The housing sector is guided by the theme: Gaganda ang buhay kung may bahay at hanap-buhay (Life will improve with housing and livelihood.) The vision is to provide a holistic framework of a home and eventually a harmonious community through provision of housing infrastructure, integration of basic services, and implementation of appropriate housing/construction standards. It targets the provision of some 1.47 million housing units for the Plan period 2011-2016.29
To address the housing needs and gaps in basic services, especially for the poor and marginalized
a. Accelerate mass housing programs with alternative housing technologies, schemes and approaches to ensure decent and affordable homes. In relation to this, the following will also be undertaken:
• Employ labor-intensive method in the implementation of housing projects wherever feasible to generate employment in the beneficiary communities;
• Develop and implement the appropriate standards in the construction of the housing units to incorporate DRRM and CCA;
• Explore vertical expansion in the construction of housing units taking into consideration the basic geographical location, soil quality and other environmental considerations; and
• Explore the use of indigenous and recyclable materials as environment-friendly alternatives to reduce cost in building houses.
b. Integrate basic infrastructure support to resettlement sites and emerging regional sustainable communities, such as provision of potable water, safe and sufficient electricity, access roads to the nearest commercial centers, and ICT, among others;
c. Ensure that all government infrastructure projects integrate the relocation and resettlement requirements of affected families into their plans and costing in collaboration with other concerned agencies;
d. Develop a financing framework for relocation and resettlement, including workable PPP schemes for socialized housing development; and
e. Support LGUs efforts to develop a system of land inventory to better identify areas for urban growth and planned areas for human settlements through their Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs).
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29 See Table 8.10 under Housing section of Chapter 7: Social Development.