Housing policies can’t keep up with evolving family trends in PHL - BusinessWorld Online

Housing policies can’t keep up with evolving family trends in PHL - BusinessWorld Online

By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE government should reform its housing policies as more Filipinos live with extended families — a sign that traditional family structures are shifting, according to the Philippines Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). About 29% of Filipino households are no longer the traditional nuclear type, as more relatives resort to cohabitation to share in housing and other costs, PIDS Supervising Resear…