In accordance with the local government's "ambitious target" of having zero informal settlers families (ISF) in Pasig City within the decade, Mayor Vico Sotto reminded the city council and other government employees to set realistic expectations in promising and delivering services to citizens....
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will soon turn over housing units to dairy farmers of Guinobatan, Albay. Under the two agencies' Building, Adequate, Livable, Affordable, and Inclusive Filipino Communities (BALAI) project,...
Pinuno Party-list Rep. Howard Guintu has filed House Bill (HB) 1041, or the proposed “Free On-Site Living Quarters for Public School Teachers Act". Public school teachers at work (Photo from DepEd/Manila Bulletin) “This bill will address the problems of our public school teachers who need to...
​Outgoing President Duterte on Thursday led the turnover ceremony of a housing project in Davao City​ and expressed hope that the same initiative would be continued by the next administration. The project called Madayaw Residences "is only one of the many housing projects pursued by...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A P75-million housing project and evacuation site will rise through the Building Adequate Livable Affordable and Inclusive (BALAI) Filipino Community program of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) in Barangay Sokol here. A Memorandum of...
MARAWI CITY -- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) formally wrapped up its Rebuilding Marawi Project with the Handover of Community Management and Permanent Shelters on Thursday (May 19). The culminating event was held at Hadiya Village in Barangay Dulay West this city. In...
The Quezon City government announced on Sunday, May 15, that 66 families in Damong Maliit, Barangay Nagkaisang Nayon have received their housing unit titles from the Children International. The formal turnover was attended by Mayor Joy Belmonte; Raymond Ciriaco, chairman of the board of trustees of...
A total of 165 families in Daraga and Guinobatan, Albay who lost their homes due to lahar flooding were given new homes by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). PH Red Cross' relocation site in Bubulusan, Guinobatan (Photo courtesy of PRC) PRC has recently handed the displaced families their certificate...
Former senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday said he will ensure the smooth implementation of in-city, on-site, and near-city housing programs for the urban poor should he successfully win in the May 2022 senatorial elections. In an interview with Radyo Pilipinas, Ejercito, who is...
President Duterte has promised typhoon victims in Baybay City, Leyte that they will be provided houses either under his term or his successor's. President Duterte (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "There are housing units. I would be able to build more houses for you if only I had more time left. But...
Bulk purchase of housing loan receivables in the offing Housing developers and originators participated in the consultation meeting spearheaded by NHMFC Securitization Group Vice President, Maria Luisa Favila, to gather insights on the proposed HLRPP Bulk Purchase Scheme. The National Home Mortgage...
Incumbent Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said on Sunday, March 27 that he will disallow demolitions of homes until basic necessities and services are met in areas for relocation if he is re-elected for a second term. During a caucus at Barangay Maybunga, the mayor touched on the issue of housing,...
