Manila, Nov. 3 -- Financing for socialized housing under the Marcos administration's Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program surged by 173 percent in 2026, with Pag-IBIG Fund releasing PHP12.10 billion for more than 10,900 housing units for minimum wage and low-income members.

In a news release Sunday, Pag-IBIG, the government's shelter financing arm, said that 10,904 socialized housing units were financed in 2026, more than double the 3,987 in 2025.

The amount released more than doubled from PHP4.45 billion in 2025, raising socialized housing's share of the agency's total housing financing from seven percent to nearly 16 percent.

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary and Pag-IBIG Fund Chair...