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History of Housing Development in the Philippines AR. IGO BASA DEPAZ JR. Instructor/ Faculty Member How was the Philippine Settlement before? Socialized Housing traces its roots to the Social Justice Policy by Manuel L. Quezon (July 1938)  Tre...

History of Housing Development in the Philippines AR. IGO BASA DEPAZ JR. Instructor/ Faculty Member How was the Philippine Settlement before? Socialized Housing traces its roots to the Social Justice Policy by Manuel L. Quezon (July 1938)  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 1 Breakfast in the house of Don Alejandro July 1938 Vito Cruz, Manila Pres. Manuel L. President of Republic Quezon Commonwealth Period Socialized Don Alejandro suggested to buy a big lot Housing not far from Manila Roces, Sr. subdivided into small lots and to sell to poor people at a price so low within their reach Social Justice Program/ policy to arrest increasing Policy social unrest in Central Luzon  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 1 October 14, 1938 President Quezon directed the immediate creation of PHC (PHC - People’s Homesite Corporation) It became the first housing agency of the Philippines and a subsidiary of the National Development Company (NDC); Appointed Don Alejandro as the chairman of PHC board and other members were Ambrosio Magsaysay, Vicente Fragante, Jose Paez, and Dr. Eugenio Hernando; Ramon Roces – appointed manager of PHC (Php 1.00) People’s Homesite Corporation (1938-1945)  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 1 October 14, 1938 During its meeting on, the PHC Board of Directors approved a resolution to purchase a tract of land consisting of 15,723,191 sqm. in Diliman Estate owned by Doña Teresa Tuazon at P0.50 per sqm. People’s Homesite Corporation (1938-1945)  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 2 September 17, 1945 National Housing Corporation (NHC) was created National Housing Corporation (1945-1946)  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 3 September 17, 1945 National Housing Corporation (NHC) was created October 04, 1947 The 2 agencies (PHC and NHC) were subsequently merged into People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC) PHC + NHC = PHHC People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation (1947-1975)  Trend in Socialized Housing : History of Housing In the Philippines 4 The Following In the years that followed, six housing related Years,. agencies were formed to respond to separate and distinct shelter requirements. These are; q PAHRA – Presidential Assistant on Housing and Resettlement; q TFDA – Tondo Foreshore Development Authority; q CITRUS – Central Institute for Training and Relocation of Urban Squatters; q PRECHUR – Presidential Committee on Urban and Resettlement; q SPDC – Spang Palay Development Committee; and q Inter-Agency Task Force to Undertake the Relocation of Families in Barrio Nabacaan, Villanueva, Misamis Oriental Six Housing Related Agencies