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Vivienne Gulla

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<p>The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a proposed measures seeking to include direct purchase and unsolicited proposals as modes of land acquisition for socialized housing programs.</p>

The House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a proposed measures seeking to include direct purchase and unsolicited proposals as modes of land acquisition for socialized housing programs.

House OKs bill seeking to include direct purchase for socialized housing programs

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House OKs bill seeking to include direct purchase for socialized housing programs

Vivienne Gulla,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 05, 2026 09:45 PM PHT

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