THE ASSOCIATION of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Villas at the Clark Freeport Zone will be offered to interested parties for lease, after the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting with their partners (ADMM-Plus), scheduled on Oct. 23 and 24. The 21-unit villas was initially intended for ASEAN’s heads of states who will meet in November. But that gathering has been moved to Metro Manila due to lack of available hotel accommodation in Clark. After the use of the villas, they will be leased to interested parties like company executives and expatriates looking for housing in Clark. Vivencio B. Dizon, president and CEO of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), told reporters in a recent interview that executives and other expatriates had been renting spaces at the Mimosa Villas in Clark. However, the said property is now being developed to build new facilities and commercial areas. Mr. Dizon added that they plan to add more units to address the housing concern in the area. “It’s only 21 villas, we’re going to need more. It’s a very worthwhile investment on the part of BCDA and CDC [Clark Development Corp.] We will recover everything for the privatization of those villas,” he said. — Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo

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