Month: May 2025

Dasmariñas, Cavite – May 7, 2025 – PH1 World Developers (PH1WD), in collaboration with the Dasmariñas City Government, officially broke ground on a 9-tower mid-rise residential condominium project in Barangay Salitran. Covering 4.75 hectares, the development is part of the national government’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program.

PH1WD will lead the development and serve as project owner, while its parent company, engineering and infrastructure giant Megawide Construction Corporation (Megawide), will handle construction upon securing the necessary permits and clearances.

The project will provide more than 4,000 residential units, primarily aimed at benefiting local government employees and city constituents. Designed to deliver accessible and high-quality housing, the initiative aligns with the 4PH Program’s mission to address the 6.5-million national housing gap by 2028.

The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by key officials from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund), along with PH1WD Chairman Edgar Saavedra, PH1WD President Gigi Alcantara, Megawide Chief Operating Officer Frederick Tan, and Dasmariñas City Mayor Jenny Austria-Barzaga.

In his remarks, Saavedra emphasized that “helpfulness” is a core value of PH1WD. “We want to bring our service to the public, and we are committed to delivering a development that the people of Dasmariñas can truly be proud of,” he said.

In photo (from left to right): Megawide Chief Business Development Officer Jaime Raphael Feliciano, Megawide Chief Operating Officer Frederick Tan, Megawide Vice Chairman and Executive Director for Infrastructure Development Louie Ferrer, PH1 World Developers President Gigi Alcantara, PH1WD Chairman Edgar Saavedra, Dasmariñas City Mayor Jenny Austria-Barzaga, Dasmariñas Board Member Francisco Barzaga, Elpidio A. Barzaga III, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Lawrence Mojica, and Pag-IBIG Fund Acting Area Head Fernando De Castro

Alcantara described the project as a tribute to the nation’s “modern-day heroes,” adding that PH1WD was founded on the vision of bringing first-world living standards to all Filipinos. “This is about creating homes that offer dignity, comfort, and security,” she said.

Mayor Austria-Barzaga called the project “a dream come true” for the city. She underscored the importance of collective effort in nation-building, stating, “No matter how poor we may be, nothing is impossible when Filipinos come together.”

This groundbreaking marks the beginning of a significant step forward in Dasmariñas’s housing landscape, reinforcing public-private partnership as a catalyst for inclusive urban development.

Bacoor, Cavite – May 7, 2025 – PH1 World Developers (PH1WD), in partnership with the Bacoor City Government, officially broke ground on a 5-tower, mid-rise residential condominium development located in Barangay Salinas I. The project, spanning 1.9 hectares, will be developed under the national government’s Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Housing (4PH) Program—a bold initiative to address the Philippines’ 6.5-million housing backlog by delivering 6 million homes by 2028.

The residential complex is designed to benefit Bacoor’s city employees and local constituents, providing over 2,000 two-bedroom units. With a total gross floor area of 70,000 square meters, the project aims to offer accessible, quality housing to public servants such as teachers, police officers, and other government workers.

Present at the ceremonial groundbreaking were officials from PH1WD and its parent company Megawide Construction Corporation (Megawide), as well as Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Undersecretary Avelino Tolentino III, Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla, and Vice Mayor Rowena Bautista-Mendiola.

In photo (from left to right): Megawide Construction VP for Engineering Masashi Watanabe, Megawide Chief Business Development Officer Jaime Raphael Feliciano, Megawide Chief Operating Officer Frederick Tan, Megawide Vice Chairman and Executive Director for Infrastructure Development Louie Ferrer, PH1 World Developers (PH1WD) President Gigi Alcantara, PH1WD Chairman Edgar Saavedra, Bacoor City Mayor Strike Revilla, Bacoor Vice Mayor Rowena Bautista-Mendiola, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Undersecretary Avelino Tolentino III, DHSUD Associate Secretary Krsnadasi De Leon, DHSUD Region IV-A Director Jean Paul Ilao, and Pag-IBIG Fund Acting Area Head Fernando De Castro

PH1WD Chairman Edgar Saavedra emphasized the importance of providing quality housing to public sector workers and assured that the development will exceed the standards of typical 4PH projects and even that of private housing projects. This sentiment was echoed by PH1WD President Gigi Alcantara, who proudly noted that they will be able to do so with Megawide as the partner builder.

Mayor Revilla expressed gratitude for the collaboration, stating that he had long been dreaming of giving his constituents decent, affordable homes, but knew it would not be possible without strong partners like DHSUD, Pag-IBIG Fund, PH1WD, and Megawide.

This joint initiative highlights the power of collaboration in addressing the country’s housing challenges and marks a major step forward in Bacoor’s urban development goals