THE House of Representatives’ Land Use panel has approved a bill mandating every municipality and city to provide socialized housing sites for the underprivileged and homeless with the corresponding long-term financing, direct subsidy programs and liberalized terms on interest payments.

The still unnumbered National Land Use Bill authored by Reps. Arlene Bag-ao of Dinagat Islands, Teddy Baguilat of Ifugao and Bolet Banal of Quezon City, among others, is one of the priority measures of the Aquino administration for the 16th Congress.

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