The government has started handing over housing units under president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program, with an initial batch of beneficiaries receiving homes at a major development in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Officials of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) led the ceremonial awarding of units at Sta. Maria Highlands, one of several Expanded 4PH projects underway in the province. Once completed, the development is expected to contribute to housing opportunities for at least 30,000 individuals.

The project, backed by the Pag-IBIG Fund, consists of 33 multi-storey residential buildings designed to produce 11,016 condominium-style units. The complex includes shared facilities and open spaces aimed at providing a livable community environment.

More than 1,000 working-class beneficiaries initially received certificates and symbolic keys to their units at the development in Barangay Catmon.

“Sta. Maria Highlands is yet another proof of the continued rollout of president Marcos Jr.’s Expanded 4PH program. We will keep awarding housing units in different parts of the country,” housing secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said in Filipino. 

He added that the department is moving to accelerate implementation in line with the President’s directive. “In accordance with the president’s directive, the DHSUD will further accelerate processes so that more Filipino families can be helped in achieving their dream of owning a decent, safe, and affordable home,” he said in Filipino. 

During the event, Aliling inspected a completed 14-storey building and led the unveiling of the project marker.

Local officials, including Bulacan 6th district rep. Salvador Pleyto and Sta. Maria mayor Omeng Ramos, expressed support for the program and thanked the national government for extending housing assistance to residents.

Senior DHSUD and Pag-IBIG Fund officials also attended the ceremony, signaling continued coordination as the Expanded 4PH projects in Bulacan move forward.