(The Philippine Star) | Updated February 21,
2014 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - The
groundbreaking for phase two and additional units in phase one of Parañaque
City’s socialized housing project supported by DMCI Homes was held recently at
the relocation site for informal settlers in Barangay La Huerta.
Mayor Edwin L. Olivarez, Parañaque
Rep. Eric L. Olivarez and officials of DMCI Homes, Rotary Homes Foundation
(RHF), Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP), Couples for Christ Answering
the Cry of the Poor (CFC Ancop) and South Metro Manila iHome Foundation (iHome)
led the ceremonial capsule laying and shoveling for the second phase of the
Bagong Parañaque Housing Project (BPHP) and additional 51 housing units in the
site’s first phase called Parañaque Ancop Rotary Homes 1 (PAR Homes 1).
Vice Mayor Rico Golez, local officials
involved in the project, home beneficiaries and a musical band also graced the
Monday afternoon ceremony that included a prayer and blessing of the
groundbreaking spots.
Mayor Olivarez thanked DMCI Homes for
sponsoring the building of 90 homes in the 132-home PAR Homes 1 and 100 more
units in the second phase.
“Phase 1 one is not yet complete and
yet you are back again helping us do phase 2,” the mayor said during the event
that formed part of the city’s weeklong celebration of its 16th cityhood
anniversary. “Indeed, if we are together and united, we can raise the status of
living of our countrymen.”
DMCI Homes vice president for legal
affairs Roel Pacio described the ceremony as the fulfillment of the company’s
part in the project located in a five-hectare property within the Don Galo
estuary and C-5 Extension road.
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“It is our aspiration that these
informal settlers will have a real home to later fulfill their dreams and have
a better life,” Pacio said.
He assured that DMCI Homes, through
its corporate social responsibility program called Kaakbay, shall continue to
be a partner in the noble task of helping the underprivileged.
DMCI Homes donated in March 2013 P9
million for the construction of 90 homes in Phase 1 of the project. Last month,
the property developer turned over P14.7 million in donation to Mayor Olivarez
to fund the construction of 100 homes in Phase 2.
Also thanking DMCI Homes were Sid
Garcia, chairman of RHF, which is implementing the first phase of the BPHP
together with CFC Ancop; Charlito Ayco, CEO of HFHP, which will implement phase
two together with iHome; and residents represented by PAR Homeowners Association
C-5 Extension president Warren Fernando.
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