MANILA, May 5 -- House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Monday inspected the Palayan City Township Housing Project in Nueva Ecija and described the site as a symbol of real and lasting transformation under the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program of the Marcos administration.

In a speech, Romualdez reflected on the progress made since he joined President Marcos during the groundbreaking ceremony of one of the largest 4PH developments so far, nearly two and a half years ago.

Now, he said, real changes are happening in the housing project.

Of the 24 planned mid-rise buildings in the first phase, eight are already under active construction. Two buildings, comprising 538 units, are currently in the Pag-IBIG Fund's loan ta...