DHSUD-7 disputes claims of housing permit delays in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/05/2026

The DHSUD in Central Visayas has responded to claims of apparent delays in the issuance of Licenses to Sell housing units in Cebu.…

Delays in housing permits squeeze home options for OFWs

Morexette B. Erram 06/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Beyond affordability concerns, the residential real estate market in Cebu and other parts of the country is facing a growing bureaucratic challenge that is beginning to affect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) hoping to…

Pag-IBIG Fund increases housing loan limit to P10 million

Philippine News Agency 05/28/2026

MANILA, Philippines – Pag-IBIG Fund has raised its maximum housing loan amount per borrower to P10 million, providing middle-income and higher-earning Filipino workers access to affordable long-term home financing, particularly in Metro Manila and other highly urbanized areas,…

Housing loans in Visayas hit P4.4billion as of April 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/03/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite global economic headwinds brought about by the ongoing US-Iran conflict, government officials remain optimistic that more Filipinos, particularly in the Visayas, will gain access to housing loans this year. As of April,…

20,000 housing units up for grabs in 1st Pag-IBIG housing fair in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/30/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — About 20,000 housing units across the Visayas and other parts of the country will be opened to buyers during Pag-IBIG Fund’s first Housing Fair in Cebu, as the government steps up efforts to…

After Tino: Mandaue to move more evacuees to modular houses

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/05/2026

The Mandaue City government is set to transfer nine more families that survived typhoon Tino to modular housing units this week.…

Typhoon Tino survivors’ temporary homes in Mandaue ready before Christmas

Mary Rose Sagarino 12/17/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Government is set to transfer families displaced by Typhoon Tino to a tent city as temporary shelter ahead of Christmas. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has already…

Bacolod City awards first 4PH building under Marcos admin

12/22/2024

BACOLOD City — Bacolod City made history as the first local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines to hand over a completed 4PH housing building. Led by Bacolod Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez, the event marked the…

Cebu urban poor group opposes Marcos’ high-rise housing project

Emmariel Ares 06/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “Don’t build unaffordable houses, make inadequate houses livable. Don’t build new homes, upgrade our existing ones.” This was the common sentiment expressed by Cebu urban poor families in response to the government’s plan…

Mandaue City HUDO assures Brgy Looc fire victims of temporary housing

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/23/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The head of the Housing Urban and Development Office (HUDO) in Mandaue City assures fire victims in Barangay Looc that they will be transferred to the temporary housing located behind the Cebu International…

HUDO : 24 housing units ready to be turned over to Mandaue fire victims

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/17/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Twenty four housing units are now ready to be turned over on  Saturday, March 18, to some of the fire victims of Barangay Looc, Mandaue City. On Friday morning, March 17, police volunteers, personnel…

High-rise housing for the urban poor?

Mary Racelis - @inquirerdotnet 02/08/2023

Don’t build houses for poor families unless the poor can afford them! Make sure they are at least adequate for decent living!” These are the caveats given by people long involved in urban poor housing to those…

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