THE Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), led by Undersecretary Elpidio Jordan Jr., vowed to support the “Buhay at Bahay” caravan of Quezon City second district Councilor Mikey Belmonte, chairman of the Committee on Urban Poor and Human Settlement in a recent memorandum of understanding signing at the Commonwealth High School.

In line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s agenda to uplift the lives of the marginalized sectors, the program aims to generate potential immediate and long-term programs and projects from national and international partners that can complement and amplify ongoing interventions of the city government to reduce poverty and promote the attainment of the human development potential.

The “Buhay at Bahay” caravan for Quezon City features a two-day convergence of government programs tailor-fitted to the needs of the people.

In his message, Councilor Belmonte highlighted the need to address poverty in every area possible using adaptive programs. “Ang kahirapan ay multi-dimensyonal kung kaya ang mga programa natin ay dapat kayang tugunan ang lahat ng manipestasyon nito. Hindi masusugpo ang kahirapan kung kanya-kanya ang mga ahensya (Poverty is multi-dimensional so our programs must be able to address all its manifestations. Poverty cannot be eradicated if the agencies do not collaborate),” Belmonte continued.

PCUP also housed its information booth together with other national government agencies and the private sector to address the issues and concerns of the urban poor and urban poor organizations from the district.

The commission was able to promote and inform its stakeholders of the four PCUP Banner Programs: Piso ko, Bahay Mo; Lingkod Agapay Maralita Program; PCUP Satellite Offices; and the PCUP Goodwill Ambassadors Program.

Among the partners present were, Meralco, Maynilad, PLDT, PLDTSmart, Metro Pacific Investments, One Meralco Foundation, Microsoft, Smart, SHFC, DHSUD, and PagIBIG Fund.