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Introduced by Senator Ralph G. Recto
AN ACT
REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO PREPARE 
AND IM PLEM ENT A LAND USE DEV ELOPMENT AND INI RASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR 
THE OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF ITS RESOURCES IN ADDRESSING BASIC 
EDUCATION FACILITY SHORTAGES
Explanatory Note
A conducive physical learning environment in the classroom and the school will help 
contribute to the attainment of the goal of quality basic education for alt. Thus, a suitable school site 
should be one that best serves educational activities, enables the optimum utilization of resources, 
and meets the requirements on location, accessibility, topography, soil condition, size, and 
disaster/risk reduction measures.
This bill addresses the Constitutional mandate of the State to give priority to edueation in 
order to aceelerate social progress and promote human development. The bill provides for the 
preparation of an effective land use and development plan that public elementary and secondary 
schools nationwide will implement to optimize utilization of resources, address faeility deficiency 
and foresee the infrastrueture needs of the publie sehool seetor. Lands owned by educational 
institutions must not be allowed to remain idle especially when these can be developed to best seiwe 
the needs of the students and faculty.
The aim of site development planning for any school is to contribute toward the creation of a 
proper teaching-learning environment. It shows improvements in the school site including the 
position of existing and proposed buildings, the anangement of circulation elements, and the 
utilization of open areas. It will also aid school officials in making informed decisions regarding 
educational facilities management. It shall be regarded as a flexible framework which allows 
modifications dictated by changing conditions.
However, at certain times, complying with the prescribed standards can be hard to achieve 
due to the lack of funding for the needed physical resources. The land use development and 
infrastructure plan can thus serve as a “u7.v////.s7” for future development projects of the sehool. It can 
also serve as the initial blueprint in the possible conversion of the public educational institution into 
an integrated school to substantially address the community’s infrastructure needs for both the 
elementary and secondary levels.
In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S. No.
Introduced by Senator Ralph G. Recto
AN AC 1
REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC ELEM ENTAR\ 
AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO 
PREPARE 
AND 
IMPLEMENT 
A 
LAND 
USE 
DE\ ELOPMENT 
AND 
INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN FOR THE OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF ITS RESOURCES 
IN ADDRESSING BASIC EDUCATION FACILITY SHORTAGES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section I. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the "Public School Land Use
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Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDJP) Act".
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. -  It is the policy of the State to ensure optimum utilization
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of the land resources of all public elementary and secondary schools for the purpose of anticipating
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the future needs and expansion of schools relative to school population growth and construction
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of needed infrastructure and physical facility requirements which will contribute to a more
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conducive teaching-learning environment and conform with disaster risk reduction management
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in schools.
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Sec. 3. Preparation and Implementation of the LUDIP. -  A committee composed of the
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school officials, together with the assistance of the respective Office of the School Division
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Superintendent of the Department of Education (DepEd), the District/City/Municipal Engineering
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Office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other government agencies
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concerned, shall be required to prepare and implement a Land Use Development and Infrastructure
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Plan (LUDIP) designed to improve and optimally utilize the resources of their respective public
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elementary and secondary schools.
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The LUDIP shall be submitted by the school to the DepEd within two (2) years after the
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approval of this Act: Provided, That it shall be updated periodically as the need arises; Provided.
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further. That the DepEd shall be informed of changes made thereof: Provided, finally. That it
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should be reviewed by the committee ten (10) years after its approval to ensure that it remains
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relevant and in consonance with current conditions and realities.
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Priority in the approval of infrastructure projects shall be given to the schools which have
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prepared and submitted a LUDIP to the DepEd.


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Sec. 4. Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan. -  Each public elementary and
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secondary school shall endeavor to provide both a condueive teaching-learning and recreation area
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for the students and faculty for the holistie development of the learners. The infrastmeture and
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physical facility requirements must also comply with prevailing disaster risk reduction and
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mitigation measures.
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The site development must be flexible enough to allow modifications according to the
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school’s prevailing and future needs; Provided, That modifications shall adhere as much as
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possible to the basie pattern of development.
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The land use development and infrastructure plan shall include the following:
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a) School planning framework, principles and processes, 
including master
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development plans;
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b) Detailed geographical description and survey of the site occupied by the school;
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c) Inventory of all existing buildings, facilities, and other infrastructure within the
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compound or area occupied by the public school;
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d) Cadastral survey of land occupied by the school, including detailed geographical
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descriptions on land disputes, natural and man-made hazards for climate change
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issues;
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e) Recommendations for use of all idle and available land inside the school campus
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including a feasibility study on the construction of additional classrooms or
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buildings relative to population growth and estimated increase in student
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enrolment;
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f) School building and facility condition assessment report which will include actual
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defects, damages, and other structural issues; replacement, repairs, retrofitting,
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improvements and maintenance needed;
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g) Design and estimated cost of construction, operation, and maintenance of other
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infrastructure needs of the educational institution; and
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e. Financial plan, which may include among others, feasibility studies, sources of
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funding, income, loans, and public-private partnerships.
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Sec. 5. Appropriations. -  The amount necessary to effectively carry out the provisions of
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this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  Within sixty (60) days from the approval
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of this Act, the DepEd, in coordination with the DPWH, shall promulgate the rules and regulations
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necessary to implement this Act.
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Sec. 7. Separability Clause. -  If any part or provision of this Act shall be held
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unconstitutional or invalid, other provisions, which are not affected thereby, shall continue to be
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in full force and effeet.


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S ec. 8. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations or other
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issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act arc hereby repealed or modified
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accordingly.
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Sec. 9. EJfectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen ( 15) days after its publication in the
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Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,