LAOAG CITY, Feb. 26 -- The construction of the initial 300 low-cost housing units under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program in Barangay Talingaan this city is now in full swing for the scheduled turnover by August, according to the project developer.

"Right now, we are closely working with our men so that the first batch of approved applicants will be ready to move in in August," Elliot Louis Mcloughlin, chief executive officer of EL Construction and Development Group Inc., said in a media interview on Monday.

Mcloughlin said water and electricity supply are also being laid.

"This project is for the people of Laoag and nearby towns. This would become a big accomplishment of the President (Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.) to h...