Sixty seven families of Army personnel who were killed in
action are now in the process of availing housing units from the President's
housing project for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Under the House and Lot Remuneration program, a housing
assistance given to families or beneficiaries of military personnel and CAFGU
Active Auxiliary (CAA) who were killed in action during military operations,
the AFP general headquarters submitted 81 applications to the National Housing
Authority.
Out of the 81 applications, 67 belong to the families of
Army personnel while 14 belong to the Philippine Navy and Marine Corps.
Under the program, 649 families of soldiers killed in action
were already awarded with housing units.
Now named President Benigno S. Aquino III (PBSA III) Housing
Project, this is a project of the President for the AFP, Philippine National
Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Bureau of Fire, and Bureau of
Corrections.
This program intends to provide permanent housing facilities
soldiers and low income uniformed personnel.
Phase 1 of the project covers areas in Luzon, with housing
sites in Bulacan, Cavite
A total of 4,657 units were awarded to Army personnel since
2012.
For Phase 2, the President initiated the expansion of the
AFP/PNP Housing Program in the urban centers of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao .
This will provide at least one housing site in every region
with a maximum of 1,500 units per location.
At present, there are 1,506 being processed to avail slots
from the PBSA III Housing Project Phase 2.
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