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SAMAL, Bataan — The local government here held groundbreaking rites on Friday for the construction of more than 1,000 housing units funded by Pag-IBIG Fund in Barangay Tabing-ilog and San Juan.
Samal Mayor Alex Acuzar, members of the Sangguniang Bayan of Samal led by Vice Mayor Ronnie Ortiguerra, Bataan Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III, Provincial Board Member Tony Roman, and Pinoy Partylist Rep. Jett Nisay attended the ceremonies at Sta. Catalina 2 in Tabing-ilog and Green Heights Subdivision in San Juan.
Representatives of Pag-IBIG Fund and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development and the provincial housing agency joined the groundbreaking and signing of the memorandum of understanding.
Acuzar said the beneficiaries include 201 families in the Tabing-ilog housing project and 850 families in San Juan.
Beneficiaries stand to own housing units in quadruplex of 35 square meters in a floor area of 40 square meters with two bedrooms and a bathroom, and a laundry in Tabing-ilog.
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In San Juan, quadruplex housing units over a 7-hectare area await the occupants.
About a hectare of land in the Tabing-ilog project was donated by Hightech Global, an investor at the Samal ecozone, while around 5,000 square meters were purchased by the Samal LGU.
Beneficiaries in Tabing-ilog have to pay Pag-IBIG P1,900 monthly plus contribution of P200 or P2,100 a month payable in 25 years. In San Juan, the amortization is around P3,000 monthly.
Tabing-ilog Punong Barangay Glenn Velasco said the housing project in his village was initiated by Mayor Acuzar in coordination with the provincial government and Pag-IBIG Fund.
