WorksheetsAPR - Planning Review - Session 4 - Quiz 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which statement best describes the historical evolution of housing in the Philippines?
It has always been state-led and market-free.
It evolved from communal and adaptive systems to colonial and capitalist frameworks.
It focused mainly on architectural aesthetics.
It began with high-rise condominiums during the Spanish era.
In the pre-colonial era, dwellings were built using local materials like bamboo and nipa. What key cultural practice defined construction during this time?
Competitive bidding
Bayanihan
Feudal tenancy
Subcontracting
Which of the following best exemplifies climate-responsive vernacular design from the pre-colonial period?
Bahay na Bato
BLISS Housing
Bahay Kubo
Art Deco House
The Torogan of the Maranao people symbolized what social characteristic?
Religious devotion
Economic trade
Social rank and nobility
Western influence
During the Spanish colonial period, what law influenced the orthogonal town grid pattern in Philippine settlements?
Law of Urban Design 1800
Laws of the Indies
Philippine Building Code
La Solidaridad Decree
The reducción policy implemented during the Spanish era aimed to:
Scatter rural communities
Centralize settlements around the church and plaza
Create independent barangays
Promote indigenous autonomy
The Bahay na Bato represented a transition in housing technology because it:
Introduced the first use of bamboo walls
Used purely imported materials
Shifted from lightweight vernacular to heavy masonry construction
Eliminated class distinctions in housing
What was a key consequence of the encomienda and hacienda systems on Philippine housing?
Free land for all citizens
Land concentration among elites, creating rural tenancy
Cooperative ownership
Reduction of poverty
The American colonial period is best remembered for introducing which urban planning concept?
Plaza Complex Planning
City Beautiful Movement
New Urbanism
Garden-less City
The Taft Commission’s land policy mainly benefited:
Indigenous peoples
American investors and local elites
Rural cooperatives
Homeless citizens
The post-war reconstruction period (1946–1970s) saw what major trend?
Gothic revival homes
Rapid urban migration and informal settlements
Decentralized agrarian communities
Decline of subdivision housing
Which decree created the Human Settlements Commission (HSC) under President Marcos?
PD 957
PD 1396
PD 933
EO 90
Batas Pambansa Blg. 220 (BP 220) was intended to:
Promote high-end condominium projects
Set design and technical standards for economic and socialized housing
Eliminate zoning ordinances
Fund overseas housing
Presidential Decree 957 (Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree) mainly safeguards:
Contractors and developers
Homebuyers and unit owners
Local government officials
Real estate brokers
After the EDSA Revolution, Executive Order 90 (1986) created what new coordinating body?
HSC
MHS
HUDCC
NHA
The Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA, RA 7279) aimed to:
Expand private landholdings
Deregulate construction codes
Provide a comprehensive housing program for underprivileged and homeless citizens
Abolish housing subsidies
Under UDHA, private developers are required to allocate how much of their project area for socialized housing?
5–10%
10–15%
15–20%
25–30%
RA 11201 (2019) created which major housing department?
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD)
Ministry of Housing and Development
National Urban Affairs Council
Philippine Housing Bureau
The Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC) was created to:
Build affordable housing
Draft urban zoning maps
Handle quasi-judicial housing and land disputes
Design socialized housing prototypes
In today’s context, which of the following remains a major challenge in Philippine housing policy?
Surplus of idle land
Balancing private development and social equity
Lack of building materials
Too few real estate investors
