GROUP 6 BLACKJACKS AR 3134 HOUSING

SUBITO, IAN DOMINIC HAPALLA SENO, GICELLE BACALSO VILLARUEL, ARNIE MANUELLE ALBITE ESCUADRO, JAMES MARCELO GARAY, JELIJAH LAPEÑA

THE

BARANGAY LABANGON
SHELTER PLAN
CEBU CITY
“...SLUM AND URBAN POVERTY ARE NOT JUST A MANIFESTATION OF A POPULATION

EXPLOSION AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE... SLUMS MUST BE SEEN AS THE RESULT OF

THE FAILURE OF HOUSING POLICIES, LAWS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS OF

NATIONAL AND URBAN POLICIES” (UN-HABITAT, 2003B, P. 5).

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW

AS CEBU CITY CONTINUES TO ADVANCE AND FURTHER IMPROVE 2020 CENSUS. BASED ON THE 2015 POPULATION IN LABANGON,

ITS DEVELOPMENTS, SOME BARANGAYS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES THERE ARE 7,507 HOUSEHOLDS OR AN AVERAGE OF 4.45 MEMBERS

IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AS THE HOUSING DEMAND HAS BECOME PER HOUSEHOLD. WHERE IT COMPRISES 30.59% FOR CHILDREN

AN OVERWHELMING PROBLEM. WHILE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BELOW 14 YEARS OLD, 65.05% FOR THOSE AGED 15 UP TO 64, AND

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS BENEFIT THE PEOPLE, THERE IS STILL A 4.36% FOR THOSE AGED 65 AND ABOVE.

NEED TO RECOGNIZE THE LACK OF RESOURCES AND FOCUS ON

THE HOMELESS, AND DISPLACED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. AS PER THE CHOSEN BARANGAY OF THE RESEARCHERS, WE

TOOK NOTICE OF THE SITIO LABSALEX SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS

BARANGAY LABANGON IN CEBU CITY HAS A FEW NOTABLE RESEARCH BECAUSE OF THE RECENT FIRE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED

URBAN POOR COMMUNITY AREAS THAT HAVE LED RESIDENTS IN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2021. BECAUSE OF THIS EVENT THAT HAPPENED,

LABANGON TO SEEK HELP DUE TO THE LIVELIHOOD STRUGGLES A LOT OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WERE AFFECTED BY THE

THAT THEY HAVE BEEN FACING. A PROPOSAL AND THE PROVISION EFFECT OF THE SITUATION. WITH A TOTAL OF 125 HOUSES BURNED,

OF AN AFFORDABLE SHELTER THAT IS IN LINE WITH THE BASIC NEEDS OF WHICH 109 WERE GUTTED WHILE 14 OTHERS WERE DAMAGED,

OF THE PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT. AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN THAT THIS TRAGEDY MADE A TOTAL OF 688 PEOPLE, OR 182 FAMILIES

PROVIDES COMFORT AND REST TO THE PEOPLE AND THAT THE LOSE THEIR PLACE TO LIVE IN WHICH MADE THEM DISPLACED FROM

STRUCTURE IS BUILT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS DIRECT THEIR CURRENT LOCATION.

ENVIRONMENT.

ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT ARE HAPPENING CAN BE

AS OF THE YEAR 2015, ACCORDING TO THE HOUSEHOLD SOLVED BY THE USE OF A HOUSING STRATEGY. IT IS TO PROVIDE

POPULATION OF LABANGON IN THE 2015 CENSUS, IT REACHED A HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF SHELTER IN A

POPULATION OF 33,477. WHEREAS IN COMPARISON TO THE RECENT GOVERNMENT AREA WHICH IS VERY APPLICABLE TO THE CURRENT

YEAR, THE POPULATION IN LABANGON AS OF THE YEAR 2020 SITUATION OF THE SITIO LABSALEX. THIS HOUSING STRATEGY IS IN

DECREASED TO A POPULATION OF 32,825. THIS MEANS THERE IS A COORDINATION WITH ALL OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN POPULATION WHICH IS 652 (-0.41% AND DIVISIONS IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH A BETTER VIEW AND

GROWTH RATE) IN COMPARISON FROM THE 2015 CENSUS TO THE OUTCOME TO THE PROPOSED HOUSING STRATEGY.
 182 Families Displaced (Septenber, 2021)

125 688
+ OTHER 109 PEOPLE
HOUSES DISPLACED
BURNED

33,477 2015 POPULATION DROP

-0.41%
32, 825 2020 POPULATION
BARANGAY LABANGON
CEBU CITY BARANGAY MAP 1.122 KM2 AREA
29,255/KM2 POPULATION DENSITY
RATIONALE

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS ARE ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS ACCORDING TO AGOSTO, THE HOUSING STRATEGIES CAN BE

IMPEDIMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT IN TODAY’S THIRD-WORLD TAILORED TO LOCAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE BASED

COUNTRIES. URBAN EXPANSION CAUSED BY INFORMAL ON CURRENT REALITIES. THIS MEANS THAT THE REPRESENTATION OF

SETTLEMENTS IS INCREASING, DESTROYING CITIES AND CEBU CITY, IN TERMS OF CONTINUING GROWTH TO HOUSING

DECREASING PRODUCTIVITY, AND DEGRADING PEOPLE’S LIFE. BACKLOG, DID NOT ONLY STEM FROM WITHIN THE CITY BUT

WHICH STRESSED THE CRITICAL NEED FOR POOR NATIONS TO INCLUDES THE MIGRATION AND POVERTY OF RURAL AREAS.

ESTABLISH INNOVATIVE SUSTAINABLE METHODS FOR IMPROVING

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF THE AMONG THE SETTLEMENTS IN CEBU CITY, THERE WERE MANY

WAYS THAT CAN HELP THIS DEVELOPMENT ISSUE. INFORMAL SETTLERS WHO FACED DISASTERS CAUSED BY VARIOUS

FACTORS. THERE WERE DIFFERENT KINDS OF APPROACHES ON A

THE GROWTH OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES IS A HOUSING STRATEGY THAT, ON A TECHNICAL NOTE, IS THE MOST

DANGER TO THE COUNTRY’S LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY AND NOTABLE EVEN IN AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT. RECENTLY, A FIRE

GROWTH. HOWEVER, DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF NUMEROUS OCCURRED IN A CERTAIN CITY BECAUSE OF ITS PROBLEMATIC

RESEARCHERS, THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS ANSWERS TO THE ISSUE INFORMAL SETTLEMENT. THIS STUDY EXAMINES THE COMPLIANCE OF

OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS. IN ADDITION, MANY OF THE THE HOUSING STRATEGY OF A BARANGAY IN THE SAID AREA.

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE, MAKING IT HENCE, THE CHOSEN PROSPECTIVE BENEFICIARY BARANGAY

IMPOSSIBLE FOR BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE. IN THE CONTEXT OF SETTLEMENT WILL BE FOCUSED ON SITIO LABSALEX, BARANGAY

IMPROVING INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS LABANGAON IN CEBU CITY.

SELDOM MENTIONED. IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS TACTICS THAT

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDES TO ENSURE LOW-PRICED

HOUSING AND UPGRADING METHODS. AS A RESULT, IT IS SUITABLE

FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT

PAY THE WHOLE COST OF ALL THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS.
BARANGAY LABANGON SHELTER PLAN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY OVERVIEW

BEFORE CONCEPTUALIZING THE GOAL OF AFFORDABILITY, KNOWING

THE NEEDS OF THESE PEOPLE IS THE FIRST STEP FOR COLLECTING

DATA SO THAT THESE PROVIDED AND PROPOSED HOUSING

MICRO APARTMENTS
SHELTERS WILL BE BY QUEST TO SATISFY SUCH NEEDS OF THE THIS STRATEGY MAY BE KNOWN OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES, IT IS

PEOPLE AND FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD. BY THIS, WE ARE ENABLED TO BEST TO CONSIDER THIS STRATEGY TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THE

CHECK THOSE BOXES AND OBSERVE THE PEOPLE’S INTERESTS, RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR HOMES DUE TO THE FIRE. MICRO-

AMBITIONS, AND CONCERNS ON WHAT CAN WE PLAN TOWARDS APARTMENTS WOULD REFER TO AN APARTMENT STRUCTURE

FURTHER PROVIDING A BETTER LIVELIHOOD. THIS STREAM OF DATA CONSISTING OF UNITS WITH FLOOR AREAS OF 25 - 35 SQUARE

WILL HELP AND GUIDE, AND WILL BE A REFLECTION OF THE HOUSING METERS. IT IS A GOOD STRATEGY CONSIDERING THE LOCATION OF

SHELTER. KNOWING THE PROCESS, A RESPONSIVE AND THE HOUSING PROJECT WHICH IS SITUATED IN AN URBAN AREA IN

PROGRESSIVE CONVERSATION AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CEBU. THE RESIDENTS CAN PAY AN AFFORDABLE RENT FOR

LGUS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES, GIVEN THE BARANGAY OCCUPYING THE HOUSING SPACE THAT WOULD BE IN THE

LABANGON AND CEBU CITY, CAN BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFFORDABILITY LEVEL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE STRUCTURE.

THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF HOUSING-RELATED CODES AND

HOUSING NEEDS. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME PROPOSED

AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLANS;

MICRO APARTMENTS

SOCIALIZED HOUSING

PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING

SOCIALIZED HOUSING AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY OVERVIEW

SOCIALIZED HOUSING IS A PROJECT THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO

THE SITUATION IN SITIO LABSALEX, BARANGAY LABANGON BY

PROVIDING AFFORDABLE, YET DURABLE HOUSING TO THE RESIDENTS

PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING
OF SITIO LABSALEX. MOST RESIDENTS OF THE SITIO LABSALEX WHO A PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM OR NON-OWNERSHIP

ARE AFFECTED BY THE FIRE ARE SQUATTERS OR PEOPLE WHO DO BASED MODEL GIVES SPACE FOR HOMELESS AND DISPLACED

NOT HAVE THEIR OWN REAL PROPERTY. UNDER BATAS PAMBANSA INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD

BLG. 220, SOCIALIZED HOUSING WOULD BENEFIT LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERSHIP BUT STILL WISHES TO SAVE AND EARN INCOME

EARNERS IN WHICH THE HOUSING UNITS ARE IN THE AFFORDABILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FUTURE HOMES. ACCORDING TO THE

LEVEL OF WHICH IS 30% OF THE GROSS FAMILY INCOME MAYOR OF VALENZUELA CITY, THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DOES

DETERMINED BY THE NATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOT HAVE A RENT CONTROL ACT. THIS MEANS THAT IT IS DRIVEN BY

AUTHORITY. FREE-MARKET FORCES.

“THE PHILIPPINES HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF URBANIZATION IN THE

DEVELOPING WORLD. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BY 2010, THE URBAN POPULATION WILL BE

60 PERCENT OF TOTAL AND THAT BY 2050 URBAN POPULATION WILL FURTHER INCREASE

TO 80 PERCENT OR 127 MILLION PEOPLE.” (UNCHS, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS STATISTICS

2001)
LITERATURE REVIEW
REVIEW OF RELEVANT ARTICLES + PAPERS
 INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

WITH THE RISE OF URBAN POPULATIONS COMES THE GROWTH DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS CERTAIN GROUPS, PARTICULARLY

OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, SLUMS, AND POOR RESIDENTIAL WOMEN AND HOME-BASED WORKERS.

NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE WORLD. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 25%

OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION LIVES IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS TO COMBAT THE NEGATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMAL

WITH 213 MILLION INFORMAL SETTLEMENT RESIDENTS ADDED TO THE SETTLEMENTS, GOVERNMENTS MUST RECOGNIZE INHABITANTS'

GLOBAL POPULATION SINCE 1990. ACCORDING TO UN-HABITAT, CHALLENGES AND AGGRESSIVELY ENGAGE THEM IN LARGER

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS ARE RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE: MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, REGULARIZING SETTLEMENTS MAY

NOT BE ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE STIGMA OF LIVING IN SPECIFIC

INHABITANTS OFTEN HAVE NO SECURITY OF TENURE FOR THE LOCATIONS. SEVERAL MAIN REASONS FOR ACTION ARE IDENTIFIED

LAND OR DWELLINGS THEY INHABIT ‒ FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY BY UN-HABITAT; (A) RECOGNITION OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS AND

SQUAT OR RENT INFORMALLY; HUMAN RIGHTS. (B) GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP. (C) SYSTEMIC AND

NEIGHBORHOODS USUALLY LACK BASIC SERVICES AND CITY CITYWIDE/AT-SCALE APPROACHES. (D) INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE

INFRASTRUCTURE; AND SYSTEMS. (E) HOUSING. (F) LONG-TERM FINANCIAL INVESTMENT

THE HOUSING MAY NOT COMPLY WITH PLANNING AND BUILDING AND INCLUSIVE FINANCING OPTIONS. (G) DEVELOPING

REGULATIONS AND IS OFTEN SITUATED IN GEOGRAPHICALLY PARTICIPATORY, STANDARDIZED, AND COMPUTERIZED DATA

AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS COLLECTION. (H) PEER LEARNING PLATFORMS.

MANY GOVERNMENTS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXISTENCE

OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, WHICH UNDERMINE CITY-WIDE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY. CITY GOVERNMENT

ATTITUDES TO INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS RANGE FROM OPPOSITION

AND EVICTION TO RELUCTANT TOLERANCE AND SUPPORT FOR

LEGALISATION AND UPGRADING. LIVING IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

“HOUSING IS AN ESSENTIAL HUMAN NEED THAT SHAPES THE WELL-BEING OF ALL

CITIZENS. AS MOST CITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE FACED WITH THE OVERWHELMING

BURDEN OF HOUSING COSTS, ESTABLISHING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IS A CORE

POLICY OBJECTIVE IN MANY COUNTRIES.” (KIM, H., KWON, Y., & CHOI, Y., 2020).
HOUSING

LAND USE IS POLITICAL IN THIS DAY OF AGE AS DEVELOPMENT 1. THE INEFFICIENT USE OF URBAN SPACE.

PLANS ADHERE TO LAND-USE POLICIES, INCLUDING TECHNICAL 2. GOVERNMENT-DRIVEN APPROACHES THAT CONTINUE TO HURT

DOCUMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE CITY’S GROWTH. IN FACT, AND NOT BENEFIT SAID POOR PEOPLE SUCH AS THE

ASIAN CITIES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING EXPLOSIVE RATES OF POSSIBILITIES OF EVICTION.

URBANIZATION, AND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE LANDS IS IN 3. RIGID AND COSTLY REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS THAT FAIL TO

DEMAND. AS FOR THE URBAN POOR WHO SUFFER FROM THE MEET AND BE IN LINE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE POOR.

INABILITY TO ACCESS BASIC SHELTER AND SECURED LANDS 4. POOR LAND RECORDING SYSTEMS.

WITHOUT CAUSING DISPLACEMENT, IMPOVERISHMENT, AND MISERY

IS NEGOTIABLE AND POSSIBLE IF CITIES FIND THE BEST WAY TO PLAN THE DEMAND FOR URBAN LAND AND THE USE OF IT AND THE

THE POOR COMMUNITIES ALONGSIDE SUCH A CITY’S GROWTH. AVAILABILITY OF HOUSING DOES AFFECT THE CITIES’ GROWTH,

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WHICH ONLY DIRECTS TO THE POLITICAL ASPECTS OF LAND

COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (2008), THERE HAS BEEN MANAGEMENT. THE CRUCIAL ASPECT OF LAND GOVERNANCE IS THE

ABOUT 30% TO 50% OF ASIAN COUNTRIES FAIL TO GIVE AN OPTION EXISTING CONDITIONS OF CORRUPTION AND CONFLICTING

FOR LAND USE FOR PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE A SECURED INTEREST WITH THE URBAN POOR AS THEY ARE THE WEAKEST GROUP

BACKGROUND. THIS DATA SHOWS US THAT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN COMPARISON. THE POLICIES AND TOOLS OF THE GOVERNMENT

AFFORDABLE AREAS OR EVEN ALTERNATIVE HOUSING UNDER MANY MUST IDENTIFY AND BE IN LINE WITH THE NEEDED RESOURCES, AND

PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND THE GOVERNMENT DECLINE AS YEARS THAT THE VALUE THAT THE POOR COMMUNITIES GET TO HAVE

GO BY AND THAT CONTINUES TO PIN THE INSECURITIES AND THE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. AND FOR THIS, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE

SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS FOR THESE PEOPLE. THE FOLLOWING GOVERNMENT’S TOOLS; (A) LAND USE PLANS DETERMINE WHAT ARE

ARE SOME KEY FACTORS AS TO WHY THE URBAN POOR DOES NOT THE LIMITATIONS AND GUIDES FOR THE USAGE OF LAND. (B) LAND

HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND IN CITIES; TAXATION. (C) LAND ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS THAT HOLD

OWNERSHIP INFORMATION AND OTHER RIGHTS. (D) LAND TENURE

1. CENTRALIZED DECISION-MAKING ON DEALING WITH THE REGULATIONS. (E) DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND LASTLY, THE (F)

PROBLEMS OF LANDLESSNESS OF THE PEOPLE. DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHICH GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PHYSICAL OBJECTIVES.
 BARANGAY LABANGON

WITH THE GOVERNMENT TOOLS, PLANNING WITH THE PEOPLE BARANGAY LABANGON IS PART OF THE BARANGAYS IN THE SOUTH

CONTRIBUTES TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AS DISTRICT OF CEBU CITY, LOCATED BETWEEN BARANGAY TISA AND

FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. AND THAT NEGOTIATION OF BARANGAY CALAMBA, CEBU CITY. BARANGAY LABANGON HAS A

THE POOR COMMUNITIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS TOTAL LAND AREA OF 372 HECTARES AND A POPULATION OF 32 825

THE GOVERNMENT THAT TRICKLES FROM THE VERY HIGHEST ACCORDING TO THE 2020 CENSUS WHICH REPRESENTS 3.40% OF

POSITION DOWN TO THE BOTTOM MUST HAVE THE ROLE TO BETTER THE TOTAL POPULATION OF CEBU CITY. ACCORDING TO THE 2015

TRANSLATE THE SUGGESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND IDEAS THAT CENSUS, FROM THE POPULATION OF 33 385, THE HOUSEHOLD

CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS OF THE PROBLEMS POPULATION IS 7 507 HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN AVERAGE OF 4 TO 5

OF LAND AND HOUSING. AND THAT THESE MODELS AND PROPOSALS MEMBERS EACH HOUSEHOLD.

NOT ONLY REFLECT THE PROPOSED TYPE OF STRUCTURE OR

DEVELOPMENT ;BUT ALSO FOR THE NEED OF ROADS AND LAST SEPTEMBER 20, 2021, A FIRE OCCURRED AT SITIO LABSALEX

PEDESTRIAN PORTIONS AS THESE POOR COMMUNITIES DO NOT OF BARANGAY LABANGON WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF A

HAVE THE VEHICLES, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE COURTYARDS OR HOUSEHOLD OF OVER 600 INDIVIDUALS. ACCORDING TO A NEWS

ANY OPEN SPACE ENCOURAGING PUBLIC ACTIVITIES FOR THE ARTICLE BY CEBU DAILY NEWS (2021), THE REPORT FROM THE CEBU

COMMUNITIES. CITY GOVERNMENT SHOWS THAT 688 INDIVIDUALS OR 182 FAMILIES

WERE AFFECTED BY THE FIRE THAT OCCURED AT BARANGAY

LABSALEX. A TOTAL OF 125 HOUSES WERE BURNED, AND IN THAT 125

HOUSES, 109 WERE GUTTED WHILE 14 HOUSES WERE DAMAGED.

BARANGAY LABSALEX IS KNOWN TO BE A DENSELY POPULATED

RESIDENTIAL AREA AND KNOWN TO HAVE A VERY NARROW PATHWAY

FROM ONE HAS TO ANOTHER, WHICH IS THE REASON WHY MULTIPLE

HOUSES GOT AFFECTED AND FIRE SPREAD FAST.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY

ACCORDING TO MORE LAND'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY BEING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALL SUFFER IF THEY DON'T

(2018), AFFORDABLE HOUSING REFERS TO HOUSING THAT IS WITHIN HAVE A SAFE AND SECURE HOME. ACCORDING TO A VICTORIAN

30 PERCENT OF A FAMILY’S INCOME AND IS CONVENIENTLY COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE (MAY 2010), THE STRESS OF

ACCESSIBLE IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION AND AMENITIES. LOWER HOMELESSNESS MAY CAUSE OR AGGRAVATE MENTAL HEALTH

AND MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES ARE TARGETED BY THIS METRIC CONCERNS. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY

SINCE THEY ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT HALF OF THE HOUSEHOLDS. VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF A LACK OF STABLE AND SECURE

THERE ARE SOME LOCAL HOUSING ACTIVISTS WHO FEEL THAT 25 HOUSING. AS A RESULT OF STRESS, REPEATED MOVEMENTS, AND

PERCENT OF FAMILY INCOME WOULD BE BETTER WOULD BE A INSTABILITY THAT ARE TOO FREQUENTLY THE RESULT OF INSECURE

BETTER HOME PAYMENT TO INCOME RATIO, PARTICULARLY FOR HOUSING, THEIR SCHOOL LIFE AND FRIENDSHIP MIGHT SUFFER.

LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES. LONG-TERM REDUCTIONS IN OPERATING

EXPENSES FOR HOMEOWNERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE ON FIXED THE SOCIAL VALUE OF COMMUNITY HOUSING IN AUSTRALIA

INCOMES, ARE BEST ACHIEVED BY FACTORING IN WATER AND (AUGUST 2011), ASSERTED THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A

UTILITY COSTS AT THE PLANNING STAGE OF A PROPERTY. SENSIBLE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT BECAUSE IT

PROVIDES ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY

AS A RULE OF THUMB, LANDLORDS WHO OFFER LOW-INCOME INCLUSION BENEFITS:

HOUSING ARE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HOUSING 1. ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT REDUCED “HOUSING STRESS”,

ASSOCIATIONS. AS A NON-PROFIT, THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALLOWING LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES MORE FINANCIAL

ONLY INTERESTED IN COVERING THEIR EXPENDITURES AND FREEDOM.

MAINTAINING THEIR FACILITIES. AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE, THEY 2. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS THAT INCREASE EDUCATIONAL

ARE OFFERING A SOCIAL BENEFIT AND “SAFETY NET” HOUSING FOR PERFORMANCE FOR CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY HOUSING WITH

THE RENTER. THE POSSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BETTER THEIR CAREER

PROSPECTS VIA TRAINING AND EDUCATION.

ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF ONE’S LIFE DEPEND ON HAVING ENOUGH 3. HEALTH BENEFITS THAT REDUCE THE USAGE OF HEALTH CARE

ACCOMMODATION. PEOPLE’S WORK, EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELL- SERVICES BY THOSE HEAVY USERS AND THOSE WITH

DISABILITIES WHICH ENHANCES GENERAL HEALTH.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY

4. COMMUNITY INCLUSION BENEFITS THAT EMPOWER TENANTS, AS

WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT BUILD

AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES.

LAMUDI (2018), CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON THE SORTS OF

PROPERTIES THAT HAVE THE TYPES OF AFFORDABLE HOMES AND IN

SEARCH OF THE BUYER’S HABITS THAT BENEFIT THE PROPERTY

SELLERS AND DEVELOPERS. QUEZON CITY AND MAKATI WERE THE

MOST POPULAR INTERNET SEARCH DESTINATIONS FOR CHEAP

PROPERTIES. LOW-COST HOUSING SEARCHES WERE

CONCENTRATED IN DAVAO CITY AND LAS PINAS. AFFORDABLE

HOUSING (HOMES COSTING PHP3 MILLION OR LESS) CONTINUES TO

EXPERIENCE THE BIGGEST DEMAND FROM PROPERTY SEARCHERS.

THE PRICE OF A HOUSE IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATION

FOR FILIPINO PURCHASERS. BECAUSE OF THIS, MANY INDIVIDUALS

CHOOSE TO LIVE FAR FROM WHERE THEY WORK, DESPITE THE FACT

THAT THIS IS A DESIRABLE OPTION FOR MANY.

MICRO APARTMENTS
MICRO APARTMENTS

A SOLUTION FOR THESE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL LIVING IN D. GIVE MOTIVATION AND REFRESHMENT THROUGH QUALITY

INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IS TO BE ABLE TO GO FOR MICRO- ROOMS, AMPLE COMMON AREAS, AND UNPARALLELED AMENITIES.

APARTMENTS. MICRO APARTMENTS ARE RENTABLE LIVING SPACES IN E. MAKES USERS HAVE PEACE OF MIND THROUGH FREE RENTER’S

A BUILDING THAT STILL HAVE COMPLETE NECESSITIES AND INSURANCE

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE FAMILY AND INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL

BE RENTING IT. IT HAS MOST OF THE NEEDS OF A USER IN ORDER TO ONE EXAMPLE THAT THE ‘MYTOWN’ BRAND WAS ABLE TO HAVE IS THE

LIVE COMFORTABLY, SAFELY, AND HAVE A HEALTHY LIVING DESPITE MYTOWN TOKYO WHICH IS LOCATED IN PANAY ST. PITOGO, MAKATI.

HOW SMALL THE SPACE IS. THESE MICRO-APARTMENTS HAVE AN THE PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED BY PHILIPPINE URBAN LIVING

AREA THAT RANGES FROM 9 SQ. M. UP TO 46 SQ. M. WHERE IT IS SOLUTIONS (PULS). THEY ARE ALSO THE DEVELOPER AND MANAGER

SMALLER THAN MOST AVERAGE STUDIO APARTMENTS CURRENTLY OF PURPOSE-BUILT CORPORATE STAFF HOUSING. THE 32 SQ. M.

AVAILABLE TODAY. IT IS MORE LIKELY TO TARGET YOUNG LIVING SPACE IS COMPLETELY EQUIPPED WITH A BED, A BATHROOM,

PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE TROUBLE FINDING HOUSES IN THE CITY. A KITCHENETTE, AND OTHER NECESSITIES FOR LIVING IN A SINGLE

BUT AS OF THE CURRENT SITUATION, THIS COULD BE OCCUPIED BY UNIT. IT ALSO SERVES ADDITIONAL SERVICES BY BEING ABLE TO USE

INFORMAL SETTLERS WHERE THEY CAN HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE BY THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT THE WHOLE BUILDING CAN GIVE TO

HAVING WORK OPPORTUNITIES. THIS SOLUTION, WILL NOT ONLY THE DIFFERENT USERS. THE MICRO-UNIT HAS A COST OF

MITIGATE THE NUMBER OF INFORMAL SETTLERS BUT WILL ALSO GIVE P8,500/MONTH WHICH IS NOT VERY EXPENSIVE FOR LOW-INCOME

LESS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. ONE EXAMPLE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

MICRO-APARTMENTS IS FROM THE ‘MYTOWN’ BRAND. WITH THEIR

QUALITY SERVICE, THEY ARE ABLE TO:

A. MITIGATE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INTO MORE CONTROLLED AND

HEALTHY SETTLEMENTS

B. PROVIDE A SANITARY STAY TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF

RESIDENTS

C. ENSURE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE OF THE USERS

 SOCIALIZED HOUSING
SOCIALIZED HOUSING

SOCIALIZED HOUSING IS PART OF THE REPUBLIC ACT OF 7279, ALSO THE SAID DEVELOPMENT IS PRIMARY HOMES INC. WHICH ALSO HAS

KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992, UNDER SECTION SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENTS LOCATED AT BOHOL. THE

18 ENTITLED BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. IN THE SAID DEVELOPMENT ONLY CONSISTS OF A 1 STORY ROWHOUSE UNIT

SECTION, IT IS STATED THAT OWNERS OR DEVELOPERS OF WHICH HAS A LOT AREA OF 36 SQUARE METERS AND A FLOOR AREA

PROPOSED SUBDIVISION PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP AN OF 24 SQUARE METERS. THE PLAN OF THE UNIT IS AN OPEN PLAN

AREA FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING IN WHICH THE AREA IS TWENTY WHICH HAS A PROVISION FOR 1-2 BEDROOMS, AN OUTDOOR

PERCENT (20%) OF THE TOTAL SUBDIVISION AREA OR 20% OF KITCHEN, AND A TOILET AND BATH LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE

SUBDIVISION PROJECT COST, DEPENDING ON THE DECISION OF THE HOUSING UNIT. THE PRICE FOR A UNIT OF THE SOCIALIZED HOUSING

DEVELOPER. THE SAID SOCIALIZED HOUSING MUST ALSO BE IN THE DEVELOPMENT IS 499 000 PESOS WHICH ARE IN THE PRICE RANGE

SAME CITY OR MUNICIPALITY OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING UNITS ACCORDING TO THE HOUSING

PROJECTS AND MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING AND AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL RESOLUTION

LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD (HLURB) AND OTHER LAWS THAT NO. 1 S. 2018.

RELATE TO SOCIALIZED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT OF

SOCIALIZED HOUSING MUST BE THE FOLLOWING:

1. DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SETTLEMENT;

2. IMPROVEMENT OF SLUMS AND RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS;

3. HOUSING PROGRAMS INVOLVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS,

OR ANY HOUSING AGENCIES;

4. PARTICIPATING IN THE COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM.

AN EXAMPLE OF SOCIALIZED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS THE LA

PRIMA HOMES LOCATED AT BACLAYON, BOHOL. THE DEVELOPER OF

 PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING
PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING

THIS SUBSIDIZED HOUSING PROVISION PROVIDES LOW-INCOME THE FOLLOWING ARE ON THE LOOKOUT IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC

FAMILIES WITHOUT HOMEOWNERSHIP ACCESS TO HOUSING AND RENTAL HOUSING AND ITS LEVEL; (A) THE APPROPRIATE RENT LEVELS

OTHER AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING OPTIONS. 2004 TO 2010 AND RENTAL RATE OF INCREASE. (B) THE QUALITY OF RENTAL

PHILIPPINE MEDIUM TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN RECOGNIZED RENTAL HOUSING STOCK. (C) LEGAL ISSUES AND EVICTION, AND LASTLY, WE

ARRANGEMENT AS A HOUSING STRATEGY. THIS IS DUE TO THE HAVE THE (C) THE PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING MANAGEMENT. AND

PHILIPPINES SLOWING DOWN OWNERSHIP AND HAVE SEEN AN THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD GIVE ASSURANCE FOR BETTER

INCREASE IN RENTING, AND HOW IT IS FOR OTHER DEVELOPING LIVELIHOOD IN RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS ON A “PURELY” LEASE

COUNTRIES. ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND ARRANGEMENT, AND BY CREATING APPROPRIATE PLANNING AND

SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (2008), SECURITY RENTAL REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, AND

FOR POOR COMMUNITIES OR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IS A NEED AND TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES AND CREDITS.

THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH LONG-TERM RENTAL CONTRACTS

BETWEEN THE FOLLOWING MENTIONED; RENTERS AND INDIVIDUAL

LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. OTHER THAN THIS, RENTAL IS A RESPONSE

TO THE “ACUTE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING” OF THE

PHILIPPINES BUT NEEDS FURTHER MODIFICATIONS AND PLANNING

REGULATIONS. AS FOR THE PUBLIC RENTAL HOUSING IN THE

PHILIPPINES, THESE ARE GOVERNMENT-OWNED STRUCTURES.

ACCORDING TO BALLESTTEROS (2004), THIS HAS BEEN A STRATEGY

FOR THE CITY OF MANILA WHEREAS THE UNITS IN THESE RENTAL

CONTRACTS ARE PROVIDED WITH A 25-YEAR LEASE AND OTHER

LOW RENTAL RATES.

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