MindanaoDAILY THE PURVEYOR OF TRUTH , JUSTICE, AND DEVELOPMENT CHENG ORDOÑEZ, Section Editor
Friday
Business August 26, 2016
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HOUSING EXPERTS GATHER IN ORO. Social Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) President
George Richard P. Siton (4th from right), with Christopher Ryan Tan, OSHDP chairman, are flanked with Housing developers during the 3-day Housing Convention in Cagayan de Oro City that kicked off on August 24. It will culminate today (August 26). Mindanao Daily photo
OSHDP-HUDCC 3-DAY HOUSING GAB IN ORO CULMINATES TODAY
Nearly 1.5-million Pinoys live sans decent shelter CAGAYAN de Oro City–– About 1.5 million Filipinos living in cities were without adequate shelter, the Organization of Social Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) said Wednesday. The OSHDP spearheaded the 3-day 7th National Convention in Cagayan de Oro City with the Hous-
‘Libreng Pabahay,’ a hoax: HUDCC
THE Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) warned the public against false rumors about a “libreng pabahay” government program being implemented on a “first-come-first-serve basis.” See pabahay, page B3
ing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). The 3-day housing gab will culminate today (August 26, 2016). Of the 1.5 million people without adequate shelter, OSHDP President George Richard P. Siton said 600,000 Filipinos were living in Metro Manila. Siton said the partici-
pants of the OSHDP convention are expected to adopt a concrete approach to address the housing shortage in the country. He said: “The housing contractors, developers, and stakeholders would certainly endorse important resolutions that would likely become part of the
By Angelo Lorenzo
(DPWH) Green Building Code launched last year. A referral code of the National Building Code of the Philippines under Presidential Decree No. 1096, the GB Code ensures land utilization, particularly in built-up areas by developers, to safely and sufficiently meet environmental and developmental needs. “It’s very timely that we have identified the green
See shelter, page B3
Housing developers advocate for Green Building Code
The Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines, Inc. (OSHDP) reveals six agenda during the 7th National Developers’ Convention at N Hotel, Cagayan de Oro on August 24. Among them is OSHDP’s advocacy for green building and resilient settlement based on the Department of Public Works and Highways’
See code, page B3
Filinvest supports war veterans in Mindanao. FDC Misamis Power Corporation partners with the Filipino War Veterans Foundation, Inc. (FILVETS) by supporting the war veterans in Mindanao. A year-long medical outreach in Camp Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro City will be conducted twice a month to provide maintenance medicine and regular health care for our war veterans and their dependents. FDC Misamis through its President & COO Mario Pangilinan (2nd from right) formalizes the memorandum of agreement with and turns over the financial assistance to Ret. Gen. Renato de Villa, FILVETS Chairman (3rd from right). Also in photo are (from left to right): FILVETS TrusteeEdgar Aglipay, FDC Misamis Head Juan Eugenio Roxas, FILVETS Vice Chairman Jesus Alcordo, and FILVETS President & CEO Umberto Rodriguez. FDC Misamis, a subsidiary of FDC Utilities, Inc. and a member of Filinvest Development Corporation, is set to operate the supplied photo biggest power plant in Mindanao.
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