Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Class-A relocation site to be developed in Tugbok By Ben O. Tesiorna
A CLASS-A relocation site for informal settlers is in the pipeline set to be put up by Davao City in the 23-hectare City Government property in Los Amigos, Tugbok district.
City Housing Officer Cesar Dataya said they will start developing the site by next year, which was purchased by the city for P43 million.
He said they will build about 1,200 housing units in the area that will be complemented with a paved road, electricity, water supply, basketball court and other amenities and even a commercial area where residents could do business.
Dataya said the money for the development of the relocation site will be sourced from the P990 million loan of the City Government from the Land Bank of the Philippines. He added that the city have allocated P100 million from the loan specifically for housing and land development.
He said they will change the way people expect of a relocation site.
With the well-paved road and other amenities, the Los Amigos relocation site will be the first-ever "Class A" site that is comparable to other subdivisions.
Dataya said they expect many squatters to avail of the City Government's housing program since the Los Amigos relocation site is just along the national highway.
The homeless will be given priority, as well as informal settlers living in identified hazard areas, like the city's coastlines.
The development of the Los Amigos site will hopefully be finished by the end of next year.
The city just finished developing another relocation site in Tibungco amounting to P15 million with about 200 housing units ready for occupation.
