GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN URBAN PLANNING

The following are the government agencies in the Philippines that involves in urban
planning.

Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council(HUDCC)

The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), under the
immediate control and supervision of the President of the Philippines, is charged with main
function of coordinating the activities of the government housing agencies to ensure the
accomplishment of the National Shelter Program.

Formulate national objectives for housing and urban development and to design broad
strategies for accomplishment of these objectives;

Determine the participation and coordinate the activities of the key government
housing agencies in the national housing program;

Monitor, review and evaluate the effective exercise by these agencies of their assigned
functions;

Assist in the maximum participation of the private sector in all aspects of housing and
urban development;

Recommend new legislation and amendments to existing laws as may be necessary for
the attainment of government’s objective in housing;

Formulate the basic policies, guidelines and implementing mechanisms for the disposal
or development of acquired or existing assets of the key housing agencies;

Exercise or perform other powers and functions as may be deemed necessary, proper
or incidental to the attainment of its purpose and objectives.

- Section 3. Executive Order No. 90 Series of 1986

Reaffirming mass housing as a centerpiece program in the poverty alleviation efforts of

the government and further strengthening the Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council

Serves as the lead agency to in formulating the national objectives, policies and
strategies for housing and urban development;

Coordinate and monitor the activities of all government agencies undertaking housing
projects, including those of Local Government Units (LGUs), to ensure the accomplishment
of the goals of the government’s housing program;
 Encourage the maximum participation of the private sector in all aspects of housing and
urban development;

Formulate the basic policies, guidelines and implementing mechanisms for the disposal
or development of acquired or existing assets of the key housing agencies which are not
required for the accomplishment of their basic mandates;

Identify, plan and secure local and foreign funding for housing programs and projects;

Provide directions to the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to ensure
rational land use for the equitable distribution and enjoyment of development benefits.

Recommend new legislation and amendments to existing laws as maybe necessary for
the attainment of government’s objectives in housing;

Undertake other functions as provided by existing laws that are not contrary to the
above-mentioned.

Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB)

The HLURB, as the lead agency in the provision of technical assistance to local
government units in the preparation of comprehensive land use plans; regulation of housing,
land development and homeowners association; and adjudications of disputes related
thereto. They are tasked to promulgate and enforce policies on land use, housing and
homeowners associations which promote inclusive growth and economic advancement,
social justice and environmental protection for the equitable distribution and enjoyment of
development benefits.

Home Development Mutual Fund(HDMF)

The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG
Fund, was established to provide a national savings program and affordable shelter financing
for the Filipino worker. The Fund offers its members short-term loans and access to housing
programs

National Housing Authority (NHA)

Under Presidential Decree 757 dated 31 July 1975. NHA was tasked to develop and
implement a comprehensive and integrated housing program which shall embrace, among
others, housing development and resettlement, sources and schemes of financing, and
delineation of government and private sector participation.NHA was tasked to develop and
implement a comprehensive and integrated housing program which shall embrace, among
others, housing development and resettlement, sources and schemes of financing, and
delineation of government and private sector participation.NHA was mandated as the sole
national government agency to engage in shelter production focusing on the housing needs
of the lowest 30% of the urban population.NHA was tasked to provide technical and other
forms of assistance to local government units (LGUs) in the implementation of their housing
programs; to undertake identification, acquisition and disposition of lands for socialized
housing; and to undertake relocation and resettlement of families with local government
units. (Republic Act 7279)NHA was tasked with the implementation of the following
components of the National Shelter Program – the Resettlement Program, Medium Rise
Public and Private Housing, Cost Recoverable Programs and the Local Housing Program.
(Republic Act 7835)NHA was mandated to focus on socialized housing through the
development and implementation of a comprehensive and integrated housing development
and resettlement; speedy determination and development of government lands suitable for
housing; and ensuring the sustainability of socialized housing funds by improving its
collection efficiency, among others

Social Housing Financial Corporation(SHFC)

The Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) was created by virtue of Executive order
no. 272 (20 January 2004). The SHFC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Home
Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) mandated: (a) to undertake social housing
programs that will cater to the formal and informal sectors in the low-income bracket;
and (b) to take charge of developing and administering social housing programs,
particularly the Community Mortgage Program (CMP) and the Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund
(AKPF) Program (amortization support program and development and financing program).
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