Marcos Jr. leads turnover of 1,099 housing units to PNR project displaced families

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. led the turnover of 1,099 new housing units in San Pablo City, Laguna, to families displaced by the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul Project.

The St. Barts Southville Heights project, costing P769 million, is part of the administration's Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino housing program and is implemented by the National Housing Authority (NHA).

The project includes the construction of vital public facilities such as an elementary school, health center, daycare center, tricycle terminal, and local market.

Each housing unit has a floor area of 27 square meters on a 40-square-meter lot, featuring two bedrooms, a dining area, kitchen, and dirty kitchen.

In Quezon province, the NHA has five more housing projects lined up to accommodate other families affected by the PNR project.

The PNR South Long Haul, spanning 577 kilometers, will have 33 stations linking Metro Manila to Batangas and the Bicol region.

The NHA was recently granted a 25-year extension of its corporate life under Republic Act No. 12216, which also doubled its capitalization to P10 billion.