TAGUM CITY (JULY 17) —– President Rodrigo Duterte personally handed the documents symbolozing the awarding of housing units produced by the National Housing Authority (NHA) to former communist rebels here on Tuesday night. As of yesterday, 71 former rebels were given certificates of award while 34 former rebels are still processing to complete their training, […]
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Duterte wants wounded soldier, police to pay only P225 monthly to NHA
DAVAO CITY (February 1)— President Rodrigo Duterte is giving free housing units through the National Housing Authority (NHA) to soldiers or police personnel who suffered full disability in line of duty. But for those who suffer partial disability, Duterte offered a 50percent discount for their monthly amortization. This means wounded soldier or police will only […]
PRRD to turn over first housing project for ex-NPA rebels
DAVAO CITY— President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the turn over of the government’s settlement project for former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Tagum City later this month. This was according to National Housing Authority (NHA) General Manager Marcelino Escalada, who conducted a site inspection at the five-hectare Freedom Residences in Barangay Cuambongan, Tagum City […]
Naga landslide saddens Duterte
DAVAO CITY (September 22) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he was saddened by the recent landslide in Naga, Cebu City. Duterte who visited the victims at the Enan Chiong Activity Center said “I was saddened by what happened. The crisis that you are now going through is not easy. It is excruciating because […]
NHA, Pag-Ibig Signs P1B MOA for AFP/PNP
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority (NHA) and Housing Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) along with Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the housing the AFP-PNP housing in Davao City. The signing was led by NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada, HDMF chief executive […]
NHA says sorry over the bridge fiasco, vows impartial probe
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — “I am sorry that it happened,” an apologetic National Housing Authority (NHA) general manager Marcelino P. Escalada emphasized, in relation to a recent incident where two Congress representatives and a Mayor plunged into a waist-deep murky seawater when a stilt bridge collapsed Friday in Rio Hondo, Mariki, Zambaonga City. Escalada promised […]
Duterte cites NHA’s Escalada for good agency performance
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte cited the National Housing Authority and its General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr., for the agency’s good performance under his administration. In his speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of Christine Villas under the New Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police (AFP/PNP) Housing Program on February […]
NHA Contractors Barred from Housing Projects
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The National Housing Authority (NHA) barred almost all of its 20 contractors who were awarded contracts to undertake the Yolanda Housing projects. Marcelino P. Escalada, General manager of the NHA said “show cause” order was sent last month and most, if not all, failed to legally explain why they can still […]