Villa-Abrille distributes lands in Bucana

By Frances Marian B. Castaña
Going on for a decade now, the family of Don Cesareo Villa-Abrille has lived up to its commitment in distributing their 68-hectare Bucana Estate to the informal settlers of Barangay 76-A, Davao City, since 2004 thru the Community Mortgage Program (CMP) of the national government, despite spurious claims by some unscrupulous persons that the Bucana land titles are fake.
Ruel Sumampong and Rita Sadorra, bona-fide members of Bucana Salvacion Homeowners’ Association (BUSHOA) Phase I, are the latest beneficiaries of the Villa-Abrille land distribution program under the auspices of the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC).
The land distribution ceremony was presided over by Emmanuel Pelin, president of BUSHOA Phase I, on Sunday, July 13, at the Church of Christ Chapel.  Sumampong and Sadorra both received their transfer certificates of title from lawyer Leoncio Villa-Abrille, co-owner and administrator of the family estate.
After congratulating the new landowners,  Atty. Villa-Abrille in his message asked: “Ngano man nga nagpadayon man lang ngihapon ang register of deed sa pag-ila sa mga titulo ni Villa-Abrilles kung peke man galing? (“How come the register of deeds continue to recognize the land titles of the Villa-Abrilles if they are indeed fake?”
Nancy Camporedondo, manager of the Villa-Abrille Land Transfer Program, announced that another 152 BUSHOA members are scheduled to receive new land titles in their individual names. 
This month of August, Vice President Jejomar Binay, chair of the Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), will come to Davao City and visit Bucana to personally handover the land certificates to the 152 new landowners.
As president of the Bucana Homeowners’ Federation, and concurrent president of Cabacan Bucana United Purok Homeowners, Nanette Macapundag and her members have received their land titles for 2,219 members since 2004. In fact, Barangay Hall of 76-A covered by TCT No. T-366619 stands inside the land awarded to Cabacan Bucana Homeowners Association Pres. Macapundag .
Today, 14 homeowners associations are now the lawful and registered owners of land titles already turned over by the Villa-Abrilles to their members, numbering over 2,219 heads of family in all.
The other homeowner association presidents that included Lydia Tomada of KASILAK Phase 2, Flordelino Cato of Lourdes Homeowners and Ellen Atabelo of Bucana Salvacion Homeowners Phase 2, and their members also attended the land distribution program. 
Also present was Romeo Mandreza of Panabo Shelter Initiative Corp, mobilizer, who handles the processing of the documentary requirements of all the beneficiaries.