San Juan Metropolis Mayor Francis Zamora, along with Division of Human Settlements and City Improvement (DHSUD) Secretary Jerry Acuzar, Social Housing Finance Company (SHFC) president Federico A. Laxa, Rep. Bel Zamora, and Vice Mayor Angelo Agcaoili, led the groundbreaking ceremony for the 30-story, 1,029-unit Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Housing Challenge on March 18, 2025, in F. Manalo Road, Barangay Batis, San Juan Metropolis.
Throughout the ceremony, Secretary Acuzar lauded Mayor Zamora’s relentless dedication in guaranteeing that the 4PH program can be applied in San Juan Metropolis. He shared how the mayor persistently adopted up on the venture, sending him frequent messages to push for the housing initiative.
“Mayor Francis Zamora, OK lang po yung makulit talagang ganyan ang masipag na Mayor,” Secretary Acuzar said.
The housing venture is a part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s 4PH program, which goals to handle the nation’s housing backlog by offering inexpensive and respectable properties to Filipino households. San Juan Metropolis is among the many first LGUs to implement this initiative, demonstrating town’s proactive strategy to city improvement.
Mayor Zamora emphasised that the venture is a significant step in making homeownership accessible to San Juaneños.
“Ang ginagawa po natin ay binibigyan natin ng pagkakataon ang bawat pamilyang San Juaneño na magkaroon ng sarili, disente at marangal na tahanan. Itong huling termino natin, ang focus natin ay public housing,” Mayor Zamora mentioned.
Additionally current on the occasion have been Atty. Norman Jacinto P. Doral, Regional Director of DHSUD-NCR; Lawyer Junefe G. Payot, Government Vice President of SHFC; Philip Robert C. Flores, Vice President for Resettlement Providers Group; and Assistant Secretary Melissa A. Aradanas, EnP, CESO II, who serves because the Challenge Lead for the San Juan 4PH Challenge. Their participation highlighted the robust collaboration between the nationwide authorities, native authorities, and housing companies in addressing the nation’s housing challenges.
With the groundbreaking ceremony now accomplished, development of the 30-story housing venture is ready to start, marking a brand new chapter in San Juan Metropolis’s dedication to city improvement and social welfare.