When housing supply doesn’t solve the housing problem

The Philippine housing backlog is estimated to reach 3.7 million units between 2022 and 2028, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Meanwhile, housing production from 2022 to the end of 2025 totaled only about 477,000 units, based on statements from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD). In other words, by the