00:00Envisioning a Philippines that is without homeless Filipinos, the Marcos
00:04administration worked tirelessly to provide decent shelters to those who
00:08need it most. That vision has come true for those in
00:11Eastern Visayas where the president led the ceremonial turnover of completed
00:15housing projects by the National Housing Authority.
00:18PTV's Kenneth Paciente tells us more.
00:22For Josefina, the experience of Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 remains a
00:33nightmare. The challenges she faced did not end when the storm stopped. After
00:38losing her home and possessions, life did not get any easier for her and her
00:42family. Josefina is just one of the thousand individuals who suffered from
00:46the wrath of Yolanda. To help them rise again, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:50led the ceremonial turnover of eight completed housing projects under the
00:54Yolanda Permanent Housing Program or YPHP of the National Housing Authority.
00:59He handed over the symbolic key representing 3,517 housing units built
01:05in eight projects located in Leyte, Samar, and Biliran. According to the
01:09president, this is the government's way of providing security to typhoon victims.
01:20The president also assured the government is committed to building disaster-resilient housing to prepare for stronger calamities brought
01:50about by climate change and guaranteed the government is focused on enhancing
01:54flood mitigation projects.
02:20The floor area of each housing unit ranges from 22 square meters to 28.60
02:45square meters. The beneficiaries will no longer have to pay amortization. The
02:49NHA also assured these housing units were built in safe locations. The
02:54president also guaranteed the government is addressing issues in earlier housing
02:58projects.
03:26From Borawen, Leyte, Kenneth Paciente of PTV Manila, Balitang Pambansa.
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