AO 21 will make gov’t housing more a ordable for the poor, says Acuzar

HOUSING Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar on Sunday said the government’s massive housing program will gain added momentum with an administrative order issued recently by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The chief of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said Administrative Order (AO) 21 would be very beneficial to “poor Filipinos who continue to dream of owning a house of their own.”

“I am very happy with the continuous support of our President Bongbong Marcos, as well as other government agencies, to solve the

bottlenecks in the implementation of National Housing and other development programs of the government,” Acuzar said.

“This AO is a big thing for our poor countrymen who are always in the mind of the dear President... our housing will become more affordable due to the allocation of land by the government in 4PH,” he added.

AO 21directed the entire bureaucracy to ensure the optimal use of government lands in support to national development goals.

Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on April 30, the presidential order aims to “strategically manage and optimize the utilization of the country’s land resources by consolidating a comprehensive list of all government lands.”

It defines government lands as idle or abandoned lands or those that are no longer used for the purpose for which they have been reserved or acquired; lands that are already titled or have yet to be titled under the name of the government; and other lands that will be prescribed under the AO.