Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and Chief Executive Officer Joshua Bingcang said that an initial 10,000 units under the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program will be built in Clark.

“We are about to finalize a deal with Department of [Human Settlements and Urban Development] (DHSUD) under Secretary (Jose Rizalino) Acuzar and a big local developer to build the first 10,000 units of housing,” Bingcang said.

According to the BCDA, the 10,000 units under the 4PH Program are being looked at to be constructed inside a 100-hectare land inside the New Clark City.

It will be the flagship development of the BCDA in Bamban, Tarlac.

“So, we'll make sure the design, the amenities, the facilities are at par with what we would like,” he added.

The 9,450-hectare New Clark City will be done to be the country’s first smart and green city. 

It has a lot of office spaces, the project will also include industrial and tourism development, among others, to create new economic opportunities outside Metro Manila.

“It's like six times already of BGC (Bonifacio Global City) but it's like spread across… Of course, we want to balance the development. We want to create a compact neighborhood where there's residential, there's commercial. There's the place of communities like church, school,” the BCDA chief said.

“That's one of the biggest lessons that we've learned in BGC. It's so expensive to own a unit there. But in Clark, we want to make sure as BCDA, which is part of the development and being a government entity, we'll make sure we address the economic requirements,” they added.