Chairman’s Corner

VP Jejomar Binay’s 8-Point Program

• Local Government Empowerment
• Develop an investment-friendly business climate for the housing sector and encourage strong private sector support in the implementation of localized housing projects for the poor.
• Reduce red tape in the processing of housing loans, registration and issuance of land titles, and housing permits both at the national and local levels.
• Talk to the Bureau of Internal Revenue and get their support for our plan to grant capital gains exemption credits to donors of houses in housing projects of Gawad Kalinga, Habitat for Humanity and other NGOs.
• Rationalize the housing finance and subsidy framework for housing and urban development.
• Strengthen the implementation of the asset reform program involving the utilization of idle and underutilized government lands. We will also hasten the issuance of land titles to intended qualified beneficiaries in all housing proclamation projects including relocation sites.
• In the interest of good governance and transparency, we will require the publication of all projects and loans granted by the key shelter agencies in the website of the respective agencies.
• Formulate at the soonest time possible a road map for housing and urban development, incorporating these new strategic directions.