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Taytay mayor to Pnoy: Legitimize Lupang Arenda settlers

August 16, 2011 - 3:05pm

The municipal mayor of Taytay in Rizal is urging the Palace to seriously consider issuing a new executive order that would legitimize the settlement of some 50,000 families living in Lupang Arenda for the last 13...

HUDCC to tap private sector in effort to reduce housing backlog

By Jose Rodel Clapano | May 28, 2011 - 12:00am

The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) will tap the private sector to address the Aquino administration’s target to reduce the 3.6 million housing backlog half by year 2016, Vice President...

Business

Lot owners won't extend financial aid to fire victims

March 24, 2010 - 12:00am

The owner of the one-hectare lot in sitio Aroma in barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, where a fire last March 15 destroyed houses of illegal occupants, will not extend financial assistance to the affected famil...

Cebu News

Courageous move

March 21, 2009 - 12:00am

House Bill 1649 sponsored by Rep. Amado Bagatsing, published in the Philippine STAR on March 5, 2009, to amend Urban Development Housing Act of 1992 (RA-7279) seeking stiffer penalties for professional squatters...

Letters to the Editor

Lawmaker: Officials coddling professional squatters should be meted harsh punishment

By Delon Porcalla | March 5, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Government officials protecting and coddling professional squatters should be prosecuted and suffer more penalties under the law, a senior lawmaker proposed yesterday.

Metro

Atienza: Convert idle lands into housing projects

By Bebot Sison Jr. | October 13, 2001 - 12:00am

Manila Mayor Lito Atienza said the city government is now working with the national government for the immediate conversion of idle public and private lands in the city into sites for low-cost housing for employees...

Metro