After more than four decades, housing construction has returned to the campus of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), a development that signals how universities are becoming key partners in the Philippine government’s expanding affordable housing agenda.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has thrown a legal wrench into how property developers meet their socialized housing obligations, declaring key portions of a 2021 housing department order legally infirm.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development opened 2026 with a brisk run of January accomplishments, signaling that recent institutional reforms are translating into concrete gains for Filipino families, officials said.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has ordered the fast-tracking of three long-stalled socialized housing projects in Caloocan City, signaling a tougher stance on project delays and construction quality under the Marcos administration’s housing drive.
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has extended the suspension of ancillary administrative sanctions against property developers that fail to meet balanced housing requirements, pushing the deferment to March 31.
The United Kingdom’s move to ease trade rules under its Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) is set to boost Philippine export competitiveness while strengthening the country’s push to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to British Ambassador Sarah Hulton.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a one-month extension for the filing of 2025 Annual Income Tax Returns (AITRs), moving the deadline from April 15 to May 15, 2026, in a bid to ease compliance and give taxpayers more preparation time.
In a first-time clash at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a WTA 500 event, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez showcased experience and firepower to outplay Philippine rising star Alex Eala, 6-1, 6-4, in a match that doubled as a crash course on clay-court tennis.
The Maynilad Water Services Inc. is stepping up efforts to expand its “New Water” program to ensure a more reliable and climate-resilient water supply.