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Introduced by SENATOR FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. 
Explanatory Note 
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The 1987 Constitution provides that, "the state shall, by law, and for 
the common good, undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a 
continuing program of urban land reform and housing which will make 
availaqle at affordable cost, decent housing and basic services to under-
privileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. 
x x x." (lA.rticie XIII, Section 9) 
True to the above mandate, numerous agencies, public and 
private, as well as the local government units, have been given 
imprimatur by the state to institute programs and construct facilities 
aimed at delivering to our citizens the most basic commodity of shelter. 
However, credible and current statistics show that there still remains 
a heavy backlog in the housing sector, which now stands at a dismal 5.8 
million housing units in 2016, according to the Philippine Development 
Plan, 2011-2016. 
While the housing need for all Filipino families is a constant priority, 
the government has to notice also the largest beneficiary group on whom 
all government depends: its loyal and hardworking-and equally needing-
government employees, who render valuable services and without whom 
its machinery would be rendered paralyzed. 
Because of the built-in facility of an administrative and transactional 
link and network between the state and its employees as result of their 
symbiotic relationship, the government can and must tap into such a 
facility by accessing its database, and readily reach out to them and 
implement an effective housing program specially for them. The 
government only has to lay down the policy and coordinate the efforts 
and the interconnections of the various key shelter agencies (KSAs) 
involved in addressing the housing need, including the local government 
units and also the private sector, all of which have their multifarious 
respective programs for housing financing. 


The goal of this bill is not only to create a national housing program 
specifically for government employees, but also to integrate into such 
program all existing individual housing loans of which government 
employees are the beneficiaries. This bill intends to establish a "one-stop 
shop" for the housing needs of government employees and integrate into 
one single program the various housing programs of these agencies and 
LGUs, including those of the particular mother units of employees (i.e., the 
Socializ.ed Housing for Teachers and Employees [SHELTER Program] of the 
Department of Education) under one national office that shall administer 
the same. 
In the process, the government will not only be able to address the 
housing backlog, but also find efficiencies to obviate the bureaucratic 
delays that -normally accompany the implementation of a housing 
program. This is especially true for the very persons in its own employ, the 
government employees, with whom they are symbiotically linked in a 
contractual relationship of employment. Moreover, on the other side of 
the bargaining table, the parties participating in the Program, both public 
and private, shall also be assured of incentives and reasonable returns on 
their investments. 
In view of thereof, the passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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Introduced by Senator FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
AND FOR OTHER PUROSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of 
the Philippines in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Civil Service 
Housing Program of 2073." 
SECTION 2. 
Declaration of Policy. - The State hereby affirms the 
state policies enshrined in the Constitution and in various national laws to 
provide decent housing for its citizens, especially government employees, 
such as but not limited to the following: 
1. Continuing program of urban land reform and housing which will 
rrake available at affordable cost, decent housing and basic 
sl3rvices to under-privileged and homeless citizens. in urban centers 
ond resettlement areas, in cooperation with the private sector. 
2. Full protection to labor, since the State is indubitably acting as the 
employer of government personnel. 
3. Decentralization and full participation of local government units. 
4. Participation of non-governmental. community-based, or sectoral 
organizations that promote the welfare of the nation. 
5. Equitable allocation of national funds for purposes of housing 
programs and projects for housing purposes. 
SECTION 3. 
The Civil Service Housing Program. - There is hereby 
created a Civil Service Housing Program that shall be developed and 
implemented by the Civil Service Housing Executive Committee that is 
hereby created in Section 5 hereunder. The Civil Service Housing Program 
shall systematize and institutionalize a comprehensive housing program for 
government personnel, under certain conditions and factors to be 
determined by the Committee, after prior consultation with the Key 
Shelter Agencies (KSAs) and participating Local Government Units (LGUs) 
as stated hereunder. 


The Program shall also integrate and subsume all existing housing 
programs of which government employees are the beneficiaries, in 
accordance with Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Act. 
SECTION 4. 
Coverage. - The Civil Service Housing Program shall 
extend to all government personnel embraced in the term "Civil Service", 
as defined by Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 807. 
SECTION 5. 
Civil Service Housing Executive Committee. - A Civil 
Service Housing Executive Committee is hereby created to administer the 
Civil Service Housing Program. The Civil Service Housing Executive 
Commiittee shall be composed of the Housing and Urban Development 
Coordinating Council (HUDCC) Chairman as ex officio Chairman and, as 
ex offidio members, the Secretary or appropriate Undersecretary of the 
Department of Interior and Local Government. the heads of Social 
Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Home 
Development Mutual Fund 
(HDMF/Pag-IBIG Fund), National Home 
Mortgage Financing Corporation, Home Guaranty Corporation, National 
Housing Authority (NHA), Socialized Housing Financing Corporation 
(SHFC) . 
SECTION 6. Participation and Coordination of Key Shelter Agencies 
(KSAs). - The Program shall effectively involve and coordinate the various 
housing and financing programs of the key shelter agencies that are 
involved in the housing sector, namely, the Social Security System (SSS), 
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Home Development Mutual 
Fund 
(HDMF/Pag-IBIG 
Fund), 
National Home Mortgage Financing 
Corporation, Home Guaranty Corporation, National Housing Authority 
(NHA), Socialized Housing Financing Corporation (SHFC), and those of the 
other Departments, agencies and offices of the government. 
The Program shall also effectively integrate and subsume all existing 
housing loans which have been availed of by government employees. 
SECTION 7. 
Participation of Local Government Units (LGUs). - The 
housing programs of the local government units (LGUs) specifically 
intended for government employees shall be effectively integrated to the 
Civil Service Housing Program for program and policy coordination. LGUs 
shall also determine and provide available lands for the Program, 
including idle and underutilized lands, as provided in Section 10 hereof. 
SECTION 8. Participation of the Private Sector. - For the successful 
implementation of the Program, the Act hereby encourages the full and 
effective participation of the private sector and other non-governmental 
organizations (NGOs), which are recognized as indispensable partners in 
addressing the housing backlog. The Program shall provide a fiscal 
incentives program for participating representatives from the private 
sector and NGOs, whether as landowner, developer, or financier, donor, 
or othe'rwise, without prejudice to Section 12 (g) of this Act on deductibility 
of donCitions. 
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SECTION 
9. 
Prohibition on Alienation. -
Sale, conveyance, 
assignment of or any transfer of right over the housing unit purchased or 
availed as a result of the Program shall be strictly prohibited within a 
period of ten (10) years, unless the transfer shall be made in favor of the 
employee's family member up to the second 
(2nd) 
degree by 
consanguinity. 
SECTION 10. Comprehensive Inventory and Geo-hazard Mapping 
of Available Lands. - Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act, 
the Executive Committee, in consultation with the KSAs and the local 
government units, shall conduct a comprehensive inventory of available 
lands of the Governrnent, including idle and underutilized ones, which 
may be used for the Program. In conjunction with the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources, the Executive Committee shall 
conduct the necessary geo-hazard mapping and urban planning study of 
all lands earmarked for the Program. including the lands donated by the 
private sector and the LGUs. 
SECTION 11. Program Official Database . .. The Executive Cornrnittee 
shall establish and maintain an official database of the Program, including 
all integrated housing programs and loans whose beneficiaries are 
government employees. 
SECTION 12. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) 
days from effectivity of this Act, the Executive Committee shall 
promUlgate the rules and regulations to effectively implement the 
Program and the provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 13. Funding Sources. - For the initial implementation of this 
Act, the amount of One Billion Pesos (PhP1,000,000,000.00) shall be 
appropriated from the General Appropriations Act of the year of 
effectivity of this Act. Other sources of funds shall include: 
a) Specific 
budget allocation 
for 
the 
Program. in 
the 
yearly 
6ppropriations for the key. shelter agencies (KSAs) that derive 
budgetary support from the National Government; 
b) Specific budget allocations from the funds of the local government 
units (LGUs); 
c) One percent (1%) of the Value-Added Tax collections under the 
National Internal Revenue Code of 1997; 
d) Gratuitous financial assistance and donations from legitimate 
sources from the private sector and NGOs, which shall be exempt 
from the donor's tax and the same shall be considered as allowable 
deductions from the gross income of the donor. in accordance with 
the provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as 
amended: Provided. That the allowable deductions shall be 
equivalent to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the value of such 
donation. 


SECTION 14. 
Separability Clause. - The provIsions of this Act are 
hereby declared to be separable and if any clause, sentence, provision 
or section of this Act or its application thereof to any person or 
circumstance should, for any reason, be held invalid or unconstitutional, 
such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions or 
application of this Act which can be given force and effect. 
SECTION 15. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, charters, 
executive 
orders, 
administrative 
orders, 
proclamations, 
rules 
and 
regulations, or parts thereof insofar as they are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 16. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after completion of publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper 
of general circulation. 
ApproV\ed,