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Marawi reconstruction poised to begin – finally
Two years after the liberation of Marawi, the National Housing Authority declares its clearing operations complete and gives departments and local government units the go-signal to award construction projects inside the battle area
State houses meant for low-ranked cops, soldiers went to top brass – COA
Over 1,400 high-ranking uniformed personnel take two housing units each. NHA tells COA this was upon the orders of the President.
399 Typhoon Yolanda survivors avail of permanent shelters in Kalibo
Under the NHA Permanent Resettlement Program for Calamity Victims, beneficiaries will be provided with developed lots and decent shelters at no cost
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
5 years after Yolanda, 23% of houses for survivors occupied
Almost half of the 205,128 permanent housing units needed in Yolanda-stricken areas have been built, says Malacañang
Arroyo meets with Duterte, commits to extend validity of Marawi rehab fund
President Rodrigo Duterte also asks House leaders to allocate funds in the 2019 budget for the housing projects for military, police, and Yolanda victims
COA flags P10.6-B irregularities in AFP, PNP housing program
The Commission on Audit hits the National Housing Authority for failing to properly evaluate contractors, which led to the awarding of contracts to companies with limited capacity
COA flags P1.5-B irregularities in Yolanda housing project
State auditors question the lack of manpower, splitting of contracts, and extension of contacts which lead to the delayed completion of projects under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Program
Kadamay members leave gov’t housing site in Bacolod
Over a thousand informal settlers vacate the site after a dialogue with local executives, housing officials, and police and military representatives
NHA admits design 'failure' in Zamboanga City housing project
Samar 1st District Representative Edgar Sarmiento slams the National Housing Authority for 'palpak' projects nationwide
Congress authorizes NHA to redistribute Bulacan housing units
The NHA can now award the empty housing units in Pandi, Bulacan to low-salaried government employees and poor families, including members of urban poor group Kadamay
#ThewRap: Things you need to know, May 16, 2018
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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
DENR to remove illegal structures in Coron Bay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will begin issuing violation and eviction notices to erring establishments next month
Duterte to turn over 600 temporary shelters on December 27
'The President wants every temporary shelter equipped with light and water for the families to live comfortably even if it is just a temporary shelter,' says NHA general manager Marcelino Escalada Jr
IN PHOTOS: Kadamay march to oust Duterte
The urban poor group cites President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-poor policies and his failed promises to resolve homelessness, job insecurity, contractualization, and rising prices of basic goods
Some Kadamay members in Bulacan previously given NHA houses
This makes the Kadamay members ineligible for another housing unit from the government
Long wait for new homes leaves some Kadamay members jobless
Kadamay members who joined the Occupy Bulacan movement in March say they can't complete the requirements for job applications because their barangay won't issue them residence certificates
Kadamay calls for swift action on idle houses for police, soldiers
It's been 9 months since the urban poor group took over thousands of unoccupied housing units in Pandi, Bulacan
NHA: Contractor behind 'substandard' housing can't bid for Yolanda projects
JC Tayag Builders is accused of constructing substandard houses for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)
Only 13% of homes allotted for Yolanda survivors are occupied – NHA
Out of 78,291 houses completed, only 26,256 are occupied; the NHA still needs to build around 119,000 homes to reach its target
Beneficiaries waive ownership of nearly 2,000 Bulacan housing units
Beneficiaries from the AFP, PNP, and BJMP waive ownership of the housing units – majority of which are occupied by Kadamay – but a joint congressional resolution is still needed to allow redistribution
Families of killed soldiers in Marawi to get free houses from NHA
The new AFP-PNP Housing Program grants two housing units worth P450,000 to soldiers and police officers killed in action
SC affirms CA ruling on Smokey Mountain project
The case involves the 1993 agreement between private firm R-II Builders and government housing agencies to develop the Smokey Mountain landfill in Tondo, Manila
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
House panel members eye cases vs Yolanda rehab contractor
The House panel will invite former officials of the National Housing Authority to explain what happened in the province of Eastern Samar
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
NHA faces P10 billion cut in 2018 proposed budget
The National Housing Authority possibly only has P2 2 billion to remedy the ballooning housing backlog
WATCH: Meet Mr. Pinoy Hoops, the champion of Tenement residents
Mike Swift also known to many as Mr Pinoy Hoops believes that every court can dream
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
How the Duterte administration is fast-tracking Yolanda recovery
President Duterte has criticized the past government for the slow rehab of Eastern Visayas What happens when he tells agencies he is getting impatient?
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
MAP: Where are the unoccupied housing sites for police and soldiers?
76 housing sites have been built for the police and the military across the Philippines but they have an occupancy rate of only 13
NHA denies substandard materials used for housing units
The National Housing Authority says construction defects and maintenance issues not substandard materials are to blame for poor facilities in housing units
How incentives drive Duterte policies on drugs, housing, China
In the same way that governments can dangle incentives to its citizens governments can also dangle incentives to other governments
VLOG: Inside a housing unit in Pandi, Bulacan
The National Housing Authority says a housing unit s land area is 40 square meters while the floor area of the house is 20 square meters
Bulacan housing payments drop after Kadamay takeover
Housing officials tell lawmakers some residents refuse to pay the P200 monthly amortisation in Pandi town since Kadamay members are living there for free
Will anyone live in these NHA housing units in Pagadian?
Substandard and small houses and the lack of water and electricity scare police and soldiers from moving into a Pagadian housing project
Job, livelihood fair set for NHA beneficiaries
The special fair will be conducted in Metro Manila Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog from May 9 to 11
Gov't employees, informal settlers to get idle PNP, AFP houses – NHA
The National Housing Authority asks Congress to approve the re awarding of more than 55 000 idle houses as these were specifically meant for cops and soldiers under the law
Soldiers, cops have until June 15 to occupy housing units – NHA
Housing units still unoccupied by the AFP and PNP beneficiaries after June 15 may be distributed to urban poor families says NHA General Manager Marcelino Escalada Jr
Bulacan informal settlers urge NHA to approve housing applications
Members of Partido Manggagawa in Bulacan say their applications have been pending with the National Housing Authority for two years and counting
IN PHOTOS: 'Kalbaryo ng Mamamayan'
The Monday protest dramatizes the poor s struggles
Occupy Bulacan: How the urban homeless won shelter
After the successful takeover of idle government housing in Bulacan urban poor group Kadamay sets its eyes on other sites in the province
Duterte lets Kadamay have Bulacan housing units
The President promises cops and soldiers that he will personally supervise a new housing project for them in exchange for the units to be given to Kadamay
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
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
Duterte: 200,000 Yolanda victims to get free housing
The decision to award free housing to 205 000 beneficiaries is reached in a National Housing Authority board meeting chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte
DSWD urges other gov't agencies to help save homeless families
There are more than 12 000 families out in the streets of Metro Manila alone
