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 Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DEPDEV) approved higher price ceilings for socialized housing projects to enable larger and higher-quality homes nationwide. DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling described the...
The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) is rolling out capacity-building initiatives focused on education and livelihood—backed by international artist and philanthropist Apl.de.Ap—to uplift low-income families in government housing communities. SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa and...