Duterte pushes army housing in Bulacan
SAN MIGUEL, Bulacan — The government is aiming to complete a new housing project for soldiers in Bulacan province by December 2018.
President Duterte made the promise to the government troops after leading the ground-breaking rites of the Scout Ranger Ville located in a 50-hectare property in San Miguel, Bulacan.
“We must complete this within at least one year. So by December hopefully, by the grace of God, we will have your units ready,” the President said in his speech.
“General Ed Del Rosario, sabi naman ni Housing, he will deliver the houses to you December 2018. So, 2018 tapos na ‘yung mga bahay,” he said, referring to Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chief Eduardo del Rosario.
Classified under the Armed Forces of the Philippine-Philippine National Police (AFP-PNP) housing program, the project materialized following an agreement entered into by the Manila Banking Corporation, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the National Housing Authority (NHA), the PagIBIG Fund, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, and the Scout Ranger Multipurpose Cooperative for the 50-hectare portion of Manilabank property into a housing site for the scout rangers.
The housing project, funded by a 1200-million subsidy from the DBM, involves construction of 1,000 housing units in a huge lot located in Barangay Calumpang/Tartaro, San Miguel, Bulacan.
Members of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment will be the beneficiaries of the 120-square meter house and lot.
“Now we have delivered what we promised for our soldiers and policemen. I am also here to pay homage to the heroism of our scout rangers who fought gallantly in Marawi,” the President said.
For his part Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said that it is with pride and honor that the “Scout Rangers Ville” is home of the elite scout rangers will be constructed in this town, where one of the three Republics – the Republic of Biak-na-Bato – was born during the twilight years of the Philippine revolution against Spanish colonial rule.
As a house-warming gift, the President also promised to give 170,000 to every soldier who will occupy the new homes next year.
“Aside from the unit that you will get kung makumpleto na, you will receive from me 170,000,” he said.