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Jervis Manahan

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<p>MANILA — The Palace on Tuesday clarified that the People&#x27;s Ville housing project in Calinan District, Davao City is a project under the Marcos administration.</p><p>This comes amid social media chatter attributing the vertical social housing project to Vice President Sara Duterte.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid023sVGboNjFsSKxgTgti5PvxvMWdh9U9wErkw7DAAtfQaAaPNQTSeKRfhmRtm8nraQl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="549" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Palace Press Officer Claire Castro brought documentary evidence to prove that the development permit, building permit, and other documents were only approved in 2023.</div><p>&quot;Ang proyektong ito ay pinagplanuhan, trinabaho ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ni Pangulong Marcos Jr. dahil iyan ang nais ng Pangulo para sa ating mga kababayan at ito ay para sa mga taga-Davao City,&quot; Castro told reporters.</p><p>&quot;Taong 2023 nang ma-approve ang development permit ng proyekto. Noong 2024 naman ay inilabas ang Certificate of Registration nito habang ang building permit ay na-issue noong February 2024. Ipapakita ko po ang mga katibayan na aksyon ng pamahalaan patungkol dito sa People’s Ville,&quot; she added.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpcogovph%2Fposts%2Fpfbid01GfpR8z8cFctEU5ozT49PLSyghWPHCmWnv6SgBgQ6qvHDGNKeVyiLm5ZBFbSKrULl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="787" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>People&#x27;s Ville is a 14 to 16 hectare vertical socialized housing project offering low cost housing units in Davao City.</p><p>Marcos <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2026/7/28/marcos-visits-people-s-ville-in-davao-city-1756">inspected the project </a>a day after his 2026 State of the Nation Address.</p><p>&quot;Sa pinakabagong ulat ng ahensya, nasa higit 2,600 units na ang tapos habang nasa apat na building na may 400 units ang kasalukuyang under construction. Ongoing ang development ng People’s Ville Project sa Calinan District, Davao City. Dinisenyo ito upang makapag-accommodate ng 7,200 condominium units sa tulong ng 72 residential buildings,&quot; Castro said.</p><p>Castro earlier said that the project is proof that the Marcos administration is inclusive to all Filipinos, including the Dutertes&#x27; supporters from Davao. </p><p>&quot;Malinaw ang hangarin ng Pangulo: Ang maghatid ng maayos, ligtas, at may dignidad na pabahay para sa bawat pamilyang Pilipino. Totoo po, mga tiga-Davao City, hindi po kayo maiiwan ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr,&quot; she said.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IG75UDZ2-sw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Palace on Tuesday clarified that the People's Ville housing project in Calinan District, Davao City is a project under the Marcos administration.</p>

The Palace on Tuesday clarified that the People's Ville housing project in Calinan District, Davao City is a project under the Marcos administration.

Palace clarifies: People's Ville in Davao City a Marcos admin project

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Palace clarifies: People's Ville in Davao City a Marcos admin project

Jervis Manahan,

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Published August 11, 2026 02:35 PM PHT

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