TAO-Pilipinas takes the participatory approach to community development planning, using methodologies and tools that strongly engage the community in the planning process. We facilitate the formulation of People’s Plans to help communities negotiate for security of tenure, access financing for social housing, and address shelter needs and issues.

We provide the following technical services:

• pre-design services (including housing site assessments, community action planning)
• site and physical planning (including master development planning, subdivision planning)
• site development planning
• housing design (for horizontal and high-density housing

Here are some representative projects that we have done:

• Parola Conceptual Development Plan
• Baseco Conceptual Development Plan
• Community Development Plan for MRR-Pineda
• SRAI Conceptual Development Plan
• Platinumville Subdivision and Site Development Plan
• Community-based Technical Assistance to Urban Poor Communities in the Philippines
• Alternative On-site Development Plan for DSOP
• Conceptual Planning and Design for UP Daang Tubo Site
• Conceptual Development Plan for SHEC Phase 5 and 6
• Conceptual Development Plan for SHEC Phase 8 to 12
• Conceptual Development Plan for SHEC Phase 14
• Houses-on-Stilts SANAGMANA Housing Project
• ACCA – City Process, Small and Big Project
• Masagana Resettlement Project (Resettlement of Vulnerable Families from Navotas)
• CRS Community Action Planning
• Sustainable Community Development of Masagana HOA