Manila, Sept. 11 -- Seventy-four families in Bacoor, Cavite, have received land titles on Thursday after nearly 25 years of waiting, giving them greater security of tenure over the homes they occupy.

The Social Housing Finance Corp. (SHFC) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) distributed 74 Transfer Certificates of Title to beneficiaries in Barangay Salinas I, the SHFC said in a news release on Friday.

SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa led the distribution with DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling, Cavite 2nd District Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla, and Bacoor City Vice Mayor Rowena Bautista-Mendiola.

The recipients are members of the Bayanihan HOA of Salinas Bacoor Inc. and Salinas HOA I Phase II.

They ar...