Squatters: A Bane to the Philippine Social Infrastructure? As the OHSDP Davao convention, comes to a close, (August 28-30, 2013), I wish to focus on one of the major concerns of housing which is addressing a chronic and progressive problem of the homeless. The urban poor family in order to survive, has no alternative, but to find a dwelling place no matter where and whatever manner. Ending up to be known as an “informal settler”, more commonly known as a “squatter”. 4th Annual Real Estate Convention at Davao, 2013 The Organization of Socialized Housing Developments of the Philippine (OSHDP) us pushing for the inclusion of specific residential condominium projects under socialized housing through an amendment of R.A. 7279 to pave the way for what the group describes as “socialized housing condominiums”. Mr. Tan said the the housing problems in the country remains huge with 600.000 informal settler families all over the country and 104,000 in the N...