Manila, Feb. 22 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has conducted simultaneous regional summits and town hall meetings with homeowners associations (HOAs) across the country as part of its push for proactive governance and community empowerment.

The activities, held in line with the agency's seventh anniversary, gathered HOA leaders in Calabarzon for the HOA Summit and Stakeholders' Forum 2026, while town hall meetings were simultaneously conducted in Regions 7 (Central Visayas), 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) and 11 (Davao).

Similar engagements are scheduled in Central Luzon and Metro Manila.

In a news release Sunday, DHSUD said the initiative supports President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s directive to bring go...