📋 Tender Overview
February 14 is not only a special day to celebrate love it also marks the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Developments DHSUD first anniversary.On this very day last year President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed into law Republic Act No11201 paving the way for the establishment of the department as well as the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission.As the countrys primary agency for housing the creation of DHSUD is also in line with President Dutertes dream of granting the wish of around 81 of Filipino families who want to have a house of their own.Carrying the theme Maayos na Tahanan Matatag na Pamayanan Ating Pagka-Isahan the department along with its attached corporations namely the National Housing Authority NHA the National Home Mortgage Finance Corp NHMFC the Home Development Mutual Fund HDMF and the Social Housing Finance Corp SHFC remain committed to address the housing needs of Filipino families especially the underprivileged through careful urban planning and development as well as constant coordination with partner agencies.Also part of the departments Herculean task is the provision of sustainable homes and resettlements to people affected by calamities over the past couple of years including the strong earthquakes that battered Batanes and Mindanao as well as the recent eruption of the Taal volcano that had displaced tens of thousands of Filipinos.The DHSUD as well as the Key Shelter Agencies and partner organizations remain steadfast in finding ways to minimize the effect of these natural disasters by means of discovering new and more affordable technologies that will be incorporated into the departments housing plans.We consider Housing both as a need and a right of all Filipinos and it is our responsibility in the Housing sector to assist and support their Housing needs del Rosario said.We will continue to expand and enhance our capabilities by working with all stakeholders Our rules regulations and policies must complement our financial and production capabilities in order to achieve synergy he added.The past year had been a fruitful one for the Key Shelter Agencies with the NHA building 52442 housing units with a project cost of P52.153 billion. The SHFC meanwhile recorded its highest takeout by helping 32797 partner-homeowners through housing loans totaling P2.48 billion twice that of 2018.The HDMF on the other hand registered its highest loan takeout with P86.74 billion 15 higher than in 2018. It also now has 14.69 million active members. The NHMFC meanwhile purchased P2.186-billion worth of housing receivables and was able to meet 96 of its PDP target by purchasing P1.596-billion worth of socialized housing receivables from various developers and HDMF.With assistance from local government units the department is pushing for comprehensive programs meant to lessen the impact of natural hazards to housing settlements across the nation aside from promoting safety and a clean environment.As for the rehabilitation of Marawi following the 2017 siege perpetrated by the Maute terrorist group DHSUD through the Task Force Bangon Marawi TFBM is determined to achieve its timeframe in bringing normalcy back to the Islamic city by December 2021. As President Duterte had said I will see to it that Marawi will rise as a prosperous city again.As such TFBM will ensure strict compliance to our Presidents desire for TFBM to accomplish.The Filipino people can also expect DHSUD to continue with its BALAI that stands for Building Adequate Livable Affordable and Inclusive thrusts while further bolstering its reliance and partnerships with organizations that have similar objectives.This we will do with our strong partnerships with all stakeholders specially those directly involved in the Housing sector del Rosario said.
