HOA’s, HUDO, HPFPI AND PACSII JOINS HOLY WEEK ACTIVITY

"But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"  As Mdm. Cora Tumulak of HUDO said "Dili lang ta magtapok sa trabaho lang, magtapok sab ta sa pag-ampo" (we gather together not only for work/labor/deed but also in prayers) 

It was a very sunny day of Holy Thursday when Housing and Urban Development Office led the prayers during the Station of the Cross at Mount Tabor Hills in Talamban, Cebu .  Approximately 180 coming from different homeowners association all over Mandaue attended the Via Crucis on a hilly mountain in Talamban.

Mr. Noel Arong of Housing and Urban Development Office leads the opening prayer

Up and Down the hills

Laisa of HOAMS (Sitio Mahayag, Subangdaku)

HOA's of Brgy. Subangdaku

HOA's of Brgy. Tipolo

HOA's of Brgy. Guizo

Per station was assign to different barangays, including Homeless Peoples Federation Philippines Inc. and Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives Inc.  

The event ended with pictorials per barangay and offices like HUDO, HPFPI and PACSII.

MMVHAI HOUSING PROJECT UPDATE

Mothers at work

Malibu, Subangdaku, Mandaue City - The Malibu-Matimco Village Homeowners Association Inc. (MMVHAI) is occupying the 1.5 hectare parcel land of 9.2 hectare donated land of Mandaue City government.  The parcel of land comprise of 261 structures with 261 member families.  MMVHAI is also a member association of 9.2 Urban Poor Network which includes the LTHAI, GUIZO, MAHARLIKA and MANTUYONG.  The association acquired loan from Community-led Infrastructure Facility Fund (CLIFF) through the Philippine Alliance for a construction of their first 20 housing units (row house).    The construction started last 16th of March 2011 which is now 45% completed after a month.  

The scaled model house

The actual house

 

Young Professionals from University of San Carlos 

TAMPEI CONDUCTS CONSULTATIVE MEETING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GUIZO COMMUNITY

Nearly 200 individuals attended the assembly meeting

Mandaue City -  The STA. CRUZ VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC. (SCVHOAI) hosted a preliminary meeting last April 9, 2011. TAMPEI initiated the said meeting to implement the CLIFF Project Expansion at Guizo, Mandaue City.  The event was attended by City Councilors Demetrio Cortes Jr. (SP Committee on Housing) and Atty. Nenita Layese (SP Committee on Laws and Ordinances).  Also present during the event were Hon. Arnulfo Capacite the Brgy. Captain of Guizo, Engr. Roy Mangubat of City Eng’g Office, Mdm. Cora Tumulak of Housing and Urban Development Office (HUDO),   Engr. Noel Zeta of Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives In. (PACSII), Leopoldo Chavez of Homeless People’s Federation Philippines Inc. (HPFPI) and community leaders from LTHAI and MMVHAI among others. Academe partners from University of San Carlos and Cebu Institute of Technology University were present.

Guizo is part of the 9.2 hectares lot donated by the Mandaue City Government a decade ago having a total area of 10,239 square meters.  Engr. Roy Mangubat of Mandaue City  Eng’g Office presented to the assembly the Subdivision Plan for 9.2 ha which MMVHAI and LTHAI were also part.  Out of 319 beneficiaries listed at Housing and Urban Development Office (HUDO) only 179 home lots can be used.  

Mandaue City LGU Commitment of Full-Support

Atty. Nenita Layese
Committee on Laws & Ord.

Hon. Demetrio Cortes, Jr.
Committee on Housing

After having been exposed to LTHAI and MMVHAI housing projects Guizo Brgy. Captain Hon. Arnulfo Capacite, together with Barangay Councilors has given their full support to the upcoming housing program.   Mandaue City Councilors Hon. Demetrio Cortes of Committee on Housing and Atty.  Nenita Layese of Committee on Laws and Ordinances assured the community by giving their commitment and full-support for the project.  Hon. Cortes stressed out that the present administration is trying to alleviate poverty thus socialized housing is one of the priorities to be cared for.  He also acknowledges the presence of Homeless Peoples Federation Philippines, Inc and Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc for supporting the urban poor sector in housing projects.

Housing Design workshop

Medium rise has been an option for the community of Guizo since they only have small space that can accommodate to 319 households.  This would be another venue for demonstrating the use of Inter-locking Compressed Earth Block or ICEB to lessen the housing project cost.  To discuss more of this, a separate housing design workshop is scheduled later part of this month or earlier part of May.  Engr. Noel Zeta of PACSII inculcates that it is the community’s decision for housing design.  PACSII and the academe are there to help implement the community's approved design.  

Young Professionals (from USC and CIT University)

Initial discussion regarding the medium rise building for Guizo
with Engr. Noel Zeta, Carlo Bongcac and other 9 YPs