The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) was the umbrella agency of various housing and development offices of the Philippine government. It was established by President

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through Executive Order No. 90, Series of 1986. The law creating the

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development ( fil, Kagawaran ng Pananahanang Pantao at Pagpapaunlad ng Kalunsuran), abbreviated as DHSUD, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management of ...

(DHSUD), Republic Act No. 11201, was signed into law by President

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on February 14, 2019, with the signing announced to the public by the government on February 19, 2019. The DHSUD was a merger of the HUDCC and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), with the former becoming defunct and the latter reorganized as the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC). The law was a consolidation of House Bill 6775 and Senate Bill 1578 which were passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 10 and November 12, 2018, respectively. The Implement Rules and Regulations (IRR) for RA 11201 was signed on July 19, 2019. A five-month transition period will begin with full implementation of the law on January 1, 2020.

Attached agencies

Home Development Mutual Fund The Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), commonly known as the Pag-IBIG ( Pagtutulungan sa Kinabukasan, Ikaw, Bangko, Industriya at Gobyerno) Fund, is a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settlements and U ...

(HDMF) *

National Housing Authority (Philippines) The National Housing Authority (NHA) is a government agency responsible for public housing in the Philippines. Established on July 31, 1975, it is organized as a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settleme ...

(NHA) *Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) *Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC) *National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) *Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC)

Chairperson

Executive Order No. 20, Series of 2001 effectively elevated the chairperson of the HUDCC as a cabinet official, with the officeholder holding the rank of Secretary, subject to the approval of the

Commission on Appointments The Commission on Appointments ( fil, Komisyon sa Paghirang, abbreviated as CA) is a constitutional body which confirms or rejects certain political appointments made by the President of the Philippines. The current commission was created by th ...

. However, since the administration of President

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, it has been designated as the cabinet portfolio of the

Vice President of the Philippines The vice president of the Philippines ( fil, Pangalawang Pangulo ng Pilipinas, also referred to as ''Bise Presidente ng Pilipinas'') is the second-highest official in the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the first in the p ...

, thus needing no confirmation by the Commission on Appointment as stipulated by the Philippine Constitution. Vice Presidents

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and

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headed the agency during their tenures, although Binay resigned from the post before his term as deputy chief executive lapsed. On July 7, 2016, President

appointed Vice President

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as chairperson of the HUDCC; however, on December 5, Robredo resigned from the post. She was replaced by Cabinet Secretary,

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Gen.

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(Ret.), the current chairperson, now heads the council.

List of Chairpersons of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (as Cabinet-level rank)

References

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