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DBM: Housing, intel funds can't be compared 'apple to apple'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 08:02 PM

Funds for housing backlogs and those for intelligence operations cannot be compared "apple to apple," the Department of Budget and Management said Thursday, following criticism from some senators.   Read more »

Housing chief says he 'has done his job' to secure 2021 funding as Drilon scores 'meager' budget

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 11:53 AM

Housing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said Thursday he has "done his job" for his agency's P3.87 billion proposed 2021 budget after senators grilled him for supposedly not fighting for its original spending plan worth P76 billion. Read more »

Tolentino to housing dept: Seek P24B in housing funds from other agencies to boost 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 05:42 PM

Sen. Francis Tolentino on Wednesday urged the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to have all housing-related budgets turned over to the agency to increase its "meager" P3.97-billion funding for 2021. Read more »

Drilon hits Housing chief for allegedly being unprepared to discuss 2021 budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 08:02 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday reprimanded Housing Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario for allegedly coming to a Senate budget hearing unprepared to answer queries from lawmakers. Read more »

P600-B needed over 20 years to finish housing backlog: housing dep't

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 07:06 AM

The country's housing department would need P30 billion per year in 20 years, or around P600 billion, to construct 6.57 million houses and finish the backlog in low-cost housing.    Read more »

Lawmakers push for increase in housing budget

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 03:08 PM

MANILA - Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Thursday pushed for an increase in the budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. Read more »

Senate eyes housing allowance, free living quarters for teachers in rural areas

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 11:03 PM

A Senate panel on Wednesday discussed proposals that seek to provide a free on-site living quarters for public schools teachers in far-flung areas to ease the educators' transportation burden. Read more »

20-year Philippine housing strategy in the works

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 04:17 PM

A 20-year housing strategy is in the works to address the need of Filipinos for shelter, which expected to balloon to 22 billion units by 2040, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said Thursday. Read more »

Human settlement's dept commits P261 million for coronavirus response

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 11:31 AM

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said Tuesday it is committing P261 million for the government's COVID-19 pandemic response. Read more »

Duterte appoints partner Honeylet’s cousin to another gov’t post

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 01:21 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte appointed the cousin of his partner Honeylet Avanceña to another government post. Read more »

ALAMIN: Tungkulin, saklaw ng itatatag na housing department

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 01:12 PM

Nitong Pebrero ay pinirmahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Republic Act 11201, na magtatatag sa Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. Read more »

Duterte signs law creating new housing department

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 07:53 PM

Under the new law, the government will establish Housing One-Stop Processing Centers to centralize the processing and issuance of all required housing-related permits, clearances, and licenses. Read more »