THE Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA), the country s largest industry association of housing and urban developers in the Philippines, recently marked its 54th anniversary with an event at the Marquis Events Place in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. The celebration underscored SHDA s ongoing commitment to providing safe, affordable and sustainable housing.
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The government will need to implement policy reforms to address speculative increases in land prices and take a more active role in the development of housing by creating a fund to support its construction to make it more affordable and accessible, according to a study from state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
There would be no need for beneficiaries registered in the Philippine Identification System to present physical IDs when claiming future subsidy grants, said a Department of Social Welfare and Development official.
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