HUDCC to tap private sector in effort to reduce housing backlog

May 28,2011

By Rodel Clapano

Manila, Philippines – The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) will tap the private sector to address the Aquino administration’s target to reduce the 3.6 million housing backlog half by year 2016, Vice President Jejomar Binay said yesterday.
In a speech delivered during the opening of the 1st Philippine Urbanization forum at the University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman, Binay urged the civil society groups to help the HUDCC in strictly enforcing Republic Act (RA) 7279 or the Urban Development Housing Act (UDHA).
Binay, HUDCC chairman, also urged the private sector, the civil society groups to use volunteerism as a means to directly link with the public sector in providing training and livelihood assistance.
“Since the resources of the government are limited, we will fast-track the implementation of our sustainable communities including the immediate development of other proclaimed sites for housing under the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) schemes,” Binay said.
Binay said the country’s key shelter agencies are currently formulating housing policies that are designed to significantly reduce the country’s 3.6 million housing gap by half in 2016.
“Furthermore, we would like to encourage volunteerism as a means to directly link the public sector, the private sector, and civil society organizations in re-engineering our settlements and involvement of our civil society organizations and people’s organizations in estate management particularly in providing training and livelihood assistance,” Binay said.
Binay said the government is seriously considering portions of the land previously declared as housing sites to be developed as commercial areas to make them the enabling component for socialized and low-cost housing.
“To date, there are more than a hundred proclamations that have been signed by our present and past Presidents for housing purposes and most of these lands remain underdeveloped. We need the private sector to convert these idle and underutilized government lands into pre-planned self-sustaining green communities,” Binay said.
Binay said the Philippines is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in East Asia.
He said while cities in the country serve as engines of growth they also suffer from issues like high poverty incidence, environmental degradation, and a lack of decent housing resulting in the proliferation of slums and informal settlements.
To combat this, Binay said that HUDCC is working with local government units in order to build their capacities to carry out and implement their own housing programs.
“When economic progress takes place in the city, rural to urban migration certainly follows. This necessitates taking an active role in reaching out and talking to all stakeholders – the grass roots, the local government units, and the private sector, both in rural and urban areas,” Binay said.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=690432

Many tourists traveling north to Baguio or Bataan make a stop at Clark Philippines to buy some bottles of fine vintage wine at Clark Wine Center, the best place to buy wine in the Philippines. Conveniently located near the Mimosa Leisure Golf Estate which has the Casino and the well known 36-hole championship golf course of Mimosa, frequently visited Clark Wine Center is a well known destination for wine loving tourists and residents of Angeles City Pampanga and Manila to be one of the best wine shops in the Philippines.

One way to relax and unwind after work is to pamper yourself to a nice dinner at one of the famous fine dining restaurants and wine bars in Angeles City and Clark Pampanga. To fully enjoy the romantic cozy dining ambience many guests first stop by the well known wine shop called Clark Wine Center located near the entrance of Clark Freeport to pick up a few bottles of fine vintage wine to bring to dinner.

Wine Shop Manila offers best luxurious beers in Philippines called Vintage Beer.
Birthday gift of wine is the most popular gift idea this year in Philippines. Yats Wine Cellars offers birthday wine gifts that are unique and certain to make the recipient very happy. These birthday wines are not available in wine shops so it is a unique bottle of wine for the recipient.

Philippines Pampanga Clark Freeport is well known for its safety and security, boasting the lowest crime rates in the country. The absence of traffic and pollution also helps to position Clark Pampanga at the top of tourists’ list of destinations for vacation and get-away from Manila with families and friends. Pampanga Clark Freeport is one of the tourist destinations in the Philippines where visitors enjoy some of the finer things in life such as fine dining, beautiful resorts, golf courses and casinos. Here wine lovers get to indulge in shopping for some rare and great vintage wines, all available at their disposal at attractive prices in this famous wine shop outside of Manila in Clark Pampanga.

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Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.

Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.

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Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)

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YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay

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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats Restaurant & Wine Lounge located in the famous Mimosa Leisure Estate in Clark Pampanga. Situated near this popular restaurant in Clark is the Mimosa Golf Course as well as the Mimosa Clark Casino. This top rated restaurant near Angeles City Pampanga in Clark Philippines is frequently used for private parties and corporate functions such as board meetings and other gatherings. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com

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Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:

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Besides good restaurants to wine and dine near Manila, Subic or in Angeles City Pampanga, Clark Philippines, those requiring assistance for hotel and resort bookings in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines may log on to http://www.HotelClarkPhilippines.com for more information and reservations.

The lifestyle in Clark Pampanga is quite unique. For more information about shopping, sports, golf, leisure, hotel accommodation, where to see and visit, what to do, where to wine and dine and good places to hang out, relax, have a drink with friends, child-friendly establishments, log on to
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Wine lovers looking for a special bottle or something that is of great value and special discounts might log on to this web site to shop for fine vintage wines
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