AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SHELTER

 
(HUDCC) Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
            An office mandated to coordinate and supervise the government’s housing agencies.  It is also tasked in monitoring the
performance of the housing sector, and involved in policy formations.
 
(SSS) Social Security System
            The insurance system for the private sector, where coverage is compulsory upon all employees not over sixty years of
age.
 
(GSIS) Government Service Insurance System
            The insurance system for the Public sector or the government employee
 
PAG-IBIG Fund
            A provident savings fund housing open to most private agencies.
 
(UHLP) United Home Lending Program
            This is administered by NHMFC from funds contributed by SSS, HDMF and GSIS.
 
(HDMF) Home Development Mutual Fund
            This office administers the PAG-IBIG Fund, it entitles Pag-ibig members who are public and private employees as well as
the self-employed to housing loans.
 
(NHMFC) National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation
            The agency mandated to administer take-outs of buyers originated by banks and developers, faced with administrative
problems in loan processing.  It also provides construction and development finance for housing.
 
(NHA) National Housing Authority
            The agency tasked for the building of housing units and residential condominiums.  Facilitates joint venture projects
among landowners, developers, financial institutions and local governments.
 
(HIGC) Home Insurance Guarantee Corporation
            The agency takes care of insuring the subdivisions and is also a lending entity.
 
(HLURB) Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
            The government’s principal regulatory body in housing and land development.  It is to enforce, implement, coordinate the
land use policies and regulations on human settlements, including building rental laws.