NHA Housing Program for AFP/PNP Personnel

The Order establishes a policy to improve the welfare of government employees, including military and police personnel, by providing them and their families with decent and affordable shelter.
The Order recognizes a continuing need to urgently address the housing needs of a large number of military and police personnel.
The Order recognizes the sacrifices of military and police personnel who put their lives at risk to uphold laws and maintain peace and order, and it provides that they and their families must be supported through decent and affordable housing.
The Order directs the revitalization of the formulation, implementation, and management of the housing program for military and police personnel.

The Order anchors the National Housing Authority’s role in housing production under Executive Order No. 90 dated December 17, 1986, which assigns the National Housing Authority (NHA) responsibility for implementing socialized housing under the National Shelter Program.

The Order establishes the AFP/PNP Housing Project to address the housing needs of low-salaried members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) under Section 1.
The project provides permanent housing sites for applicants who qualify under the beneficiaries selection criteria formulated for the program under Section 1.
The project’s beneficiaries are determined through selection criteria formulated for the housing program under Section 1.

The National Housing Authority (NHA) is designated as the lead agency for implementing the revitalized Government Employee and AFP/PNP Housing Program under Section 2.
The NHA must principally carry out all housing projects and activities under the Program under Section 2.
The NHA must report directly to the President on the progress and completion of the program under Section 2.
The NHA is authorized to adopt its Community Initiative Approach Program (CIAP) and any other applicable financing and procurement programs to ensure timely implementation and completion under the program, in accordance with applicable laws and government rules and regulations under Section 2.

All departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, must provide the support and assistance required by NHA to implement the Program under Section 3.
The Department of Budget and Management must give priority attention to funding requirements necessary to perform all tasks and functions under the defined program of activities under Section 3.
The Home Development Mutual Fund must give priority financial assistance to beneficiaries by providing concessionary rates and express processing through the establishment of a special homebuyer loan window under Section 3.
The Department of Agrarian Reform and Local Government Units must provide a special facility to expedite:
- conversion of land to residential, and
- issuance of permits for development of the housing project under Section 3.

Funding must come from budgetary support to NHA and other funds made available by the national government for the project under Section 4.
Funding must be utilized for:
- the cost of development of the housing sites to produce affordable house and lot packages, with selling prices determined to take into account the target beneficiaries’ financial capabilities under Section 4;
- the cost of required social and recreational facilities to serve the community needs under Section 4;
- the water and power connections costs under Section 4; and
- administrative and other necessary costs to implement the program under Section 4.

If any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions continue to remain valid and subsisting under Section 5.
All orders, issuances, or parts inconsistent with the Administrative Order are repealed or modified accordingly under Section 6.
The Order takes effect immediately under Section 7.