CSF conducts seminar to city urban poor leaders

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO— The City Government of San Fernando, through its Local Housing and Settlement Section, conducted on Thursday a seminar for the city Urban Poor Leaders.

In partnership with the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, the assembly seeks to help the said sector raise their concerns and solve their problems in their respective areas such as the security of tenure.

Other topics discussed include the programs and services of the organization, programs towards development of the urban poor sector, livelihood opportunities and disaster preparedness.

Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor Chairperson lawyer Terry Ridon said this is also a way to encourage the leaders to cooperate with them to identify what programs and services are needed.

For his part, Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago said the local government ensures to bring all its services to the urban poor and continues to support them towards further development.

“Ang gobyerno ay laging nakaalalay upang tulungan kayo, hinding hindi ko hahayaan at hinding hindi mainam na ang mga mahihirap ay maiiwan sa pag-unlad ng syudad,” Santiago said.

Meanwhile, the Miranda Compound of Homeowners Inc. of San Miguel presented a Memorandum of Agreement to the members of the Pinagisang Magkakapit-bahay ng Miranda Compound allowing them to build houses in a certain 80 square meters land in the said compound.— CSF-CIO