Manila, Jan. 12 -- The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) will focus on expanded housing options, faster project approvals, and stronger urban development and disaster-resilient initiatives in 2026 under the recalibrated Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.

In a Palace briefing on Monday, DHSUD Senior Undersecretary Henry Yap said the department expanded the 4PH program starting in mid-2025 to make it more responsive to beneficiaries' needs.

"Instead na maging production-centric kami, naging beneficiary-centric (Instead of being production-centric, we became beneficiary-centric)," Yap said.

He said beneficiaries are now allowed to choose among vertical housing, horizontal house-and-lot units, or...