Manila, Oct. 1 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Wednesday marked the opening of National Shelter Month 2025 by highlighting key achievements under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, the administration's flagship housing initiative.

In his keynote address delivered by Senior Undersecretary Sharon Faith Paquiz, DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling underscored two major milestones that signaled progress in addressing the country's housing needs.

The first was the approval of a memorandum of agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP), which will launch the pilot rental housing project for informal settler families (ISFs) within the U...