The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is set to end its beneficiaries’ “decades-long wait” to secure their certificates of entitlement (COEs) for land covered by presidential proclamations.
The DHSUD is taking the initiative as an early Christmas gift for over 1,000 beneficiaries in Laguna, Quezon and Iloilo,
The agency scheduled this month the awarding of COEs to mark another major step in strengthening land tenure security for the underprivileged Filipinos under the Marcos administration’s flagship Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program.
Housing Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling said the distribution of COEs advances the national government’s commitment to utilize idle public lands for housing purposes.
“The awarding is an early Christmas gift of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration to our countrymen who have long waited for the security of their lots,” he said.
The awarding, covering residential lands in Los Baños, Laguna; Lucena City, Quezon; and Jaro, Iloilo City will end the long wait of the beneficiaries whose sites were declared suitable for socialized housing through Presidential Proclamation Nos. 550, 436 and 1538, respectively.
In Los Baños, a total of 764 beneficiaries from Barangays Lalakay, Bambang and Timugan have been cleared following the completion of the Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC) validation.
The COEs are set to be given away in three batches beginning December 2025 through early 2026.
In Jaro, preparations are now ongoing for the awarding of COEs to 216 qualified families during the Yuletide season.
In Lucena City, the LIAC has already completed the validation process for 185 beneficiaries, and the awarding is scheduled in January 2026.
Aliling said this timeline allows for final verification, beneficiary confirmation and coordination with local authorities to ensure accuracy and transparency.
The agency assured the public that it will continue working closely with concerned local governments and national agencies to guarantee the smooth distribution of COEs under presidential proclamations in the months ahead.
