New housing czar eyes house rental subsidies
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is considering the provision of rental housing support to qualified beneficiaries under the government’s Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program.
Newly installed Housing Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the DHSUD is looking at families within the lower income deciles as among the targeted beneficiaries.
“We must exhaust all feasible modalities under 4PH. The more schemes available for our kababayans (fellow Filipinos), depending on the need and their capacity, the better,” Aliling said in a statement on Sunday.
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“Currently, we are studying rental housing among the modalities under 4PH,” Aliling announced the recalibration of 4PH to include horizontal developments or subdivision-like housing projects.
The DHSUD central office is now crafting guidelines for the inclusion of horizontal developments to 4PH.
Raemulan Lands Inc., a top developer of socialized housing projects, promptly committed to 35,656 housing units in the next two years. —PNA
