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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the Ceremonial Turnover of the NHA Balanga City Low-Rise Housing Project at Barangay Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan. Rene H. Dilan, PPA pool/File 

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172500724383720240408-bbm-nha-housing-turnover-bataan-5.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the Ceremonial Turnover of the NHA Balanga City Low-Rise Housing Project at Barangay Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan. Rene H. Dilan, PPA pool/File  "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the Ceremonial Turnover of the NHA Balanga City Low-Rise Housing Project at Barangay Tenejero, Balanga City, Bataan. <em>Rene H. Dilan, PPA pool/File </em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA – The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Friday said the administration would complete its target to build 6 million affordable housing units for Filipinos. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This, despite eyeing the completion of only over 3 million units within President Ferdinand Marcos Jr&#x27;s term. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/government-halves-number-of-low-cost-housing-units-it-aims-to-build-by-2028-1409">Government halves number of low-cost housing units it aims to build by 2028</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a televised interview, DHSUD Secretary and Housing czar Jerry Acuzar said that while they have been able to secure the funding and plans for the projects under the administration’s flagship housing program, the actual construction of the buildings would take time.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Ang malaking problema lang namin dito ay iyong implementation, iyong construction. Kasi kapag sabay-sabay mong tayuan…kukulangin tayo ng contractors, kukulangin tayo ng workers,” Acuzar said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kaya itong ginawa nating solution ay step by step. Inuna natin iyong funding; inuna natin iyong plano; inuna natin iyong regulation na dapat kapag nagtayo ka ng building ay may parks. So nabuo natin lahat ng plano. Ngayon, nagtatayuan na ang mga iyan,” he continued. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kaunting pasensiya na lang po kasi nasa construction na tayo. Alam ninyo kasi ang building hindi puwedeng madaliin.”</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/24/marcos-jr-leads-groundbreaking-of-cavite-housing-projects">Marcos Jr leads groundbreaking of Cavite housing projects</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Acuzar said the DHSUD has 55 ongoing housing projects all over the country which are all funded by private companies.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Mga 170,000 units ‘to more or less ano. Gamit nito ay private funds ano… Nakuha natin sa private funds, almost 170 billion,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Marcos Jr. in August approved a sovereign guarantee for the national housing program, giving government assurance to investors that debt repayment would be fulfilled without fail.</span></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/8/7/marcos-jr-oks-proposed-sovereign-guarantee-on-costs-of-public-housing-1453">Marcos Jr. OKs proposed sovereign guarantee on costs of public housing</a></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Friday said the administration would complete its target to build 6 million affordable housing units for Filipinos.</p>

The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Friday said the administration would complete its target to build 6 million affordable housing units for Filipinos.

DHSUD guarantees completion of housing projects under Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino

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DHSUD guarantees completion of housing projects under Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published August 30, 2024 04:50 PM PHT

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