Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development


The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the management of housing and related development in the Philippines. The department is led by the Secretary of Human Settlements and Urban Development, as appointed by the President of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments. The secretary would be assisted by three Undersecretaries and three Assistant Secretaries, that would be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary.

History

The law creating the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, Republic Act No. 11201, was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte on February 14, 2019 with the signing announced to the public by the government on February 19, 2019. The DHSUD was a merger of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, with the former becoming defunct and the latter reorganized as the Human Settlements Adjudication Commission. The law was a consolidation of House Bill 6775 and Senate Bill 1578 which were passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on October 10 and November 12, 2018 respectively. The Implement Rules and Regulations for RA 11201 was signed on July 19, 2019. A five month transition period will begin with a projected full implementation of the law by January 1, 2020.
Eduardo del Rosario was appointed as the first secretary of the executive department by President Rodrigo Duterte.

Bureaus

The department is composed of the following bureaus:
The following government agencies and corporations are attached to the department for policy and program coordination: