National Housing Authority (Philippines)

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National Housing Authority
National Housing Authority (NHA).svg
NHA Building (East Avenue, Quezon City; 03-13-2021).jpg
Agency overview
FormedJuly 31, 1975 (1975-07-31)[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersNHA Main Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100, Philippines[2]
Agency executive
  • Marcelino P. Escalada Jr.[3], General Manager
Parent agencyDepartment of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Websitewww.nha.gov.ph

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 Settlements and Urban Development as an attached agency.[4]

List of general managers[]

  • Gaudencio V. Tobias[5]
  • Raymundo R. Dizon Jr.[6]
  • Roberto Balao[7]
  • Angelo F. Leynes (1998–2001)[8][9]
  • Edgardo D. Pamintuan (2001–2004)[9][10]
  • Federico Laxa (2004–2010)[11][12]
  • Chito M. Cruz (2010–2015)[13]
  • Sinforoso R. Pagunsan (2015–2016)[14]
  • Marcelino P. Escalada Jr. (2016–present)[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Marcos, Ferdinand E. and Melchor, Alejandro (July 31, 1975). Presidential Decree No. 757. MALACAÑANG PALACE. Retrieved May 25, 2016
  2. ^ National Housing Authority | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 26, 2016
  3. ^ NHA – The General Manager. Retrieved May 25, 2016
  4. ^ Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 26, 2016
  5. ^ Judge, Paul Quinn (January 11, 1983). "Philippine slump drives rural poor to jobs in Manila". The Christian Science Monitor. Manila: The Christian Science Publishing Society. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. ^ "Housing meeting". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 1, 1988. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "President okays low-cost housing". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. November 11, 1992. p. 7. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Salonga, Jovito R. (2008). "Between Fires: Surviving Erap". Erap: The Crime of Plunder and Other Offenses. Regina Publishing Co. p. 107. ISBN 978-971-92791-6-7. Retrieved October 23, 2020. In the van that was to take us to Barasoain church for the June 30 inauguration, I learned that Erap had decided to appoint Angelo Leynes...
  9. ^ a b Cervantes, Ding (February 25, 2001). "Former Angeles mayor appointed NHA chief". Philstar.com. Angeles City: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Frialde, Mike (January 31, 2004). "Employees call for ouster of NHA general manager". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Paje, Loretta A. (October 19, 2004). "Decongesting Metro Manila is a tall but doable order". The Manila Times. The Manila Times, Publishing Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020. Newly installed National Housing Authority (NHA) General Manager Federico Laxa
  12. ^ Botial, Jerry (July 31, 2010). "Quezon City remits P18.5 million to NHA for housing project". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "President Aquino gives inspirational words to the residents of Southville 9 Housing in Baras, Rizal". Balita.ph. October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ DZRH News (September 25, 2015). "PNOY appoints Pagunsan as new NHA head". DZRH News. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  15. ^ de Vera, Ben O. (November 26, 2016). "Tax perks for government-led socialized housing projects pushed". Inquirer.net. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

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