CEBU, Philippines - Vice President Jejomar C. Binay yesterday said the homeowners’ associations (HOAs) can be effective in the drive to eradicate graft and corruption in both the public and private sectors.
Binay, who chairs the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), was in Cebu City to attend a meeting with members of the different HOAs in the Central Visayas to discuss their role in ridding the country of graft and corruption.
The project was initiated by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board and was attended by around 1,150 members from some 350 associations in Region 7 with Deputy Ombudsman for Central Visayas Pelagio Apostol as resource speaker.
“We want to elevate the consciousness of HOA members and empower them to become agents of change,†said Binay in a press statement sent to The Freeman.
The vice president encouraged HOAs to report any anomalous transactions in the government as well as in private housing developers.
“We all have a role to play. And it’s high time that the interests of homeowners are protected,†he added.
HLURB chief executive officer Antonio Bernardo and Commissioners Ria Cabrera and Luis Paredes also attended the meeting.- (FREEMAN)