More than 7,000 Ilonggos, including informal settler families and low-income workers, are expected to benefit from two housing projects launched in Jaro, Iloilo on Thursday, May 28, under the government’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program. Department of Human Settlements...
More than 2,400 informal settler families (ISFs) and farm workers, are set to have their homes following the launching of rental housing projects in Victorias City in Negros Occidental, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said...
A study released by the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) found that urban revitalization strategies are transforming Metro Manila 's landscape and have implications for housing adequacy. The study also revealed the mismatch between the demand for housing in Metro Manila and...
A public school teacher from Nueva Ecija has been granted a housing unit after more than 30 years in government service under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program. The 4PH Program is the government’s flagship housing initiative aimed at expanding access to affordable...
Japanese investors have raised the issue of corruption as one of their concerns in putting their money to the government’s mass housing amid the efforts of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said amid efforts to fast-track the program. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon...
President Marcos said government work will not stop despite the ongoing energy crisis, stressing that public service must continue across all sectors. “Kahit mabigat ang krisis natin sa enerhiya, ang trabaho ng gobyerno ay hindi maaaring doon lang tumigil (Even if the energy crisis is heavy, the...
To help educators find affordable homes, the Department of Education (DepEd) has secured priority access for public school teachers and education personnel in the housing fairs of the Home Development Mutual Fund, in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development...
Can plastic waste be turned into comfortable homes? In Pasig City, the local government is preparing to replicate a prototype project that uses durable boards made from recycled plastic waste to build temporary housing for informal settler families (ISFs). The housing prototype was formally...
Private developers were given a maximum 36-month deferment period to comply with the Balanced Housing Development Program (BHDP) following a Commission on Audit report flagging the wrong computation on incentivized balanced housing since 2018. In doing so, the Department of Human Settlements and...
State-run policy think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has flagged a widening housing gap in Metro Manila, as rapid urban revitalization drives up land values and pushes affordable housing to the periphery. In a statement on Tuesday, April 21, PIDS said that while...
The Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations Inc. (CREBA) is calling for reforms to the government’s socialized housing framework, citing rising costs and structural inefficiencies that it said could undermine the sector. In a statement on Monday, April 20, CREBA flagged the need to...
The trend of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the west could work wonders in addressing the national housing backlog if successfully adopted in the country. This is basically the gist of House Bill (HB) No. 8813, filed by Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep Luigi Villafuerte and 5th district Rep. Migz...
