By Prince Golez
A bill creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development has been enacted into law.
President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 11201, which consolidates the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, on February 14, 2019.
Under the law, the new department will act as the primary national government entity responsible for the management of housing, human settlement, and urban development.
It will serve as the sole and main planning and policy-making, regulatory, program coordination, and performance monitoring entity for all housing, human settlement, and urban development concerns, primarily focusing on the access to and the affordability of basic human needs.
Also, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is tasked to develop and adopt a national strategy to immediately address the provision of adequate and affordable housing to all Filipinos.
Section 6 of the law provides that, the department will compose of the Office of the Secretary, and the various bureaus, services, and regional offices.
It will be headed by a Secretary and assisted by four Undersecretaries and four Assistant Secretaries to be appointed by the President.
https://politics.com.ph/duterte-signs-law-on-creation-of-department-of-human-settlements-and-urban-development/
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