Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE SOLAR HOME SYSTEM FINANCING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAM, 
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The government’s housing projects to poor communities or to those communities severely damaged by 
strong typhoons/disasters is always dependent on the accessibility of basic necessities such as electricity 
and water. Victims of typhoon Sendong in Dumaguete City which occurred in 2011 has yet to receive their 
new “unit” as it just nearly done as of 2020.1 Sadly, for almost a decade, a very slow progression of the 
construction, bidding process and transfer operations still persists to the detriment of the homeless victims. 
Relocation sites being a socialized housing solution for our fellow countrymen still suffers setbacks due to 
lack of access to a primary utility - electricity since the usual chosen undeveloped domains are usually 
outside of the city or those quite remote. This legislation is to finance a renewable energy source – solar 
powers for the benefit of Filipino citizens. Solar powered lights might have a high acquisition cost but 
becomes practicable and sustainable in the long run. Likewise, usage of solar panels and lights reduces 
carbon emissions making our country acquiescent to the goals reducing global warming. Life of the 
relocated members is never easy as they have to re-adjust their jobs and personal goals if any. Hence, if 
we assure them of adequate access to electricity it will alleviate their troubled situation. 
This piece of legislation addresses the struggle of the lack of electricity in relocation sites by appropriating 
funds for a solar home system. This new technology must be widely used by the NHA and DOE as this will 
help the beneficiaries in a long term perspective since they will not have to worry how to cope with the 
rising costs of electricity. 
On behalf of the people of Parañaque City’s Second District, and for the common good of the Filipino 
people, the approval of the said measure is earnestly sought. 
REP. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
2nd District, Parañaque City 
1 https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/relocation-site-typhoon-sendong-victims-dgte-nearly-done 
September 20, 2022
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
Introduced by HON. GUS S. TAMBUNTING 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING THE SOLAR HOME SYSTEM FINANCING FOR SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAM, 
AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:  
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Solar Home System Financing for Social Housing 
Program Act.”  
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. – The Constitution mandates that the State shall protect and promote the 
right of people to decent housing with basic services at affordable cost. The informal settler families (ISFs), 
particularly those located in danger zones and those displaced by government infrastructure projects and 
calamities deserve no less than habitable resettlement areas as well as climate-resilient communities. 
Recognizing the right to have quality, reliable, affordable, safe and regular supply of electric power vis-a-
vis the vulnerability of the Philippine archipelago and its local communities, particularly the poor, women, 
and children, to potential dangerous consequences of climate change, the State shall strengthen, integrate, 
consolidate and institutionalize initiatives to address climate change in the context of sustainable 
development, such as the prioritization of renewable sources in energy generation to reduce greenhouse 
gas emissions. 
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. 
a)
Solar Energy. – refers to the energy derived from solar radiation that can be converted into useful
thermal or electricity energy.
b)
Solar Energy Systems. – refers to energy systems which convert solar energy into thermal or
electrical energy.
c)
Solar Home System (SHS). – refers to a stand-alone photovoltaic system that offers a cost-effective
mode of supplying amenity power for lighting and appliances to remote off-grid households.
Depending on viability, SHS may be grid-tie, off-grid or hybrid solar PV.
d)
Net Metering. – refers to a system, appropriate for distributed generation, In which a distribution
grid user has a two-way connection to the grid and only charged for his/her net electricity
consumption and is credited for any overall contribution to the electricity grid.
e)
Off-grid Systems. – refer to electrical systems not connected to the wires and related facilities of
the On-Grid Systems of the Philippines.
f)
On-grid Systems. – refers to electrical systems composed of interconnected transmission lines,
distribution lines, substations, and related facilities for the purpose of conveyance of the bilk power
on the grid of the Philippines.
g)
Renewable Energy Systems. – refer to energy systems which convert RE resources into useful
energy forms, like electrical, mechanical, etc.
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h) Rural Electrification. – refers to the delivery of basic electricity services, consisting of power 
generation, sub-transmission, and/or extension of associated power delivery system that would 
bring about important social and economic benefits to the countryside. 
 
Sec. 4. Creating the solar home systems financing for social housing program. – All current and 
future social housing financing programs shall require the integration of the SHS financing program to 
defray up-front Investment of poor families and communities on solar PV installations to provide secure, 
dean, and environmental-friendly power services in both in-city and off-city resettlement sites. The annual 
target for solar housing units shall be based on the combined annual social housing targets of the LGUs, 
NHA and SHFC. Per housing unit, a corresponding budget will be allocated for SHS financing based on the 
prevailing cost of solar home systems in the market on top of the cost for the production of the housing 
units. The terms of the financing program, which may be in the form of loans, grants and equity 
contributions from the shelter agencies shall be designed so that electricity-related expenditures of 
households over the medium- term will not be greater than expenditures they would incur if they were 
connected to the electricity grid. 
 
The annual target for solar housing units shall be based on the combined annual social housing targets of 
the NHA and SHFC. Per housing unit, a corresponding budget will be allocated for SHS financing based on 
the prevailing cost of solar home systems in the market on top of the cost for the production of the housing 
units.  
 
Sec. 5. Promotion of solar home systems as an affordable, viable, accessible, clean and 
cheaper energy source for social housing programs. – The NHA and SHFC shall incorporate 
education and information dissemination immediately in the first phase of the implementation of 
resettlement projects to orient ISFs about the SHS financing program. 
 
Sec. 6. Appropriations. – The amount necessary for the Implementation of this Act shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Department of Housing and Sustainable Urban 
Development (DHSUD), NHA and the SHFC, in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), 
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and other government agencies concerned, shall 
promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations within thirty (30) days upon the effectivity 
of this Act. 
 
Sec. 8. Separability Clause. – If any provision, section or part of this Act shall be declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, invalidate or impair any other provisions, sections 
or parts thereof. 
 
Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. – All laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, issuances, and rules and regulations 
or parts thereof which are contrary to and inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed, amended or 
modified accordingly. 
 
Sec. 10. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two 
(2) newspapers of general circulation of in the Official Gazette. 
 
Approved,