MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that seeks to consolidate housing agencies into a new Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). ADVERTISEMENTUnder the law, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) would be merged into a new department. The new department would act as the primary national government entity responsible for managing housing, human settlement, and urban development. The law also abolishes HUDCC and reconstitutes the HLURB as the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC). The law also mandates the creation of the National Human Settlements Board (NHSB) to address the transfer of the function of the HLURB to the HSAC.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 19, 2019 08:17 UTC