The House of Representatives will scrutinize the P5-billion annual budget for the government’s socialized housing program in light of the occupation of a government housing program in Pandi, Bulacan by members of Kadamay, according to Rep. Albee Benitez of Negros Occidental. Benitez, chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday inspected the housing units in Pandi that were originally intended for soldiers and policemen. “Yearly, there has been a P5 billion allocation for such socialized housing program and yet much of it (housing units) is unoccupied. The National Housing Authority (NHA) admitted on Tuesday that its 30 percent collection of amortization further decreased to 15 percent because of the Kadamay occupation of the Pandi housing units. “What’s very concerning is that we keep on producing housing units that are not really acceptable to the beneficiaries or are lacking in the basic services,” Benitez said.

Source: Manila Times April 26, 2017 16:18 UTC