Congressmen from Camarines Sur on Monday urged the government and housing authorities to use precast concrete and other leading-edge construction techniques in building affordable homes to close the eight-million housing gap.
In House Bill 2511, the Bicolano legislators led by CamSur Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte proposed the “National Precast and Industrialized Construction Promotion Act” to help address delays, high costs, and the massive backlog in housing.
The bill is also authored by CamSur Rep. Tsuyoshi Anthony Horibata and Rep. Terry Ridon of the Bicol Saro party-list.
“The adoption of modern solutions in the construction industry such as the use of precast concrete and other industrialized construction techniques … offer faster, more efficient and potentially more sustainable, eco-friendly building solutions, especially to address the country’s enormous housing backlog that stood at 8.25 million homes or units as of March 2025,” the authors said in the bill’s explanatory note.
Rep. Migz Villafuerte said the bill promotes cost-efficient methods by streamlining construction through prefabricated components.
Luigi Villafuerte said that the adoption of precast and prefabrication methods will “reduce construction-related carbon emissions and minimize on-site waste that shall be aligned with green building standards globally.”
HB 2511 proposes various incentives for developers, including expedited permits, tax breaks, duty-free import privileges, green financing, and inclusion in the Investment Priorities Plan for VAT exemptions and support from agencies such as DOF, DBP, LandBank, and Pag-IBIG.
