𝐒𝐇𝐃𝐀 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
SHDA Executive Director Santiago Ducay and Strategic Associate Kim Berberabe, representing SHDA Chairman Engr. Francis Villegas, President Mr. Kerwin Padua, and 1st Vice President and Legislative Committee Chairperson Atty. Marianne Reyna Lina-Cruz, attended and participated in the discussions of the Technical Working Group of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development on bills regarding the implementation of Solar Home Systems (SHS) for socialized housing projects, chaired by Cong. Henry Oaminal Jr., on October 8, 2026, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City.
SHDA manifested the importance of clarifying that the establishment and financing of the SHS program is the responsibility of the government; the need to ensure that SHS costs do not undermine housing affordability; application of requirements prospectively; establishment of standardized cost benchmarks; support through the General Appropriations; avoiding requirements for installation prior to turnover; and a needs-based approach framework for implementation. SHDA also proposed for a unified bill to incorporate similar provisions and requirements of the various bills on Solar Housing Systems.
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𝐒𝐇𝐃𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐎𝐉 𝐎𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨. 𝟏𝟔, 𝐬. 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
The Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) expresses its support for the implementation of Department of Justice (DOJ) Legal Opinion No. 16, Series of 2026, which concluded that the five-hectare retention limit under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) ceased to be effective following the statutory cutoff on June 30, 2014 (also known as the “CARPER Deadline”) and, as such, no longer provides a legal basis for requiring a Land Transfer Clearance (LTC) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for uncovered private for agricultural land transactions without an existing Notice of Coverage (NOC).
At the same time, SHDA recognizes the importance of clear and uniform implementation to ensure that the DOJ Opinion is applied consistently by all concerned government offices. Accordingly, SHDA encourages the DAR, Land Registration Authority (LRA), Registers of Deeds (RODs), and other concerned agencies to promulgate joint administrative guidelines to establish clear, uniform, and coordinated procedures, documentary requirements, and inter-agency coordination necessary for the effective implementation of DOJ Opinion No. 16, Series of 2026.
SHDA looks forward to continued dialogue and coordination with the concerned government agencies in advancing a clearer, more efficient, and more predictable land administration framework that supports responsible real estate development and contributes to addressing the country’s substantial housing needs.
Read SHDA’s full statement below:
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