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Duterte appoints housing secretary, space agency chief
HUDCC chief Eduardo del Rosario will head the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development while DOST's Joel Marciano Jr will lead the Philippine Space Agency
New housing department wants P47.5-billion budget in 2020
Senator Francis Tolentino proposes that housing funds under other agencies be consolidated under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development instead
New law creates Department of Housing and Urban Development
The new department replaces the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
NHA chief designated HUDCC secretary-general
Marcelino Escalada Jr takes over the functions of the HUDCC secretary-general while retaining his role as NHA general manager, says Malacañang
CDO needs P26 billion, 350,000 hectares of land to house informal settlers
On record, Cagayan de Oro has 51,471 families of informal settlers
Duterte fires HUDCC secretary-general Falconi Millar
(UPDATED) Millar, also an official of the Marawi rehabilitation task force, has been accused of corruption, says Malacañang
U.S. agency says Facebook ads let landlords discriminate
An investigation confirmed that Facebook advertisers could exclude categories such as people who expressed interest in assistance dogs, China, parenting, or the Bible
House to probe Zamboanga City housing project
The Z3R project currently houses families displaced by the 2013 Zamboanga siege
LOOK: Zamboanga City footbridge collapses during officials’ inspection
Mayor Beng Climaco appeals to the House of Representatives to probe the 'poor state' of NHA's housing project for families displaced by the 2013 Zamboanga City siege
Duterte appoints Honeylet's cousin as HUDCC deputy secretary general
Melissa Avanceña Aradanas returns to the Duterte administration 3 months after she was sacked along with other officials of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor
Marawi rehab: The work ahead
Task Force Bangon Marawi Chairperson Eduardo del Rosario says it may take 4 years to completely rehabilitate the war-torn city
Marawi evacuees who lost homes will get free housing units – HUDCC
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Chairperson Eduardo del Rosario says there are companies pledging to give housing assistance to residents affected by the Marawi siege
Drilon alarmed by 70% drop in housing budget from P15B to P4B
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon proposes that the administration's intelligence funds be slashed to boost the 2018 budget of the housing sector
Some Marawi evacuees to get temporary housing before Christmas
HUDCC chief Eduardo del Rosario says they plan to distribute the first batch of 275 housing units by the middle of December
Housing sector’s proposed 2018 budget lowest in 10 years
The housing agencies will get a budget of P4.7 billion next year – around 92% lower than the P68 billion budget that the HUDCC requested
Lawmakers told: Substandard materials used in post-Yolanda housing
A House committee looks into the progress – or lack thereof – of housing projects for Super Typhoon Yolanda Haiyan survivors
Jeremy Marquez appointed HUDCC deputy secretary-general
Marquez who ran for Parañaque City vice mayor in the 2016 elections is the son of actor turned politician Joey Marquez
4,700 Kadamay families qualified to get houses – HUDCC
Housing chief Eduardo del Rosario says he is just waiting for Congress to pass a joint resolution allowing the distribution of the houses before the turnover of the units to the families
Local gov't seeks end to flooding problem in El Nido
Officials of the tourist town have to hurdle an obstacle to their planned storm drainage system – convincing owners of residential homes tourist inns and business establishments to observe the setback required by law
Rappler Talk: HUDCC's Del Rosario on Marawi rehab, housing backlog, Kadamay
New housing chief Eduardo del Rosario talks about his plans for the rehabilitation of Marawi City addressing the housing backlog and the awarding of houses to Kadamay members
Retired general Eduardo del Rosario is new housing czar
Duterte appoints a retired military man to head the agency once led by Vice President Leni Robredo
One-stop online portal eyed to speed up mass housing projects
The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council is eyeing an online portal to handle processing of all needed documents for mass housing projects
Housing agencies ordered to use gender and dev't funds for Marawi
Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr says the funds will be used to address the particular needs of women affected by the conflict
P100B a year: Can Duterte gov't build enough homes for informal settlers?
The administration s aim is not only to build homes for the poor but to build them within urban centers It s a challenge on which past governments failed
QC Council exempts 1,714-unit SMDC project from zoning law
The Quezon City Council reasons that the condominium complex will not damage the surrounding community and will even help in development as it aims to provide affordable housing
Why P600-a-month housing is still a burden to the poor
Poor families look forward to moving to their government subsidized homes only to realize it s a burden
Robredo: Relocation sites in Bulacan to have potable water soon
The Office of the Vice President signs a memorandum of agreement with Maynilad and local water providers to ensure water supply for housing sites in Norzagaray Pandi and Bocaue
NHA targets to build 500,000 houses in 2017 to solve backlog
National Housing Authority General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr says they are offering beneficiaries houses for P120 000 payable in 30 years
Robredo pushes for housing bills in Ledac meeting
She may not be Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council chief anymore but the Vice President tells the advisory council the 4 bills most important for development
Robredo apologizes to Binay over remarks on work ethic
The Vice President says she did not mean to belittle the efforts of her predecessors when she expressed her passion for her work as HUDCC chief
Binay camp: Maybe Robredo hasn't heard of ex-VP's work ethic
Hindi naman siguro tama na tapakan ang iba para maiangat ang sarili says Joey Salgado spokesperson of former vice president Jejomar Binay
Robredo on HUDCC stint: No one can say I didn't give it my all
I think everyone in the Cabinet maybe even those who don t like me would say that I showed how hardworking I am that I showed how I fought for housing issues says the Vice President
Robredo: Not a time for fear, but a time for courage
UPDATED Vice President Leni Robredo elaborates on her resignation from the Duterte Cabinet saying that while she has been eased out she will continue doing the job she was elected to do
Gloria Arroyo on Robredo resignation: It was ‘inevitable’
Former president Gloria Arroyo says that during her administration a senior official was also fired via text message
#LabanLeni trends after Robredo decides to quit as housing czar
Vice President Leni Robredo s supporters urge her to stay strong while her critics claim she was an incompetent HUDCC head
'Great loss': Lawmakers react to Robredo resignation from Cabinet
Umaandar ang mga pwersang gustong ibalik ang mga Marcos sa kapangyarihan Hindi natin ito papayagan says Senator Francis Pangilinan
Palace: Duterte, Robredo have 'irreconcilable differences'
UPDATED Secretary Evasco however says there were no instructions for VP Robredo s termination Speaker Alvarez disagrees saying he thinks she is fired
How did Duterte break with Robredo? Through text message
It s through a text message from Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco that Vice President Leni Robredo is told to desist from attending Cabinet meetings
FULL TEXT: 'I will not allow the Vice Presidency to be stolen' – Robredo
I will not allow the will of the people to be thwarted I will continue to serve the Filipino family and fulfill their dream for a better life says Vice President Leni Robredo who is resigning as HUDCC chairperson
Robredo to resign from Duterte Cabinet
3rd UPDATE Vice President Leni Robredo says she s stepping down as HUDCC chairperson after being told to desist from attending all Cabinet meetings
Megacities key to reaching global climate goals
Michael Bloomberg: If we are going to avoid the worst impacts of global warming cities are going to have to play an even bigger role in the months and years ahead
Robredo eyes completion of Yolanda housing by 2018
The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council reports that only around 4 000 families have occupied permanent housing as of September this year
Robredo urges Duterte to stop land conversion ban
This will make our mission far more difficult in solving the growing problem of homelessness says Vice President Leni Robredo on the proposed ban on the conversion of agricultural lands
VP Leni Robredo: The first 100 days
After site inspections and consultations with agencies and beneficiaries the Vice President says a housing roadmap will be available by the first quarter of 2017
Gov't only averages 200,000 homes per year – Robredo
While housing is a basic need the sector has not received enough funds to effectively address the volume of homeless families in the country Vice President Leni Robredo tells senators at a budget briefing
80% of housing for military, police at Bulacan site left unoccupied
Only 800 out of 4 000 housing units for the military and the police in Bocaue Bulacan are occupied Residents also report problems with utilities at the housing site
Robredo cuts red tape in socialized housing projects
The number of requirements is reduced from 27 to 9 as Vice President Leni Robredo vows to streamline all processes
Robredo: Gov't must build over 2,600 homes a day to beat backlog
The Vice President wants to finish a comprehensive housing roadmap before implementing projects to ensure funds are not wasted
Why development projects must respect IPs, ancestral domains in Asia
It all boils down to responsible urban and regional planning and policy making
Robredo orders inventory of housing data to beat backlog
Vice President Leni Robredo also found still unoccupied housing projects built by the National Housing Authority
