HOUSING:

Socialized Housing: The Aquino administrations emphasized providing affordable housing for low-
income families. Programs such as the National Shelter Program (under President Corazon Aquino) and
the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) (under President Benigno Aquino III) aimed to address
the housing needs of the poor and informal settlers.

Resettlement Programs: Efforts were made to relocate informal settlers living in hazardous areas such as
waterways, danger zones, and informal settlements prone to natural disasters. These resettlement
programs aimed to provide safer and more secure housing options for vulnerable populations.

1. HOUSING PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES IN DANGER AREAS One of the banner
programs of the Aquino administration under the housing sector is the Php50 billion housing
fund for informal settler families (ISFs) living in identified danger areas in Metro Manila. Under
the program, more than 100,000 ISFs who are living in danger areas, specifically along major
waterways, creeks and esteros, as well as transmission lines, in Metro Manila were to be
provided with tenured housing units. Prioritized under the program were those residing along
Tripa de Galina, Tullahan River, San Juan River, Estero de Paco, Manggahan Floodway, Pasig
River, Marilao River, Dario Creek, and those under transmission lines in Valenzuela City (Housing
and Urban Development Coordinnating Council 2015). The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) served as the lead agency for the project with the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), National Housing Authority (NHA) and Social
Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) as members of the inter-agency technical working group
(HUDCC, 2015).

HEALTH:

Health Services:

Universal Health Care: The Aquino administrations focused on improving access to healthcare services
for all citizens. Initiatives like PhilHealth, the national health insurance program, aimed to provide
financial risk protection and ensure that all Filipinos have access to healthcare services.

- The Aquino administration aimed to achieve Universal Health Care for All Filipinos under the
banner health program of Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (KP), which was a significant move towards
inclusive development, a sub-goal towards social development (see Figure III.1 in previous
section). One of the strategic thrusts under KP is financial risk protection through the expansion
of the coverage of the National Health Insurance Program PhilHealth in the aspects of
enrollment and benefits. Budget subsidies for the PhilHealth premium payment for indigents
started in 2011 at Php3 billion, which was 9.43% of the GAA-approved budget for the
Department of Health (Figure III.6). Such allocation increased steadily from then on and
ballooned to Php43.8 billion in 2016, which constituted 35.73%, or about one-third of the GAA-
 approved DOH budget during the Aquino administration’s last budget in 2016, then featuring
subsidies for senior citizens
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- On the other hand, Figure III.7 shows that the increased subsidies also corresponded to an
increase in indigent beneficiaries, a surge from 22.1 million in 2010 to 45.41 million in 2015. Of
the 45.41 million, 5.8 million are senior citizens who were automatically enrolled in 2015
pursuant to RA 10645. In terms of coverage, PhilHealth covered 51% in 2010 to a remarkable
92% of the population in 2015.

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- Figure III.8 shows that the two major policies (RAs 10606 and RA 10645) apparently enabled the
increase in budget and consequent rise in the number of beneficiaries. It must be noted,
however, that the increase in PhilHealth coverage in 2011 did not necessarily translate in an
increase in indigent beneficiaries, despite the further increase in coverage; conversely, in 2013,
the number of beneficiaries increased despite the decrease in PhilHealth coverage for that year.

- In terms of benefits, the following policies were implemented from 2011 to 2016 that ensured
such benefits:
• implementation of case rates systems for efficient claims processing and containment of costs;
• no balance billing policy which aimed to have no out-of-pocket payments for indigents;
• Z benefit packages for complete management of catastrophic illnesses;
• point-of-care enrolment to provide convenient enrolment of indigents to PhilHealth;
• primary care benefit package to cover primary health care services; and
• all case rate systems to further improve claims processing and cost- containment

Health Infrastructure: Investments were made in building and upgrading healthcare facilities,
particularly in underserved areas. This included the construction of barangay health centers and rural
health units to bring healthcare services closer to communities.
ECONOMIC SECTOR

Economic Sector:

Infrastructure Development: Both administrations prioritized infrastructure development as a means to

stimulate economic growth and improve connectivity across the country. Projects such as the Public-
Private Partnership (PPP) Program (under President Benigno Aquino III) aimed to attract private
investments in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, airports, and seaports.

Investment in Agriculture: Recognizing the importance of agriculture in the Philippine economy, efforts
were made to support smallholder farmers, improve agricultural productivity, and enhance food
security. Initiatives included the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) (under President
Corazon Aquino) and programs to provide farmers with access to credit, technology, and market
linkages.
Other Accomplishments of the Economic Sector

• Employment in the IT-BPO industry grew from 444,811 employees in 2009 to 1.2 million employees in
2015. The IT-BPO industry generated US$22 billion income in 2015, higher by 147% compared to the
US$8.9 billion in 2010.

• In the transport sector, as of 2015, the government was able to complete the Laguindingan airport,
started the development of nine new airports, and began the rehabilitation of 63 airports and 18
tourism ports.

• The country’s debt to GDP ratio improved to 44.8% in 2015 (compared to 54.8% in 2009).

• The country’s credit rating by various international rating organizations improved in 2016 to BBB
Positive (Fitch), or to Paa2 Stable (Moody’s), or BBB Stable (S&P). Our overall credit rating grade
improved to Investment Grade from Speculative Grade in 2010.