Pasig City Urban Renewal Project

Pasig City Urban Renewal Project located at Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City is one of the projects in Pasig that is spearheaded by the Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP).

Habitat for Humanity Philippines is building homes for more than 500 families in need in Pasig City, Metro Manila. These families include informal settlers living along the banks of Pasig River in the city.

HFH Philippines is constructing a series of multi-story buildings. Partnering with the Pasig government, Habitat will build 416 two-story town homes in Molave Street, Nagpayong in Pinagbuhatan barangay or village. The hosts of a popular local daily morning show, Umagang Kay Ganda, also committed to provide homes for 12 families as part of the project.

During the groundbreaking ceremony, Pasig City mayor Robert Eusebio said: “Through this urban housing project with Habitat for Humanity and other partners, we are offering a new lease of hope for our people by helping them acquire decent, affordable and quality housing right within the city.”

At the same event, HFH Philippines’ Margie Moran-Floirendo commented: "(The underprivileged) deserve an equal opportunity to live and work in urban centers as much as rich people do; but to be able to offer that opportunity, we need to create communities where they can live in dignity. That is what HFH Philippines seeks to promote through its Urban Renewal Project."

The 416-two-story town homes project is the second partnership between HFH Philippines and the Pasig city government.

In another project nearby in Bernardo Compound, HFH Philippines is building housing units in multi-story buildings for 120 families who are informal riverbank settlers. Built with concrete interlocking blocks, each 20 sq. m. unit comes with a provision for a loft. Land is provided by the Pasig government.

The relocation of informal riverbank settlers is part of a seven-year project to clean up the Pasig River.

Spearheaded by the ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. and the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, the Kapit Bisig sa Ilog Pasig project aims to transform the area into a "zero toxic and clean river zone". 

HFHP is a non-profit organization whose main advocacy is to provide dignified shelter for the community.  In the Philippines, we have a deficit of 4 million houses.  HFHP wants to make a difference in that aspect.

How?  Through 3 things:

• BUILD affordable, decent, and durable homes
• CREATE responsible communities
• SUSTAIN impacts by empowering individuals

Chosen families to become beneficiaries will need to pay Php 1,500 per month for 5 years and will pay about Php 2500 per month for the next 5 years, an even higher fee per month for the next 5 more yearts.  It will take them 15 years before they can finally own it.   It’s not for free but those families are given opportunity to own a decent home.  Soon, Habitat for Humanity Philippines will also establish livelihood programs for those who need resources to survive.

HFHP is one of the 90 countries affiliated with Habitat for Humanity International based in the USA.  Established in 1988, HFHP has already served 34,600 families, 174 communities built, 308 school classrooms and community centers completed.  Their current projects include: BayaniJuan sa Southville 7 (Brgy. Dayap, Calauan, Laguna), Karisma Ville (Brgy. Panghulo, Malabon City) & Pasig City Urban Renewal Project – Brgy. Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City.
 
It’s not just HFHP or their members who can help, you can help too!

• volunteer to build homes alongside HFHP homepartners in need.
• sponsor a house or donate construction materials.
• sponsor a full shelter kit for disaster victims.
• become a foundation member.

And at the end of the day, it is what we do for our fellow men, and our fellow Filipinos that will tell us just how successful and how much a blessing we have been in our lives.

You can contact them If you or your friends wanna do the build, sponsor a house or become a member of Habitat for Humanity Philippines.

Habitat for Humanity Philippines
Unit 26A, 26th Floor, PET Plans Tower, #44 EDSA Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City, Philippines
(02) 897-3069
info@habitat.org.ph