Baguio starts housing for informal settler families

BAGUIO CITY -- The city government here is now pushing a program for informal settler families have livable homes and communities.
    The city government entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Dept. of Human Settlements and Urban Development for the implementation of the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino: Zero Informal Settler Families (ISF) Program for 2028.
    The MOU was confirmed by the Baguio City Council during its regular session last March 27.
    Baguio City has been chosen as one of the implementing sites of the Zero ISF program. Through this program, the DHSUD targets to build one million housing units per year or a total of six million housing units in the span of six years.
    Under this, the city government shall identify and allocate parcels of land for the development of the housing projects for informal settlers.
    This program would supplement the housing projects of the city government that are in the pipeline.
    The city government, through these projects, envisions a healthy ecosystem for informal settlers wherein they can live, work, and thrive.
    The Luna Terraces Socialized Housing and Resettlement Project is the city government’s first housing project for informal settlers.

This project will prioritize the resettlement of informal settlers in the city who are underprivileged and those located in high risk areas.

Two buildings for this project are now under construction.

In his statement earlier this year, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the city targets the construction of multi-level buildings that will accommodate 8,000-10,000 families in various sites.

The city is continually working on the acquisition of lots within and outside the city for its housing projects. -- Jordan G. Habbiling w/ reports from Aileen Refuerzo