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Guest Columnist By Teodoro K. Katigbak Our new program for housing has been announced: Build one million homes a year for the next six years How realistic and achievable is this? As a reality check, we can look at our accomplishments over the last 28 years since the housing program was re-launched

(File photo) MANILA - The demand for cement remains soft as the country's economy has yet to fully reopen, said an executive of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), owner of Republic Cement. In a press conference Thursday night, AEV chief finance officer Dmi Lozano said big commercial projects such as high-rise buildings and malls, which are a big part of the demand for the cement industry, have not yet picked up over the last two years. "It's starting to pick up, but the reality is again we haven't seen that pickup in the commercial segment, large commercial segment. I think that&#...

Families would get. >> what do the transitional houses cost? >> between $1,000 and $2,500. they consist of a wood frame with a sheet metal roof and plastic sheeting around to form an enclosed area. >> when does that happen in haiti? >> almost immediately as we are able to find land that is clear from the rubble. you could set up those in open areas like soccer fields or any other open area that the government may tell us that we may build those. >> okay. so you take a piece of land that's relatively clear, build the temporary housing. >> right. >> you have something i think is fascinating. we ...