COMMUNITY-LED PANAGHIUSA VILLAGE TO RISE IN CARCAR CITY
FOR 95 INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES
The first community-led socialized housing project in Carcar City mobilized by
Kalambuan sa Dakbayan (KD) Foundation, Inc. will benefit ninety-five families of
informal settlers located on a 6,000 sqm property in Barangay Ocaña, now called
Panaghiusa Village. Construction formally kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony
on November 24, 2022, Thursday.
"The entire 6,000 sqm lot could have been developed for commercial purposes. But the
KD Foundation has chosen to align with the commitment of its partners in providing
affordable housing units and well-planned communities for underprivileged Filipinos,"
KD Foundation President Atty. Jose Daluz III shared, mentioning various other
non-housing grassroots projects that the foundation has accomplished.
Under the Community Mortgage Program (CMP) turn-key modality of the Social
Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), which is particularly created for informal settlers,
beneficiaries will enjoy community ownership of Panaghiusa Village. The land title will
be transferred to the Sun Communities 1 Homeowners Association, Inc. once the social
housing project is completed, in preparation for property deed transfer to beneficiary
individuals.
Each family beneficiary will be turned over with a 32 sqm two-story rowhouse unit, in
compliance with the standards of Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 220 on the development of
economic and socialized housing projects. In the last quarter of 2023, the first 30 units
will be turned over to identified beneficiaries, with the next 30 units following in 2024
and the remaining 35 units in 2025. Total mortgage payment per family amounts to
580,000 pesos, with a ten-year graduated amortization schedule and a 2% interest rate
payable up to 35 years.
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) Area Coordinator Argelito Guiritan
said that when informal settlers are left unaided by social housing programs, their
immediate future is faced with two options: whether they like it or not, the time will come
for landowners to use their property, leading to demolition; or they will be asked to
purchase land beyond their financial capacity.
This is why, for their part, PCUP has been pushing for the accreditation of identified
informal settler homeowner associations, as part of their social preparation and
transition to socialized housing. PCUP is also mandated to encourage developers to
participate in socialized housing projects.
"It's just a matter of empowering the people. Tungod kay ang ilang problema ang ilang
pagpuyo, among giintroduce ang SHFC, ug among giistorya ang Department of Human
Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)," Guiritan said, highlighting steps they
have taken together with KD Foundation and government agencies to capacitate
beneficiaries of the upcoming Panaghiusa Village. He added that because it is a
community-driven project, capacity-building trainings and interventions are expected to
sustain the community.
PCUP Commissioner Paolo Guanco reinforced this commitment to providing livelihood
programs and opportunities in the area and congratulated the 95 family beneficiaries
present during the groundbreaking ceremony.
These named beneficiaries of Panaghiusa Village are now formally recognized by the
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) as the Sun
Communities 1 Homeowners Association, Inc., in compliance with the DHSUD mandate
for all homeowner associations to be duly registered. They now have the legal capacity
to enter into contracts with government and non-government agencies.
"On behalf of Sun Communities 1 Homeowners Association, Inc., mangayo kamig dako
kaayong pasalamat kaninyo nga diin anaa kamo nigiya, nitabang kanamo aron
pagbarug sa among gipangandoy nga diin kami makakoan og panimalay," Association
President John Roy Ardon addressed the developer and cocnerned agencies,
expressing their gratitude for bringing to life a solution to their housing needs.
To streamline further socialized housing projects in Carcar, city mayor Mario Patricio
Barcenas announced that an office at the second floor of their city hall will be formally established to the urban poor



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