The completion of three midrise residential buildings in Tandikan Ville, located in Barangay Irawan are expected by September 2025.
Mayor Lucilo Bayron said that this is the projected time of completion of three residential buildings, which is among the 45 buildings that will be constructed within Tandikan Ville as part of the national government’s housing project.
“If weather conditions remain favorable, the project engineer expects three (3) Tandikan Ville buildings to be finished by September 2025,” the mayor said.
Mayor Bayron explained that the project is within the 22-hectare relocation site acquired by the city government few years ago for medium-rise residential development that will benefit 5,600 informal settler families, who will be housed in 45 buildings. This is part of the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino program (4PH).
President Ferdinand R. Marcos has declared the 4PH as his flagship program. He also issued Executive Order (EO) 34 to support the effort across all national government agencies and local government units (LGUs). Based on the directive, the DHSUD is the primary government agency tasked with carrying out the plan.
The City Information Office (CIO) of Puerto Princesa on the other hand said that four buildings may be completed by September 2025.
“Inaasahang makukumpleto na sa darating na September ang apat na gusali ng Tandikan Ville, isang condo-type housing project sa ilalim ng 4PH na nasa Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa City,” CIO said in a statement.
The City Government intends to relocate informal settler families occupying the city’s coastal areas in an effort to save Puerto Princesa Bay from deterioration caused by plastic pollution, untreated wastewater and other substances dumped directly to the natural water bodies and other contamination caused by informal settlement.
Several portions of Puerto Princesa Bay have been occupied by more than 7,000 informal settler-families, majority of them erected their houses illegally in areas with seawater and within the coastal easement and salvage zones.
The massive relocation of substantial number of informal settlers from the city’s coastal areas is seen to reduce contributors that directly dumped solid wastes and wastewater in the coastal areas.
