Pag-IBIG Fund home loan releases posted double digit growth in the first half of 2026, with socialized housing financing more than doubling under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s flagship Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (Expanded 4PH). Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling said the strong results reflect the government’s continuing efforts to make affordable home financing more accessible, particularly to minimum wage and low income Filipinos.
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DOST Northern Mindanao brings regional S&T week to Camiguin this July
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Over 40 Marikina families secure land ownership through SHFC’s CMP
Little by little and step by step, the dream of owning the land they have long occupied is becoming a reality for more Filipino families as the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), together with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), awarded Transfer Certificates of Title (TCTs) to 44 families from the Samahang Magkakapitbahay ng Purok III Homeowners’ Association, Inc. Phase II-A in Marikina City.
China Daily AI video na umano’y rasista, kinondena; Goitia nanawagang humingi ng paumanhin
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DHSUD, Pag-IBIG Fund inspect, turn over house-and-lot units in Tarlac projects with over 8,000 homes under Marcos’ Expanded 4PH
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and Pag-IBIG Fund inspected housing projects and turned over house-and-lot units in Tarlac on Wednesday, July 8, marking further progress under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (Expanded 4PH) as it continues to help more Filipino families become homeowners.
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May mga imprastrakturang tahimik na gumagalaw ngunit napakalaki ng ambag sa pag-unlad ng isang bansa. Isa rito ang mga pantalan, ang tulay ng kalakalan, turismo, kabuhayan, at maging ng pag-asa ng milyun-milyong Pilipino.
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Iginiit ni Alyansa ng Bantay sa Kapayapaan at Demokrasya (ABKD) Chairman Emeritus Dr. Jose Antonio Goitia na nananatiling bahagi ng teritoryo ng Pilipinas ang Batanes at walang anumang naratibo o interpretasyon ng kasaysayan ang maaaring magbago sa katotohanang ito.
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Enchanted Kingdom marks enchanting June with its Pride Month and Father’s Day celebration
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Heeding President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to make homeownership more accessible to Filipino workers under the Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino Program (Expanded 4PH), Pag-IBIG Fund continues to offer more affordable home financing options through its 3 percent subsidized rate for eligible socialized housing borrowers, ongoing promotional rates of 4.5 percent and 5.75 percent for low-cost to open-market homes, and higher maximum housing loan amount of ₱10 million, officials said.
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Opisyal na tinapos ng Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) ang kanilang tatlong-araw na peace rally noong Huwebes, kung saan nanawagan sila ng transparency at pananagutan sa pamahalaan. Nagpahayag din ang grupo ng suporta kay Senator Rodante Marcoleta sa gitna ng nakaambang pag-aresto sa kanya kaugnay ng kasong plunder.
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