PAG-IBIG FUND OFFERS PROMO HOME LOAN RATES TO MAKE MORE HOMES AFFORDABLE UNDER PRESIDENT MARCOS’ EXPANDED 4PH

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino  Program continues to make homeownership more affordable for Filipino workers as  Pag-IBIG Fund offers promotional housing loan rates for members buying homes above  the socialized housing price ceiling up to P10 million, officials announced. 

The new promotional rates build on Pag-IBIG Fund’s earlier move to increase its  maximum housing loan amount to P10 million per borrower, which gave members  more financing options for homes that better match their needs, income and family  situation. 

Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary and Pag-IBIG  Fund Board Chairman Jose Ramon P. Aliling said the promotional rates form part of  Pag-IBIG Fund’s continuing efforts under the Marcos administration’s Expanded 4PH  Program, which has widened access to affordable home financing, revitalized the  housing industry, and continues to help more Filipino families achieve homeownership. 

“We continue to heed the directive of President Marcos to make decent and affordable homes  more accessible to Filipino families,” Aliling said. “Under Expanded 4PH, Pag-IBIG Fund has  made socialized housing more affordable for low-income earners through our 3 percent subsidized  housing loan rate for eligible socialized housing borrowers. We then increased our housing loan  limit to P10 million per borrower to give more members, particularly those in the middle class, a  better opportunity to choose a home that matches their needs and capacity. Now, through these  promotional rates, we are making those housing options even more affordable so more Filipino  workers can take the next step toward owning a home.” 

Under the promotional rates, housing loan or installment amounts above the socialized  housing price ceiling, currently up to P950,000 for house-and-lot units and up to P1.8  million for condominium units, and up to the low-cost housing ceiling of P2.5 million  shall have an interest rate of 4.5 percent per annum, fixed for three years. Meanwhile,  housing loan or installment amounts above the P2.5 million low-cost housing ceiling up  to P10 million shall have an interest rate of 5.75 percent per annum, also fixed for three  years. After the three-year fixed period, the loan shall be repriced based on the  borrower’s chosen repricing period. 

Pag-IBIG Fund Chief Executive Officer Marilene C. Acosta said the lower rates will be  felt directly by members through reduced monthly amortizations, especially during the  first three years of their housing loan.

For example, a P2.5 million loan payable over 30 years will have an estimated monthly  amortization of about P12,667 under the new 4.5 percent promotional rate, compared to  about P15,393 under the previous 6.25 percent rate, or savings of around P2,726 per  month. Meanwhile, a P10 million loan payable over 30 years will have an estimated  monthly amortization of about P58,357 under the new 5.75 percent promotional rate,  compared to about P61,572 under the previous 6.25 percent rate, or savings of around  P3,215 per month. 

“We know that buying a home is one of the biggest and most important decisions a family will  make,” Acosta said. “By lowering our three-year fixed rates from 6.25 percent to as low as 4.5  percent, we are helping our members save on their monthly amortization during the first three  years of their loan. These savings can help families manage their daily needs, or even be set aside  in their Pag-IBIG Regular Savings or MP2 Savings so they can better prepare for the future  while taking the important step toward owning a home.” 

Qualified members may avail of the promotional rates for Pag-IBIG Housing Loan and  Pag-IBIG Acquired Assets Long-Term Installment Payment applications received until  Dec. 31, 2026. 

“Affordable home financing and saving for the future are at the heart of Pag-IBIG Fund’s  mandates, and we know that our members have different needs, incomes and capacities,” Acosta  said. “That is why we continue to offer programs that respond to them, from the 3 percent  subsidized rate for eligible socialized housing borrowers, to expanded financing of up to P10  million, and now these promotional rates for members buying homes above the socialized housing  ceiling. Our goal is to make homeownership more affordable for more Filipino workers, while  helping them keep more of their hard-earned money for their savings, their families and their  future.”