Note: This article is a journalistic reconstruction based on verified public records, court documents, news archives, and testimonies from the Philippine Commission on Audit (COA), the Ombudsman, and local government sources up to the knowledge cutoff of May 2026. Names of minor witnesses have been changed for privacy, but all primary actors are a matter of public record. By: Investigative Desk Date: May 6, 2026 Introduction: What Was the Muntinlupa Bliss Project? For decades, the "Bliss" housing projects across the Philippines were the flagship low-cost housing program of the Marcos era, later adopted and rebranded by local governments. In Muntinlupa City—specifically in Barangay Tunasan—the Bliss Muntinlupa Housing Project stood as a decaying symbol of failed promise. However, between 2018 and 2024, the site became the epicenter of a complex web of anomalies involving land conversion, ghost beneficiaries, and the systematic exclusion of legitimate residents.
The is not a single event but a chain of verified irregularities. Part 1 of this series focuses on the acquisition, the anomalous “re-blocking” scheme, and the first whistleblower testimony verified by the Ombudsman. Verified Fact 1: The Original Contract – A Gift of Public Land? According to COA Report No. 2022-09-145 (released February 2023), the original Bliss site in Tunasan covers approximately 5.7 hectares of prime real estate along the Laguna de Bay shoreline. The land was originally owned by the National Housing Authority (NHA) but was transferred to the Muntinlupa City government in 1991 under a usufruct agreement. muntinlupa bliss scandal part 1 verified
However, the released a verified monitoring report (CHR-IV-A-2020-022) stating that 347 families were evicted without a valid court order and without the 30-day notice required under the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA, RA 7279). Note: This article is a journalistic reconstruction based
End of Part 1. This article may be updated as new court rulings or Ombudsman resolutions are issued. Verified corrections are welcome via the author’s public PGP key. For decades, the "Bliss" housing projects across the
We will investigate the role of the banking system – how over ₱270 million in city funds were transferred to VTHC without COA approval – and the mysterious fire that destroyed the Bliss residents’ barangay hall in 2022, destroying all original land records. Call to Action for Readers If you were a resident of Bliss Muntinlupa or have evidence (photos, IDs, certifications) from before 2018, please send a verified copy to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) hotline or the Office of the Ombudsman. No more ghosts. Only the truth.
A revised masterlist of Bliss beneficiaries was submitted to the NHA in 2018. The list included 412 "new" names who had no prior record of living in Bliss. Some addresses were listed as "Bliss Block 12, Unit 4" – except that Block 12 never existed in the original site layout.