The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) strengthened its commitment to community-driven housing by forging a partnership with the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), marking another milestone as the Community Mortgage Program (CMP) celebrates its 38th anniversary on Monday.
The partnership reinforces SHFC’s support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) under the leadership of Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on August 3 in Makati City by SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa and PCUP Chairperson and CEO Undersecretary Michelle Anne Gonzales, aims to expand access to community-driven socialized housing for organized urban poor communities through stronger inter-agency collaboration.
Under the agreement, PCUP’s ALPAS Komunidad Program will be integrated with SHFC’s housing initiatives, helping more organized communities get access into socialized housing services while strengthening community organizing, social preparation, technical assistance, and project development.
In his message, Laxa underscored SHFC’s continuing efforts to revitalize the CMP, now the Enhanced CMP and transform it into a more responsive and impactful housing program for organized communities.
He expressed optimism that the collaboration with PCUP would further strengthen government efforts to serve more Filipino families. “Maraming salamat sa PCUP na alam kong magtutulungan kami upang lalo pang mapaganda ang benepisyong ibibigay natin sa ating mga kababayan,” he added.
For her part, Gonzales recognized the efforts of DHSUD and SHFC in advancing the Expanded 4PH Program and pledged PCUP’s full support for the initiative. “Asahan n’yo po ang buong suporta ng PCUP. More power to SHFC, and we will do our best to help empower the lives of the people and the communities who will live in the houses you will be building,” Gonzales said.
As part of the celebration of CMP’s 38th anniversary with the theme “Bahay, Buhay, Magandang Kinabukasan,” SHFC also awarded Transfer Certificates of Title (TCTs) to 20 member-beneficiaries from three CMP communities in Valenzuela and Caloocan cities.
The recipients were from the Samahang Magkakapitbahay ng Rosepacking Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (HOAI) Phase I and Villa Enrico Heights HOAI in Valenzuela City, and Samahang Mapalad ng Amparo HOAI in Caloocan City.
Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Samahang Mapalad ng Amparo HOAI President Carmelita Malinao expressed her gratitude to SHFC for helping their community achieve secure land tenure.“Nagpapasalamat po ako sa SHFC, dahil nagkaroon po kami ng bahay. Hindi na po kami nangungupahan at sarili na po naming lupa ito,” she said.
SHFC, together with the DHSUD, has been continuously awarding land titles and checks for land acquisition to housing beneficiaries, reaffirming the agency’s commitment under the leadership of Secretary Aliling to bring government housing programs and services closer to the people.
Since its inception in 1988, the CMP has provided security of tenure to more than 300,000 families nationwide—a testament to the government’s enduring commitment to making homeownership accessible to low-income and underserved Filipino communities.
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