MANILA, Nov. 27 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday lauded the newly inaugurated San Lazaro Residences in Sta. Cruz, Manila, calling it a model that the national government and other local government units (LGUs) could replicate to provide affordable and dignified housing in dense urban areas.

"Kapag nakita ng ibang LGU ito, gagayahin ito dahil napakagandang modelo itong ginawa ninyo (Other LGUs will copy this once they see it because this is such a good model)," Marcos said, praising the project's integrated approach that combines housing, modernized health facilities, and community spaces.

The San Lazaro Residences is a 20-story in-city vertical housing project built on the former Manila Public Health Laboratory site.

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