TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – QUEZON CITY

Submitted by: Marquez, Geraldine C. ARSCH51S6

Submitted to: Arch. Pablo, Raul AR551 - Housing

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
CURRENT HOUSING CONDITION IN THE PHILIPPINES

In the Philippines alone, 70 million people live in substandard housing, a figure that
is expected to increase to 113 million by 2030. Housing indicators are deteriorating;
rapid urbanization is driving precarious construction in often precarious locations.
According to the World Risk Index, the Philippines is the third most disaster-prone
country in the world. The country is in an area of high seismic activity, which means
that future major earthquakes are likely, and it experiences about 20 typhoons per
year, four to six of which make devastating landfall. In the final three months of 2019,
the Philippines was hit by two major typhoons and a series of magnitude 6+
earthquakes, affecting an estimated 4.5 million Filipinos and causing damage to over
one million homes. Thousands of families are still housed in communal evacuation
shelters, making recommended social distancing and self-isolation measures
extremely difficult to implement. When natural disasters such as hurricanes and
earthquakes strike, they disproportionately affect low-income families and those
living in substandard housing. (Jessica Stanford, 2020)
The current housing situation in the Philippines does not meet the number of people
in the country; so many people live on the streets and become informal settlers.
Housing standards in remote and impoverished areas did not meet standard
regulations, despite the fact that some are exempted by law. The issue with having
informal settlers is the lack of opportunity in the area. People seek fortune and
opportunity in major cities, which is why people from the province relocate even if
they do not own a home.
As a future architect, I would like to propose a community that is affordable based on
wage brackets and offers an opportunity within the surroundings to prevent informal
settlers. Housing development must be as organized as possible. It will also benefit
everyone in the chain of quick and convenient living.
And, because our country is in transition and development, I believe we can make
improvements and take actions by assisting one another.

Reference:
https://buildchange.org/resilient-housing-in-the-philippines-in-the-era-of-covid-19/