Does housing development imperil food security

"Food for every ones table and every homes"

Many people conclude and think so.  Hence the good lady senator and her family who is  top housing developer are being bashed for turning farms into housing.  

We do need housing for our increasing population and must be addressed.  There are farmlands  that are no longer productive or arable?     And also, of the available arable lands that are arable only a small portion  is being cultivated

World bank data

Approximately 5.59 million hectares

The total arable land in the Philippines was approximately 5.59 million hectares in 201912. Arable land as a share of land area was at level of 18.7% in 2021, unchanged from the previous year34. Arable land includes land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow3. Of the Philippines' total land area of 30 million hectares, about 4.94 million hectares are arable5

The people at DAR are in a tight balancing act when converting lands from agricultural   It is hard to get a conversion mind you.  So many requirements and it takes time.   Just try