Manila, June 19 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are exploring collaboration in extending housing support to the poor.

In a meeting on Thursday, DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling and DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian discussed how both departments can synchronize their efforts in delivering socialized housing support for street dwellers and beneficiaries of the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

"This is in compliance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to push for pro-poor housing programs. By working closely with DSWD, we will definitely be able to reach our mandated beneficiaries - the poorest of the poor,"...