MANILA, Philippines - An estimated 1.4 million poor Filipino families nationwide are considered as informal settlers, and some 70,450 of them facing eviction. Read the rest of this entry »
1.4M Pinoy families are ‘squatters’
April 16, 2012
Failure to pay rent ground for ejectment
April 2, 2012
Dear PAO,
I have a two-unit apartment near our house. The tenants of one of the units have not been paying their rent for six months now. What shall I do to ask my tenants to vacate my apartment so I can lease it to others? As much as possible, I don’t want court proceedings because I have a demanding job to attend to.
Cely Read the rest of this entry »
More than a month’s advance rent illegal
March 18, 2012
Dear PAO,
I would like to ask about deposits regarding lease of an apartment unit. I have been looking for an apartment for residential purpose. Read the rest of this entry »
Binay launches slum upgrading project
December 20, 2011
The World Bank is extending $455,000 (around P20 million) in grant under its Cities Alliance to formulate the Philippines’ National Slum Upgrading Strategy that will guide the government in improving the living conditions of informal settlers, according to Vice President Jejomar Binay. Read the rest of this entry »
P10b earmarked for squatters
December 12, 2011
President Benigno Aquino III said the government will spend P10.55 billion for the resettlement of squatters during his watch. Read the rest of this entry »
Resettle informal settlers, LGUs told
December 11, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – President Aquino has called on local government officials to immediately act to solve the problem of informal settlers in the country, saying their number is increasing based on current government figures. Read the rest of this entry »
VP Binay unveils rent-to-own housing program for drivers, operators
December 2, 2011
Vice President and Chairman of the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees Jejomar Binay has unveiled Pag-IBIG’s innovative “rent-to-own program” for public utility drivers and operators. Read the rest of this entry »
Shut down MMDA workers’ inn – COA
November 14, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) is calling for the closure of one of two workers’ inns built by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), saying the government has lost more than P21 million since the inns started operating three years ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Key gov’t shelter agencies to build 1.5M homes by 2016
October 16, 2011
Key shelter agencies, in particular Pag-IBIG Fund, the National Housing Authority and the Social Housing Finance Corp., have committed to provide 1.5 million homes by 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
P5.9 B worth of HGC housing units occupied by informal settlers
October 8, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – More than P5.923-billion worth of housing units and other assets owned by the Home Guarantee Corp. (HGC) are being occupied for free by informal settlers and evicted former owners, according to a 2010 Commission on Audit (COA) report. Read the rest of this entry »
