23/04/2026
In a formal address to the Senate Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement, CRB Carla Calleja, National President of the Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (REBAP), laid out a clear, urgent case against recent DHSUD policy changes that centralize housing approvals in Metro Manila. Representing 54 chapters and thousands of licensed brokers nationwide, REBAP frames the issue not as a bureaucratic technicality but as a real-world problem that is delaying projects, raising costs, and disadvantaging small provincial developers who build affordable homes.
Read full text of speech here: https://blog.rebap.com.ph/senate-committee-on-urban-planning-housing-and-resettlement-senate-p-s-resolution-no-318-april-2026-statement-of-the-rebap-national-president/