A house blessing was held for a housing project supported by Pondo ng Pinoy Community Foundation Inc. (PnPCFI) on July 28, 2021 led by Most Rev. Broderick S. Pabillo, D.D., Pondo ng Pinoy Trustee.
The housing project tagged as the “Maayos at Permanenteng Pabahay para sa Kasapian ng Villa Umami Home Owner’s Association Inc. Project” was an initiative of the Archdiocese of Manila thru the Most Holy Trinity Parish, Balic-Balic, Sampaloc, Manila. One hundred twenty (120) urban poor benefited from the project.
“Ang over-all goal ng proyektong pabahay na ito ay magkaroon ng sarili at maayos na tirahan ang mga maralitang tagalungsod, at mapatibay at mapatatag ang samahan ng bawat isa,” according to Mr. Edwin Fernandez, Urban Poor Desk Coordinator, Most Holy Trinity Parish, Balic-Balic, Sampaloc Manila.
“Pondo ng Pinoy responded to the heed of the poor and the marginalized. With the project, many poor families acquired decent and safe housing,” Fernandez cited.
Ms. Josie Severre, one of the leaders of Villa Umami Home Owner’s Association Inc. expressed that “masaya kami! Kasi mula’t sapul nakatira kami sa squatters area kaya yung pangarap namin na magkaroon ng sariling bahay ay natupad na. Malaki ang pinagbago ng buhay naming!” (Yen Ocampo, PnPCFI / Photos: Carmela Anne Nequinto)
