CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – To address the 3.7 million housing backlog in urban areas in the country, the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) is pushing for the creation local housing boards in the cities.
In a letter to Rep. Rodolfo Valencia of the House’s Urban and Development Committee, LCP President and San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez noted that the local housing boards” will enable local governments to focus more on providing socialized housing.”
He noted that in the Philippines, the housing problem is largely an urban phenomenon. “The housing backlog in the urban areas has reached 3.7 million in 2010 according to the latest National Urban Development Framework of the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC),” he said.
Rodriguez also noted that in Metro Manila alone, the backlog is close to 500,000 units which can require about 3,000 hectares if designed for detached housing units.
“The local housing board is seen as the mechanism for implementing and monitoring local housing policies including the formulation of the local shelter plans and implementation of the socialized housing agenda,” he said.
The LCP has also been lobbying for a more flexible appropriation for the local housing fund that will be determined by the LGUs instead of a fixed five percent appropriation from their Internal Revenue Allotment, Rodriguez also said.
In a letter to Rep. Rodolfo Valencia of the House’s Urban and Development Committee, LCP President and San Fernando Mayor Oscar Rodriguez noted that the local housing boards” will enable local governments to focus more on providing socialized housing.”
He noted that in the Philippines, the housing problem is largely an urban phenomenon. “The housing backlog in the urban areas has reached 3.7 million in 2010 according to the latest National Urban Development Framework of the Housing and Urban Development Council (HUDCC),” he said.
Rodriguez also noted that in Metro Manila alone, the backlog is close to 500,000 units which can require about 3,000 hectares if designed for detached housing units.
“The local housing board is seen as the mechanism for implementing and monitoring local housing policies including the formulation of the local shelter plans and implementation of the socialized housing agenda,” he said.
The LCP has also been lobbying for a more flexible appropriation for the local housing fund that will be determined by the LGUs instead of a fixed five percent appropriation from their Internal Revenue Allotment, Rodriguez also said.
