2015 APCO Freedom Day Ball
13 June 2015
13 June 2015
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FEATURE<br />
The award is well-deserved given the broader role that housing co-ops play in Australia. The average<br />
house in Sydney can cost as much as $450,000 or just under 20 million pesos. Rent is around $1,520 or<br />
around 65,000 pesos per month.<br />
Both numbers would price out young professionals out of the property market let alone part-time workers,<br />
the elderly or those who need financial assistance. But rather than rely on housing commission, a housing<br />
co-op can provide them with an alternative.<br />
Amores said they are now looking to set up co-ops where there are large numbers of Filipino residents.<br />
KCL is hoping to secure the government’s support for a property in Penrith, another Filipino community<br />
hub.<br />
”The huge Penrith project is scheduled to be completed in mid-2014 so decisions on social housing<br />
allocations may not be forthcoming yet, but the decision makers are already aware of the Kapit-bahayan,”<br />
he said.<br />
Through KCL, the spirit of bayanihan or heroism lives on in Australia.<br />
By Michelle Baltazar