ARC 514 – Housing
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (National Housing Authority)
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
Objectives
1. Discuss what social issues drove government to address the housing needs
in the Philippines.
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
The National Housing Authority (NHA) is the sole national agency mandated to engage in
housing production for low income families. It traces its roots to the People’s Homesite
Corporation (PHC), the first government housing agency established on 14 October 1938
and to the National Housing Commission (NHC) which was created seven years later, on 17
September 1945. These two agencies, the PHC and NHC, were eventually merged on 4
October 1947 into the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC).
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
In the years that followed, six (6) more housing agencies were created to respond to
separate and distinct shelter requirements, namely:
1. The Presidential Assistant on Housing and Resettlement Agency (PAHRA)
2. The Tondo Foreshore Development Authority (TFDA)
3. The Central Institute for the Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters (CITRUS)
4. The Presidential Committee for Housing and Urban Resettlement (PRECHUR)
5. The Sapang Palay Development Committee (SPDC)
6. The Inter-Agency task Force to Undertake the Relocation of Families in Barrio
Nabacaan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental.
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Eventually, on 15 October 1975, the National Housing Authority was organized as a
government-owned and controlled corporation, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 757
dated 31 July 1975.
All other housing agencies were abolished by the said decree. The NHA took over and
integrated the functions of the abolished agencies- the PHHC and the six (6) other
housing agencies.
The creation of the NHA is the second attempt of the government to integrate all housing
efforts under a single agency, twenty-eight years after the merger under the PHHC.
Three years later, the Ministry of Human Settlements (MHS) was created in 1978. The
Ministry adopted the holistic approach to housing. the NHA was placed as an attached
agency to the MHS.
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
On 26 March 1986, Executive Order No. 10 was issued placing the NHA as well as the
other agencies attached to the abolished MSH, under the administrative supervision
of the office of the President. Subsequently, Executive Order No. 90 was issued on
17 December 1986, rationalizing the housing structure in the government along lines
of specialization and concentration. EO 90 identified the key housing agencies to
implement the National Shelter Program and defined their respective mandates.
The NHA was mandated to be the sole government agency to engage in housing
production. Under the said Executive Order, NHA was placed under the policy and
program supervision of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
(HUDCC), the umbrella agency for shelter charged with the main function of
coordination the activities of various government housing agencies engaged in
production, finance and regulation.
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
Executive Order No. 20 on 28 May 2001 reaffirmed mass housing as a centerpiece
program in the poverty alleviation efforts of government. Said EO likewise reaffirmed
HUDCC’s administrative supervision over the housing agencies including the NHA.
On 14 February 2019, Republic Act (RA) 11201 was issued creating the Department of
Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD), under section 50 of said law,
Executive Order (EO) 90 was released placing NHA and other attached agencies and
corporation under the administrative supervision for purposes of policy and program
coordination, monitoring and evaluation. NHA shall continue to function as a production
and financing arm in housing and shall exercise all other functions based on its existing
laws.
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
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History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
College of Engineering and Architecture & Aviation
History of Housing Development in the Philippines (NHA)
References:
Reference 1: National Housing Authority ([Link])
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