at barangay Bagong Barrio, Pandi which will rise in a 12-hectare property with 26 low rise buildings.
Another project is the 108-unit Municipal Government of Guiguinto Employees Housing which is a horizontal residential area at barangay Sta. Cruz, Guiguinto.
Lastly, DHSUD led the groundbreaking of 675 units at barangay Santor, Malolos City named as the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Maloleño Program 2023-2025, the project will have four four-storey low rise buildings in a 2.6-hectare property.
Marcos highlighted that 4PH is a priority program of his administration as it is seen to address the country’s housing backlog pegged at 6.5 million.
“I want to personally witness this moment and ensure that the project will begin and will be finished in the right time. This [4PH program] will not be easy, but with our cooperation—the government and the people—we will surely attain this,” he said.
