Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development(DHSUD)

Dear eFOI user,

This refers to your request under Freedom of Information (FOI) program, which we received on 27 January 2025, concerning the following:

1. Whether there are three (3) available government lot intended for housing or low-cost
housing in province around Calabarzon - IV-A;
2. Municipalities with the highest number of housing backlogs in all provinces of Calabarzon
IV-A; and,
3. Percentage of low-income people.

Relative thereto, we are providing the attached relevant information concerning the list of government owned lands pertinent to your request, which is hereby released exclusively for the purposes related to your thesis and research. Please note that according to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Regional IV-A stated that the said list was submitted by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Santa Teresita, Batangas. The lands were acquired by the LGU for resettlements / socialized housing.

Per our records, we only have data broken down by province based on recent research conducted by the Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute (PSRTI) on Updating the Housing Needs in the Philippines. Housing backlogs have been established through research studies, as the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) only conducts Census on Population and Housing (CPH) every five (5) years. Please download the information through the link https://archive.psrti.gov.ph/images/2013%20Estimated%20Housing%20Needs%20based%20on%202010%20Census%20of%20Population%20and%20Housing.pdf.

Please note that the study as of 31 December 2022 has yet to be approved for release to the public.

As confirmed in subsequent coordination, per email dated 27 January 2025, you requested not to include anymore the percentage of low-income people on your request.

If you are dissatisfied with our response to your FOI request, you have the option to request an internal review. To initiate this process, kindly submit your written appeal for review addressed to Atty. Randy B. Escolango, Ph.D., Undersecretary for Administrative and Finance Services at DHSUD Building, Mayaman St, Kalayaan Ave, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila or email at records @dhsud.gov.ph. Please provide a detailed explanation of your dissatisfaction with our response within 15 calendar days from the date of receiving this response. We will conduct the review and communicate the outcome within 30 calendar days from the receipt of your review request.


Should you have further queries and clarification you may reach the DHSUD’s Regional Office IV-A Environmental, Land Use, and Urban Development Division (ELUPDD) at (049) 502-9751 or at email [email protected], or DHSUD’s Records Division at [email protected].

Please acknowledge receipt and confirm that you have successfully accessed and downloaded the information. Moreover, for monitoring and evaluation purposes, we shall appreciate your feedback on how well we have served you by completing the DHSUD's FOI Feedback/Survey Form through this link: https://forms.gle/A7mrpjyzwcfAxYgQ6


Inventory of IDLE Government-owned Lands of Batangas - FOI RECEIVING OFFICER - [email protected]

Thank you.

Respectfully,
FOI Officer Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development