MANILA, Philippines–Approximately 10,000 informal settler families living along the Pasig River will be temporarily housed in container vans to facilitate an P18-billion river
development project, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Romando Artes said Friday.
“Informal settler families will be temporarily relocated to a staging area made of container vans in their current locations. They will live there temporarily while the permanent housing facilities are being built,” Artes said during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing.
First Lady Liza Marcos is a main proponent of the Pasig Bigyang Buhay Muli (PBBM), a project which aims to transform the riverbanks into an economic hub.
Artes said that the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development typically prefers constructing high-rise buildings as permanent homes close to the communities of the relocated families.
He also noted that the agency is coordinating with Metro Manila mayors to find open spaces for these temporary shelters.
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