ISABELA CITY, BASILAN — Indigenous people residing on Malawi Island, Isabela City, Basilan province, are soon to receive decent and comfortable homes, as the local government is poised to turn over 300 newly constructed NHA housing units to beneficiaries.
This ambitious housing initiative encompasses three different barangays within the city.
A hundred IP houses, worth ₱19,953,960.96, have been built for Barangay Carbon, now named the Carbon IP Village. Another hundred homes, valued at ₱19,955,611.00, are designated for Barangay Diki, forming the Diki IP Village. Additionally, a hundred more houses, totaling ₱19,950,068.00, await beneficiaries from Barangay Tampalan, forming the Tampalan IP Village.
Each housing unit comes at a cost of 120,000 pesos and boasts a floor area of 24.8 square meters.
In this coastal area, where the project is set, the government has constructed stilt houses to ensure safety from the surrounding waters.
As the turnover draws near, anticipation among the beneficiaries for the homes provided by the government is palpable.
