Gaining momentum in the 16th Congress

Since its inception in 1973, the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. or CREBA has taken up the cudgels for Philippine real estate and housing on the legislative and policy fronts to shape public and private programs in all income groups particularly for the millions who do not yet have a home of […]

3 Major Housing Bills

Since its inception in 1973, the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) has taken up the cudgels for Philippine real estate and housing on the legislative and policy fronts to shape public and private programs in all income groups particularly for the millions who do not  yet have a home of their […]

Tanauan Rises: the City of Colors

More than just an organization committed to protect and promote the interests of its members, the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations seeks to rationalize the seemingly conflicting forces of business, government and the homeless sector, ever mindful that the larger national interest is paramount.   Playing an active role as the “voice and vanguard” […]

National Land Use Bill: Yes, but with Caveats

In this second part of a series of articles citing at least four major proposed bills on housing, we will train our attention to another important measure that will have a far-reaching effect on many aspects of the national economy: the National Land Use bill pending in both legislative chambers.  The Senate left off last […]

Tribute to Housing & Real Estate Development Advocates

Leading the fortieth anniversary awardees of the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) are housing luminaries former First Lady and Human Settlements Minister Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, former assemblyman and Human Settlements Deputy Minister Jose Conrado B. Benitez and, the first Chairman of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Teodoro K. Katigbak.   Prime […]

Land Use bill in Congress anew

As the 16th Congress opened earlier this year, various versions of the national land use bill were filed in both houses of the legislature. In the Lower House, it has been filed as House Bill No. 108 by Rep. Bag-Ao and House Bill 3122 by Rep. Quimbo, among others. Counterpart Senate Bills have been filed […]