The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has maintained strong momentum under President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program during the first quarter of 2026, with the nationwide rollout of its flagship housing initiative moving at an accelerated pace.

DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said recent accomplishments show the Expanded 4PH program is steadily turning reforms into tangible results, with the department now focused on scaling up delivery in the coming months.

“We will not stop the momentum we achieved this first quarter. This pushes us to further accelerate and expand the Expanded 4PH in line with President Marcos Jr.’s directive,” Aliling said.

In the first quarter alone, thousands of beneficiaries across the country received assistance under various modalities of the Expanded 4PH.

In Bulacan, more than 1,000 working-class individuals received certificates and symbolic keys for housing units in a development that will ultimately provide over 11,000 units and benefit around 30,000 people in Sta. Maria town.

In Pampanga, over 1,300 individuals advanced toward land ownership under the Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP), including 397 families from a community in the City of San Fernando.

In Laguna, at least 271 families secured a path to land ownership under ECMP, while 180 families in Lucena City received Certificates of Entitlement under a presidential proclamation, ending decades of uncertainty in their communities.

Rental housing is also being rolled out on the University of the Philippines campuses in Diliman and Los Baños, as well as in Iloilo.

At the same time, more than 10,000 families nationwide have availed themselves of subsidized housing loans at Pag-IBIG Fund’s lowest interest rate of three percent, easing the financial burden of homeownership and making housing more accessible to the working class.

Aliling said these gains will continue and expand through the program’s multiple modalities, including vertical and horizontal housing, rental housing, ECMP, incremental housing, and projects under presidential proclamations, allowing the government to address the diverse needs and capacities of Filipino families.

“Housing cannot be solved with a single solution. That’s why we expanded the options, so more Filipinos can have the opportunity to own their own homes,” said the housing chief.

He added that DHSUD will continue working closely with key shelter agencies, other government offices, and private sector partners to ensure steady implementation of housing projects nationwide.

“We will accelerate implementation, expand coverage, and make sure more Filipino families benefit. This is the clear direction of President Marcos Jr.’s Expanded 4PH under the New Philippines,” Aliling said.