Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar on Monday vowed to sustain the positive momentum gained in the nationwide implementation of the administration’s flagship Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
Acuzar said they were inspired by the positive rating of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. in implementing housing program for the poor.
Latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 59 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the administration of President Marcos Jr. while those dissatisfied went down to 23 percent.
In terms of the administration’s performance on issues, President Marcos Jr. got +65 rating in helping disaster victims, classified as “very good,” and received +49 in implementing housing programs for the poor which is equivalent to “good.”
Acuzar has been spearheading the nationwide implementation of the flagship 4PH. In fact, some partner-local government units have already started delivery of housing units to beneficiaries since December.
At least 56 projects under 4PH are now in various stages of development and construction, with some condominium-type buildings already completed in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Also, under the current administration, the DHSUD has been actively involved in disaster response, launching two programs for calamity victims last year and was actively involved in the “conveyor belt of aid” ordered by the President following a series of destructive typhoons.
The DHSUD distributed housing materials and essentials to victims of typhoons and provided unconditional cash assistance ranging from P10,000 to P30,000 under its Integrated Disaster Shelter Assistance Program.
“We take this positive rating of the President and the administration as an inspiration to do better and more,” Acuzar vowed.
At the same time, the housing czar welcomed the +49 rating received by the administration in implementing pro-poor housing program.