IN a roundtable meeting with Cambodian business leaders this week on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Phnom Penh, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. announced a lofty goal to build 1 million affordable housing units for Filipinos per year during his term, or 6 million by the time he leaves office. If the government was successful, the initiative would nearly erase the Philippines' backlog of low-cost housing, which is estimated to be 6.5 million units.

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