KALASAG: A Proposed Economic and Socialized Housing Community

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MORESCA, LIANNE FRANCINE A.

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The KALASAG proposal seeks to address the livability issue with housing in the

Philippines, recognizing that it involves more than just giving a place to live and stressing the

significance of building homes that are cozy and appropriate for the Filipino people. The

establishment of adequate housing remains a challenge, especially in developing countries

like the Philippines, where national and local government lack the resources to sufficiently

address it.

Typhoons usually travel east to west throughout the nation, using the Coriolis effect to

move either north or west. Typhoons rarely hit Mindanao; instead, they mostly affect the

parts of the country that face the Pacific Ocean, such as the Eastern Visayas, the Bicol

Region, and northern Luzon.

This initiative aims to break the cycle of poverty and contribute to a more equitable

and sustainable growth for the Philippines by addressing the cultural and community

components and emphasizing the habitability of dwellings.

HOUSING NEEDS IN THE PHILIPPINES

One prominent aspect of inequality in the Philippines is the absence of suitable

housing. The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development projects that the

enormous housing backlog will amount to 6.57 million units by 2022; if nothing is done, the

shortfall could rise to 22 million units by 2040. Over 4 million Filipinos reside in substandard

housing in the Metro Manila area, a situation exacerbated by natural catastrophes and the

COVID-19 pandemic. There are roughly 20 tropical cyclones and regular earthquake activity

in the Philippines each year. Over 150,000 families have benefited from Habitat Philippines'

and its multisectoral partners' efforts since 1988 as they construct houses, increase
community empowerment, and enhance access to essential social services and disaster

resilience.

BOOSTING DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE, AND RECOVERY

Habitat, whose primary focus is shelter, assists families impacted by disasters in the

most severely damaged areas in reconstructing their houses and livelihoods. Our projects

include building and maintaining community infrastructure, finding long-term housing

alternatives, and providing hygiene and sanitation kits and kits for repairing shelters. Through

the provision of community-based disaster risk reduction management training, Habitat

further enhances the preparedness of the communities for disasters.

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HOUSING THE POOR IN NEGROS OCCIDENTAL

10,000 housing units for urban poor families are being built in Negros Occidental

province by Habitat for Humanity and its partner, the Hilti Foundation. The homes in a

neighborhood in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, have already been completed, and those in

San Carlos City are currently under construction. The project aims to help beneficiaries

restart their lives by providing them with disaster-resilient shelters in a safe and peaceful

environment.
 The resettlement has expanded into a community currently known as "Katuwang,"

which translates to "partners" in the local tongue, and is more than just a housing project.

Beneficiaries now feel safer and more at ease since not only can the houses weather

storms, but the neighborhood is also more orderly and calm. They are now proud owners of a

house and the lot it sits on, so there is no need to worry about being evicted.

A BAMBOO CONSTRUCTION ECO-SYSTEM FOR SOCIAL HOUSING IN

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, PHILIPPINES

There is an acute housing scarcity in the Philippines as a result of two million more

people moving there each year and frequent natural catastrophes. The backlog is predicted to

grow to 6.5 million dwellings by 2030.

The ¨Build, Build, Build´ effort by the government has led to a sharp increase in the

building industry. Nevertheless, the nation still depends heavily on imported goods: massive

amounts of lumber, cement, aggregates, galvanized iron sheeting, reinforced steel bars, and

other commodities are imported from mainland Asia.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

A Hilti engineer began testing a housing technology in 2012 because bamboo is a

more affordable and durable material than the typical materials used for social housing in the

Philippines and can endure natural calamities. The Base Bahay Foundation was put in place

in 2014 in order to implement "Cement Bamboo Frame Technology" (CBFT). By 2018, the

CBFT method had been used to build over 750 homes, and local engineered bamboo

suppliers had been established, resulting in the creation of respectable jobs in the nation's
rural areas. In order to instruct developers and builders in the use of bamboo construction

technology and to continuously enhance it, BASE was converted into a research center for

the material in 2019.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

In the Philippines' Negros Occidental province, 10,000 cheap, disaster-resistant

bamboo homes will be constructed as part of a project that aspires to become a model for

creative, inclusive, and environmentally friendly social housing. At the heart of the conflict

are three targets:

 Creating a local environment for sustainable and disaster-resistant building of

inexpensive dwellings constructed from bamboo, incl. favorable conditions [financial

controls, land use, supplier sector.

 Create prosperous communities in Negros Occidental that will enable 10,000

households to actively direct their own destiny.

 Demonstrate the applicability of the Cement Bamboo Frame Technology for large-

scale applications.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Habitat for Humanity forms a coalition of partners from public, private and third

sector, and from international to local levels, that join forces to achieve the project objective,

each adding their specific expertise and knowledge. The coalition is clustered in four

components:

Construction and technology

 Prepare CBFT for industrial use and the long-term benefit of families (e.g. house

extensions)

 Enable local builders in accredited programs to build safe and affordable bamboo

homes

 Integrate technical innovation in the construction process (solar, waste management,

etc.)

Site planning and development

 Procure suitable plots of land for the construction of 10,000 homes, setting an

example for an integrated approach to social housing

 Innovate the design of low-income communities (public spaces, urban gardening, etc.)

 Enable local government units to manage inclusive urban development

Housing finance

 Discover and make available public funds for housing (subsidies, tax breaks, etc.)

 Make available microfinance schemes to enable low-income families to invest in a

house

 Enable local governments to use these mechanisms long-term

Community building
  Generate community governance models and empower the individual and the

community to raise their voices.

 Develop lighthouse projects creating opportunities for social and economic

development

 Help local governments create fair and effective social welfare schemes

LOCAL LITERATURE

DECA HOMES, DAVAO

Source: https://apolonioandgeonzonrealty.com/deca-homes-talomo/
 In the Philippines, DECA Homes is a real estate developer that prioritizes offering

cheap home options for families in the Philippines. renowned for its dedication to dealing

with the housing requirements of middle-class to low-income families, DECA Homes has

created a number of cheap home developments across the nation's suburban and metropolitan

areas. Usually, these developments provide a variety of housing options, such as townhomes

and single-detached homes, and are intended to build thriving neighborhoods with basic

services like playgrounds and parks. DECA Homes prioritizes neighborhood development

and seeks to improve the inhabitants' standard of living. The business provides adjustable

terms for payments. Including choices for internal funding, bank financing, and Pag-IBIG

housing loans, creating more people can become homeowners.

LUMINA HOMES

Source: www.lumina.com.ph

In the Philippines, Lumina Homes is a well-known real estate company that

specializes in offering high-quality, reasonably priced homes that are tailored to the needs of
typical Filipino families. Townhouses and single firewall apartments are among the housing

options that Lumina Homes provides in a number of areas across the country as part of its

commitment to make homeownership affordable. The developments are positioned to give

people easy access to and convenience from important businesses. By include features like

multipurpose halls, playgrounds, and basketball courts, Lumina Homes places a strong

emphasis on community development and encourages members to feel a sense of

camaraderie and belonging.