On June 7, 2025, Dr. Marife Ballesteros, Vice President of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), answered hard-hitting questions on the country’s deepening housing crisis:
- How big is the gap between housing needs and actual annual construction?
- Where is the shortage felt most—urban centers or rural areas?
- Why is socialized housing still unaffordable for many of the poor?
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