Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

6046

HOUSE BILL

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE NOEL L. VILLANUEVA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 was the worst volcanic eruption that occurred in the 21"
Century. It has brought tremendous damages to Central Luzon killing more than seven hundred
people and left more than two hundred thousand homeless. Practically, all the communities in the
vicinity had been buried by the rampaging lahar that caused numerous people to seek refuge in the
once forested areas, specifically the Sitios from the different barangays of Anupul, San Nicolas,
‘San Roque and Lourdes, all in the Municipality of Bamban, Province of Tarlac, which, since 1991,
had served as resettlement areas for the affected residents, namely: Sitio Matagpo, Sitio Mainang,
Sitio Dapdap, also in Brgy. San Nicolas, Municipality of Bamban, Tarlac. These parcels of public
lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
had been vastly improved with numerous public infrastructures to provide comfort and
convenience to residents therein. Since the affected residents could no longer return to their
original domicile, there is a need to award the lands to the victims of Mount Pinatubo so they
cannot be evicted from the lands, which they have been occupying since 1991

It is therefore the paramount objective of this important piece of legislation to reclassify the
aforementioned public lands located in the Municipality of Bamban, Province of Tarlac as
alienable and disposable public lands and directing the DENR to conduct a cadastral survey to
determine the technical description or metes and bounds and appropriate measurement for the
eventual titling of the lands to be awarded to the actual occupants. The government also stands to
earn from this undertaking as the owners will pay the appropriate real property taxes for the lands
they are occupying,

In Municipal Resolution No. 139, Series of 2017 of the Municipality of Bamban, Province of
Tarlac, It likewise requests the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to reclassify
the aforementioned Public Lands .

In view of the foregoing reasons, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

WU, Senses

NOEL L. VILLANUEVA
Representative
Third District, Tarlac


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 6046

Introduced by: REPRESENTATIVE NOEL L. VILLANUEVA

“AN ACT
RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LOCATED IN
SITIOS FROM THE DIFFERENT BARANGAYS OF ANUPUL, SAN NICOLAS, SAN
ROQUE AND LOURDES, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAMBAN, PROVINCE OF
TARLAC FROM UNCLASSIFIED FOREST LANDS INTO ALIENABLE AND
DISPOSABLE LANDS”

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. The parcel of lands of public domain located in Sitios from the different
Barangays of Anupul, San Nicolas and Lourdes, Municipality of Bamban, Province of Tarlac are
hereby reclassified and declared as alienable and disposable lands open to disposition for
residential and other productive purposes and to private rights.

SECTION 2. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is hereby
directed to undertake a relocation survey of the subject parcel of lands of public domain to
determine the technical description or metes and bounds and appropriate measurement.

The DENR shall issue the rules and regulations to implement this Act.

SECTION 3. All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, which are
inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon publication in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved