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Housing and Urban Development
Housing access, settlements, land use, urban planning, and community development.
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- SB 1992· Filed Mar 18, 2026Amending R.A. No. 7279 (Urban Development and Housing Act)
The bill seeks to speed up socialized housing by requiring local governments to inventory land, set clear criteria for site selection, expand ways to acquire land, allow flexible land‑use arrangements, and value land based on local market prices.
Pending second reading, special orderSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2505· Filed Sep 28, 2026Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992
The bill creates a program that lets local governments relocate informal settler families either where they live now or in nearby or farther sites, with a step‑by‑step plan that includes livelihood support, community participation, and grievance handling.
- SB 2506· Filed Sep 28, 2026National Housing Development Act
The bill creates a national housing program that will coordinate government agencies and the private sector to build more affordable homes, give subsidies and loans to low‑income families, and provide temporary shelters for people displaced by disasters.
- SB 737· Filed Jul 21, 2025On-Site, In-City or Near-City Resettlement Act
The proposal would change the 1992 housing law so that families living in informal settlements are moved to new homes that are on‑site, within their city, or in a nearby city, after a genuine consultation and a community‑drawn “People’s Plan” that includes basic services and livelihood support.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan - SB 1956· Filed Mar 9, 2026Rental Housing Subsidy Act
The Rental Housing Subsidy Act would give qualifying informal‑settler families a monthly cash grant (up to ₱3,500) to rent a legal dwelling while they wait for permanent housing. Eligibility depends on having been displaced by eviction, demolition, or disaster, and beneficiaries must keep up with the rent they owe and not move back to their original settlement.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 921· Filed Aug 5, 2025Rental Housing Subsidy Act
The bill would give low‑income families living in unsafe settlements a cash grant (up to P3,500 a month) to help pay rent in the private market until they can move into permanent public housing.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1002· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Sec. 10 of R.A. No. 7279 (Urban Development and Housing Act)
The proposal would let low‑income families who already live on government‑owned land used for socialized housing buy that land first, without having to compete in public auctions.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2217· Filed Jun 1, 2026Sustainable Cities and Communities Act
The Sustainable Cities and Communities Act is a proposed law that would create a new Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development to help cities and towns plan and build more inclusive, safe, and environmentally friendly communities.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1945· Filed Mar 9, 2026Rental Housing Subsidy Act of 2026
The bill creates a government‑funded rental subsidy of up to ₱3,500 per month for informal settler families who move to formal housing while waiting for permanent homes, with the program managed mainly by the DHSUD and coordinated with other agencies.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 685· Filed Jul 16, 2025National Housing Development, Production and Financing (Nhdpf) Act of 2025
The bill creates a national program to build and finance affordable homes for low‑income and homeless Filipinos, funds it through a new 0.5 % urban land tax, expands the mortgage corporation’s capital, and sets up a securitization system to attract private investment.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 946· Filed Aug 5, 2025Local Housing Boards Act
The bill would set up local housing boards in cities and most municipalities to plan, approve, and oversee affordable housing projects, create a dedicated housing office, and fund activities through a new trust fund and other sources.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 937· Filed Aug 5, 2025On-Site, In-City or Near-City or Off-City Government Resettlement Program for Informal Settler
The bill would create a government program that moves families living in informal settlements to new homes either where they are now, within the same city, nearby, or farther away, while making sure they have access to jobs, basic services, and a plan they help design.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 774· Filed Jul 31, 2025National Land Use Act of the Philippines
The National Land Use Act proposes a nationwide system that plans, protects, and allocates land for farms, homes, industry, and nature. It creates a top‑level council (LUPC) to coordinate all agencies, requires local governments to adopt detailed land‑use plans, and sets strict rules and penalties for converting farmland or forest land without approval.
Pending in the committeeSen. Pia S. Cayetano - SB 2503· Filed Sep 28, 2026Rental Housing Subsidy Act
The bill creates a program that gives low‑income families who have been forced out of their homes a temporary rent subsidy, helping them stay in decent rental units while they look for permanent housing.
- SB 1140· Filed Aug 7, 2025Resilient Housing and Human Settlements Act
The bill creates a national plan to make homes and communities safer from disasters, sets standards for building, and provides funding and oversight to rebuild homes after storms or earthquakes.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1861· Filed Feb 18, 2026On-Site, In-City, Near-City, or Off-City Local Government Resettlement Program for Informal Settler
The bill would require local governments to relocate informal settler families first to sites within their own community, then nearby, and only as a last resort to distant locations, while ensuring families help design the plan and receive livelihood support.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1238· Filed Aug 20, 2025Rental Housing Subsidy Act
The bill creates a program that gives low‑income families a cash subsidy of up to ₱3,500 per month to help pay rent while they wait for permanent public housing.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 569· Filed Jul 14, 2025National Land Use and Management Act of the Philippines
The bill proposes a national system to plan how all land and water in the Philippines are used, protecting farms, forests, and vulnerable communities while involving local people in the decisions.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 415· Filed Jul 10, 2025Rental Housing Subsidy Program Act of 2025
The bill creates a program that gives cash help to poor families and disaster victims so they can rent decent homes in the private market, with the aid lasting up to five years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 235· Filed Jul 7, 2025Condominium Redevelopment Act
The Condominium Redevelopment Act would update the 1960s Condominium Act to make it easier for owners to approve redevelopment, give tax breaks on common‑area sales, let owners receive advance payments from a sale, and set new voting and dissolution rules for condominium corporations.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 2507· Filed Sep 28, 2026Affordable and Decent Rental Housing Incentives Act
The bill creates a program that gives tax breaks, cheaper loans and other help to private developers who build or run rental apartments for poor and low‑income families, and requires them to keep rents affordable for at least ten years.
- SB 934· Filed Aug 5, 2025Right of Government to Expropriate Lands (Amending R.A. No. 7279)
The bill would make it easier for the government to take land for low‑cost housing by changing how land is prioritized, allowing expropriation only after other options fail, and exempting small owners.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1458· Filed Oct 22, 2025Free Housing Usufruct Act
The bill would let the government give free-use housing to poor, homeless Filipinos who own no land, while the state keeps the title.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 70· Filed Jul 3, 2025Amending R.A. No. 7279 (Urban Development Housing Act)
The bill changes the eviction rule so that only a final, enforceable court judgment can trigger an eviction, and it lets poor or homeless families appeal an eviction without having to pay a bond, as long as they present a barangay‑issued certificate of indigency.
Approved on second reading, with amendmentsSen. Rodante D. Marcoleta - SB 964· Filed Aug 5, 2025Resettlement, Aid and Rehabilitation Services for the Informal Settlers
The bill would give money to help poor families who lose their homes because of demolition, disasters, or government projects, and would set up new housing sites for them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 939· Filed Aug 5, 2025Incentives for Rental Residential Housing by the Private Sector Act
The bill would give private developers tax breaks and financing help if they build or renovate rental apartments that low‑ and middle‑income families can afford.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2508· Filed Sep 28, 2026Residential Emancipation for Calamity Survivors Act
The bill would wipe out the remaining NHA housing loans, interest, and penalties of people who received homes after a disaster, give them a clean title, and exempt those homes from estate tax.
FiledSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1377· Filed Sep 10, 2025Amending R.A. No. 6552 (Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act)
The bill updates the 1972 Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act to give buyers clearer rights, a 30‑day (or 60‑day for low‑income housing) grace period after default, limits penalties, requires refunds minus actual rentals and capped damages, and mandates title transfer within 30 days after full payment.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 696· Filed Jul 17, 2025Free Housing Through Usufruct Act of 2025
The bill creates a program that gives homeless, low‑income Filipinos a house they can live in for free, while the government keeps legal ownership. Beneficiaries must pay utilities, cannot sell or rent the house, and may pass the right to live there only to qualified family members after death.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 1007· Filed Aug 6, 2025Amending Sec. 108 of R.A. No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998)
The bill amends the Fisheries Code to require the Department of Agriculture, DHSUD, DENR and local governments to set up settlement areas for land‑less fisherfolk near fishing grounds, giving them priority in receiving settlement rights and obliging LGUs to include these areas in their land‑use plans.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1442· Filed Oct 6, 2025Condominium Redevelopment Act
The Condominium Redevelopment Act would let condo owners amend master deeds, tax‑exempt certain redevelopment transfers, allow emergency entry by developers, and set clear voting rules for dissolving condo corporations after 30 or 50 years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 671· Filed Jul 16, 2025Pambansang Pabahay Para Sa Pilipino Program Act of 2025
The bill creates a national program that lets local governments build affordable homes for low‑income families, using government‑funded interest subsidies and land that is public, idle, or donated, while the Department of Human Settlements coordinates financing and oversight.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 922· Filed Aug 5, 2025Condominium Redevelopment Act
The bill would lower the voting thresholds needed to dissolve a condominium corporation, making it easier to redevelop or sell condemned or very old condo projects.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1044· Filed Aug 6, 2025Green Measures Act
The proposal would require anyone applying for a building permit to include a plan showing how many trees will be planted on the site, with set ratios and a preference for native species.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1980· Filed Mar 16, 20264ph Act
The 4PH Act would make the existing 4PH housing program a permanent, government‑run effort to build one million affordable homes each year, focusing on the poorest 30 % of families and using subsidies, land, and financing to keep costs low.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 2149· Filed May 20, 2026Pabahay Para Sa Mga Kawani Ng Suc Act (Pabahay-Suc Act)
The bill would create a program that gives tenured teachers and staff at public universities affordable campus housing, lets retirees stay in their units for up to five years, and links them to off‑campus housing help through government partners.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 1292· Filed Aug 27, 2025Real Estate Salesperson Registration Speed Act of 2025
The bill would make it faster and easier to become a registered real‑estate salesperson by requiring the government to approve applications within 15 working days and by using an online system.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 544· Filed Jul 14, 2025Homes for the Elderly Act
The bill would require at least one nursing home or similar residential care facility in every province and highly urbanized city to provide shelter, food, health care, counseling, family outreach, livelihood training, and cultural activities for abandoned, neglected, unattached, or homeless senior citizens.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 635· Filed Jul 15, 2025Homes for Abandoned Seniors Act
The bill requires every city and municipality to build a nursing home for abandoned or homeless seniors, with the DSWD running the facility and the national budget covering the costs each year.
Pending in the committeeSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 2000· Filed Mar 19, 2026Defining and Protecting the Rights of Informal Settler Families Through Local Housing Boards
The bill says that before any eviction or demolition, the people affected must be given a notice at least thirty days in advance. It does not say how that notice must be delivered.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 2504· Filed Sep 28, 2026Realty Installment Buyer Act
The bill strengthens protection for people who buy homes on a payment plan by limiting fees, giving grace periods, allowing early payoff without penalty, and requiring sellers to refund a large portion of money if the contract is cancelled.
FiledSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 698· Filed Jul 17, 2025Homeless Abandoned Senior Act
The bill would require every city and municipality to build a nursing home for abandoned or homeless seniors, run by the DSWD, and funded through the national budget each year.
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid - SB 2492· Filed Sep 22, 2026Housing Loan Condonation Act
The Housing Loan Condonation Act would let borrowers of low‑cost housing loans who have missed at least three payments and can prove hardship have their interest, penalties and fees wiped out, pay a low (max 3%) interest rate, and possibly extend the loan term, while offering discounts to those who keep up with payments.
- SB 916· Filed Aug 5, 2025Free On-Site Living Quarters for Public School Teachers Act
The bill would require the Department of Education to build and give free, decent housing next to public schools for teachers who work far from their homes, especially in remote areas.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1863· Filed Feb 18, 2026Housing Loan Condonation Act
The Housing Loan Condonation Act would let low‑income families with delinquent socialized or low‑cost housing loans apply for a one‑time restructuring that wipes out accrued interest, penalties and surcharges, removes application fees, and may extend the loan term at a maximum 3 % interest rate. The program would run for 24 months after the rules are issued and excludes accounts that are abandoned, foreclosed, or never paid.
Pending in the committeeSen. Bam Aquino - SB 1733· Filed Feb 2, 2026Strengthening the Bases Conversion and Development Authority
The bill would extend the BCDA’s life by 30 years, raise its authorized capital to ₱200 billion, allow it to sell up to 10 % (plus a possible extra 5 %) of land in four special economic zones, and require the proceeds to fund infrastructure in those zones.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1933· Filed Mar 4, 2026Solar Home System Financing for Social Housing Program Act
The proposal would create a program that finances solar home systems for families living in government‑built social housing, letting them pay for the equipment over 25‑30 years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 1944· Filed Mar 9, 2026Solar Home System Financing for Social Housing Program Act
The bill would create a program that helps poor families in government housing projects get solar power systems by covering the upfront cost and letting them pay back over many years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 666· Filed Jul 16, 2025Philippine Building Act of 2025
The Philippine Building Act of 2025 creates new national rules for how all buildings are planned, designed, built, used, and maintained, with the goal of making them safer against fires, floods, storms, earthquakes and other hazards.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 264· Filed Jul 8, 2025Teachers Home in School Act
The bill would build free housing for public‑school teachers at or near their schools, especially in remote areas, and pay for it using DepEd funds and local tax revenues.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar
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