The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the Department of Economy Planning and Development (DEPDEV) have agreed to update the price ceiling for socialized housing, covering both house and lot packages and condominiums.
The move, formalized through the signing of Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 2025-001, aims to invigorate the nationwide rollout of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s flagship Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
DHSUD Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling welcomed the agreement as a significant boost for the initiative, calling the JMC a “win-win for both the homebuyers and private developers of socialized housing projects.”
He said the decision was the result of extensive discussions with stakeholders and careful deliberations between DHSUD and DEPDEV officials.
He said the updated ceiling will lead to better quality, more appealing and larger socialized housing units for buyers. He also said it would provide motivation for private partners to develop more projects, leading to greater choice and more competitive selling prices for consumers.
Aliling said that based on President Marcos Jr.’s directive for more decent and dignified housing, the JMC would result in higher quality, more aesthetically pleasing and larger socialized housing units for homebuyers.
This will also serve as a motivation for private partners to develop more projects, he said.
This revision aligns with Republic Act 11201, the legislation that established the DHSUD. The law mandates the DHSUD and the National Economic and Development Authority (now DEPDEV) to collaboratively determine, review and revise the maximum selling price at any time, but not more than once every two years, to keep pace with prevailing economic conditions.
