Initial Meeting with the PA-CV Legal Team

PA Regional Office, Mandaue City - The Philippine Alliance  (PA) consist of Homeless People's Federation Philippines, Inc (HPFPI) and Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives, Inc. (PACSII) is on their way to a bigger scope in implementing housing projects all over Cebu.  This year the PA started expanding its operations and along the way encountered legal problems in the past and foresee more legal complications in the future. 

Thus, last March 29, 2012 one of the agenda for Sustainability Planning which was attended by Atty. Marlon C. Baruc, Housing and Urban Development Office representatives Tonypet Juanico and Corazon Tumulak, Atty. Jose Vicente Arnado, Federation's City Management Committee members, and  Area Resource Center In charge of the 3 cities (Mandaue, Cebu and Talisay) comes out the need to create a Legal Team that would address the immediate and long term needs of our communities.

(L-R) Atty. Jose Vicente Arnado, Atty. Giovanni Tianero of
Mandaue City Legal Office and Tonypet Juanico  of HUDO)

The Legal Team consists of Mandaue City Legal and/or City Administrator, business professionals, technical person federation's City Management Committee In-charge who can assist in directing, organizing and sets policy for the large projects that the PA undertake. 


During its initial meeting held last May 2, 2012 at the PA's regional office, prior to the main agenda the team members confirmed their commitment to the alliance.  Moreover, the group also reminded that being the legal team of the Philippine Alliance doesn't mean that they are legal adviser rather the team’s main objective is only to set up policies for the entire PA- Central Visayas endeavors.


The outcome of the meeting was the finalization of the Memorandum of Agreement between HPFPI and MMVHAI which was prepared by MMVHAI's 20 first batch housing project and  Nonoy Chavez.