Sian Tian Temple donates 30 homes in GK Budlaan

CEBU CITY (May 23) -- Sian Tian Temple has committed to take care of the construction of 30 homes for the beneficiaries of Gawad Kalinga at Sitio Tak-an, Barangay Budlaan II in Talamban district, this city.

In fact, temple followers led by Auring Uy witnessed the ceremonial groundbreaking with GK Cebu leaders and would-be beneficiaries last May 11 at exactly 9:30am on that Thursday morning to kick-off the building of such 30 new houses.

They committed to grant these 30 dwellings for poor beneficiaries that GK woud evaluate as deserving recipients, according to Boy Mate, GK Budlaan head of community organizing.

Vic Abarquez, GK Cebu provincial area supervisor, said they are very happy of the support the Filipino-Chinese and Taiwanese community gave for the cause of GK777, that aims to build 700,000 homes in 7,000 villages by the year 2010.

"Christians, Muslims and Buddhists are one in building better lives for Filipinos in need," he pointed out.

Ondo Lim, project director of GK Budlaan, said the 30 homes that Sian Tian Temple followers have committed will be situated adjacent to the portion where SMART-PLDT had committed to build 100 homes.

A basic GK home unit is estimated to cost some P50,000.00, disclosed GK Budlaan Tatag (construction) supervising engineer Edward Yap, adding that the Budlaan site can accommodate at least 200 houses with a common community center.

Sian Tian Temple is located beside the Aboitiz and Co. corporate center and across the Applied Nutrition Center compound on Gov. Cuenco Ave. in Banilad, this city.

----------------------

Gawad Kalinga. GK Cebu leaders witness and take part with Sian Tian Temple leaders in the ceremonial groundbreaking at 9:30 AM on May 11 that marked the beginning of the construction of 30 homes for GK beneficiaries at Budlaan II in Talamban district, Cebu City. They are (from 3rd from left) Vic Abarquez, provincial area supervisor; Edward Yap. Tatag supervising engineer; and Ondo Lim, GK Budlaan II project director.