SHFC joins DHSUD’s National Shelter month kickoff
Published on 07 October 2024
The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) participated in the National Shelter Month kickoff, themed “Matibay na Tahanan, Matatag na Komunidad Para sa Bagong Pilipinas,” along with other key shelter agencies and stakeholders, at the DHSUD Auditorium on Monday.
The event was led by the National Shelter Month Technical Working Group Chairman Undersecretary Randy Escolango, with DHSUD Undersecretary Avelino Tolentino III delivering the keynote address to inaugurate the celebration.
Executive Vice President Atty. Junefe Payot, representing President and CEO Federico Laxa, took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of the housing exhibit located at the DHSUD lobby.
Also present at the event were Corporate Planning and Communications Group Vice President Florencio Carandang Jr., 4PH Central Luzon Officer-in-charge Prandy Vergara, and other SHFC officials and personnel.
Under the visionary leadership of Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar, SHFC is one of the main implementers of the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program—the flagship initiative of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
Proclamation No. 662, series of 1995, declared October of every year as National Shelter Month, recognizing housing as vital to the overall development of the country and the enhancement of the social, economic, and spiritual well-being of its people.