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Marcos considering construction of high-rise housing units

The government is considering the construction of high-rise buildings for public housing amid limited available land space for such projects. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. made the announcement during the initial turnover of house and lot units by the National Housing Authority (NHA) in Naic, Cavite on Monday to qualified…

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the local government units and housing agencies to closely collaborate with each other in a bid to build houses for Filipinos that are accessible to schools and workplaces. (Malacañang Photo) During the nationwide turnover of 30,000 housing u

The P250 billion commitment of the Home Development Mutual Fund, or Pag-IBIG Fund, to the government housing program is an assurance of fair distribution of economic growth that will eventually create opportunities to the poor and those under the low-income bracket, Department of Human Settlements a

Horizon Terraces Garden Villas, a prime residential enclave in upscale Tagaytay Highlands, has completed the last of its townhouse clusters that are specifically suited for close-knit families.

Extortion in the building sector, particularly in Cape Town, has reached the point where paying off syndicates will become the norm. As a result of this criminal activity, 45,000 houses have remained unbuilt in the past five years.

Former Venda king Toni Mphephu Ramabulana was ordered this week to pay back R5.6-million plus interest to VBS Mutual Bank.

Madam Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, the Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive has called on city officials to establish practical pathways to address issues of waste in their cities. She said they could do so by working together with the informal waste workers to provide critical service delivery to many of the…

At least 10,000 housing units will be constructed in Bacolod City, the target is to provide decent homes to informal settlers families (ISFs) in the area, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) announced on Tuesday, Nov. 29. DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the

The government's housing program got a big boost after the Home Development Mutual Fund, or the Pag-IBIG Fund, has allocated P250 billion to address the 6.5 million housing backlog in the country. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said th