National Housing Authority

The National Housing Authority (NHA) is a government agency responsible for public housing in the Philippines. Established on July 31, 1975, it is organized as a government-owned and controlled corporation under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development as an attached agency.[4]

National Housing Authority
Agency overview
FormedJuly 31, 1975 (1975-07-31)[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of the Philippines
HeadquartersNHA Main Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City 1100, Philippines[2]
Agency executive
  • Marcelino P. Escalada Jr.[3], General Manager
Parent agencyDepartment of Human Settlements and Urban Development
Websitewww.nha.gov.ph

List of general managers
  • Gaudencio V. Tobias[5]
  • Raymundo R. Dizon Jr.[6]
  • Angelo F. Leynes (1998–2001)[7][8]
  • Edgardo D. Pamintuan (2001–2004)[8][9]
  • Federico Laxa (2004–2010)[10][11]
  • Chito M. Cruz (2010–2015)[12]
  • Sinforoso R. Pagunsan (2015–2016)[13]
  • Marcelino P. Escalada Jr. (2016–present)[14]

References
  1. Marcos, Ferdinand E. and Melchor, Alejandro (July 31, 1975). Presidential Decree No. 757. MALACAÑANG PALACE. Retrieved May 25, 2016
  2. National Housing Authority | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 26, 2016
  3. NHA – The General Manager. Retrieved May 25, 2016
  4. Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved May 26, 2016
  5. Judge, Paul Quinn (January 11, 1983). "Philippine slump drives rural poor to jobs in Manila". The Christian Science Monitor. Manila: The Christian Science Publishing Society. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  6. "Housing meeting". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 1, 1988. p. 3. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  7. Salonga, Jovito R. (2008). "Between Fires: Surviving Erap". Erap: The Crime of Plunder and Other Offenses. Regina Publishing Co. p. 107. ISBN 978-971-92791-6-7. Retrieved October 23, 2020. In the van that was to take us to Barasoain church for the June 30 inauguration, I learned that Erap had decided to appoint Angelo Leynes...
  8. Cervantes, Ding (February 25, 2001). "Former Angeles mayor appointed NHA chief". Philstar.com. Angeles City: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  9. Frialde, Mike (January 31, 2004). "Employees call for ouster of NHA general manager". Philstar.com. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  10. Paje, Loretta A. (October 19, 2004). "Decongesting Metro Manila is a tall but doable order". The Manila Times. The Manila Times, Publishing Company. Retrieved October 23, 2020. Newly installed National Housing Authority (NHA) General Manager Federico Laxa
  11. Botial, Jerry (July 31, 2010). "Quezon City remits P18.5 million to NHA for housing project". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  12. "President Aquino gives inspirational words to the residents of Southville 9 Housing in Baras, Rizal". Balita.ph. October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  13. DZRH News (September 25, 2015). "PNOY appoints Pagunsan as new NHA head". DZRH News. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  14. de Vera, Ben O. (November 26, 2016). "Tax perks for government-led socialized housing projects pushed". Inquirer.net. INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
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