The Rivera couple was also given a livelihood startup during the groundbreaking ceremony as a source of income. 

“We can now be at ease during flooding as we can have a home to keep our things before going into the evacuation center,” Zuraida noted, adding some of their belongings were carried by floodwater in 2022.

The first Bahaynihan project was turned over to the family of Joel Dacillo, Sr. in Pontevedra town in April 2020.

Based on the CPPO data, the project is already valued at more than P5 million, with the built houses having the biggest cost at P4.6 million, while the livelihood packages are at about P500,000 to date.

Since then, it has become a best practice of the CPPO and has gained media mileage because it has become the content of various media platforms like radio, television, newspapers, and social media.

The local police stations are replicating the initiative with the help of their local government units and benevolent individuals and groups to help maintain a crime-free locality.

In turn, the beneficiaries were utilized as force multipliers and reliable assets of the PNP in the communities.