Multilateral lenders including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group (WBG) are moving to provide immediate financing and coordinated support to countries reeling from the economic fallout of the Middle East war. In a statement on...
Pag-IBIG Fund said it shall maintain its 3% annual interest rate for qualified socialized housing loans under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program, keeping homeownership affordable at a time when the conflict in the Middle East continues to unsettle global oil markets and drive...
Senator Imee Marcos called on the Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), PAG-IBIG, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to implement a temporary suspension of collections. Marcos is also pushing for a loan moratorium to ease the mounting burden...
Megawide Construction Corp. reported a 15-percent growth in its order book to ₱50 billion by the end of 2025, boosted by its expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) projects supported by Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund. The firm informed the Philippine Stock...
Malacañang rejected claims that the recent Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) release was a venue to distribute pork barrel funds to influence local government officials ahead of the barangay and 2028 elections. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after ACT...
League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his administration for their steadfast support to local governments across the country, particularly with the passing of the...
President Marcos has raised the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) to a record-high P58 billion for 2026 and ordered the faster, more direct release of funds to local government units (LGUs), saying delays in the past have hampered urgently needed projects in communities. Speaking at the launch...
Megawide Construction Corp. is aiming to build as much as 100,000 socialized housing units valued at ₱180 billion under the government’s flagship housing program, as the company scales up its industrial pre-cast capabilities to address a chronic national shortage. Megawide Chairman and Chief...
Nestled in the lush landscape of Tanay, Rizal, Townhill Tanay presents Filipino families with affordable, sustainable, and cost-efficient housing. According to Lhoopa, the proptech firm behind the project, the subdivision is certified under the Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE)...
Pag-IBIG Fund officials announced that the agency’s housing loan releases reached P140.54 billion in 2025, an 8% increase from P129.73 billion released in 2024. The agency’s home loan programs benefited 90,727 Filipino workers to buy a housing unit or finance home construction, renovation or...
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported Friday, Jan. 16, that its Trust Fund climbed to P21.3 billion while active membership topped 2.6 million by December 2025, reflecting rising trust and confidence of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the agency. OWWA Administrator PY...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill that seeks the creation of a P10-billion Cancer Medicine and Treatment Assistance Fund to help indigent and underprivileged Filipinos battling cancer. In filing Senate Bill No. 1057, Estrada said the establishment of a P10-billion worth of cancer...
