India, June 9 -- In compliance with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to recalibrate the Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) program, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling issued several directives that gained support from housing and real estate stakeholders.
During his first two weeks in office, Aliling ordered the inclusion of horizontal developments or subdivision-like housing projects into the flagship 4PH program to cover a wider range of beneficiaries, especially those in the lower-income bracket and the poorest of the poor.
In a news release on Monday, the DHSUD said three private developers immediately committed more than 50,000 horizontal housing units to the...