Pag IBIG offers a 3% interest rate on housing program to allow low-income workers have their own home. On March 16, 2017, Pag-ibig has issued a press release regarding its housing interest rate to minimum-wage earners.
Good news, Pag-IBIG now offers lowest-ever 3% housing interest rate to minimum-wage earners, a lowest in the market. “We are happy to announce that the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees approved the lowering of interest rate under Pag-IBIG’s affordable housing for minimum-wage earners to just 3%. This would allow more opportunities for low-income workers to realize their dream of home ownership,” said Cabinet Secretary and Pag-IBIG Chairman Leoncio B. Evasco, Jr.
A video released 21 October 2017 by the Facebook Page of Batangas District VI Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto provides details of three major Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) projects in Districts IV and VI of Batangas. These are the Lipa to Padre Garcia Diversion Road, the flyovers along J.P. Laurel National Highway in Lipa City and the Padre Garcia to STAR Tollway Diversion Road.
These projects are being undertaken, according to the video, “to boost growth potential and make full use of the vast resources of the province.”
LIPA TO PADRE GARCIA ROAD
The Lipa City to Padre Garcia diversion road is being built at a cost of ₱1,247,960,000. The project is being undertaken, according to the video, as DPWH’s “response to the congestion at the Manila-Batangas Road and Lipa-Rosario Road.” The total road length is placed at 11.346 kilometers. When completed, it is expected to reduce travel time anything from 20 to 45 minutes. The video placed the diversion road’s completion date at 2021. If you can still remember, Nokia N95 of the Nokia Nseries phones costs up to Php. 40,000.00 back on its release in March of 2007. Many people bought it or at least wanted to have one, like me, not only because they needed it, but because they just wanted it, to show-off, to use it’s upgraded functions, or just simply to have a new phone.
The late nineteenth century (1886-1889) was Lipa’s glorious era when for a short period of time, the town became a center of coffee cultivation and trade in the world.
Lipeños were known for intermarrying among themselves, not so much to keep wealth within the family, but because parents did not want for their children to get married to people who were not from the town’s social circle. There was a very high incidence of marrying relatives even first cousins, particularly among the Solis, Katigbak, Luz, Roxas, Kalaw, and Dimayuga clans. Teodoro M. Kalaw , in his Aide-de-Camp to Freedom, described the first class families of Lipa (the Aguileras, Solis, Katigbak, Africa, and Luz) as “inaccessible like the stars“. Such appellation was given because of their snobbish and aristocratic attitude. These clans prided themselves with their Spanish Ancestry. They spoke and wrote in the Castilian Language. We understand the struggle of vacation plans—from hunting down the perfect getaway destination to agreeing on a schedule when everyone’s absolutely free. But the weekend is always there, so there’s always an opportunity to finally push through this vacation.
Batangas is probably the best out-of-town destination for your next trip. Aside from its convenient distance from the metro, its famous historical landmarks, and mouth-watering lomi, another reason that makes Batangas an ideal getaway place is its pristine and clear waters along white shores. Now that another incredible weekend is fast-approaching here are the beach destinations in Batangas you should consider for a quick getaway trip. |
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