To rapidly address the housing problem, particularly the proliferation of slums and informal settlements, the government shall formulate a National Slum Upgrading Strategy that will set the targets for slum upgrading programs. Expanded slum upgrading, onsite upgrading or incity resettlement shall be pursued as strategies by government and stakeholders.
Government shall pursue the following reforms to scale up and sustain slum upgrading: (a) supporting other forms or modalities of security of tenure such as usufruct and lease rights; (b) developing PPPs for onsite upgrading and resettlement; (c) stimulating housing microfinance for end-user financing; and (d) strengthening community partnerships and stakeholdership through capacity development. Through the PPPs, urban renewal shall also be promoted for sustainable urban development, to ensure balanced provision of revitalized infrastructure that would support social sectors, including socialized housing.
LGUs shall lead the efforts in shelter planning, since housing and human settlements will be localized in terms of identifying solutions and programming. Thus, LGUs shall develop a land inventory system to identify areas for urban growth and planned areas for human settlements through their Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs).
Building capacity for effective urban planning systems, data management, and disaster risk management especially among the LGUs shall be established.
The following policies and strategies shall be pursued: