(f) M etro M anila Development Authority (M M DA) The MMDA is the principal agency responsible for infrastructure development projects within the NCR and also undertakes evictions and resettlement on a regular basis. (g) Presidential Com m ission on the Urban Poor (PCUP) The PCUP is empowered to coordinate and monitor the implementation of government programmes that affect the urban poor. It also promotes the participation of the urban poor in governance processes that affect them on a daily basis. Prior to 2008 the PCUP was also responsible for issues certificates of compliance before an eviction could take place. However, this function has since been devolved to LGUs. (h) Com m ission on Hum an Rights (CHR) The CHR is a constitutional commission whose mandate includes the review and monitoring of forced evictions and resettlement. It has the power to hear individual complaints alleging human rights abuses in the context of evictions and resettlement. However, it does not have the power to issue binding decisions or judgments against government or private entities. 6.2 Housing Finance Institutions (a) Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) SHFC is a government financing institution that is a subsidiary of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) mandated to manage the Community Mortgage Programme (CMP). By virtue of Executive Order No. 272, SHFC was likewise directed to be one of the lead agencies to adopt social housing programmes that will accommodate Informal Settler Families (ISFs) living along the major waterways in Metro Manila under the Peoples’ Proposal Scheme. Two particular housing programmes under SHF’s supervision are: the Community Mortgage Programme (CMP) and the Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund (AKPF) Programme. (b) Hom e Developm ent M utual Fund (HDM F) The HDMF – known popularly as the Pag-IBIG Fund – was established in 1978 to provide a national savings programme and affordable shelter financing for the Philippine workers. The Fund offers its members short-term loans and access to housing programmes. Membership is mandatory for all employees covered by government and private social security schemes, as well as some other government employees and those employed by foreign-based employers. 51