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MANILA - The chairman of the House Committee on Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday stressed the need to promote inclusive, resilient and sustainable development of cities and communities in the country. In sponsoring House Bill 6715 at the plenary, committee chair Jose Francisco Benitez said the development of sustainable cities and communities should be guided by the principles, concepts and commitments of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban Agenda of the Unite...

The House Committee on Public Works and Highways on Tuesday, Nov. 29, began deliberations on the proposed 30-year National Transportation Infrastructure Program that would “ensure continuity of development and implementation of projects across administrations regardless of changes in the national an

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Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Eduardo del Rosario (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) achieved the highest production since 1975 and forged partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and private developers to boost the country's disaster preparedness in just three years since its creation. As the Duterte administration's term comes to an end on June 30, DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario is more t...

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Eduardo del Rosario (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) achieved the highest production since 1975 and forged partnerships with local government units (LGUs) and private developers to boost the country's disaster preparedness in just three years since its creation. As the Duterte administration's term comes to an end on June 30, DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario is more t...

HUMAN SETTLEMENT PROGRAM. The completion of resettlement buildings, like in this undated photo, is part of the sustained efforts by Housing agency and its key partners to provide decent yet affordable shelters for underprivileged Filipinos. Outgoing Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said in a recent column that he is hoping the next administration will continue providing inclusive human settlement programs. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD) MANILA - The chief of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban...

Department of Human Settlements and Urban DevelopmentSecretary Eduardo del Rosario (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is committed to provide Filipinos with quality services through a competent workforce. DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said in a statement Friday that the agency will continue to boost manpower capabilities and make sure it will adequately deliver on its mandate as the national housing agency. The DSHUD concluded a four-day...

TRANSITION PHASE. Housing department executives, directors, and select division chiefs attend a four-day workshop in Clark, Pampanga starting Monday (May 2, 2022). The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development aims to use the workshop results as reference to improve existing strategies and plans. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD) MANILA - The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is readying a smooth transition of various housing projects and programs to the next admi...

HOUSING PROJECT. A total of 1,440 housing units at Ciudad de Strike Phase I in Bacoor, Cavite are allotted for informal settler families identified by the local government. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said the provision of quality assistance is the housing sector's trademark under the Duterte administration. (Photo courtesy of DSHUD) MANILA - Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosariosaid...

NEW HOUSING PROJECT. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (center right) and DHSUD Secretary Eduardo del Rosario (Center left) lead the groundbreaking ceremony of a housing project in Barangay Irisan, Baguio City on Sunday (Feb. 20, 2022). The project will benefit 273 identified informal settler families. (Photo courtesy of DHSUD-CDMRD) MANILA - Some 273 informal settler families (ISFs) will benefit from the "first-ever" socialized permaculture housing community in Baguio City, the Depa...