The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, a slew of key presidential appointments just before Congress adjourns for the Christmas break. It was a particularly emotional confirmation that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda went...
Three committees of the Commission on Appointment (CA) have endorsed the appointments of three Cabinet officials, namely Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista, Housing Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar and Socio-economic planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. The CA Committee on Transportation...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will help construct a vertical housing project in Camarines Sur which could accommodate 10,000 housing units to the province's informal settler families (ISFs) and low-income families. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has turned over more 100 housing units in Rizal to informal settler families (ISFs) living in Intramuros, Manila. The 100 housing units were the initial of the 470 row houses with loft being targeted by the Social Housing Finance...
The national government's aggressive housing program got another boost after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the compliance Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC). This means more funds for the housing projects as the move is...
The P250 billion commitment of the Home Development Mutual Fund, or Pag-IBIG Fund, to the government housing program is an assurance of fair distribution of economic growth that will eventually create opportunities to the poor and those under the low-income bracket, Department of Human Settlements...
The House Committee on Public Works and Highways on Tuesday, Nov. 29, began deliberations on the proposed 30-year National Transportation Infrastructure Program that would “ensure continuity of development and implementation of projects across administrations regardless of changes in the national...
At least 10,000 housing units will be constructed in Bacolod City, the target is to provide decent homes to informal settlers families (ISFs) in the area, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the...
The government's housing program got a big boost after the Home Development Mutual Fund, or the Pag-IBIG Fund, has allocated P250 billion to address the 6.5 million housing backlog in the country. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the...
The Deaprtment of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) should identify all idle lands in the country’s urban centers that can host on-site, in-city and near-city resettlement and community development. Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, made the call, echoing President Ferdinand...
Lack of public utilities add to the hardships of informal settler families (ISFs) at government resettlement areas, Senator Raffy Tulfo said. Tulfo revealed this in today’s hybrid public hearing of the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement chaired by Senator Joseph Victor...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has engaged more government and private financial institutions to support its ambitious 6.5 million housing units in the next six years as more local government units (LGUs) have committed to build houses for informal settlers and...
