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First Regular Session 
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EXPLANATORY 
This bill seeks to establish a National Land Use Code in the Philippines in 
order to provide for a rational] holistic, and just allocation, utilization, 
management] and development of the country’s land resources. To ensure their 
optimum use consistent with the principle of sustainable development. 
Toward this end, this Bill seeks to adopt a kand use and allocation pattern 
that promotes and ensures: 
(a) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food production 
activities and highest priority to the completion of the 
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP); 
(b) Food security in basic food commodities with emphasis on self- 
sufficiency in rice and corn production through efficient and 
sustainable use of land resources consistent with the principles 
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development , 
natural 
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development, and agrarian reform; 
(c) Sustainable development, management and utilization of natural 
resources, and maintenance and preservation of environmental 
integrity and stability; 
(d) Rational population distribution and settlements development; 
(e) Equitable and sustainable economic growth, and balanced and 
dispersed industrial and tourism development guided by the 
principles of agrarian reform, urban land reform, and rural 
development; 
(f) Energy security or energy self-sufficiency through sustainable 
and priority development of indigenous energy resources; 
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(9) Harmony between the rights and the varied interests of every 
Filipino within the framework of people empowerment, 
decentralization, social justice, and equity; 
(h) Respect and protection of the sustainable traditional resource 
rights of the indigenous cultural communities/indigenous 
peoples (ICCs/lPs) to their ancestral domains to ensure their 
economic, social, and cultural well-being as well as recognition 
of the applicability of customary laws and sustainable traditional 
resource use and management, knowledge, and practices in 
ancestral domains; 
(i) Protection of the rights of basic sectors to ensure equitable 
access to the country's land and other resources through state 
regulation of land valuation to prevent uncontrolled land 
speculation resulting in tremendous increase in land pricing; and 
(j) An 
integrated approach to 
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utilization, 
allocation, 
development and management of water as a. limited resource. 
that will complement and support sustainable land utilization, 
and ensure water security. 
Hence, the immediate approval of this Bill is earnestly urged. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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AN ACT 
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY, PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING 
MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
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CHAPTER I 
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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 
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SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known and cited as the "National Land 
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Use Act of the Philippines." 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policies ana' Principles. - It is the policy of the State to 
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provide for a rational, holistic, and just allocation, utilization, management, and 
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development of the country's land resources to ensure their optimum use consistent 
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with the principle of sustainable development. 
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promotes and ensures: 
Toward this end, the State shall adopt a land use and allocation pattern that 
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(CARP); 
(a) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food production activities and 
highest priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program 
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(b) Food security in basic food commodities with emphasis on self-sufficiency in 
rice and corn production through efficient and sustainable use of land resources 
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consistent with the principles of sound agricultural development, natural resources 
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development, and agrarian reform; 
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(c) Sustainable development, management and utilization of natural resources, 
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and maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability; 
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(d) Rational population distribution and settlements development; 
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(e) Equitable and sustainable economic growth, and balanced and dispersed 
industrial and tourism development guided by the principles of agrarian reforp, urban 
land reform, and rural development; 
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Energy security or energy self-sufficiency through sustainable and priority 
development of indigenous energy resources; 
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(9) Harmony between the rights and the varied interests of every Fifipino within 
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the framework of people empowerment, decentralization, social justice, and equity; 
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(h) Respect and protection of the sustainable traditional resource rights of tbe 
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indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/lPs) to their ancestral 
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domains to ensure their economic, social, and cultural well-being as well as recognition 
of the applicability of customary laws and sustainable traditional resource use and 
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management, knowledge, and practices in ancestral domains; 
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(i) Protection of the rights of basic sectors ta ensure equitable access to the 
country's land and other resources through state regulation of land valuation to prevent 
uncontrolled land speculation resulting in tremendous increase in land pricing; and 
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An integrated approach to the utilization, allocation, development and 
management of water as a limited resource that wit1 complement and support 
sustainable land utilization, and ensure water security. 
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It is also the policy of the State to institutional~z~ 
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patterns. This shall be supported by a national land use allocation system and a land 
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resource information and management system. 
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Guided by the principle that the use of land bears a social function and that all 
economic agents shall contribute to the common good, landowners shall be hetd 
responsible for developing and conserving their lands thereby making their lands 
productive and supportive of environmental stability. 
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varied, but limited, resources. 
Multiple land usage is also encouraged to optimize utilization of our country’s 
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SEC. 3, Scope. - This Act shall apply to all lands whether public, private, or 
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government-owned, andlor in the possession of individuals, communities, or groups of 
people, to guide and/or govern the use, allocation, and management of land resources 
including such activities which bear impact on said resources. 
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Definitions. - As used in and for purposes of this Act, the following 
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terms shall mean: 
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”Agricultural Lands” refer to lands devoted to or suitable for the cultivation 
of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or 
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aquaculture production, including the harvesting of such farm products, and other farm 
activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations by 
persons whether natural or juridical and not classified by law as mineral land, forest 
land, residential land, commercial land, or industrial land; 
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“Agricultural land Use Conversion” refers to the undertaking of any 
developqent activities which modify or alter the physical characteristics of agricultural 
lands to render them suitable for non-agricultural purposes with an approved order of 
conversion issued exclusively by the Land Use Policy Administration upon the 
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(c) 
“Alienable and Disposable Lands” refer to lands of the public domain 
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which have been delineated, classified and certified as such and available for 
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disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141 
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Public Land Act”; 
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“Ancestral Domains” refer to all areas generally belonging to indigenous 
cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/lPs) as defined in Republic Act No. 
8371 , otherwise known as “The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997” or “IPRA”; 
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“Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)” refers to a document embodying 
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a set of policies accompanied by maps and similar illustrations which represent the 
community-desired pattern of population distribution and a proposal for the future 
allocation of land to the various land-using activities, in accordance with the social and 
economic objectives of the people. It identifies the location, character and extent of the 
area’s land resources to be used for different purposes and includes the process and 
the criteria employed in the determination of the land use. It incorporates the protected 
areas including the protected agricultural lands provided for in Sec. 33 hereof; 
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“Comprehensive Land Use Planning” refers to the act of defining the 
allocation, utilization, development, and management of all lands within a given territory 
or jurisdiction according to the inherent characteristics of the land itself and supportive 
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of sustainable, economic, demographic, socio-cultural and environmental objectives as 
an aid to decision-making and legislation; 
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“Coastal Area/Zone” is a band of dry land and adjacent sea or ocean 
space (water and submerged land) in which terrestrial processes and uses directly 
affect marine or oceanic processes and uses, and vice versa. Its landward limit shall be 
two (2) kilometers from the shoreline at highest high tide, to include mangrove swamps, 
brackish water ponds, nipa swamps and estuarine rivers, and its seaward limit shall be 
up to the 200-meter isobath, to include sandy beaches, coral reefs, algal flats, seagrass 
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“Customary Laws” refer to a body of written andlor unwritten rules, 
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observed by respective ICCs/lPs consistent with the IPRA; 
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“Development Plan” refers to a document which defines the activities or 
measures that the national government or local government units (LGUs) intend to 
implement in order to achieve a defined set of development goals. It integrates the 
socio-economic and sectoral plans of the national government or its instrumentality or a 
particular LGU with spatial plans such as land use or physical framework plans. It may 
include an analysis of problems and resources, definition of goals and objectives, policy 
guidelines, project and target achievements, and an implementation mechanism which 
defines the roles and contributions expected from the government and the private 
sector. 
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“Disaster-prone Areas” refer to areas frequently visited and/or prone to 
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experience weather/climatic, hydrologic, geologic and other natural calamities; 
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“Ecologically-fragile Lands” refer to lands within the critical watershed, 
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brackish and freshwater wetlands, pasture lands and croplands which require 
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rehabilitation and whose continued unsustainable use would adversely affect the 
productivity of lowland agricultural areas and the stability of the upland system and the 
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“Energy Resources” refer to surface or subsurface substances, which 
serve as energy sources. These are traditionally mineral fuel deposits such as coal, 
petroleum, natural gas or resources from geothermal or hydro reservoirs, or non 
conventional sources such as ocean waves, solar, wind, biomass, and other similar 
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“Energy Resource Lands” refer to lands where naturally occurring or 
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viable for exploration, development, production, utilization, and distribution purposes; 
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“Environmentally Critical Areas” refer to areas declared by law or 
presidential issuance as: (a) protected areas pursuant to epublic Act No. 7586 or the 
“NIPAS Act of 1992; (b) areas f6r watershed reserves; (c) areas set aside as‘aesthktic 
potential tourist spots; (d) areas which constitute the habitat for any endangered or 
threatened species of indigenous Philippine wildlife (flora and fauna); (e) areas of 
unique historic, archeological and scientific interests; (9 areas that are traditionally 
occupied by the ICCsllPs; (9) areas with critical slopes; (h) areas frequently visited 
andlor hard hit by natural calamities (geologic hazards, floods, typhoons and volcanic 
activities); (i) areas classified as prime agricultural lands; (j) recharge areas of aquifers; 
(k) water bodies; (I) mangrove areas; (m) 
coral reefs; (n) mossy and virgin forests; (0) 
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rivers and river banks; (p) swamp forest and marshlands; (9) foreshore lands; and (r) 
small islands five thousand (5,000) hectares and below in size. For purposes of this 
Act, this term shall also refer to other terrestrial, aquatic and marine areas that need 
special protection and conservation measures because they are ecologically fragile or 
they are needed for food security and food self-sufficiency as determined by concerned 
agencies and local government units in consultation with the concerned sectors; 
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(0) “Exhausted Energy Resource Lands” refer to specific energy resource 
sites whose energy reserves of the desired type(s) are no longer in sufficient quantity or 
quality to justify additional expenditure for their extraction and utilization; 
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“Exhausted Mineral Lands” refer to specific sites whose mineral deposits 
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“Food Self-sufficiency” refers to the policy objective of meeting the food 
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“Food Security” refers to the policy objective, plan and strategy of meeting 
the food requirements of the present and future generations of Filipinos in quantity, 
ensuring the availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all, either through local 
production or importation, or both, based on the country’s existing and potential 
resource endowment and related production advantages] and consistent with the overall 
national development objectives and policies; 
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“Forestlands” refer to those lands of the public domain which have been 
subjected to land evaluation and classification and have been legally designated as 
such for production forest and protectionlamenity forest. They include the public forest, 
the permanent forest or forest reserves, and forest reservations; 
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“Foreshore Land” refers to a string of land that margins a body of water or 
the shore between the lowest low waterline of a low tide terrace and the upper limit of 
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wave wash at highest high tide, usually marked by a beach scarp or berm; 
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“Geo-hazard Areas” refer to areas where natural or man-induced 
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geological processes that have the potential to cause destruction and pose threat or risk 
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to man’s life and property take place; 
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“Indigenous Cultural Communitiesllndigenous Peoples (ICCs/lPs)” refer to 
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a group of people or homogenous societies defined under Republic Act No. 8371, 
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otherwise known as “The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997” or “ I P W ;  
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“Indigenous Energy Resources” refer to energy resources, which originate 
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“Inland Waters” refer to waters which are not coastal and marine waters 
not subject to acquisitive prescription consistent with the provisions of Presidential 
Decree No. 1067, otherwise known as “The “Water Code of the Philippines”; 
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“Land” refers to resources, both natural and man-made, found on the 
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”Land Subclassification” refers to the act of determining and assigning the 
uses of classified public lands such as forest or timber lands, national parks and mineral 
lands in accordance with existing laws; 
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“Land Use” refers to the manner of utilizing the land, including its 
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allocation, development and management; 
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“Land Use Classification” refers to the act of delineating or allocating lands 
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according to protection land use, production land use, settlements development, 
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infrastructure development, and other land uses as defined and provided for in this Act; 
“Land Use Policy Administration (LOPA)” refers to an administrative, 
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regulatory and quasi-judicial body provided for under this Act which shall be the final 
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authority in all matters relating to land use planning; 
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“Mandatory public hearingslconsultations” refers to the mechanism for 
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ensuring the involvement of the affected stakeholders in land use planning from local to 
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results before its finalization; 
national level. It involves giving notice of hearing/consuitation to affected stakeholders 
by publication or posting in conspicuous cases, conduct af reasonable number of 
hearings, solicitation of positions and public presentation and validation of the planning 
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(ee) “Mineral Lands” refer to Iands where mineral resources are found; 
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“National Parks’’ refer to land of the public domain classified as such in the 
1987 Philippine Constitutian which include all areas under the Nationat Integrated 
Protected Areas System pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the ~ ‘ ~ I P ~ S  
Act of 1992” ; 
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“Non-agricultural Land Use Conversion” refers to the act of changing the 
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“Non-Government Organization (NGO)” refers to a private, non-profit 
voluntary organization that is committed to the task of political, socio-economic, 
physical, cultural and environmental development and established primarily to provide 
service to marginalized sectors in these areas; 
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“People‘s Organization (PO)” refers to a private, non-profit, voluntary and 
community-based organization established primarily to provide service to its members 
and the community in general; 
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“Physical Framework Plans” refer to indicative plans based on 
comprehensive land use plans (CLUPs) and national policies whether national, regional, 
or provincial which provide policy guidelines for all decisions relating to land use and 
environmental management to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects of inappropriate 
resource utilization on food security, the people’s welfare and their environment. It 
embodies both policies and strategies necessary to carry out development goals and 
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“Premature or Illegal Conversion of Agricultural Land” refers to the 
undertaking of any activity whose results will modify or alter the physical characteristics 
of agricultural lands to render them suitable for non-agricultural purposes without an 
approved order of conversion from the LUPA. 
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“Prime Agricultural Lands” refer to lands that can be used for various or 
specific agricultural activities and can provide optimum and sustainable yield with a 
minimum of inputs and development costs; 
(mm) “Production Land Use” refers to the direct and indirect utilization of land to 
generate outputs resulting from the following activities: agricultural, fish farming or 
aquaculture, timber or agro-forestry, grazing and pasture, mining, industrial, tourism, 
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“Protected Area’’ refers to identified portions of land and water set aside by 
reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhanced 
biological diversity and protected against destructive human exploitation pursuant to 
Republic Act No. 7586 or the “NIPAS Act of 1992”. For purposes of this Act, it shall 
include agricultural lands identified and delineated under Sec. 33 hereof; 
(00) “Protection Land Use” refers to the utilization of land primarily for the 
rehabilitation, conservation and protection purposes and the promotion of the country’s 
ecological and life-support systems; 
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“Public Domain” refers to lands belonging to the State which may either be 
agricultural, forest or timber, mineral or national park as provided for in the Constitution; 
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“Public Lands” refer to lands which have not been subject to private 
property rights or subject to sale or other modes of acquisition of concession, under the 
general laws, and are devoted to public use; 
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“Resettlement Areas” refer to areas identified by the appropriate national 
agency or by the local government unit with respect to areas within its jurisdiction, which 
shall be used for the relocation of the underprivileged, homeless citizens, and informal 
settlers; 
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“Settlement” refers to the habitat, community or built-up environment 
where people prefer to live in; 
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”Settlements Development” refers to any improvement on existing 
settlements, or any proposed development of certain areas for setttement purposes. It 
also involves the spatial distribution of population, identification of the roles and 
functions of key urban centers and determination of relationships among settlement 
areas, and the provision of basic services and facilities of identified major settlement 
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“Shoreline” is the line where shore and water meet. “Shore” is the narrow 
strip of land in immediate contact with any body of water, including the area between 
high and low water lines; 
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“Socialized Housing” refers to housing programs and projects undertaken 
by the Government or the private sector for the underprivileged, homeless citizens, and 
informal settlers which shall include sites and services development, long-term 
financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other benefits in accordance 
with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the “Urban 
Development and Housing Act of 1992” (UDHA); 
(ww) “Socialized Housing Zones” refer to lands identified and designated by the 
local government units as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of Republic 
Act No. 7279 and its implementing guidelines; 
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“Sub-classification or reclassification of agricultural lands” refers to the 
process undertaken by the local government units of allocating in their respective 
territorial jurisdictions the declared agricultural lands to specific uses such as 
residential, industrial or commercial purposes. It shall serve as one of the bases for 
application for land conversion by the owners thereof and shall constitute the power of 
the local government units to reclassify lands under Sec. 20 of Republic Act No. 7160, 
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“Sustainable development” refers to the development objective of meeting 
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the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet 
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their own needs consistent with the principles of social equity, efficiency and 
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environmental integrity; 
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as tourist spots and tourist zones which can be developed into tourism estates or 
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integrated resort, leisure and recreation complexes, and other tourism related facilities; 
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(aaa) “Tourism Estates” rBfer to large tracts of land with well-defined boundaries 
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in any area identified in the Philippine Tourism Master Plan, Regional Tourism Master 
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integrated tourism and resort complex including but not limited to accommodation 
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facilities, food and beverages outlets, convention and meeting areas, sports, 
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recreational and leisure centers and commercial outlets among others. The estate shall 
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(bbb) “Tourist Zone” refers to a geographic area with well-defined boundaries 
proclaimed as such by the President and/or by acts of Congress and is established for 
the enhancement andlor the conservation of natural attributes and man-made resources 
as well as the preservation of cultural and historical heritage for the appreciation and 
enjoyment of the local population and the visitors; 
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or natural, known for its unique tourist or visitor drawing attributes and activities. It may 
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to municipalities with a population density of at least five hundred (500) persons per 
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characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and great potential of 
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(ggg) “Water Use” is the appropriation of water for domestic, municipal, 
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“Zoning” refers to the regulatory tool for delineating the specific uses of 
lands in accordance with the approved comprehensive land use plan within the 
territorial jurisdiction of a city or municipality and specifying the conditions for their 
regulation, subject to the limitations imposed by law and competent authority; and, 
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“Zoning Ordinance (ZO)” refers to a local legislation approving the 
development/land use plan and providing for the regulations and other conditions on the 
uses of land including the limitation on the infrastructure that may be placed within the 
territorial jurisdiction of a city or municipality. It incorporates the protected areas under 
Sec. 14 (a) and the protected agricultural lands under Sec. 33 hereof. 
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NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE PLANNING 
Article One 
Physical Framework and Land Use Plans 
SEC. 5. National Land Use Planning and Zoning Guidelines and Standards. - 
Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, the Land Use Policy Administration 
(LUPA), created under this Act, shall, in consultation with the concerned stakeholders 
through mandatory conduct of public hearings, formulate national land use planning and 
zoning guidelines and standards which shall guide the local government units (LGUs) in 
formulating their Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUPs) and enacting their zoning 
ordinances (ZOs). Standards and guidelines on land use shall be set at the national 
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including the agricultural lands that are given protection under Section 33 of this Act 
which areas shall be incorporated in the followin plans and shall not be subject to 
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reduction except by laws or issuances from the concerned national agencies; and, (c) 
the spatial implications of relevant national policies, national development plan, and 
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existing sectoral plans which are consistent with the provisions of this Act. 
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section and in consultation with the concerned stakeholders through mandatory conduct 
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of public hearings, the cities and the municipalities through their local development 
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councils shall prepare their respective CLUPs to determine the specific uses of their 
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ground on the territorial jurisdiction of the city or municipality and the translation and 
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integration of sectoral plans in their respective plans. Protected areas pursuant to 
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Section 74 and other existing laws and issuances as well as the agricultural lands 
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identified and delineated under Section 33, and the identified socialized housing sites 
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under Sections 58 and 59 hereof shall be incorporated in the CLUPs but the respective 
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SEC. 7. Provincial and Regional Physical Framework Plans. - In consultation with 
the concerned stakeholders through mandatory conduct of public hearings, the 
Provincial Development Council (PDC) and the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) 
as provided for in Section 25 hereof shall prepare their respective provincial and 
regional physical framework plans (PPFPs and RPFPs) which shall consolidate, 
integrate, harmonize, and reconcile the land use plans of the component cities and 
municipalities of respective provinces or the land use plans of respective provinces and 
independent and highly urbanized cities located in the concerned regions, as the case 
may be, based on the preceding standards and guidelines as well as the city and 
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delineated and recognized ancestral domains shall be formufated by the indigenous 
cultural communities/indigenous peoples (ICCs/lPs) themselves in accordance with 
their particular needs and traditional resource and management systems with the 
assistance of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (MCIP) and the LGUs 
concerned. Such plans shall be recognized and integrated in the CLUPs as well as in 
the provincial, regional and national physical framework plans. CLUPs or physical 
framework plans made prior to delineation of ancestral domains included in such plans 
or ordinances shall be without prejudice to the right of the ICCs/lPs concerned to adopt 
different land use categories in accordance with their particular needs and traditional 
resource and management systems. 
SEC. 9. National Physical Framework Plan. - Based on the completed CLUPs, 
the PPFP, and the RPFP, the LUPA may revise the standards and guidelines in Section 
5 hereof, except with respect to the delineated and protected areas which may be 
subject to review every five (5) years, and formulate the National Physical Framework 
Plan (NPFP). The NPFP shall define the objectives, policies and strategies on the 
indicative uses of land and other physical resources of the country to guide and support 
the implementation of the national development plan. 
Upon its completion, all 
subsequent planning processes pertaining to the use of land resources shall conform to 
the mandatory provisions of the NPFP, particularly with respect to the protected areas. 
However, in case of national emergency or security, or when public interest so 
demands, as certified by the President, the LUPA is empowered to review and/or revise 
the MPFP whenever necessary, without prejudice to actions that may be taken by 
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months from the issuance of the guidelines and standards as provided for in Section 5 
of this Act, all cities and municipalities shall prepare and enact their respective CLUPs 
and ZOs. The actual zoning of communities based on the standards and guidelines 
shall be conducted before the approval of the NPFP. Thereafter, the CLUPs and ZOs 
based on NPFP as provided for in Section 9 hereof may be subject to review or revision 
every seven (7) years or as mandated by the LUPA. 
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Framework for Land Use Planning 
SEC. 13. Basic Land Use Planning Considerations. - In determining the various 
land uses as provided for in Section 14 hereof, the physical characteristics of the land 
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defining the NPFP, RPFPslPPFPs and the CLUPs, land uses shall be group'ed into four 
major functional uses as follows: 
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economic and socio-cultural activities, as urban or rural, and based on the topography and 
slope of land as upland, hillside, lowland, or coastal. Major uses under this category shall 
include: residential, including relocation and resettlement sites for socialized housing as 
provided for in R.A. No. 7279 (or the ‘Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992’ or ‘UDHA’) 
and socialized housing zones; commercial, industrial; institutional, (e.g., sites of government 
offices, health and education), utilities; tourism, recreational, including parks, urban forests, 
open or green space; waste disposal; and roads, rail transportation networks, and facilities; 
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/nfmstrucfwe development - which shall cover areas identified by the LCUs, the 
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and other concerned 
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sites for priority infrastructure projects which shall include, among others: power plantslstations 
and major substations; indigenous energy resource exploration 
and development; irrigation 
and flood control sewerage and drainage facilities; water supply system and treatment plants; 
airports/ seaports/ fishports; major road, bridge, and railway trunklines; farm-to-market roads; 
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farms and/or stations; waste diSpQSa1 facilities; 
educational facilities; health facilities; telecommunications stations/other Facilities; disaster 
mitigation facilities; and market sites: Provided, That the determination of functional uses of 
lands within ancestral domains need not necessarily follow the land use categories provided for 
in this Act and separate land use categories for detineated ancestral domains may be 
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and traditional resource and management systems. 
Multiple Land Uses. - Subject to the provisions of this Act, the. LUPA 
shall encourage multiple land uses as long as they are complementary and not 
incompatible with each other. 
. Categories of Wafer Uses for Planning Purposes. - For purposes of 
this Act, the categories of water uses for planning purposes shall be in accordance with 
existing laws. 
Notwithstanding such laws, the categories to be adopted must 
complement and support the foregoing categories for land use planning. Within six (6) 
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IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM 
Article One 
Land Use Policy Administration 
SEC. 17, Creation of the Land Use Policy Administration (LUPA). - The Land 
Use Policy Administration (LUPA) is hereby created which shall be the highest policy 
making body on land use and shall perform the task of integration of efforts, monitoring 
of developments relating to land use, evolution of policies, and regulation and direction 
of land use planning processes. The powers and functions vested by law to the 
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and to the National Land Use 
Committee (NLUC) under the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 
pertaining to land use are hereby transferred to the LUPA. 
SEC. 18. Executive Board. - The LUPA shall have an Executive Board, hereinafter 
referred to as the Board, whose main function is to direct the implementation of the 
provisions of this Act, and shall be composed of nineteen (1 9) members. 
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indigenous peoples - who shall be appointed by the President based on the nomination 
and recommendation of the sectors that they respectively represent - as members; 
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Municipalities, Cities, and Provinces and from nan-government sector such as the 
business sector, NGOs and POs, and the academic community shall likewise be 
convened every two (2) months. 
SEG. 19. Powers and Funcficzns. - The LUPA shall have the following powers 
and functions: 
(a) Formulate policies on, and promulgate, in consultation with all concerned 
stakeholders, national standards and guidelines on land use and zoning under Sections 
5 and 9 hereof, and issue corresponding rules and regulations to enforce compliance 
thereof; 
(b) Formulate NPFP and RPFPs based on land use plans at the local levels 
that shall serve as guide in translating the national development plan and pertinent 
sectoral plans consistent with the provisions of this Act into physical and spatial terms; 
(e) Establish a National Land Use Allocation System which shall provide 
detailed guidelines on land use policy areas or categories for land use planning under 
Section 14 hereof; 
(d) Establish a National Land Resource Information and Management System, 
which shall integrate and process information on land use and allocation generated by 
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between an NGA and any regional or local planning bodies, and other cases not falling 
under its appellate capacity; (2) in its appellate capacity - with respect to conflicts 
arising from the disapprovallmodification of CLUPs of component cities and 
municipalities by provinces and from the disapprovallmodification of PPFPs of provinces 
by the RLUCs or of the CLUPs of independent component and highly-urbanized cities 
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may be necessarily implied, inherent, incident, or related to the foregoing. 
SEC. 20. Offices, Units and Staff Support. - The LUPA shall be assisted by a 
secretariat under the general supervision of the Administrator 
The Administrator may organize at the central and regional levels such offices as 
may be necessary subject to civil service rules and regulations. 
Subject to existing laws, rules and regulations and until such time that LUPA 
shall have been fully organized and operational, agencies performing functions related 
to land use shall continue to discharge the same, under the operational supervision and 
control of LUPA and consistent with the national guidelines and standards set forth in 
Section 5 hereof. 
SEC. 21. Powers and Functions of fhe Administrator. - The Administrator shall 
have the following powers and functions: 
(a) Act as the executive head of the LUPA and perform the powers and 
functions incidental to said position; 
(b) Be responsible for the implementation and overall execution of the policies, 
rules and regulations, and decisions adopted by the Board; and as such, helshe shall 
issue the corresponding implementing administrative issuances, and promulgate 
opinions and interpretative circulars and rulings to ensure expeditious and effective 
implementation thereof; and, 
(c) Perform such other powers and functions as may be inherent, incidental, or 
related to the foregoing. 
The decisions of the Administrator may be appealed to the LUPA Board. 
SEC. 22. Qualificafions of the Administrator. - The Administrator must have a 
background or significant training preferably in the field of environmental and/or physical 
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peoples. Other concerned sectors shall also be invited during committee deliberations 
and public hearings. The CLUCs/MLUCs shall likewise solicit the land use positions, 
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the regional level, the Regional Land Use Committees (RLllCs) under the Regional 
Development Councils (RDCs) shalt act as the counterpart of the LUPA and shall 
perform such functions as defined under this Act. 
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Adoption, Approval and Review of Land Use Plans 
SEC. 25. Component Cities and ~un;c;pa/;t;es. - Component cities and 
municipalities shall have the power and authority to adopt and approve their respective 
CLUPs and ZOs through their respective Sanggunians but subject to the power of 
review of their respective provinces only with respect to the consistency of the CLUPs 
and ZOs with Sections 5 and 9 hereof. 
Provinces and Independent and ffigMy Urbanized Cities. - Provinces 
and independent and highly urbanized cities shall have the power and authority to adopt 
and approve their respective CLUPs and 20s through their respective Sanggunians but 
subject to the power of review of the LUPA through its RLUCs or as provided for in 
Section 25 hereof and only with respect to the consistency of the CLUPs and ZOs with 
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Responsibilities of the National Government A encies and LGUs 
SEC. 27. National Base Mapping Program. - A National Mapping Program shall 
be implemented, coordinated, and monitored through the creation of an inter-agency 
technical committee composed of the LUPA, as the lead agency, the National Mapping 
and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), the Bureau of Soils and Water 
Management (BSWM), the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the Forest 
Management Bureau (FMB), the Land Management Bureau (LMB), the Protected Areas 
And Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology 
(PHIVOLCS), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the National Water Resources 
Board (NSWRB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other concerned government 
agenciedbureaus. 
For purposes of uniformity and standardization, the LGUs, to be assisted by the 
appropriate agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their respective 
territorial maps using scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed in 
accordance with this Act. 
SEC. 2%. Nafionai Geo-hazard Mapping Program. - A nationwide Geo-hazard 
Mapping Program shall be implemented jointly though the LUPA by the PHIVOLCS, the 
Bureau of Soils, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services 
Administration (PAGASA), and the Mines and Geosciences . Bureau (MGB), ' in 
coordination with the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), the Regional 
Disaster Coordinating Councils, and other concerned government agencies. The 
program shall include the generation of indicative geo-hazard zoning maps that will 
outline areas in the Philippines prone to liquefaction, land slides, flooding, lahar, ground 
rupturing, tsunami, river erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole collapse, earthquake, lava 
flow, pyroclastic flow, base surge, and other natural hazards. 
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Agencies (NGAs). - All concerned NGAs shall periodically report to the LUPA on the 
various activities and accomplishments relative to land use. Likewise, they shall provide 
for their respective sectoral/development plans and render technical and administrative 
support if called upon by the LUPA relative to the implementation of the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 30. Submission of Annual Reporf on fhs lmplemenfafion of CLUPs and 
ZOs. - The LDCs shall submit an annual report on the implementation of their land use 
plans and zoning ordinances td the LUPA through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or in 
the case of highly urbanized and independent cities, through their respective 
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agricultural development must be based on the Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries 
Development Zones (SAFDZs) as defined in R.A. No. 8435, otherwise known as the 
Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (AFMA). 
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SEC. 32. Conversion of *Agricultural Lands. - Agricultural' Lands are deemed 
converted to non-agricultural uses upon approval of the application for conversion by 
the LUPA as recommended by the DAR and as certified by the DA. Prime agricultural 
lands and specific types of lands to the extent necessary for attaining food self- 
sufficiency in rice and corn and food security in other basic commodities, as determined 
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not limited to, areas under the Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agro- 
Industrial Development (NPAAAD): Provided, That all irrigated and irrigable lands, all 
lands with existing or potential for high value crops, all agricultural lands that are 
ecologically fragile and whose conversion will result into serious environmental 
problems shall be given full protection from conversion. Such protected agricultur4 
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with the State policy on giving priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian 
Reform Program (CARP), all the remaining lands subject to CARP, including those 
lands covered under the notice of compulsory acquisitionholuntary offer to sell, 
production or profit-sharing, or commercial farm deferment of the CARP, shall also be 
fully protected from conversion pending the distribution and installation of the farmer 
beneficiaries; but thereafter, Section 65 of R.A. No. 6657 shall apply: Provided, final/y, 
That pending the completion of the mapping, the identification of specific areas under 
the NPAAAD and the SAFDZs under R.A. No. 8435, the revision thereof pursuant to the 
foregoing, and the incorporation thereof in the NPFP, there shall be a moratorium in all 
qpplications for conversion of agricultural lands into non-agricultural uses commencing 
from the effectivity of this Act, except for priority infrasructure projects that are of 
national interest pursuant to Sec. 63 and 64 hereof. The application for conversion of 
these protected areas shall not be given due course by the DAR and the LUPA. 
SEC. 33. Sub-classification or Reclassification of Agricultural Lands by LGUs. - 
Sub-classification or reclassification of agricultural lands to other uses under Section 20 
of R.A. No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 shall exclude the protected 
agricultural lands as stated in the preceding section. 
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and the DAR shall provide the LGUs with a complete list and maps thereof. 
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Other Land Use Conversion 
SEC. 34. Conversion of Non-Agricultural Lands. - The approved CLUPs and 
ZOs of cities or municipalities shall be the basis for authorizing the change of non- 
agricultural lands to other uses, such as from residential to commercial and/or industrial 
subject, however, to national guidelines and standards, and subsequently, the NPFP. A 
public hearing is required before any CLUP/ZO is passed. 
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Forestlands and Preservation of Watersheds 
SEC. 35. Reversion of Alienable and Disposable Lands to Forestlands. - Upon 
the recommendation of the Secretary of the DENR, duly reviewed and endorsed by the 
LUPA, and after due consultations with the concerned LGUs and affected parties, 
Congress may authorize the reversion of alienable and disposable lands of the public 
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lands of the public domain, the DENR shall submit the final inventory of lands after 
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SEC. 40. Formulation and implementation of lntegrated Watershed Management 
Plans. - With the assistance of the DENR in collaboration with the NWRB, and upon 
mandatory consultations with the concerned stakeholders, the LGUs through their local 
land use committees shall prepare their watershed management plans which shatl be 
integrated with their respective CLUPs. The formulation and integration of the plan shall 
be guided, among others, by the principle that the management and development of 
inland water resources shall be at the watershed level. 
In cases where the watershed areas transcend the boundaries of a particular 
municipality, an inter-LGU committee composed of representatives from local land use 
committees of the LGUs where the watershed area is located shall'be formed. ' With the 
assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the concerned 
stakeholders, the inter-LGU committee shall be tasked to formulate the watershed 
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stewardship, lease contracts, or titles to ancestral domains or any form of property 
rights arrangements, who participate in coastal resource management initiatives. 
SEC. 43. Coastal Zone Land Sub-classification by LGUs. - Sub-classification of 
coastal zones to different uses, which shall exclude the protected areas as stated in this 
Act, by the LGUs shall be subject to prior consultation with local Fisheries and Aquatic 
Resource Management Councils (FARMCs) formed under R.A. No. 8550. 
. Disposifion of Public lands for Fishpond. - Upon the effectivity of this 
Act but subject to existing rights and the preceding section, no fishpond tease 
agreement (FLA) shall be issued for tidal swamps, mangroves and other swamps, 
marshes, ponds, foreshore fands, and coastal areas within public lands, including those 
presently declared available for fishpond development. 
The LUPA, in coordination with the DENR, the DA, the FARMCs and the LGUs 
shall set aside a portion of available public lands for fish propagation, fish sanctuary, 
conservation, ecological purposes and fisherfolk settlement areas. 
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efficiently, and are found suitable for mangroves shall be allowed to be revegetated 
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and resorts near to or over fishery areas or ports thereof, shall be with the consent of 
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To ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecologicat balance and maximizing the 
harnessing of power potential from indigenous energy resources in the most economical 
and environmentally-acceptable means are realized, the allocation and utilization of 
lands for said purposes shall be guided by the following, consistent with the existing 
laws and DOE regulations on energy resources: 
(a) Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the purpose of 
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non-economically viable to operate or are no longer used for energy purposes shall be 
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SEC. 55. Designafion of Waste Disposal Site. - Each city or municipality shall 
identify, designate and allocate land within their territorial jurisdiction to serve as waste 
disposal site within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act. The LGUs, in 
coordination with the DENR and/or competent authority, shall identify solid waste 
disposal sites in order to fast track the conduct of environmental impact assessment 
(EIA) study and to facilitate processing of the environmental compliance certificate 
(ECC). This site or area shall be identified in the city’s/municipality’s CLUP and ZO. 
For this purpose, cities and municipalities shall establish their solid waste management 
program. Likewise, as provided for under Section 33 of R.A. No, 7160, cities and 
municipalities may, through appropriate ordinances, bind themselves towards the 
establishment of a common solid waste management program. 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination 
with concerned agencies, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines and standards for 
the formulation and establishment of solid waste management program by cities and 
municipalities, and shall submit the same to the LUPA for review and approval. 
SEC. 56. Designation of Socialized Housing Sites in Urban and Urbanizing 
Areas. - Each city or municipality in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify, designate 
and allocate land within their territorial jurisdiction to ensure the availability of adequate 
land to meet the shelter needs of poor residents in their respective city or municipality or 
to be used as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of UDHA. 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the LUPA, in coordination 
with the concerned agencies, and pursuant to existing laws, rules and regulations, shall 
promulgate the necessary guidelines for the identification and designation of socialized 
housing sites. All cities and municipalities in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify 
and designate their socialized housing sites within six (6) months from the effectivity of 
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National settlements development plan; and, 
National infrastructure development plan, 
The designated industrial development areas shall become an integral part of the 
land use plan and zoning ordinance of the city or municipality where these areas are 
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Article Nine 
Tourism Development Areas 
SEC. 61. Designation of Tourism Development Areas. - The identification, 
selection and development of tourism development areas shall be done in consultation 
and coordination with the concerned LGUs, national government agencies, the private 
sector, and the affected communities. Consistent with Sections 33 and 46 hereof, these 
areas shall likewise include those covered by legislation and executive issuances which 
designate specific sites as tourist spots and tourist zones, as well as those identified in 
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promote their protection, preservation and development for tourism purposes and 
related activities. 
Designated areas for tourism development shall become part of the CLUPs and 
ZOs of the cities or municipalities where these are located. 
Infrastructure Development 
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projects that are supportive of national or local development objectives. The. Natiqnal 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in consultation with the concerned 
NGAs, LGUs and the private sector shall identify and periodically review, update and/or 
revise the list of priority infrastructure projects. In determining and evaluating the list of 
priority infrastructure projects, consideration shall be given to those that: 
(a) Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the national economy with 
priority on food security and self-sufficiency concerns; 
(b) Upgrade existing facilities to international standards; 
(c) Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and, 
(d) Help mitigate the destructive effects of natural disaster-causing phenomena 
or those that shall serve as alternatives to existing infrastructures found in natural 
hazard-prone areas. 
Provided, That the provision and implementation of infrastructure support shall be made 
compatible with existing environmental conditions and the physical, whether natural or 
man-made, and cultural character of the area. Mandatory public hearingdconsultations 
shall be held prior to the conduct of all infrastructure projects that will necessarily 
involve dislocation or displacement of people living in the area: Provided, further, That 
the concerned NGA that will implement the infrastructure projects in areas occupied by 
the urban poor and in identified socialized housing zones shall follow the 'rules'on 
mandatory consultation as provided for in RA 7160, as well as the rules on just and 
humane demolitions or eviction under Section 28 of UDHA and said NGA shall submit a 
report complying with the aforementioned provisions to the concerned LGU prior to 
project implementation. 
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measures are adopted to address the potential adverse economic, sociocultural and 
environmental impacts that will emanate from these infrastructure projects subject to the 
findings and recommendations of a feasibility study and an environmental impact 
assessment in accordance with P.D. Nos. 1586 and 4846. 
Existing infrastructures found to be improperly located as well as those posing 
threats to the environmental integrity of historic, archeologic, or scientifically significant 
areas, or impinging on critical ecosystems may be terminated immediately, or gradually 
phased out and relocated, or maintained up to their life span, subject however to 
mitigating measures: Provided, That the concerned NGA that will implement the 
infrastructure projects in socialized housing zones are mandated to follow the rules on 
mandatory consultation as provided for in R.A. No. 7160, as well as the rules on just 
and humane demolitions or eviction under Section 28 of UDHA: Provided, further, That 
said NGA shall submit a report complying with the aforementioned provisions to the 
concerned LGU prior to project implementation. 
The DPWH, DOE, DOTC, in coordination with the concerned NGA, the LGUs 
and the private sector shall identify and assess all major infrastructure projects in 
environmentally-critical areas and submit their recommendations to the LUPA within six 
(6) months from the effectivity of this Act. 
Article Eleven 
Training, Education, and Value Formation 
SEC. 64. Mandatory Curriculum. - In order to create a well informed, responsive 
and committed citizenry who value the protection, conservation and development of the 
country's limited land and other physical resources, the State shall mandate the 
inclusion of sustainable land use education, or any subject related thereto in the 
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SEC. 66. Formufation of a System of fncentives and Awards. - The LUPA shall 
come out with a system of incentives and awards to LGUs that regularly update their 
CLUPsZOs within the prescribed period as follows: 
(a) Provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities - 
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(b) Component cities and municipalities - once every five (5) years or less. 
7. Priority in Giving Technical Assistance to LGUs. - In providing technical 
assistance and other forms of support related to land use management and 
implementation of development plans, national government agencies (NGAs) shall give 
priority to cities and municipalities with approved CLUPs and ZOs. 
SEC. 68. Incentives for Voluntary Transfer, - Subject to existing laws and 
ordinances, the LUPA, in coordination with the Board of Investments, shall provide for 
incentives to affected industries that, within a specified period, would voluntarily transfer 
to identified Industrial Development Areas. 
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Agricultural Lands with Approved Order of Conversion. - Any landowner and/or hislher 
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within a specified time frame, the DAR shall impose a fine equivalent to fifty percent 
(50%) of the zonal value of the subject land and shall automatically issue an order 
revoking the conversion plan on the undeveloped portion which shall automatically 
revert to its original use as agricultural land. The same shall be covered under the 
CARP and processed for land distribution as soon as possible. 
SEC. 70. Aufhorify fo lmpose Fine. - The DAR shall impose the penalty imposed 
under the preceding section. 
SEC. 71. Withdrawal of Local Development Permits and/or Licenses. - Upon 
receipt of notice from the DAR, the concerned agencies, city or municipality shall 
withdraw and/or revoke any development permit and/or other licenses that may be 
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SEC. 72. Utilization of Fines. - The fines collected under Section 70 hereof shall 
automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund consistent with the provisions of R.A. 
Act No. 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. 
. Failure to Formulate, Enforce, and/or Implement the C U P S  and ZOs. - 
Consistent with due process, the LUPA in coordination with the DlLG shall investigate, 
review and recommend the filing of charges against local chief executives and other 
local officials and employees responsibie for the formulation, enforcement, and/or 
implementation of the CLUPs in case of any of the following: 
(a) Failure to implement and enforce the CLUPlZO due to negligence of duty; 
(b) Failure to provide appropriate budgetary allocation to effect its 
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and standards as provided for in Section 5 hereof and thereafter, with NPFP as stated 
in Section 9 hereof; 
Any public official or employee, regardless of whether or not elected or appointed 
or holding office or employment in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent or regular 
capacity, found to be responsible to any of the foregoing acts, after due notice and 
hearing by the appropriate body or agency, shall be punished with forfeiture of salaries 
and allowances and suspension from: 
(a) Six (6) to nine (9) months, in case of non-implementation of the CLUP; or 
(b) Three (3) to six (6) months, in case of non-completion of the CLUP. 
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value of the subject land, or both, at the discretion of the court and 
accessory penalty of forfeiture of the land and any improvement thereon: 
Provided, That if the offender is a juridical person, the penalty shall be 
imposed on the responsible officers thereof.” 
In addition, the DAR may impose the following penalties, after determining, in an 
administrative proceeding, that violation of this Act has been committed: 
(a) Cancellation or withdrawal of the authorization for land use conversion; and, 
(b) Blacklisting or automatic disapproval of pending or subsequent conversion 
applications that they may file with the DAR. 
SEC. 75. Person@) Abefting //legal Conversion. - Any person initiating, causing, 
inducing, or abetting illegal conversion shall, upon conviction, be penalized with 
imprisonment of seven (7) to twelve (12) years and a fine of not less than one hundred 
thousand (100,000.00) pesos, or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That if 
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accruing to his/her public position. 
. Imposition of Penalty for Reclassification of Protected Agricultural 
Lands. - Any person initiating, causing, inducing, or abetting the reclassification of 
protected agricultural areas as defined in Section 33 hereof into non-agricultural uses 
shall be penalized with imprisonment of seven (7) to twelve (12) years and a fine of not 
less than one hundred thousand (100,000.00) pesos, or both, at the discretion of the 
court: Provided, That if the offender is a public official or employee, the penalty shall, in 
addition thereto, include perpetual disqualification and forfeiture of all hisfher benefits 
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MISCELLANEOUS, TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article One 
Mandatory Review 
SEC. 77. Mandatory Review Every Seven Years. - Congress shall undertake a 
mandatory review of this Act at least once every seven (7) years from the date of 
effectivity, or as often as it may deem necessary to ensure that land use policies and 
guidelines remain responsive to changing circumstances. For this purpose, Congress 
may call on the LUPA to undertake the necessary researches, consultations and public 
hearings. 
Article Two 
Transitory Provisions 
SEC. 78. Convening of the LUPA. - Within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of 
this Act, the Executive Secretary, as Chairman, shall convene the LUPA. The Deputy 
Director General for Land Use of NEDA and the Chief Executive Officer of the HLURB 
shall sit temporarily as ex-oficio members of the LUPA Executive Board until such time 
that a regular Administrator shall have been appointed by the President. 
SEC. 79. Preparation of Implementing Rules and Reg'ulations aiid * Other 
Immediate Tasks. - Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this 
Act, the LUPA, in coordination with the Senate and House Committees on Natural 
Resources, Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, Housing and Urban Development, Rural 
Development, National Cultural Communities, Appropriations and Ways and Means, 
shall undertake the preparation of the implementing rules and regulations of this Act 
with mandatory consultations with social development NGOs and POs and the private 
sector. 
Within the same period, the LUPA shall also review existing rules and regulations 
on land use, and based therefrom, revise such rules and regulations, or cause 
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The LUPA shall likewise undertake the organization of its units and create 
special task forces and committees to assist it in its undertakings. 
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revise, if appropriate, all existing national planning guidelines and standards to facilitate 
the exercise of land use planning and zoning functions of local government units. 
All existing rules and regulations shall be in force and effect unless revoked by 
the LUPA or other competent authorities. 
SEX. 80. Effectivity of the Creation of LUPA. - Until such time that the LUPA 
shall have been organized and fully operational, the NLUC, HLURB, and other agencies 
performing functions related to land use shall continue exercising such powers and 
functions and their personnel shall receive the same salary, emoluments and privileges. 
Hiring, separation, replacement and appointment of personnel shall be in accordance 
with existing Civil Service rules and regulations: Provided, however,, That in filling up the 
personnel requirements of the LUPA, preferential consideration shall be given to 
existing officers and employees of the NLUC, HLURB and the other agencies referred 
to above, who will be displaced: Provided, further, That they possess the apbropriate 
and necessary skills and eligibility and meet the qualification standards for the positions. 
SEC. 81. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its 
enactment into law and thereafter. 
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In case such amount is insufficient, the LUPA may request for augmentation of 
funds from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Thereafter, the LUPA 
shall be included in the General Appropriations for the next year. 
Congress shall appropriate an amount to the DENR necessary for it to conduct 
the classification and demarcation activities needed in the final inventory of all lands as 
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SEC. 83. Repealhg Clause. - Section 9 of Republic Act No. 8435 and all other 
laws and administrative issuances are hereby modified by Section 33 hereof. All other 
general and special laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, administrative 
rules and regulations, or part thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 84. Non-impairment Clause. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to 
diminish, impair, or repeal rights recognized, granted, or available to marginalized or 
basic sectors under existing laws including but not limited to R.A. Nos. 7279, 6657, 
8371 , and 8550. 
SEC. 85. Separabikty Clause. - If for any reason any section or provision of this 
Act, or any portion thereof, or the application of such section, provision or portion to any 
person, group or circumstances is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this Act or the application of such section, provision or portion thereof to other persons, 
groups or circumstances shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.