DHSUD’S ONE-STOP CENTERS TO EASE HOME OWNERSHIP
THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has established Housing One Stop Processing Centers in the regional offices to facilitate home ownership nationwide.
DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario said in a statement this stemmed from the creation of the Regional Human Settlements and Urban Development Coordinating Committee (RHSUDCC) together with the key shelter agencies (KSA).
It is composed of DHSUD Regional Director as Chairperson and regional heads of the Home Development Mutual Fund or PAG-IBIG Fund, Human Settlements Adjudication Commission, National Housing Authority, National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation, and Social Housing Finance Corporation as members.
“This is a clear proof of our unity and open cooperation shared with our KSAS in fulfilling our mandate of providing resilient and sustainable homes and communities to the underprivileged,” Del Rosario said.
“Our consolidated efforts will stimulate the growth of thriving communities, which would strengthen our position in uplifting the lives of our people and invigorate the development of our countryside,” he added.
The RHSUDCC will also pursue partnerships with stakeholders, including the private sector in the delivery of regional plans and targets and conduct research studies.
The units will also develop and recommend policies, priority programs and projects with corresponding budget proposals to the National Human Settlements and Urban Development Coordinating Committee, among others.
An RHSUDCC is created in every regional office of the DHSUD with the aim of synchronizing the housing and urban development efforts in their areas.
This is according to Department Order (DO) 2021-001 which ensures that all housing and urban development projects, programs and activities within a certain region are streamlined and complimentary.
Del Rosario believed the swift activation of regional housing committees across the country within the first quarter of 2021 will spur the economy and further enhance synchronization of efforts in the housing industry.