Press Release
August 2, 2018

Sen. Joel Villanueva leads turn-over of 158 housing units for Bocaue informal settlers on his birthday

Senator Joel Villanueva on his birthday led the turn-over of 158 housing units from the National Housing Authority (NHA) in coordination with the local governmenf unit (LGU) of Bocaue for the town's informal settler families.

Villanueva said that families who live in waterways and flood-prone areas were prioritized to be relocated at Bocaue Hills AFP-PNP Housing, Barangay Batia in Bocaue, Bulacan.

The senator awarded the first batch of 158 out of 500 housing units alloted for Bocaue LGU.

"We express our sincerest gratitude to the NHA for giving hope to our kababayans. Our people will now have a clean and inhabitable environment that they can call home," Villanueva said.

According to the NHA, the lot area of each housing unit is 36 square meters and costs P175,000. P35,000 of the said cost will be subsidized by the housing bureau and is payable in 30 years.

The application fees for water and power connection will also be shouldered by the NHA.

"Sa atin pong mga Pilipino, napaka-importante ang magkaroon tayo ng sariling bahay. Kaya nga po sa ating Konstitusyon, hindi lang bahagi ng social service ang pabahay, 'yan po ay basikong karapatang pantao. Karapatan po ng bawat Pilipino, lalo na ng ating mga manggagawa, ang magkaroon ng sariling bahay," the senator said.

Villanueva today also inaugurated a newly-constructed senior citizens' building and a day care center in Guiguinto and Balagtas, Bulacan.

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