P2: 2.1 Housing During the Pre-war to Marcos Era

Daniel Burnham

Who is the uran planner that was commissioned to design master plans for Manila and Baguio.

Burnham Plan

introduced grand neoclassical civic centers, wide diagonal avenues, radial boulevards, and low-density residential zoning

The Americans viewed Manila's dense, haphazard organic layouts as

The Americans viewed Manila's dense, haphazard organic layouts as what?

Residents still had to build their own shelters.

What was one major limitation of the Sanitary Barrios?

constructing low-cost homes

What did the Commonwealth government shift toward because of the limitations of Sanitary Barrios?

Manuel Luis Quezon.

Who promoted the social justice policy that became a root of socialized housing?

Don Alejandro Roces.

Who suggested acquiring a large tract of land near Manila for poor working-class citizens?

Cholera and bubonic plague

What epidemic exposed the extreme vilnerability of native neigborhood?

Nipa and bamboo huts densely packed along narrow alleys without drainage or sewage disposal

what cause the epidemic

Saniraty Bamboo

To address these public health crises without immediately displacing low-income residents, the American Insular Government introduced the concept of the ____

Pail Conservancy System

Where public or communal latrines were regularly serviced and disinfected by sanitation workers.

People's Homesite Corporation (PHC)

as a subsidiary of the National Development Company (NDC)

Barrio Obrero

Provide decent, low-cost housing for laborers working in the city, marking the first direct government intervention in shelter production.

President Manuel L. Quezon.

Who directed the creation of the PHC?

Doña Teresa Tuazon.

From whom did the PHC purchase the Diliman Estate?

15.7 million square meters.

How large was the Diliman Estate purchased by the PHC?

₱0.50 per square meter.

How much did the PHC pay per square meter for the Diliman Estate?

To build the new capital, initially planned as Balintawak City, now Quezon City.

What was the purpose of acquiring the Diliman Estate?

Barrio Obrero

It marked the first direct government intervention in shelter production.

Kamuning Housing Project.

What housing project did the PHC expand Barrio Obrero into?

World War II

What major event caused massive destruction and homelessness in Manila?

Juan Arellano

Who was the chief architect associated with the early housing designs?

Imelda Marcos

Who headed the Ministry of Human Settlements?

Ministry of Human Settlements (MHS).

What ministry was created to oversee human settlements?

Bagong Lipunan Sites and Services (BLISS) program

introduced medium-rise walk-up apartment complexes to maximize urban land use for low and middle-income families. 

Batas Pambansa Bilang 220 

 was enacted to establish relaxed minimum design and engineering standards, specifically for economic and socialized housing projects to make them financially accessible.