Housing Project

TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILLIPINES
QUEZON CITY
HOUSING- AR 533A
SOCIALIZED HOUSING AND

ECONOMIC MODELS
SUBMITTED BY:
VEROSIL, ANNE NICOLE B.

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SUBMITTED TO:
AR. ROLANDO PINANGAT

It never gets old. The country’s massive socialized housing backlog remains a problem
that has plagued administrations to this day.
What’s the current state of socialized housing? Has situation at least improved?
According to a 2015 presentation by the Subdivision and Housing Developers

Association, Inc. (SHDA) in cooperation with the Center for Research and
Communication, over 3 million housing units are needed to be built for poor and
homeless Filipinos for the period 2012 to 2030.
Over the decades, a number of laws had been enacted to help address the problem.
In Republic Act. (RA) No. 7279, the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of
1992, also known as the Lina Law, socialized housing refers to housing programs and
projects covering houses and lots or lots only undertaken by the government or the
private sector for underprivileged and homeless citizens, which shall include sites and
services development, long-term financing, liberalized terms on interest payments.
A beneficiary for the program must be a Filipino citizen, an underprivileged and
homeless citizen, must not own any real property, and must not be a professional
squatter or a member of squatting syndicates.
Local government units are tasked to provide socialized housing to their constituents.
Socialized housing by the private sector

Based on its provision to have “balanced housing development,” developers of
proposed subdivision projects are tasked to develop an area for socialized housing
equivalent to at least 20 percent of the total subdivision area or cost at the option of the
developer within the same city or municipality.
Recent amendments to UDHA effective August 2016 now require developers of
condominium units to also develop socialized housing projects.
According to the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the maximum
selling price for a socialized house is P400,000 for vertical developments (like
condominiums) and P450,000 for horizontal development (house and lot, row houses).
(De Villa, K., Generalao, M., Antonio, R., 2018, Home for the Masses)
Camarin Housing Project
Location: Camarin,
Caloocan City (3,240 units)
Developers: National
Housing Authority/
Megawide Corporation
Designers: Edward Co Tan

+ Architects
Project Status: Completed

2014
Owner/Developer: Nation
al Housing Authority
No. of Buildings: 10
No. of Units per Floor: 18
No. of units per
building:90
1 Bedroom Unit Area: 24
sq.m
2-Bedroom Unit Area: 24
sq.m
Lot Size: 31000 sq.m
Building Height: 15 m
A private-public partnership project (PPP) of the National Housing Authority (NHA). The
objective of this medium-rise housing is to provide relocation for families living in
hazardous and flood-prone settlements.
The master plan consists of a series of 5-storey structures geometrically aligned to

maximize the lot without disregarding open spaces. This project is set to become a new
social housing neighborhood in Caloocan.
Over 200 underprivileged

families were given a decent
and conducive place to live in,
as Caloocan City Mayor Oscar
Malapitan led the turn-over of
some 1,200 housing units to
deserving residents, recently.
In his less than two years of
serving the people as mayor,
Malapitan underscored the
importance of providing a
better dwelling place for the
people of Caloocan as this
could boost their morale and
make them more productive
citizens of the country.
The project was made through the concerted
efforts of the National Housing Authority and the
City Government of Caloocan where a medium-
rise condominium-type building was built that
will be awarded to deserving Caloocanians. The
units, with glass sliding windows, common drying
areas, are situated in Camarin, North Caloocan
and is called Camarin Residences.
A total of 212 families or equivalent to 848
individuals were relocated in two batches. They
are from barangays 160, 163, 162, 164 and those
who used to live along the Tulyahan river.
The beneficiaries of the Camarin Residences
project will only pay P600 per month for those
occupying the upper units and P1,200 for the
lower unit occupants. All payable in ten years.
Apart from those who were transferred to Camarin Residences, 72 families were also
given units in an off-city townhouse-type housing project in Pandi, Bulacan. The 288
individuals were from barangays 64 and 73.
The townhomes project has a total of 2,700 units which will be paid P200 per month
within 20 years.
Both housing projects offer spacious roads and an open space with children’s
playground, a garden, multi-purpose park and parking space for vehicles.
The Mayor vowed to continue the delivery of pro-people, basic social services projects
under his “Tao Ang Una!” brand of service.
During the relocation process, the city government provided transportation service and
food for the beneficiaries.
Manggahan Residences I
Location: Eastbank Road, Brgy. Sta. Lucia, Pasig City
Developers: EM Cuerpo Corporation
Designer:
The Manggahan Floodway

Housing project is one of
those that pioneered the
People’s Plan approach in the
Philippines. A project almost
10 years in the making, the
development is now being
constructed along the East
Bank Road of Sta. Lucia, Pasig.
The need for new housing arose when Typhoon Ondoy struck the floodway
embankments in 2009, causing massive damage. The area was declared dangerous right
after and the people who lived in the embankments were relocated off-site.
The project is part of the Php 50 billion fund allocated by Aquino for the housing
program of the intended for informal settler families in Metro Manila living along
danger zones, rivers, creeks and waterways.
Manggahan Residences Phase 1 is composed of two low rise buildings composed of 60

units each. It was built on July 10, 2013 and completed on March 15, 2015. It is located
at the MMDA Depot, Eastbank Road, Barangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig City.
Each unit is a studio, which could be converted into a one-room unit, complete with a
toilet and a small balcony in the upper floors.
Phase 2, consisting of six buildings, will be completed in March 2015, to be followed by

Phase 3, consisting of seven buildings that will be finished by June 2016.
Benefits
For the development of homes geared towards low-income families, dialogues make in-
city relocation or onsite redevelopment possible.
Often, the challenge in housing is providing a location that will still allow people to
easily reach work and school.
Though our cities today are mostly crowded, you’ll be surprised to know that there are
plots of land within the city that can actually be used to accommodate socialized
housing. All it takes is coordination with the corresponding authorities.
In-city housing allows people to carry on with their lives because it allows them to
access livelihood and basic facilities. If this is not possible, re-housing in nearby cities
can still accommodate their needs as long as travel distance to their original location is
reasonable.
Whatever the decision, proper communication
ensures that the community’s specific needs
are met while government rulings remain
intact.
Strategies
Working through the People’s Plan involves
several steps to realize the project.
The first step is unifying the community by
encouraging them to develop a common
vision. When an agreement among the
settlers is reached, they can carry out the
necessary research and proposals to show to
the proper authorities. Presentations allow the
people and authorities to start talking and
developing solutions together.
Once discussions begin, different groups can now negotiate their needs through the
proper channels.
Common goals and personal interests
are identified through these joint
dialogues. These meetings can also
show people the things that they
need to do on their part to realize
their desired homes. When the
different groups reach a compromise,
all of them can work together to
secure the initial financing and
resources to make the projects
possible.
Upon the construction and turnover of the project, continuous coordination and real
estate management can help the community to thrive even through the years.
Paradise Heights (Smokey Mountain Development &
Reclamation Project)
Location: Balut, Tondo, Manila
Developers: I.T.P Construction, INC.
Designers:
The former Smokey Mountain, now

called Paradise Heights, located at
Balut, Tondo, Manila, is a densely
populated community of about
4,000 low-income families.
Originally a dumpsite to
approximately one third of Metro
Manila waste, it now houses 28 five
storey-building called Permanent
Housing.
“Smokey Mountain”, though in

some portions the former mountain
of garbage has been replaced by complex buildings as housing projects, poverty still
havocs the community due to lack of jobs and related issues. This is the inner city of
inner city Manila, the place of the poorest of the poor in the entire country.
Disiplina Village
Location: Brgy. Ugong, Valenzuela City
Developers: Tokwing Construction Corp. & Quad Core Construction Development Corp
Designers:
Disiplina Village is the first LGU-

initiated resettlement project
and currently the biggest in-city
low-rise building relocation
program in the Philippines
based on a five-year plan to
relocate all ISFs in Valenzuela
City’s waterways.
The project was opened in a

1.9-hectare land at Barangay
Ugong in 2012 and gave shelter
with an affordable monthly rent
of P300 to P944 families that
were displaced by Typhoon
Ondoy and those families living
along Tullahan River, Polo River
and Meycauayan River.
With the vision of benchmarking good quality housing units dedicated to building an
empowered community with disaster-prepared and responsible homeowners, the city
government of Valenzuela pushed for the construction of the biggest in-city relocation
program in the country.
With a total of 12.9 hectares, the Disiplina Villages in Ugong and Bignay accommodate
more than 4,500 informal settler families, clearing up Valenzuela City from ISFs living in
danger zones. The Disiplina Villages are also complete communities – providing
residents with access to schools, health centers, and even a city hall annex. Residents
also have community vegetable farms for their consumption and additional income. A
unique component of their program is the Home Space Agreement which the LGU of
Valenzuela City uses to instill discipline to its residents for long-lasting, more disaster-
resilient communities with families that are well aware and prepared from impacts of
natural calamities.
This housing program is part of President Aquino’s Five-Year In-city Resettlement

Program that aims to transfer to relocation sites 104,000 ISFs from riversides and creeks
in the National Capital Region. The program has a fund of PhP 10 billion.
Mayor REX said the local government has set a target of “zero ISFs along waterways in
Valenzuela City by 2016.”
Meanwhile, the NHA also handed over to the local government 252 units in Disiplina
Village - Ugong, an addition to the first 350 occupied units, which was funded by non-
government organizations Dakilang Handog Foundation and Gawad Kalinga.
Construction of 288 more units by the NHA is underway and will be finished by year’s
end.

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TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILLIPINES

SOCIALIZED HOUSING AND

VEROSIL, ANNE NICOLE B.

AR. ROLANDO PINANGAT

According to a 2015 presentation by the Subdivision and Housing Developers

Socialized housing by the private sector

Designers: Edward Co Tan

Project Status: Completed

The master plan consists of a series of 5-storey structures geometrically aligned to

Over 200 underprivileged

Developers: EM Cuerpo Corporation

The Manggahan Floodway

Manggahan Residences Phase 1 is composed of two low rise buildings composed of 60

Phase 2, consisting of six buildings, will be completed in March 2015, to be followed by

Developers: I.T.P Construction, INC.

The former Smokey Mountain, now

“Smokey Mountain”, though in

Disiplina Village is the first LGU-

The project was opened in a

This housing program is part of President Aquino’s Five-Year In-city Resettlement

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