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    The Philippines faces a shortage of housing units to meet demand, exacerbated by frequent natural disasters that destroy homes. The government has established policies and invested in disaster risk reduction and emergency housing to address this issue. These include integrating disaster planning into development, building emergency shelters, and completing new healthcare facilities that can also serve as temporary shelters during disasters. This strategic approach helps protect development from natural hazards and meet housing needs.

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    The Philippines faces a shortage of housing units to meet demand, exacerbated by frequent natural disasters that destroy homes. The government has established policies and invested in disaster risk reduction and emergency housing to address this issue. These include integrating disaster planning into development, building emergency shelters, and completing new healthcare facilities that can also serve as temporary shelters during disasters. This strategic approach helps protect development from natural hazards and meet housing needs.

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    The Philippines faces a shortage of housing units to meet demand, exacerbated by frequent natural disasters that destroy homes. The government has established policies and invested in disaster risk reduction and emergency housing to address this issue. These include integrating disaster planning into development, building emergency shelters, and completing new healthcare facilities that can also serve as temporary shelters during disasters. This strategic approach helps protect development from natural hazards and meet housing needs.

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    Philippines is one of the fastest growing population country, which leads also to a growth in

    housing demand. There is approximately 2.5million housing units needed and only 500,000 –
    600,000 is supplied. The Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
    Disasters are typically followed by a demand of resources, including the need for housing.
    Government, has established coping mechanisms with their experience with disasters.
    Government has integrated disaster risk reduction into national and local government
    development planning. It’s a strategic approach to disaster risk reduction and an essential
    component in the development of plans for Philippines. This allows us to understand how
    natural hazards in and around urban areas interrelate with present and future urban growth,
    and ascertain what suitable methods based on policies, investments and its capacities) can be
    undertaken to encourage development.

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    The after Yolanda typhoon housing project, implemented at June 2015 in the province of Capiz.
    Which also served as emergency shelter.

    Many people affected by the typhoon, and already suffered. In additional to the average 20
    typhoons, many Filipinos are now again is experiencing hardships in socially and economically
    due to COVID-19 restrictions.

    Image source: https://www.ikot.ph/capiz-has-4-new-quarantine-sites-villar/


    As of now, the government is focused on the quarantine facilities. In Capiz, the Department of
    Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed four (4) new healthcare facilities in Capiz.
    According to DPWH Sec. Mark Villar, these facilities can also function as temporary shelters for
    the vistims of natural calamities, disaters and other emergency situations.

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