Over a decade of mismanagement has left thousands of survivors caught in a cruel limbo made worse by government indecision, misused funds, and poor construction
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The National Housing Authority still owes survivors nearly 31,000 homes under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Program . Of the planned 202,036 housing units, only 171,230 have been built. Yet, even among these, more than 32,000 remain unoccupied due to incomplete documentation, missing property titles, or the absence of essential utilities like water and electricity. , the hope for a new beginning has become an unending nightmare.
In Hernani, Eastern Samar, for instance, the P200.31 million set aside for Town Villa Sites 1 to 3 was slashed, reducing the target from 989 housing units to 713. In General MacArthur, the P178.99-million housing project saw its goal shrink from 300 to 234 homes. Balangiga’s P99.85 million project was scaled back from 460 to 383 units.
The NHA found itself facing a mounting challenge: meeting its housing targets for Regions 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7, 8, and 13 under the YPHP between 2020 and 2023. Based on the COA findings, what began as an ambitious goal of 205,128 units in 2020 was recalibrated – first upward to 218,985, then steadily downward. By 2023, the target had dwindled to 202,036.
Based on the COA report, the delays stemmed from suspension orders, relentless weather disruptions, and unresolved issues with land surveying and titling. Yet, as the NHA struggled to realign its priorities, thousands of families were left waiting, their hopes of new homes reduced to another statistic in a long list of unfinished promises.
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