FORMER presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was misinformed on the alleged inaction of the administrations of former presidents Benigno Aquino III and Rodrigo Duterte on the rehabilitation program for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda, which devastated provinces in the Visayas in 2013.
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LOW-COST UNITS. The completed Madayaw Residences units in Kadayawan Homes, Bangkal Davao City. President Rodrigo Duterte led the awarding of 640 housing units to the qualified government-employee applicants Thursday afternoon (June 23, 2022). (PNA photo by Che Palicte) DAVAO CITY-President Rodrigo Duterte led the awarding of 640 housing units to qualified government employees here on Thursday afternoon. "I proudly congratulate the National Housing Authority (NHA) for completing the project despite the challenges faced during the Covid-19," President Duterte said. Providing low-cost housing is one way of giving back to the uniformed personnel and public servants, he said. Marcelino Escalada Jr.,NHA general manager, said the 640 units in Madayaw Residences come in two options- one has a floor area of 42 square meters, while the other has a floor area of 36 square meters. Among the qualified applicants are personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Pol
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) donned the rank of reserve lieutenant colonel to National Housing Authority (NHA) general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr. In a statement Tuesday, Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said Escalada also received the Meritorious Achievement Medal during the rites held at the PA headquarters in Fort Bonifacio on Monday. PA chief Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. lauded Escalada for his vital role in the implementation of improved housing programs that aided thousands of Filipinos, including military personnel. "While it is his passion that drove him to service, it is his devotion that prompted him to spare part of his time and energy in order to support the Army," Brawner said. He added that Escalada also looked after the welfare of troops by providing housing projects that would benefit not only the Army but also "our other brothers-in-arms in the AFP". Established on July 31, 1975, the NHA is a governmen