Republic of the Philippines
HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No. _7182

INTRODUCED BY:
HONORABLE CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA
Representative, 2 District, Zambales

AN ACT
EXCLUDING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SITIO BAQUILAN IN BARANGAY SAN
JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BOTOLAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES FROM THE
OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO 907, SERIES OF 1992 AND DECLARING THE
EXCLUDED PORTIONS AS RESIDENTIAL AREA AND OPEN TO DISPOSITION,
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 730 AS AMENDED TO BONA
FIDE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY OCCUPYING THE SAME WITHOUT PUBLIC
AUCTION

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to exclude certain portions of Sitio Baquilan in Barangay San Juan,
Municipality of Botolan, Province of Zambales from the operation of Proclamation No. 907, Series
of 1992, declaring the excluded portions as residential area and open to disposition under the
provisions of Republic Act No. 730, as amended, to bona fide residents actually occupying the
same without public auction.

Proclamation No. 907, Series 1992 entitled Reserving For Resettlement Site Purposes Of
The Mount Pinatubo Victims A Certain Parcel Of Land Of The Public Domain Located In The
Sitio Of Baquilan, Barangay Of San Juan, Municipality of Botolan, Province of Zambales, Island
of Luzon was crafted in consideration of the urgent need to assist the families of the indigenous
peoples of Zambales who were affected by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. It aimed to provide
them with suitable resettlement areas and livelihood opportunities conducive to their economic
recovery. The lots within this Proclamation were to be disposed of through stewardship contract
under the Integrated Social Forestry Program considering that the area is classified as forest land
and subject to appropriate modes of disposition under the Public land Law, as amended.

Twenty-two years after the issuance of the said proclamation, the members of the
indigenous cultural community of the Province of Zambales are in a quandary as regards the
ownership of the land that they presently occupy. Ownership will enable them to fully develop the
land that was previously disposed to them through stewardship contract. This will also allow them
to use their land titles as collateral for short term loans which they may use to further enhance their
livelihood.

Its in this light that this bill is being filed and immediate passage of this bill is earnestly
sought.

CHER DELOSO MONTALLA
Repfesentative


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._7182 _

INTRODUCED BY:
HONORABLE CHERYL P. DELOSO-MONTALLA

Represent: ee , Zambales

AN ACT
EXCLUDING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SITIO BAQUILAN IN BARANGAY SAN
JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BOTOLAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES FROM THE
OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO 907, SERIES OF 1992 AND DECLARING THE
EXCLUDED PORTIONS AS RESIDENTIAL AREA AND OPEN TO DISPOSITION
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 730 AS AMENDED TO BONA
FIDE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY OCCUPYING THE SAME WITHOUT PUBLIC
AUCTION

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. Its hereby declared the policy of the State to provide
equal nd affordable land and housing access to its inhabitants,

SECTION 2. Exclusion of Certain Portions of Sitio Baquilan from the Operation of
Proclamation No. 907, Series of 1992. Certain portions of lands covered by Sitio Baquilan in
Barangay San Juan, Municipality of Botolan, Province of Zambales are hereby declared as
residential area and excluded from the operation of Proclamation No. 907 dated May 25, 1992.

SECTION 3. DENR Mandate. The Land Management Bureau of the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources is hereby directed to conduct a validation, perimeter and
parcellary survey of the disposable lands under this Act and to effect the transfer of ownership of
the parcels of land under this Act to qualified applicants or actual inhabitants of the residing in the
area.

SECTION 4. Sale of Land Excluded from Payment of Capital Gains Tax. All lands sold
and disposed of by the government pursuant to this Act shall be exempted from payment of Capital
Gains tax.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within thirty (30) days from the
effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the department of Environment and Natural Resources shall
promulgate the rules and regulations to effectively implement the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Appropriation. Funds necessary for the immediate and expeditious
implementation of the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual appropriations of the
agencies concerned.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts


SECTION 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect after its publication in the Official
Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

Approved,