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Malaybalay tribal group gets 40 new homes

Family beneficiaries of Daraghuyan Tribal Village housing project pose after the awarding ceremony held at Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain in Damitan, Brgy. Dalwangan, Malaybalay City on Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo lifted from Mayor Pabillaran’s Facebook account)

Malaybalay tribal group gets 40 new homes

MALAYBALAY CITY (Dec. 15, 2023) – Forty (40) recently built housing units were turned over to the family recipients who are members of Daraghuyan Tribal group at Damitan, Brgy. Dalwangan here

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village housing project’s awarding ceremony took place on December 14 at the project’s location, Daraghuyan Ancestral Domain, according to a news statement from the city government.

Bae Inatlawan Adelina Tarino, chieftain of the Daraghuyan tribe led the customary rite that opened the event.

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village project was a joint undertaking initiated by the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the City Government of Malaybalay.

NHA represented by its District Manager Engr. Madeleine Gilda Abellera and OIC- Regional Manager Engr. Homer Cezar graced the event.

City Councilors Brian Flores, Erwin Damasco, Alan Ryann Legaspi, and Melchor Maramara were present at the event.

The Governor’s Office personnel, tribal leaders, and guests from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were among the forty project beneficiaries who attended the ceremony.

The project was initiated during the term of late City Mayor Florencio “Doc Boy” T. Flores Jr. and was diligently ensured for completion by Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, who secured the necessary counterpart funding.

Vice Mayor Estelito Marabe and the members of the 8th and 9th Sanggunian Panlungsod provided unwavering support for the project.

The Daraghuyan Tribal Village showcased a model house, which was inaugurated during the
event.

The housing staff took great care with the interior design and landscape.

This noteworthy accomplishment is a result of the collaborative efforts of the local government and the NHA, providing the Daraghuyan people sustainable housing solutions. (melbmadera)

Execs ink MOA for IPs village in Malaybalay

MALAYBALAY CITY (Feb. 10) – Officials have signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for P50 million Daraghuyan Tribal Village to be constructed inside Daraghuyan Tribe Ancestral Domain area in Brgy. Dalwangan.

The signing ceremony for the 80 housing units was held at Loiza’s Pavilion, Brgy. Casisang in the city on Feb. 10.

City Mayor Florencio T. Flores Jr. represented the City Government, Bae Inatlawan Adelina Tarino, for the recipient Daraghuyan Tribe and representing the National Housing Authority (NHA) Engr. Madeleine Gilda S. Abbellera, NHA district manager of Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte District Office.

Mayor Flores expressed his gratitude to NHA for assisting the housing plan and pledged the project’s full support.

Bae Tarino, in her message, acknowledged the efforts of the previous and current administration for the realization of the project.

The plan reached the Sangguniang Panlungsod in 2016 during the administration of Former Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri but realized in the current term of Mayor Flores.

On the other hand, Abbellera clarified that in 2016 the allocation was only P10 million, but it was doubled this time.

“Housing project for Indigenous People (IPs) is one of the priorities of President Rodrigo Duterte. The P20 million grants will be downloaded to the Local Government Unit of Malaybalay as the implementing agency of the project,” Abbellera said.

She said each housing unit is worth P250,000.

“The project that will be completed within 210 Calendar Days will be covering about two hectares inside the Ancestral Domain of Daraghuyan Tribe in Brgy. Dalwangan. The housing is a single detached type (with division inside for two bedrooms) with 80 sq.m. lot area, 20 sq.m. ground floor area and 10 sq.m. second-floor area, will have CHB walling and with corrugated sheet roofing,” Abbellera said.

Parts of the housing project are water and power line connections.

She said just recently; the city government is in the process of creating an access road to the project area.

She added the construction of the housing project will begin 60 days after the fund is downloaded to the city government.

The NCIP approved the Bukidnon-Daraghuyan Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title, covering 4,203 hectares in March 2010.