Article 13, Section 9, Philippine Constitution. The State shall, by law, and for the common good, undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban land reform and housing which will make available at affordable cost, decent housing and basic services to underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas.

Philippines in Housing Crisis

On Housing Backlog

House Resolution 1458 Declaring a Housing Crisis

Researches on Housing

1. Determinants of Land Values in Cebu City, Philippines
2. Assessment of the Balanced Housing Development Compliance in Cebu, Philippines
3. An Analysis of Land and Real Property Laws in the Philippines

PIDS on Housing

1. The State of Philippine Housing
2. Rethinking Institutional Reforms in the Philippine Housing Sector
3. An Assessment of the Community Mortgage Program Implementation Strategy
4. Feasibility of Mortgage-Backed Securitization for the Underserved Housing Market in the Philippines
5. Housing Policy for the Poor: Revisiting UDHA and CISFA
6. Rental Housing for Urban Low-Income Households in the Philippines
7. Local Efforts in Housing Provision
8. Efficiency and Effectiveness Review of the National Housing Authority Resettlement Program
9. Housing policy, strategy and recent development in Market-based Housing Finance
10. Participatory Governance in the Public Provision of Housing: The Case of Local Housing Board
11. Closing the Gap in Affordable Housing in the Philippines

Other materials

1. The Housing Challenge in Emerging Asia: Options and Solutions
2. Financing Affordable Housing in Yangon
3. Housing and Housing Finance – A Review of the Links to Economic Development and Poverty Reduction
4. Housing Policies for Asia: A Theoretical Analysis by Use of a Demand and Supply Model
5. Housing Policy in the Republic of Korea
6. Housing Policies in Hong Kong, China and the People’s Republic of China
7. Strengthening Mortgage-Backed Securitization in the Philippines: The Role of the National Housing Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC)
8. The Role of Government in the Housing Market , The Experiences from Asia
9. Housing Policies for Asia: A Theoretical Analysis by Use of a Demand and Supply Model