FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Biazon 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 2 of the UDHA provides that the State shall “undertake, in cooperation with the 
private sector, u comprehensive und continuing Urban Development and Housing Program. ’’ To 
ensure the achievement of the objectives of this Program, Section 6 called for the formulation of 
a comprehensive plan for urban and urbanizable areas. Under this comprehensive plan the 
following responsibilities were given to the Local Government Units (LGUs): (1) inventory of 
lands for socialized housing (Section 7); (2) identification of sites for socialized housing (Section 
8); (3) registration of socialized housing beneficiaries (Section 17) and; (4) monitoring of 
compliance by developers of the twenty percent (20%) balanced housing provision under Section 
18. 
However, 14 years have passed since the passage of the UDHA and we still do not have a 
national registry of socialized housing beneficiaries. Many of our LGUs have also failed to do 
the three other functions that have been given them under the UDHA. 
Clearly, there is a need for a specialized body in our LGUs that shall ensure the faithful 
and proactive execution of housing programs at the local level. A void at the local level in the 
form of a mechanism to hasten the delivery of shelter services to our people, especially those 
who need it most, needs to be filled up. 
Also, according to the “World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision” by the UN 
Population Division, half of our country’s population are living in urban centers. With an urban 
population growth rate of 5.14 percent per year, the Philippines has one of the highest rates in the 
world. 
A World Bank Study in 2000 projected that the country may have as many as 600 urban 
centers by 2020. The implication of this is that this high urbanization rate, if not managed 
properly, will exert tremendous pressure on the already scarce resources in these places. This 
could only lead to a decline in the delivery of quality basic services - housing being one of them. 
One only has to look under bridges and the ever growing informal settlements in danger areas to 
realize that we are now experiencing this malady. 
It is envisioned that this proposed measure will provide an administrative machinery at 
the local level to effect the 111 implementation of the UDHA as well as cope with the fast pace 
of urbanization of the country. 
Another reason for the passage of this bill is that there is also a need to institutionalize 
multi-sectoral representation in local housing initiatives. This is premised on the fact that the 
success of these programs will, to a large extent, depend on the direct participation and 
cooperation of the stakeholders in the planning and implementation process. By this we mean 
that the people who are going to be affected or benefited by such projects should be given a 
voice in the planning and implementation of such projects. 


Many experts have opined that many of the government’s housing projects have failed 
due to the fact that proper consultation among the stakeholders, the beneficiaries included, were 
never conducted in the first place. The governmelit conceptualized and provided relocatioii sites 
without consulting the people who were going to be transferred. 
In the process, many were displaced of their livelihood; schooling of children was 
interrupted; local government units where these informal settlers were going to be relocated 
refused them; and many untoward incidents occurred while these people were being relocated. If 
we make a survey of those who are presently residing in government housing projects, it will not 
be surprising to find out that they are not the original beneficiaries of these projects, 
This situation pervades notwithstanding the fact that under Section 14 of the UDHA, it is 
illegal for these beneficiaries to sell, alienate, convey, encumber or lease these properties. All 
because of ill-conceived projects that were undertaken without proper consultation. 
By giving all the stakeholders a voice and participation in the planning and 
implementation of housing initiatives at the local level, these problems would hopefully be 
abated. 
Lastly, passage of this bill is earnestly sought as it recognizes local autonomy and the 
reality that each locality has its own peculiarities and priorities. Thus, it should be in a better 
position to address its problems using its available resources at the local level and with some 
help from the national government. 
RODOLFO GUIAZON 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Biazon 
AN ACT 
CREATING A LOCAL HOUSING BOARD IN ALL CITIES AND FIRST TO THIRD 
CLASS MUNICIPALITIES, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OjRepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall he known as the "Local Housing Boards Act. " 
Sec. 2. Declaration ofPolicy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to: 
a) Promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and 
independence of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that 
provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living 
and an improved quality of life for all; 
b) Adopt a continuing housing program that will make available at affordable cost, 
decent housing and basic services to all especially the underprivileged and homeless; 
c) Protect urban and rural poor dwellers from evictions or demolitions undertaken in 
violation of the law; 
d) Require all national agencies and offices to conduct periodic consultations with 
appropriate local government units (LGUs), non-governmental and people's 
organizations and other concerned sectors of the community before any project or 
program is implemented in their respective jurisdictions; 
e) Promote and institutionalize the participation of the private sector, non-government 
organizations (NGOs) and people's organization (POs) in the urban and rural 
development process; and 
f) Promote genuine and meaningful local autonomy to political subdivisions of the State 
to enable them to attain their fullest development as self-sufficient communities and 
make them more effective partners in the attainment of national goals. 
Toward these ends, the State shall provide for a more responsive and accountable local 
government structure instituted through a system of decentralization whereby LGUs, through the 
creation of local housing boards, shall be given more powers, authority, responsibilities and 
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Set. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the following terms or words 
and phrases shall mean or be understood as follows: 
a) Balanced Housing Requirement refers to the responsibility given to developers of 
subdivision projects pursuant to Section 18 of the Urban Development and Housing 
Act (UDHA) of 1992; 
b) Comprehensive Land Use Plan refers to the primary and dominant bases for land use, 
applying a rational approach for allocating available land resources as equitably as 
possible among competing user-groups and for different functions, consistent with the 
development and zoning plan of the area and the provisions of the UDHA; 
c) Economic Housing refers to a type of housing project provided to moderately low- 
income families with lower interest rates and longer amortization periods; 
d) Local Shelter Plan refers to a general framework that effectively provides a step-by- 
step procedure by which cities and municipalities could formulate solutions to their 
housing problems. It shall include measures to enable cities and municipalities to 
plan and implement their specific mandates based on the UDHA, and to facilitate a 
linkage with comprehensive land use plans as defined under this Act; 
e) Non-Government Organization refers to a non-stock, non-profit domestic corporation 
or organization as defined under Section 34 (H) (2) (c) of the Tax Code organized and 
operated exclusively for scientific, research, educational, character building, youth 
and sports development, health, social welfare, cultural or charitable purposes, or a 
combination thereof, no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any 
private individual; 
f) NUDHF refers to the comprehensive plan for urban and urbanizable areas aimed at 
achieving the objectives set forth under the UDHA of 1992; 
g) People s Organization refers to a bonajde association of citizens with demonstrated 
capacity to promote the public interest and with identifiable leadership, membership, 
and structure. 
h) Rural Areas refer to those areas that are not urban areas as defined under this Act; 
i) Socialized Housing refers to housing programs and projects covering houses and lots 
or homelots only undertaken by the Government or the private sector for the 
underprivileged and homeless citizens 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 the UDHA; 
j) UDHA refers to the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 or Republic Act 
No. 7279 (R.A. No. 7279); 
k) Underprivileged and Homeless Rural or Urban Poor Dwellers refer to individuals or 
families residing in rural or urban areas whose income or combined household 
income falls within the poverty threshold as defined by the National Economic 
Development Authority and who do not own housing facilities, and shall include 
those who live in makeshift dwelling units and do not enjoy security of land tenure; 
1) Urban Areas refer to all cities regardless of their population density and to 
municipalities with a population density of at least five hundred (500) persons per 
square kilometer; 
m) Local Housing Boards refer to all housing boards in cities and first to third class 
municipalities created under this Act; and 
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0) Local Housing Ofice refers to the implementing body of the local housing board. 
See. 4. Local Housing Boards; Creation; Composition. - There shall be created a Local 
Housing Board, hereinafter referred to as the Board, in all cities and first to third class 
municipalities as classified by the Secretary of Finance: Provided, That fourth and fifth class 
municipalities may create their own Local Housing Board if they so desire. The Board shall be 
composed of the following: 
a) The City/Municipal Mayor as Chairperson; 
b) The Vice Mayor as Vice Chairperson; 
c) The Chairperson of the Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Housing and Urban 
Development or its equivalent as Member; 
d) The City/Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator as Member; 
e) The City/Municipal Engineer as Member; 
f )  A representative of the housing agencies to be designated by the HUDCC as Member; 
g) A representative from a private organization engaged in subdivision and housing 
development operating in the city or municipality as Member; 
h) A representative from €'Os operating in the city or municipality as Member: 
Provided, That a PO already represented in any local special body may be 
concurrently represented in any local housing board; and 
i) A representative from NGOs operating in the city or municipality as Member: 
Provided, That an NGO already represented in any local special body may be 
concurrently represented in any local housing board. 
Representatives to the Board from organizations mentioned in the last three paragraphs of 
this section shall be selected through the same process as that of filling up the representatives of 
the local special bodies. 
Sec. 5. Powers and Functions. - Local Housing Boards shall have the following powers 
and functions: 
a) Formulate, develop, and recommend to the Sanggunian, policies, directives, rules and 
regulations, consistent with laws, as it may deem necessary, on the provision of 
decent and affordable housing and resettlement areas and on the observance of the 
right of the underprivileged and homeless to just and humane evictions and 
demolitions; 
b) With the assistance of the HUDCC and other concerned government agencies, 
prepare a Local Shelter Plan which shall form part of the city/municipal development 
plan: Provided, That such plan shall be consistent with the city/municipal land use 
plan: Providedfurther, That public hearings shall be conducted for the purpose; 
c) Approve preliminary and final subdivision schemes and development plans of 
subdivisions and condominiums in accordance with the provisions of Presidential 
Decree No. 957, as amended, otherwise known as the Subdivision and Condominium 
Buyers' Protective Decree, and its implementing standards, rules and regulations 
concerning subdivisions and condominiums; 
d) Approve preliminary and final subdivision schemes and development plans of all 
economic and socialized housing projects as well as individual or group building 
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occupancy permits covered by Batas Pambansa Blg. 220 and its implementing 
standards, rules and regulations; 
Evaluate and resolve the opposition to the issuance of development permits for any of 
the projects stated in the two (2) preceding sub-sections, in accordance with the said 
laws and the Rules of Procedure promulgated by the Housing and Land Use 
Regulatory Board (HLURB) incident thereto; 
Designate at least one (1) representative to their respective local development 
councils: Provided, That said representative is not already a member of the council; 
Recommend to the Sanggunian, the sites for socialized housing, subject to the 
requirements prescribed by Section 8 of R.A. 7279 and guidelines issued for the 
purpose; 
Advise the Sanggunian on matters of local taxation which may affect the local 
government housing program, which includes, but shall not be limited to, the 
formulation of a socialized housing tax, idle land tax, and an additional levy on the 
real property tax to constitute a Special Socialized Housing Fund; 
Recommend, for approval of their respective Local Chief Executives (LCEs), 
formulated schemes for the acquisition and disposition of lands within their localities 
for socialized housing purposes, subject to Section 9 to 14 of R.A. 7279 and its 
implementing guidelines: Provided, That such schemes shall ensure that the valuation 
of a particular land for socialized housing purposes shall be within the affordability 
levels of prospective beneficiaries; 
Recommend for approval of their respective LCEs, partnership arrangements with the 
national government on the provision of decent and affordable shelter; 
Through the local chief executive, submit to the President and the Congress of the 
Philippines, an annual report as provided by Section 41 of R.A. 7279; and 
Perform such other related functions established by law or ordinance, as necessary to 
implement the mandate of local government units under the UDHA. 
Sec. 6. Local Housing Ofjce; Creation: Functions. - There shall be created a Local 
Housing Office in all cities and municipalities which shall heretofore become a regular office 
under the local government unit and serve as the implementing arm of the Board. The Urban 
Poor Affairs Office or its equivalent office in cities or municipalities shall be converted into the 
Local Housing Office and in addition to its existing functions, shall have the following additional 
functions: 
a) Assist the Board in the preparation of the local shelter plan; 
b) Assist the city/municipal development councils in the formulation of their respective 
comprehensive land use plans; 
c) Oversee and coordinate government activities relative to consultation, relocation, and 
resettlement of underprivileged and homeless urban or rural poor dwellers in cases 
where evictions and demolitions affecting them are necessary and allowed by 
existing laws; 
d) Ensure that the balanced housing requirements as provided in Section 18 of R.A. 
7279 and its implementing rules and regulations are implemented and enforced; 
e) In coordination with other offices within the LGU, monitor the nature and progress 
of land development of projects that the Board has approved, as well as housing 
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construction in the case of house and lot packages, to ensure their faithfulness to the 
approved plans and specifications thereof, and impose appropriate measures to 
enforce compliance therewith; 
f) Conduct an inventory of all lands within their respective localities, and update the 
same every three (3) years, in accordance with Section 7 of R.A. 7279 and guidelines 
issued for the purpose; 
g) Identify the sites for socialized housing, subject to the requirements prescribed by 
Section 8 of R.A. 7279 and guidelines issued for the purpose; 
h) Ensure the registration of underprivileged and homeless urban or rural dwellers as 
socialized housing beneficiaries under Sections 16 and 17 of R.A. 7279: Provided, 
That the Local Housing Office shall assume the functions of city or municipal 
registration committees as constituted under the implementing rules and regulations 
of the same sections; 
i) Ensure the prevention of proliferation of professional squatters and squatting 
syndicates within its jurisdiction; 
h. Ensure the enforcement of laws, policies and programs on housing and shelter as 
provided for under laws and such directives, rules and regulations adopted by the 
Board; 
k) Assist in the organization of housing and shelter cooperatives, associations or 
organizations in establishing linkages with government agencies and NGOs involved 
in the promotion and integration of the concept of shelter development and 
generation, taking into account the livelihood of the people and other community 
activities; 
j) Provide technical and other forms of assistance to existing housing associations or 
cooperatives to enhance their viability as economic enterprises and social 
organizations; 
k) Coordinate with government agencies and instrumentalities performing functions 
which may affect housing and urban development; and 
1) Perform such other duties and functions as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. 
Sec. 7. Local Housing Oficer. - The local housing office shall be headed by a Local 
Housing Officer who shall be a career official. No person shall be appointed Local Housing 
Officer unless, he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the LGU concerned, of good moral 
character, a holder of a college degree either in public administration, urban planning, civil 
engineering, economics, development studies or such other related courses. He must have at least 
five (5) years experience in the case of cities, and three (3) years experience in the case of 
municipalities, either in housing development projects, organization of housing associations or 
cooperatives, management and operation of housing and shelter programs or such other related 
activities. 
Sec. 8. Generation and Mobilization of Resources. - The Boards are hereby constituted 
as the primary entities tasked to advise local development councils on matters of sourcing of 
funds for socialized housing. For this purpose, the Boards may recommend the following 
schemes for funding socialized housing projects: 
a) Build-operate-transfer and other related schemes; 
b) Bond flotation and other credit financing arrangements; 
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c) Availment of foreign or local grants: Provided, That local housing boards are hereby 
authorized to receive foreign and local grants which shall be remitted to the local 
treasury, and shall be credited to the socialized housing account of the local 
government unit concerned; 
d) Loan packages from government financing/lending institutions; 
e) Joint venture projects with private sector groups or developers and with NGOs and 
POs; and 
f) Pooling of resources between and among LGUs, the private sector, NGOs and POs. 
Sec. 9. Meetings and Quorum. - The Board shall have its meeting at least once a month 
or as often as may be deemed necessary. The presence of the Chairperson or the Vice- 
Chairperson and a majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. Special 
meetings may be called by the Chairperson or by a majority of the members when situations so 
warrant. Decisions shall be reached by the Board through a simple majority. 
A written notice of the date, time, place and agenda of the meeting shall be sent to each 
member of the Board at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting or at least one (1) day, 
if it is a special meeting. 
Sec. 10. Compensation and Remuneration. - Members of the Board who are not 
government officials or employees shall be entitled to the necessary traveling expenses and 
allowances chargeable against the funds of the local housing board concerned, subject to existing 
accounting and auditing rules and regulations. 
This does not cities and municipalities from mobilizing other possible funding sources for 
the compensation and remuneration of members of the Board who are not government officials 
or employees. 
Sec. 11. Special Housing Trust Fund. - Cities and municipalities shall establish a special 
account to be called the "Special Housing Trust Fund" to initially establish the local housing 
office and as source of funds for the housing programs of the city/municipality for the 
underprivileged and homeless. Sources of said trust fund shall come from, but not limited to, the 
following: 
a) Proceeds generated from the collection of the additional one-half percent (0.5%) tax 
on real properties; 
b) All fundshonies generated from various sources intended for housing and other 
related development programs; and 
c) All payments, remittances, accrued interests, penalties, and such other fees generated 
from housing related activities. 
Sec. 12. Roles of StakehoJders. In order to facilitate the work of the Board, the roles of 
the stakeholders shall be as provided for under this section: 
a. The Local Government Unit shall: 
1) Identify and prioritize areas for housing development; 
2) Plan on the total housing need of its constituents; 
3) Provide basic information relative to the areas that may be proposed for 
issuance of Presidential Proclamation; 
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4) Assist in the conduct of verification survey; 
5) Monitor and oversee the implementation of the activities in accordance with 
their respective work programs; and 
6) Prepare the detailed work program for approved housing projects. 
a. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council shall: 
1) Recommend to the local housing board, options for the development of sites or 
disposition schemes to the intended beneficiaries; 
2) Process and recommend to the President, idle or underutilized government lands 
identified by the local housing board as sites which are suitable for housing 
purposes; 
3) Solicit assistance from other national government agencies whose functions and 
services are necessary in the provision of housing and delivery of basic services; 
4) Through the National Housing Authority ("A), 
prepare the Master 
Development Plans of the areas identified for housing; 
5) Identify and recommend housing projects/programs which can be implemented 
and funded through alternative schemes; and 
6) Draw-up guidelines as well as Terms of Reference to cover the implementation 
of identified priority housing projects. 
c. The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor shall: 
1) Monitor all evictions and demolitions, whether extra-judicial or court-ordered, 
involving homeless and underprivileged citizens; 
2) Require the concerned departments and agencies, including concerned LGUs, 
proposing to undertake demolition and eviction activities to secure first from 
either the PCUP Central Office, in the case of national projects, or from the 
PCUP Regional Office concerned, in the case of regional or local projects, the 
checklists, guidelines and compliance certificates on demolition and eviction 
prior to the actual implementation thereof and thereafter, submit to the PCUP 
the completed checklist, attested to under oath by the proponent that the 
provisions of Section 28 of RA 7279 or its implementing rules and regulations 
have been complied with; 
3) Based on the completed checklist and subject to further verification, issue 
demolition and eviction compliance certificates to proposed demolitions and 
evictions involving homeless and underprivileged citizens; 
4) Investigate motu propio or upon complaint by any party, any violation of the 
provisions of Section 28 of RA 7279 and its implementing rules and 
regulations; 
5) File motu proprio or by way of assistance to any aggrieved party, the 
appropriate criminal, civil or administrative case against any person or persons 
found to have violated the provisions of Section 28 of RA 7279 or its 
implementing rules and regulations; and 
6 )  Such other functions as provided for under Executive Order No. 152, series of 
2002. 
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d. The PO and NGO representatives shall: 
Assist in the holding of dialogues and consultations with affected families 
leading to their full acceptance and support to the program; 
Provide feedback mechanism to the Local Housing Board and ensure urban 
poor participation in the decision-making process; 
Assist the Local Housing Board in processing applications and documents; 
Provide support to the local housing board in the community relations, social 
preparations and information disseminations and motivation activities at the 
identified housing sites; 
Actively participate in the drawing up of the development plan for the area; and 
Identify pro-poor programs to uplie the socio-economic conditions of the 
affected urban poor residents. 
See. 13. Penalties. - Unjustified failure or refusal of a mayor to constitute the local 
housing board as created and defined by this Act, shall subject the national and local goveiiment 
officials and employees responsible for the such omission, misrepresentation, fraud, or 
unjustified failure or refusal to: 
a) disciplinary action under Book I, Title Two, Chapter 4 of the Local 
Code; and/or 
Government 
b) prosecution under the penalty clause of the UDHA. 
Sec. 14. Tvansitory Provisions. - Local chief executives of cities and first to third class 
municipalities shall constitute their respective Boards within ninety (90) days from the 
promulgation of the implementing rules and regulations of this Act. Local Chief Executives of 
fourth to sixth class municipalities are given a minimum of two (2) years from the promulgation 
of the implementing rules and regulations of this Act to constitute their Boards. Failure to 
constitute the Board within this prescribed period shall be prima facie evidence of unjustified 
failure or refusal to do so. 
Cities and municipalities with existing local housing and urban development boards or 
similar entities are hereby given ninety (90) days from the promulgation of the implementing 
rules and regulations of this Act to conform with the provisions of this Act: Provided, That 
nothing herein stated shall preclude cities and municipalities from designating additional 
functions and/or appropriating additional funds to achieve the objectives of this Act. 
Sec, 15. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days after the 
approval of this Act, the HUDCC and the DILG, in consultation with the concerned government 
agencies, the private sector, POs and NGOs, shall forniulate the appropriate rules and regulations 
necessary to effectively implement any or all of the provisions of this Act. Such rules and 
regulations shall include, among others, guidelines on the following: 
a) Resource generation and mobilization for socialized housing purposes; 
b) Schemes for local government housing assistance; and 
c) Accreditation and selection of representatives of the private sector, NGOs and Pos to 
the local housing board. 
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Sec. 16. Repealing Clause. - (a) Sections 447 (a) (2) (x) and 458 (a) (2) (x) of the Local 
Government Code are hereby repealed; (b) Section 107 (b) of the Local Government Code is 
hereby amended; and (c) All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and 
regulations, and other issuances, or part or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 17. Separability Clause. - If for any reason, any provision of this Act is declared 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in 
force and effect. 
Sec. 18. Effecrivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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