Biñan City, Laguna – A total of 182 families from the Dreamland Homeowners’ Association, Inc. (HOAI) are now one step closer to securing their own land after the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) officially turned over checks on May 20 in Barangay Tubigan, Biñan City, Laguna.
The funding marks a milestone for the community, turning a nearly two decades of dream of securing land tenure into a reality under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program through the Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP).
DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling, along with SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa and Mayor Angelo Alonte, led the awarding of checks worth more than PhP18.2 million that will cover land acquisition and mortgage taxes.
In his message, Laxa emphasized the impact of the ECMP to the community. ‘Hindi na po kayo mangangambang mapaalis sa inyong lugar. Makakatulog na po kayo nang mas mahimbing sa gabi dahil unti-unti nang nagiging sigurado ang kinabukasan ng inyong mga pamilya,’ he said.
Mayor Alonte expressed his willingness to extend assistance and collaborate more with the national government to help his constituents. He also committed to deepen cooperation with SHFC and DHSUD to further scale up housing efforts and reach more underserved communities in Biñan.
Meanwhile, HOA President Freddie Allado thanked the national government for the fulfillment of their long awaited dream. ‘Nagpapasalamat kami sa lahat ng ahensya ng gobyerno, kung hindi dahil sa tulong nila, magiging dream pa rin ang land na tinitirikan namin. Pero dahil sa programa ng ating Pangulo, naabot at nakamtam namin ang bawat pangarap ng mga Pilipino, lalong-lalo na sa pabahay,’ he said.
Dreamland HOAI is the second ECMP community in Laguna to receive funding assistance from SHFC and DHSUD. Earlier in March, Don Vicente Villas HOA in Cabuyao received more than PhP18.7 million in housing assistance, benefiting a total of 271 families.
Since the program’s rollout in July 2025, SHFC has released checks to 19 ECMP communities nationwide. These form part of the 45 approved ECMP projects expected to benefit more than 7,700 families across the country.