Arch 516: Housing: Housing Status in Manila, and Cavite

De La Salle University- Dasmariñas
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT
Dasmariñas, Cavite
ARCH 516: HOUSING

HOUSING STATUS IN MANILA, AND CAVITE
Submitted to:
Arch. Rhea Olimpo
Submitted by:
Mary Rose Dana C. Mago
Arc52
October 12, 2019
I. HOUSING IN MANILA
The rapid increase in the urban and household population produces an enormous
demand for shelter and tenure security. But with prohibitively expensive lands and high
rents in urban areas amidst stagnating real incomes, it is not unusual for cities to have
huge numbers of families living in various types of unauthorized housing units with
insecure tenure(Lagman, J. 2011).
Table 1. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average

Household Size by Region: Philippines, 2015
Average
Household Number
Region Household
Population of Households
Size
Philippines 100,573,715 22,975,630 4.4

National Capital Region 12,787,669 3,095,766 4.1
Cordillera Administrative Region 1,714,220 395,881 4.3
I – Ilocos 5,014,622 1,151,629 4.4
II – Cagayan Valley 3,443,493 804,524 4.3
III – Central Luzon 11,184,068 2,566,558 4.4
IV-A – CALABARZON 14,365,137 3,395,383 4.2
MIMAROPA Region 2,946,505 682,668 4.3
V – Bicol 5,780,963 1,216,421 4.8
VI – Western Visayas 4,464,277 1,014,987 4.4
VII – Central Visayas 6,008,987 1,388,475 4.3
Negros Island Region 4,402,196 1,012,323 4.3
VIII – Eastern Visayas 4,425,172 986,003 4.5
IX – Zamboanga Peninsula 3,615,108 799,219 4.5
X – Northern Mindanao 4,663,108 1,042,929 4.5
XI – Davao 4,867,168 1,177,461 4.1
XII – SOCCSKSARGEN 4,531,642 1,050,680 4.3
XIII – Caraga 2,588,131 574,338 4.5
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 3,771,249 620,385 6.1
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
Market values of residential lands in Metro Manila, for example, range from
PhP3,000 to as high as PhP42,000 per square meter, far beyond the incomes earned by
the majority of the urban poor. But because people need to live in areas where economic
opportunities, including informal activities, are present, it becomes expedient for most of
them to occupy idle lands owned by government or the private sector. The proliferation
of slums in Philippine cities is thus seen as a coping mechanism for urban dwellers with
incomes that are too fragile to afford land ownership(Lagman, J. 2011).
Slum areas are often blighted, overcrowded, and lacking in standard conveniences
such as electricity, water, drainage and health services. These settlements are usually
located in high-risk areas such as flood prone embankments, waterways, railroad tracks,
under bridges and beside dumpsites; but shantytown dwellers endure these unsanitary
and dangerous conditions to be close to their sources of income. But not all informal
settlers are income poor. While around 44 percent of the urban population in Metro Manila
live in slums, 25 percent are not necessarily income-poor. Surveys and anecdotal evidence
show that from the time they settle illegally on unoccupied tracts of land, some informal
settlers will have acquired non-land assets that allow them to gradually improve their
conditions and status. Not a few middle-class urbanites and professionals also opt to
reside in slum areas to avoid the financial burden attendant to owning formal housing or
land(Lagman, J. 2011).
The magnitude of the housing need (defined as backlog plus new households) is
staggering and has been estimated to reach more than 3.7 million in 2010. In Metro
Manila alone, the total backlog (to include new households) has been projected to reach
close to 500,000 units. Addressing this backlog will roughly require about 3,000 hectares
of land if designed to accommodate detached housing units, a prospect that suggests the
need for a higher density housing strategy if the housing deficit is to be effectively
addressed. Beyond the provision of housing by the public sector, new approaches are
needed especially since rural-urban migration is expected to continue and will exacerbate
the housing problem(Lagman, J. 2011).
II. HOUSING IN CAVITE
While Metro Manila (National Capital Region) is already 100 percent urban. The
other regions that have high levels of urban populations are those adjacent to
Metro Manila (Regions III and IV). This reflects a process of suburbanization and
expansion of economic activities from the metropolis. Relatively high levels of
urbanization can also be seen in Regions XI, X and VII where growing metropolitan
areas (Davao, Cagayan de Oro, and Cebu, respectively) are located. Most housing
in Cavite are in forms of single houses, but as of late 2018-2019, condominium
structure has started sprouting within Dasmariñas, resulting a rise in urbanization
statistics within cavite.
Table 2. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average

Household Size in Cavite, 2015
III.
Average
Household Number
Region Household
Population of Households
Size
CAVITE 3,662,844 877,767 4.2

ALFONSO 51,756 11,820 4.4
AMADEO 37,296 8,811 4.2
BACOOR CITY 599,326 149,160 4.0
CARMONA 97,360 24,427 4.0
CAVITE CITY 102,508 25,997 3.9
CITY OF DASMARIÑAS 657,529 147,799 4.4
GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO 22,186 4,414 5.0
CITY OF GENERAL TRIAS 3 313,604 80,142 3.9
IMUS CITY 402,753 97,397 4.1
INDANG 65,419 15,016 4.4
KAWIT 83,416 21,018 4.0
MAGALLANES 22,703 4,777 4.8
MARAGONDON 37,684 8,339 4.5
MENDEZ (MENDEZ-NUÑEZ) 31,403 7,179 4.4
NAIC 110,970 26,131 4.2
NOVELETA 45,824 11,648 3.9
ROSARIO 110,561 29,316 3.8
SILANG 242,460 58,196 4.2
TAGAYTAY CITY 69,603 16,095 4.3
TANZA 225,881 54,446 4.1
TERNATE 23,157 5,673 4.1
TRECE MARTIRES CITY (Capital) 154,727 35,193 4.4
GEN. MARIANO ALVAREZ 154,718 34,773 4.4
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, 2015 Census of Population
IV. HOUSING PROBLEMS WITHIN MY AREA (Area C, Dasmariñas Cavite)
 Poor Utility
systems thus
causing
electricity
shortage to
certain areas
 Unmaintained
electrical
systems that
could cause fire
 Urban slums and
over population
of horizontal
housing, causing
more traffic
 Incompliance
with NBC, proper
housing spaces
V. REFERENCES
Anatomy of the nations’ housing problems by John Fracis Lagman 2011

file:///C:/Users/magod/Downloads/Cavite-Trend-Report-2019.pdf
cavite.gov.ph
psa.gov.ph
hudcc.gov.ph

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De La Salle University- Dasmariñas

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

ARCH 516: HOUSING

Table 1. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average

Philippines 100,573,715 22,975,630 4.4

Table 2. Household Population, Number of Households, and Average

CAVITE 3,662,844 877,767 4.2

Anatomy of the nations’ housing problems by John Fracis Lagman 2011

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