BUILDING RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES: TRAVAILS AND THREATS

NORTHERN MINDANAO: CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY Red tape holding back post-calamity housing development IT TAKES two years for realty developers to secure a total of 68 permits in one housing site alone, according to Organization of Social Housing

Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) Chairman Christopher Ryan T. Tan. Speaking during the 7th OSHDP convention this week, Mr. Tan said this long process has been the cause of delay in constructing adequate shelters for disaster-hit communities. OSHDP President George Richard

P. Siton said there are still 5,000 families living in 14 relocation sites who were affected by typhoon Sendong (international name: Washi) in 2011.