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INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE GAVINI “APOL” C. PANCHO

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HOUSE BILL No_©°°4

EXPLANATORY NOTE

While there have been a number of initiatives in the past that have endeavored to
address the challenge of coming out with a responsive national shelter program, sadly these
have been able to fully achieve its objectives. This may be attributed to the fact that the
various shelter agencies, though imbued with a single purpose, have not been able to act in
synchrony with each other for one reason or another. There have also been instances where
socialized housing projects have not been properly planned nor monitored, which have
resulted in several deficiencies that have negatively impacted on welfare and security of its
intended beneficiaries, the adjacent communities and the natural environment as well
Moreover, because of the many agencies involved in addressing the problem of
homelessness, there has been a lot of confusion among the great number of our deserving
but underprivileged citizens who desire to avail of housing assistance from government
would not know where to go and how to proceed with the processing of their applications for
housing loan.

For these reasons, the creation of single, responsive, and purposeful governmental
housing entity with a broad mandate becomes a must. This bill has sought to consolidate the
provisions of similar bills imbued with the same objective during the past Congresses. It
brings together the provisions of Senate Bill Nr 423 which were introduced by Senator
and R Marcos Jr. during the Sixteenth Congress, and those of Senator Franklin Drilon
Senate Bill Nr 136 during the Fifteenth Congress.

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This legislative measure proposes the creation of the National Community
Development Authority (NCDA) that will consolidate the functions of the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the planning and regulatory functions of
the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB). The NCDA will act as the primary
national government entity responsible for the management of housing and. urban
‘community development in the country. It shall be the sole and main planning and policy-
making, regulatory, program coordination, and performance monitoring entity for all housing
and urban developmental concerns, primarily focusing on the access to and affordability of
the basic human needs.

Likewise under this proposal, the HLURB is hereby reconstituted and shall
henceforth be known as the Adjudication Commission for Housing, Land Use and Urban
Development which shall exercise the adjudication function of the HLURB.

The existing key shelter agencies and corporations such as the National Housing
Authority, Home Guaranty Corporation, National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation,
Home Development Mutual Fund, Social Housing Finance Corporation, are attached to the
NCDA for policy and program coordination, monitoring and evaluation. All these Agencies
shall continue to function according to existing laws and their respective Charters.

The creation of the NCDA will do much to lessen the burden of the homeless by
providing a single entity which can facilitate and expedite the availability of housing projects


and loans. With a singular government entity tasked to manage all matters pertaining to
housing and urban community development there would no longer be a need for a housing
applicant to go from one government agency to another to pursue his application.
Furthermore, under this bill, the NCDA may establish Social Housing One-Stop Processing
Center (SHOPCs) at the regional level in order to centralize the processing and issuance of
all required housing-related permits, clearances, and licenses. The only agency that
beneficiaries would be dealing with is the proposed NCDA for all of our governments
housing programs.

We can be highly optimistic that through this legislative initiative the State can
effectively address the urgency of this developmental concer. With it, the crucial housing
needs of our country, including the growing housing backlog, and the institutional
weaknesses of housing agencies can be effectively and efficiently resolved

“ROL” C. PANCHO
Represed\ati
2” Distriéy of/Bulacan


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2604

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE GAVINI “APOL” C. PANCHO

AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY,
DEFINING THE MANDATES, POWERS, AND FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

CHAPTER 1
TITLE AND POLICIES

SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “National Community
Development Act of 2016”.

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
undertake in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban development
and housing which will make available at affordable cost, decent housing and basic services
to underprivileged and homeless citizens. It shall also promote adequate employment
‘opportunities to such citizens. In the implementation of such program the State shall respect
the rights of small property owners.

The State shall, by law, and for the common good, pursue the realization of a
modem, humane, economically viable and environmentally sustainable society where the
urbanization process is manifest in towns and cities being centers of productive: economic
activity, led by market forces; where urban areas have affordable housing, sustainable
physical and social infrastructure and services facilitated under a democratic and
decentralized system of governance; where urban areas provide the opportunities for an
improved quality of life and the eradication of poverty; and where there is a high degree of
complementarity between urban and rural communities.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to
undertake in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban development
and housing which will make available at affordable cost, decent housing and basic services
fo underprivileged and homeless citizens. It shall also promote adequate employment
‘opportunities to such citizens. In the implementation of such program the State shall respect
the rights of small property owners.

(a) "Affordable cost" refers to the most reasonable price of land and shelter based on the
needs and financial capability of Program beneficiaries and appropriate financing schemes;

(0) “Areas for priority development" refers to those areas declared as such under
existing statutes and pertinent executive issuances.

(c) Attachment - refers to the relationship between the NCDA and the attached agency
or corporation for purposes of policy and program coordination and as further defined under
the Administrative Code of 1987.



(d) "Blighted lands" refers to the areas where the structures are dilapidated, obsolete
and unsanitary, tending to depreciate the value of the land and prevent normal development
and use of the area. "Improvements" refers to all types of buildings and residential units,
walls, fences, structures or constructions of all kinds of a fixed character or which are
adhered to the soil but shall not include trees, plants and growing fruits, and other fixtures
that are mere superimpositions on the land, and the value of improvements shall not be less
than fifty percent (50%) of the assessed value of the property;

(e) Housing - refers to the system and its components which establish the residential
quality of life, including housing, utilities, access to social services and other community
facilities, security, and other aspects related to an individual's residence.

(| “Land banking" refers to the acquisition of land at values based on existing use in
advance of actual need fo promote planned development and socialized housing programs;

(g) “Land use plan” refers to the rational approach of allocating available resources as
equitably as possible among competing user groups and for different functions consistent
with the development plan of the area and the Program under this Act;

(h) "On-site development” refers to the process of upgrading and rehabilitation of
blighted slum urban areas with a view of minimizing displacement of dwellers in said areas,
and with provisions for basic services as provided for in 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 shalll include sites and services development,
long-term financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other benefits in
accordance with the provisions of this Act;

@) "Urban areas" refers to all cities regardless of their population density and to
‘municipalities with a population density of at least five hundred (500) persons per square
kilometers;

(k) Urban Development - pertains to the process of occupation and use of land or space
for such activities as residential, industrial, commercial and the like or their combinations,
necessary to carry out the functions of urban living. It entails the building or rebuilding of
more or less permanent structures over land that is often withdrawn or converted from its
original use, resulting in the creation of a built environment.

() “Urbanizable areas" refers to sites and lands which, considering present
characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and great potential of becoming
urban areas within the period of five (5) years; and

SECTION 3. Coverage. — The Act shall cover all socialized housing programs to be
developed by the goverment in urban and urbanizable areas, including existing areas for
priority development sites, and in other areas that may be identified by the local government
units as suitable for socialized housing.

CHAPTER 2
NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NCDA)

Section 4. Creation and Mandate of the National Community Development
Authority. - There is hereby created the of National Community Development Authority
(NCDA), hereinafter referred to as the NCDA, by consolidating the functions of the Housing
and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the planning and regulatory
functions of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), which shall act as the


primary national government entity responsible for the management of socialized housing
and urban development. It shall be the sole and main planning and policy-making, regulatory
program coordination, and performance monitoring entity for all housing and urban and
community development concems, primarily focusing on the access to and affordability of
the basic human needs.

Section 5. Powers and Functions. -The NCDA shall perform the following functions:

(a) The planning and regulatory function of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
(HLURB) is hereby transferred to the NCDA which shall formulate the national urban
development and shelter policy and strategy in coordination and consultation with the
stakeholders, and ensuring its consistency with the National Development Plan;

(6) In consultation with the stakeholders, formulate the urban development and shelter
planning framework, establish and operate a national urban development and shelter
planning system, and develop the necessary planning guidelines, procedures and urban
development standards that will define and delineate the roles of all stakeholders, and guide
the planning, standards localization, promulgation and enforcement of rules, and service
delivery programs of national goverment and local govemments, and facilitate private
sector investment;

(0) Formulate housing finance policies, and recommend and facilitate the development
of mechanisms that promote the establishment of a self-sustaining private sector led housing
finance system;

(@) Formulate and implement a shelter program for urban poor communities that will
promote their social and economic welfare, and mobilize resources and encourage
stakeholder participation in the provision of urban services for the poor;

(e) Provide assistance to and capability building of local govemments in urban
development, urban redevelopment and urban management in support of national policies
and strategies in the sector, as well as strengthen the role of independent component cities
and provincial govemments as the primary entities for urban development planning and
management at the local level;

(9 Develop and establish a sector performance monitoring and assessment mechanism,
and monitor and independently report on the performance of the sector, national goverment
agencies, and local govemments in housing and urban development to enable continuing
improvements in sector policy and strategy formulation;

(g) Delineate areas for priority development as urban renewal areas and prepare
programs for their regeneration; Support devolution and decentralization: where local
governments in partnership with communities, non-government organization and private
groups assume the functions of urban renewal and regeneration;

(h) Exercise administrative investigatory powers over local governments to ensure their
faithful compliance with housing and urban development laws, standards and guidelines, as
well as their judicious and fair application of local housing and urban development and
housing ordinances, and require the submission by local governments of pertinent
documents and information, as may be necessary in the judicious and effective conduct of
investigation;

() Develop and implement the comprehensive and integrated housing program
provided for under this act;

@ Formulate and enforce general and specific policies for housing development and
resettlement;

(k) Prescribe guidelines and standards for the reservation, conservation and ‘utilization
of public lands identified for housing and resettiement;

() Exercise the right of eminent domain or acquire by purchase privately owned lands
for purposes of housing development, resettlement and related services and facilities;

(m) Develop and undertake housing development and/or resettlement projects through
joint ventures or other arrangements with public and private entities;

(n) Discharge all responsibilities of the goveriment, on behalf of the NCDA, as may arise
from treaties, agreements, and other commitments on housing and resettlement to which it is


a Signatory, including the determination of forms of assistance for housing development to
be extended through multilateral or bilateral assistance programs;

(0) Promote housing development by providing technical assistance;

(p) Purchase, acquire, sell, discount, refinance, or otherwise deal in home mortgages or
participations therein under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the board of
directors of the corporation;

(q) Own, lease, purchase or othenwise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of, property,
real or personal, as may be necessary and appropriate for the conduct of its business;

(9. Enter into and perform such contracts with any person or entity, public or private, as
may be necessary, proper or conducive to the attainment or furtherance of the objectives
and purposes of this act;

(s) Receive donations, grants, and bequests and utilize the same for the attainment of its
‘objectives. Such donations, grants and bequests shall be exempt from the payment of
transfer taxes and be fully deductible from the gross income of the donor or grantor for
income tax purposes;

()) Promulgate such rules and regulations and to do and perform any and all things as
may be necessary and proper to cary out its responsibilities, powers and functions under
this Act;

(u) Perform such other related functions as may be mandated by law.

(v) Formulate the national and urban development and housing policy and strategy, in
coordination and in consultation with the stakeholders, which ensures consistency with the
Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and the National Physical Framework Plan (NPFP) to
promote social and economic welfare;

(w) Exercise initiative and assume a lead role in coordinating, supervising and integrating
all govemment activities relative to housing and urban development;

(x) Formulate effective and efficient housing finance policies and programs to promote
the establishment of a self-sustaining. private sector-led housing finance system; Manage
and oversee the development of proclaimed housing sites, including the use of land assets
as resource mobilization strategy to raise alternative funds in, developing new town housing
projects which will serve as central relocation sites for the affected Informal Settlers;

(y) Utilize income generated from fees, fines, charges, and other collections in the
performance of its functions, to defray operating expenses;

(2) Enter into contracts, joint venture agreements, public-private partnerships, and such
other memorandum of agreements/understanding, either domestic or foreign, under such
terms and conditions as it may deem proper and reasonable subject to existing laws;

(aa) Discharge all responsibilities of government as may arise from treaties, agreements
and other commitments on housing, land use and urban development to which it is a
signatory, including the determination of forms of assistance for housing, land use and urban
development to be extended through bilateral or multilateral loans and/or assistance
program;

(bb) Receive, take and hold by bequest, device, gift, purchase or lease, either
absolutely or in trust for any of its purposes from foreign and domestic sources, any asset,
grant or property, real or personal, subject to such limitations provided under existing laws
and regulations;

(cc) Exercise oversight function, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the policies and
programs of all attached agencies;

(dd) Conduct comprehensive studies and researches, and’ build and maintain a
database necessary for housing and urban development;

(ee) Provide assistance to build the capability of local government units in housing and
urban development and management to strengthen the role of provinces, cities and
‘municipalities as the primary entities for urban development/renewal planning and
management;

(ff) Promulgate zoning and other land use control standards and guidelines which shall
gover land use plans and zoning ordinances of local govemments, subdivision or estate
development projects;



(9g) Monitor local goverment compliance with housing and urban 5 development laws,
standards and guidelines and Republic Act No. 9485, otherwise known as the Anti-Red Tape
Act of 2007 with respect to housing and urban development projects, as well as their
judicious and fair application of local housing and urban development ordinances;

(hh) Support local government partnerships with communities, civil society
organizations, non-govemment organizations, and private groups in the implementation of
urban development/renewal projects;

(i) Develop and establish a sector performance monitoring and assessment
mechanism, and monitor the performance of national government agencies, local
government units, as well as other entities involved in housing and urban development;

@__Lead in the disposition of lands intended for housing owned by the Government or
any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities, agencies or government- owned or controlled
corporations such as but not limited to military reservations, lands reserved for government
offices, facilities and other installations, and other land assets including friar lands which
have not been used for the purposes for which they have been reserved or set aside for the
past ten (10) years from effectivity of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the Urban
Development and Housing Act (UDHA);

(kk) Declare areas as Urban Development/Renewal site(s) including the development
and implementation of sub-projects jointly with the concerned local govemment units under a
Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement;

(i) Take the lead in the conduct of Pre- and Post-Proclamation activities as
orchestrator and facilitator of the entire disposition process including the stewardship of the
Local Inter-Agency Committee (LiACs) which are primarily tasked to oversee the
implementation of housing proclamation projects;

(mm) Effect and oversee a single regulatory system that shall govem all activities relative
to the planning, production, marketing, and management of housing and urban development
projects;

(nn) Take over unfinished, incomplete or abandoned licensed real estate development
projects under Presidential Decree No. 957;

(00) Encourage the private sector to address and serve a large part of the country's
housing needs;

(pp) Promote, accredit and regulate the use of indigenous materials and technologies in
housing construction;

(qq) Implement prototype projects in housing and urban development undertakings, with
the right to exercise the power of eminent domain, when necessary;

(7) Determine, fix and collect reasonable amounts to be charged as fees and charges
necessary for the effective implementation of all laws, rules and regulations enforced by the
NCDA and impose reasonable fines and penalties for violation thereof;

(ss) Register and regulate Homeowners and Homeowners Associations (HOAs) and
Condominium Units Owners’ Association/Corporation (CUOA/Cs) and provide assistance in
the formulation of community development programs;

() Formulate and ensure the implementation of housing policies and programs for
urban poor communities and informal settler families (ISFs) that will promote the social and
‘economic welfare of homeless families particularly the poor and underprivileged;

(uu) Initiate and encourage deeper and active involvement and participation of civil
society organizations, developers associations, urban planners and other stakeholders
which shail be used as a venue through which housing needs are assessed and recognized
and, in coordination with the local govemment units, serve as the lead agency for housing
and urban development concems; and,

(vw) Perform such other related functions as may be mandated by law.


CHAPTER 3
NCDA COMPOSITION, ORGANIZATION AND STAFFING PATTERN

Section 6. Composition. The NCDA shall be composed of the Office of the Secretary,
his/her immediate staff, and the offices of the undersecretaries and assistant secretaries, the
department services, bureaus, regional offices, the attached agencies, their constituent units
and the other Offices directly supportive of the Office of the Secretary.

Section 7. Office of the Secretary. - The Office of the Secretary shall consist of the
secretary, and his immediate staff.

Section 8. Powers and Functions of the Secretary. The Secretary shall:

(a) Advise the President in issuing executive orders, regulations, proclamations and
other issuances relative to matters under the jurisdiction of the NCDA;

(b) Establish policies and standards for the efficient and effective operations of the
NCDA in accordance with the programs of the govemment:

(c) Promulgate rules, regulations and other issuances necessary in carrying out the
NCDA's mandate, objectives, policies, plans, programs and projects;

(@) Review and approve, with a panel of planners and builders, the physical framework
plans of the provinces and the comprehensive land use plans of cities, as well as the
‘municipalities in the country;

(e) Appoint all officers and employees of the NCDA, except those whose appointments
are vested with the President subject to the provisions of Civil Service Law, rules and
regulations.

(). Exercise control and supervision over all personnel of the NCDA;

(g) Exercise disciplinary powers over officers and employees of the NCDA in accordance
with law including their investigation and the designation of a committee or officer to conduct
such investigation;

(h) Have the power to delegate authority for the performance of any administrative or
‘substantive function to subordinate officials of the NCDA;

() Have the power to call on other agencies and instrumentalities of the goverment
and private entities for cooperation and assistance in the 8 performance of its functions;

@ To impose administrative fines and/or penalties of not more than two hundred
thousand pesos (P 200,000.00) for violation of this Act, Republic Act No. 7279 and other
laws implemented by the Commission, including pertinent rules and regulations, orders,
decisions, and/or rulings; Provided, that the Secretary may adjust such fines not more than
once every three (3) years; and,

(k) Perform such other functions as may be provided by law or assigned by the
President.

The Secretary shall also serve as a voting member of the National Economic and
Development Authority (NEDA) Board, the governing Boards of the Climate Change
‘Commission (CCC), the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC),
and the National Land Use Committee (NLUC). The Secretary shall be a member of NEDA'S
Committee on Infrastructure (INFRACOM), Investment Coordinating Committee (ICC) and
Social Development Committee (SDC). The Secretary shall also be a member of the body
authorized to formulate, prescribe, or amend guidelines under Republic Act No. 6957 as
amended, otherwise known as the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law. The Secretary shall
chair the governing board of the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF).

Section 9. The Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries. - The Secretary shall be
assisted by:

(a) One (1) Undersecretary for Policies, Plans and Programs, Coordination,
Monitoring and Evaluation;


(b) One (1) Undersecretary for Environmental, Land Use and Urban Planning and
Development;

(c) One (1) Undersecretary for Regulation of Housing and Real Estate Development;

(d) One (1) Undersecretary for Homeowners, Homeowners Associations and
Community Development.

(e) and three (3) Assistant Secretaries who shall all be appointed by the President
upon the recommendation of the Secretary. The assistant secretaries shall be career
officers.

The Undersecretanes and assistant secretaries shall have the powers and
functions as provided for in Section 10 & 11 Chapter 2, Book IV of the Administrative Code
of 1987. The Secretary is hereby authorized to delineate and assign the respective
functional areas of responsibility of the undersecretaries and assistant secretaries and
assign them as required.

Section 10. Departmental Offices and Regional Offices. - The NCDA shall establish,
operate, and maintain Departmental Offices under them such as, but not limited to: (1)
Policies, Plans and Programs, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation; (2) Environmental,
Land Use and Urban Planning and Development; (3) Regulation of Real Estate
Development; and (4) Homeowners, Homeowners Associations and Community
Development. There shall be Regional Offices in all of the country's regions. Each Regional
Office shall be headed by a Regional Director.

Section 11. NCDA Staffing Pattern — With the end in view of creating a lean but
effective organization, the Secretary shall cause the preparation and implementation of an
organizational framework and staffing patter within sixty (60) days after the approval of this
act. The organization, staffing, and compensation standards shall be based on shall conform
to the provisions of Republic Act 24 No. 6758, otherwise known as the Salary
Standardization Law, as amended and other existing budgeting and compensation rules and
regulations. The authorized positions created therein shall be filled by regular appointments
by the president or the secretary as the case may be: provided, that, in the filling of positions
created, preference shall be given to the personnel of abolished agencies: provided,
however, that such individuals comply with the qualification standards set by the civil service
commission for the positions that they shall be appointed to: provided, finally, that, if such
individuals possess the same qualifications, seniority shall be given priority. The Department
of Budget and Management (DBM) shall, upon its approval, fund in full the staffing pattem of
the NCDA

CHAPTER 4
NCDA SERVICES

Section 12. Financial Management Service. - The Financial Management Service
shall:

a. Formulate the medium-term and annual expenditure program for the NCDA and
prepare, execute and administer its annual budget;

b. Develop and implement approaches, methodologies and procedures for ensuring
efficiency in the allocation and utilization of budgetary and other resources of the NCDA.

. Provide accounting, financial management, disbursement and cashiering services
to the NCDA and ensure the submission of the appropriate financial and physical
performance reports and financial statements;

@. Monitor and make recommendations on the financial and physical performance of
the NCDA’s programs, projects and activities; and

e. Perform such other related functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.


Section 13. Administrative Services. - The Administrative Service shall provide the
NCDA with efficient and effective services relative to personnel, human resources
development, records management and custodial work, supplies and inventory
management, procurement, physical assets management, and other related administrative
functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.

Section 14. Legal Service. - The Legal Service shall:

a. Provide the NCDA, its officials and personnel with legal counseling services;

». Provide assistance to the Secretary in handling cases affecting the NCDA and
in the investigation of administrative cases involving NCDA personnel;

c. Provide assistance to the Secretary and other NCDA personnel in the
preparation of legislative proposals and legal issuances affecting the sector or the NCDA;

d. Review and make recommendations to the Secretary on the legal and
legislative implications of plans, programs and activities affecting the sector or the NCDA;
and

e. Perform such other related functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.

Section 15. Public Relations and Information Service. - The Public Relations and
Information Service shall;

a. Formulate and implement a public information and relations program that will
promote public and stakeholder knowledge of and feedback on the policies, regulations,
incentives, opportunities and programs and projects in the housing and urban development
sector;

. Prepare, produce and publish materials to support such public information and
public relations program;

c. Establish collaborative networks for the dissemination of information and
generation of feedback on sectoral concems; and

d. Perform such other related functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.

Section 16. Information and Communications Technology Service. - The
Information and Communications Technology Service shall:

a. Formulate and implement an information and communications technology plan
for the sector that will ensure the speedy generation, organization, and processing of data
and production of analytic information to support planning, policy formulation, performance
monitoring and assessment and transaction processing systems of the NCDA;

». Define the design of the integrated information systems and their functional
specifications, and undertake the management of the development, operation and
maintenance of applications;

¢. Establish collaborative electronic data sharing and communications linkages
with other departments, agencies, industry and local govemment units to ensure the
generation of comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate data and promote their wider use in
decision making;

d. Undertake continuing user training and assistance to improve computer
literacy and promote the sophisticated use of information technology in planning, analysis,
transaction processing and decision making;

e. Be responsible for the maintenance and provision of support services to all
CDA employees in the use of information technology;

f Conduct continuing studies on best uses of information and communications
technology in the housing and urban development sector, and

g. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.

Section 17. Plans, Policies and Monitoring Office. — The Plans, Policies and
Monitoring Office (PPMO), shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary and shall be the


central goverment policy, planning and monitoring think tank for housing and resettlement,
and urban planning, development and regeneration. The Office shall be responsible for the.

a. Formulation of national housing policy, urban and regional development
policies, and resettlement policy;

b. Updating of national urban development and housing framework; preparation
of national shelter plan and agency corporate plan;

©. Conducting research and development in housing technologies and into
housing and urban development;

. Monitoring the effectiveness of government policies and programs in housing
delivery and urban development, including those of the attached agencies;

e. Development of performance indicators for housing and urban development,
develop the performance indicators and program targets for key shelter agencies and local
govemments;

f. Monitoring key shelter agencies' performance against targets as well as the
accomplishment of national shelter plan and adherence to the urban development and
housing framework;

g. Integration of housing and urban development data banks with those of ‘other
govemment agencies; and

h. Monitor the performance of local government programs in housing and urban
development.

Section 18. Bureaus under the PPMO. -The Assistant Secretary for Plans, Policies and
Monitoring shall supervise the following:

a. Plan Policies and Programs Bureau. The Plans, Policies and Programs
Bureau shall:

7. Formulate, review and update, in consultation with national government
agencies, local governments, private sector, communities and other stakeholders, national
plans, objectives and policies for housing and urban development, specifically the National
Urban Development and Housing Framework and the National Shelter Program;

2. Establish and implement a national housing and urban development
planning system and coordinate the preparation and timing of the sectoral plans of national
government agencies with the local development plans of local govemment units, ensuring
their consistency with the National Urban Development and Housing Framework, the
National Shelter Program and the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan;

3. Design programs for the provision of capacity building assistance to local
governments in housing and urban development planning, investment programming,
formulation’ of zoning ordinances, plan administration and performance assessment;

4. Formulate policies and design interventions that will directly address the
Shelter concems of the urban poor communities, including the formulation of guidelines on
eviction and relocation;

5. Standardize planning data and sector information requirements under a
uniform data classification and storage and through geographic information systems;

6. Formulate and implement a research and development agenda and
mobilize public and private sector resources to generate new knowledge; develop and/or
adopt new technologies; identify and ,design new products and services, to support
continuing improvement in housing and urban development regulation, production, and
service delivery:


7. Undertake continuing studies on the research and development
requirements of the housing and urban development sector, for the purpose of, but not
limited to, policy development, planning and standards formulation; and

8. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.

b. Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau. The Monitoring and Evaluation Bureau
shall:

1. Formulate an effective monitoring and performance evaluation system and
undertake the overall monitoring and performance assessment of housing and urban
development projects of the NCDA, its attached agencies, local goverment units, and other
entities;

2. Monitor and evaluate the performance of the sector particularly on the
consistency of programs, projects and activities of national govemment agencies, local
govemment units, industry and other stakeholders with the National Urban Development and
Housing Framework, National Shelter Strategy, sector public investment programs and the
policies of the NCDA;

3. Develop and operate a sector performance monitoring and evaluation
system and monitor, evaluate and independently report on the performance of the sector
and that of local govemments, industry, national govemment and other key sector
stakeholders;

4. Recommend changes and coordinate action needed to ensure the
accomplishment of the objectives of the National Urban Development and Housing
Framework, National Shelter Strategy, sector public investment programs and the policies of
the NCDA;

5. Regularly monitor the corporate and operational performances of all the
organic bureaus, attached agencies and corporations, and make recommendations thereon;
and

6. Perform such other related functions as may be assigned by the ‘Secretary.

c. Housing Finance Development Bureau. The Housing Finance and
Development Bureau shall:

1. Formulate policies and implement schemes to encourage a sustainable
market-oriented housing finance system that will ensure greater private sector participation
and adequate flow of private funds into the housing industry;

2. Design the most appropriate mechanism to increase transparency and
efficiency in the use of public funds, including the creation of a socialized housing fund or
other mechanisms to administer up-front grants or amortization support, and design the
implementing system and procedures for the program maximizing the principles of
decentralization and devolution;

3. Undertake continuing studies for the improvement of the institutional
framework and administrative operations for housing finance; and

4. Perform such other functions as may be assigned by the Secretary.


Section 19. The Urban Development and Housing Operations Office (UDHOO) - The
Urban Development and Housing Operations Office (UDHOO), shall be headed by the
Undersecretary for Operations who shall discharge the following duties and responsibilities:

a. Administration of homeless assistance advances/ grants to LGUs, NGOs, and
private communities for temporary or emergency housing in response to man-made or
natural calamities;

b. Development of the capacity of local goverments to plan, implement and
monitor housing, land management, urban development and urban redevelopment

programs;

c. Development and administration of the national goverment subsidy program
for social housing;

d. Provision of technical and administrative support to, management and
implement foreign assisted projects at the central level; and

@. Exercise administrative supervision and control over the housing and land use
regulatory office and the regional offices.

CHAPTER 5
RECONSTITUTION OF THE HLURB AS THE ADJUDICATION COMMISSION FOR
HOUSING, LAND USE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (COMMISSION)

Section 20. Reconstitution of the HLURB as the Adjudication 10 Commission for
Housing, Land Use and Urban Development (Commission). The HLURB is hereby
reconstituted and shall henceforth be known as the Adjudication Commission for Housing,
Land Use and Urban Development, hereinafter referred to “Commission”, which shall be
attached with the NCDA.

Section 21. Assumption and Exercise of Adjudication Function of the Housing and
Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) to the Commission. The adjudication function of
the HLURB shall be assumed and exercised by the Commission.

Section 22. Composition of the Commission and Qualification of Commissioners.
The Commission shall be composed of nine (9) full-time commissioners; Provided, that the
term of incumbent Commissioners shall be respected; Provided further, that the subsequent
appointees of the President shall be members of the Philippine Bar of good standing and
has been engaged in the practice of law for at least ten (10) years with experience and/or
‘exposure in housing and/or urban development. The Commissioners shall hold office for a
period of six (6) years, unless earlier removed for cause. The NCDA Secretary shall be the
Ex-Officio Chairman of the Commission.

Section 23. Coflegiality, Divisions, and Sessions. The Commission shall exercise its
adjudicatory and all other powers, functions, and duties through its Divisions. The
Commission, sitting en banc, shall be presided over by the Secretary and shall decide only
on the promulgation of rules and regulations governing the hearing and disposition of cases
before any of its Divisions and its Arbiters in its Regional Offices, and on the formulation of
policies affecting its administration and operations.

Section 24. Precedence and Suspension. The most senior Commissioner shall be the
presiding Commissioner of the first Division and the two (2) next most senior Commissioners
Shall be the presiding Commissioners of the second and third Divisions, respectively. The
Commission en banc shall have administrative supervision over the Commission and its
Regional! Offices and all their personnel, including the Arbiters.


Section 25. Decisions and Resolutions. The concurrence of two (2) Commissioners of
a Division shail be necessary for the promulgation of a judgment or resolution. Whenever the
required membership in a Division is not complete and the concurrence of two (2)
Commissioners to arrive at a judgment or resolution cannot be obtained, the Executive
Commissioner shall designate into the Division such number of additional Commissioners
from the other Divisions, as may be necessary. The conclusions of a Division on any case
submitted to it for decision shall be reached in consultation before the case is assigned to a
Commissioner for the writing of the decision. It shall be mandatory for the Division to meet
for purposes of the consultation ordained herein. A certification to this effect signed by the
presiaing Commissioner of the Division shall be issued and a copy thereof attached to the
record of the case and served upon the parties.

Section 26. Jurisdiction of Arbiters. The Arbiters shall exercise exclusive jurisdiction
fo hear and decide cases involving the following.

a. Claims for refund, complaints against unsound real estate business practices and
other actions for specific performance of contractual and statutory obligations filed by
subdivision lot or condominium unit buyer against the project owner, developer, dealer,
broker or salesman; and other complaints for violation of Presidential Decree No. 957 and
other related laws;

. Intra-association disputes or controversies arising out of the relations between and
among members of homeowners associations or condominium corporations; between any or
ail of them and the homeowners association or condominium corporation of which they are
members, including federations of homeowners associations;

¢. Inter-association disputes or controversies arising out of the corporate relations
between and among two or more homeowners associations or condominium corporations or
federations;

d. Disputes between such homeowners association or condominium corporation and
the State, insofar as it concems their individual franchise or right to exist and those which
are intrinsically connected with the regulation of homeowners associations and condominium
corporations or dealing with the internal affairs of such entity;

. Suits filed in opposition to an application for certificate of registration and license to
sell, development permit for condominium projects, clearance to mortgage, or the revocation
or cancellation thereof, and locational clearances, certifications or permits, when issued by
the Commission/the NCDA;

f. Suits filed by the project owner/developer against a buyer for the collection of
unpaid amortization, cancellation of contract and/or ejectment.

g. Eviction of informal settlers in open spaces or common areas of subdivisions and
condominiums filed by the project owner or developer or the duly registered homeowners
association or condominium corporation of the project;

h. Disputes involving buyer financing agreements with any financing institution for the
purchase of condominium units or subdivision lots; and,

i. Disputes involving easements within or among subdivisions projects.

i. Violations of administrative rules and regulations implementing Sections 7, 8 and
18 of Republic Act No. 7279.

k. Disputes between landowners and developers, and between banks/inancing
institutions and developers whenever the interest of the buyers is involved;


|. Disputes involving the enforcement of comprehensive land use plans (CLUPs)
and/or their accompanying zoning ordinances.

Section 27. Jurisdiction of the Commission and the Secretary. The Commission
shall have the exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided by the Arbiters. The
decision of the Commission shall be final and executory qfter fifteen (15) calendar days from
receipt thereof by the parties. The Secretary may assume jurisdiction over any complaint or
case and decide the same or certify such case for decision to the Commission if the
controversy involves massive real estate fraud or unsound business practices of critical
‘socio-economic or environmental considerations that may have serious potential impact on
the interests of the sector or the general welfare.

Section 28. Powers of the Commission. - The Commission shall have the power and
authority:

1. To promulgate rules and regulations goveming the hearing and disposition of
cases before it and its Arbiters, as well as those necessary to carry out its functions;

2. To administer oaths, summon the parties to a controversy, issue subpoenas
requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of such books,
papers, contracts, records, statement of accounts, agreements, and others as may be
materia! to a just determination of the case;

3. To hold, any person in contempt directly or indirectly and impose appropriate
penalties therefore in accordance with law. A person guilty of misbehavior in the presence of
or so near any member of the Commission or any Arbiter as to obstruct or interrupt the
proceedings before the same, including disrespect toward said officials, offensive
personalities toward others, or refusal to be swom, or to answer as a witness or to subscribe
an affidavit or deposition when lawfully required to do so, may be summaniy adjudged in
direct contempt by said officials and punished by fine not exceeding five thousand pesos
(P§,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) days, or both, if it be the Commission, or
a member thereof, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand pesos (P1,000.00) or
imprisonment not exceeding one (1) day, or both, if it be an Arbiter. The person adjudged in
direct contempt by an Arbiter may appeal to the Commission and the execution of the
judgment shall be suspended pending the resolution of the appeal upon the filing by such
person of a bond on condition that he/she will abide by and perform the judgment of the
‘Commission should the appeal be decided against him/her. Judgment of the Commission on
direct contempt is immediately executory and unappealable. Indirect contempt shall be dealt
with by the Commission or Arbiter in the manner prescribed, under Rule 71 of the Revised
Rules of Court (ROC); and

4. To enjoin or restrain, after due notice and hearing, any actual or threatened
commission of any or all prohibited or unlawful acts or to require the performance of a
particular act in any dispute within its jurisdiction which, if not restrained or performed
forthwith, may cause grave or irreparable damage to any party or render ineffectual any
decision in favor of such party. In no case shall a temporary or permanent injunction be
issued except after a finding of fact by the Commission, to the effect that:

a. Prohibited or unlawful acts have been threatened and will be committed
and will be continued unless restrained, but no injunction or temporary restraining order shall
be issued on account of any threat, prohibited or unlawful act, except against the person or
persons, association or organization making the threat or committing the prohibited or
unlawful act or actually authorizing or ratifying the same after actual knowledge thereof.

b. Substantial and irreparable injury to complainant's property will follow;


c. As to each item of relief to be granted, greater injury will be inflicted upon
complainant by the denial of relief than will be inflicted upon defendants by the granting of
relief,

d. Complainant has no adequate remedy at law; and,

e. Public officers charged with the duty to protect complainant's property are
unable or unwilling to fumish adequate protection. Such hearing shalll be held after due and
personal notice thereof has been served, in such manner as the Commission shall direct to
all known persons against Yief is sought. and also to the Chief Executive and other
public officials of the province or city within which the unlawful acts have been threatened or
committed, charged with the duty to protect complainant's property: Provided, however, that
if a complainant shall also allege that, unless a temporary restraining order shall be issued
without notice, a substantial and irreparable injury to complainant's property will be
unavoidable, such a temporary restraining order may be issued upon testimony under oath
is sufficient if sustained, to justify the Commission in issuing a temporary injunction.

Such a temporary restraining order shail be effective for no longer than twenty
(20) days and shall become void at the expiration of said twenty (20) days. No such
temporary restraining order or temporary injunction shall be issued except on condition that
complainant shall first file an undertaking with adequate security in an amount to be fixed by
the Commission sufficient to recompense those enjoined for any loss, expense or damage
caused by the improvident or erroneous issuance of such order or injunction, including all
reasonable costs, together with a reasonable attorney's fee, and expense of defense against
the order or against the granting of any injunctive relief sought in the same proceeding and
subsequently denied by the Commission.

The undertaking herein mentioned shall be understood to constitute an
agreement entered into by the complainant and the surety upon which an order may be
rendered in the same suit or proceeding against said complainant and surety, upon a
hearing to assess damages, of which hearing, complainant and surety shall have reasonable
notice, the said complainant and surety submitting themselves to the jurisdiction of the
Commission for that purpose. But nothing herein contained shall deprive any party having a
claim or cause of action under or upon such undertaking from electing to pursue his/her
ordinary remedy by suit at law or in equity: Provided further, that the reception of evidence
for the application of a wnt of injunction may be delegated by the Commission to any of its
Arbiters who shall conduct such hearings in such places as he/she may determine to be
accessible to the parties and their witnesses and shall submit thereafter his/her
recommendation to the Commission.

5. To exercise such other powers as are implied, necessary, or incidental to
carry out the express powers granted to the Commission. Authority is hereby vested in the
Commission to directly utilize the income generated from fees, fines, charges, and other
collections in the performance of its functions, to defray operating expenses.

Section 29. Compensation. A Commissioner shall receive a minimum monthly
compensation corresponding to Salary Grade 30 as prescribed under Republic Act No.
6758, as amended. The incumbent full time Commissioners of the present HLURB shall
remain in office unless they opt to avail of the retirement and separation benefits as provided
for in Section 44 of this Act or are earlier removed for cause.

Section 30. The Arbiters, Qualifications and Compensation. The existing HLURB
Arbiters shall be deemed qualified. Additional Arbiters shall have the following qualifications:


1. No person shall be appointed as Arbiter unless he or she is a member of the
Philippine Bar of good standing and has been engaged in the practice of law for at least
seven (7) years with at least three (3) years experience or exposure in the field of real estate
and land use development cases, and,

2, The Arbiters shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to
Salary Grade 28 as prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758, as amended. The President
shalll appoint Arbiters, as may be necessary, upon the recommendation of the Commission.

Section 31. The Sheriff. The Commission shall appoint a Sheriff or such number of
Sheriffs in its Central and Regional Offices in accordance with the provisions of the Civil
Service Law, rules and regulations. The Sheriff shall be responsible for the service and
execution of all writs, summonses, and orders and other processes of the Commission.

Section 32. Appeals. Decisions, awards, or orders of the Arbiters shall be final and
executory unless appealed to the Commission within fifteen (15) calendar days from receipt
of such decisions, awards, or orders. The appeal may be entertained only on any of the
following grounds:

1. There is prima facie evidence of abuse of discretion on the part of the Arbiter in
ring the questioned decision, award, or order;

2. The decision, order, or award was secured through fraud or coercion, including graft
and corruption;

3. The appeal is made purely on questions of law; and,

4. Serious errors in the findings of facts are raised, which errors would cause grave or
irreparable damage or injury to the appellant.

Section 33. Criminal Prosecution. The criminal prosecution for violation of housing
laws and regulations shall be instituted before criminal Courts having appropriate jurisdiction.

Section 34, Pending Cases. All cases pending in regular Courts arising from or in
connection with the implementation of pertinent laws on housing shall continue to be heard,
tried, and decided to their finality by such Courts.

CHAPTER 6
ATTACHED AGENCIES AND NATURE OF ATTACHMENT

Section 35. Attached Agencies and Corporations. The following agencies and
corporations are hereby attached to the NCDA:

1. Natior

! Housing Authority (NHA);
2. Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC);

3. National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC);
4. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF);

5. Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC); and,

6. Adjudication Commission for Housing, Land Use and Urban Development
(Commission).

All these Agencies shall continue to function according to existing laws and their
respective Charters. However, each of the heads of the attached agencies shall enter into a


performance contract annually with the NCDA Secretary. Such contracts shall embody the
national targets on housing and urban development and shall include the over-all
administration of the agency and the streamlining of personnel for effective and efficient
service. Any reorganization, merger, streamlining, abolition or privatization of any attached
goverment owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) initiated by the Govemance
Commission on GOCCs under Republic Act 10149, otherwise known as the GOCC
Governance Act of 2011, shall require the concurrence of the Secretary.

Section 36. Nature of Attachment. The Secretary shall be elected as Chairperson of
the goveming Boards of the National Housing Authority (HA), Home Development Mutual
Fund (HDMF), National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Social Housing
Finance Corporation (SHFC), and Home Guaranty Corporation (HGC).

CHAPTER 7
OTHER PROVISIONS

Section 37. Social Housing One-Stop Processing Centers (SHOPCs) - The NCDA
may establish SHOPCs in the Regions, which shall centralize the processing and issuance
of all required housing-related permits, clearances, and licenses in accordance with
Executive Order No. 45, series of 2001 entitled "Prescribing time periods for issuance of
housing 20 related certifications, clearances and per sosing sanctions for failure
to observe the same": Provided, that for the foregoing purpose, the respective ceilings for
socialized, low cost/economic and middle-income housing shall be jointly determined by the
NCDA and the NEDA: Provided further that at any time, but not more than once every two
years, such ceilings may be reviewed or revised to conform to prevailing economic
Conditions. All agencies involved in the issuance of said permits, clearances and licenses
shail be represented in the SHOPC and shail assign to SHOPC regional centers personnel
who shall be sufficiently authorized to process and issue the same.

Section 38. Identification and Designation of Lands for Housing and Urban and
Rural Development. - For the purpose of designating lands for housing and urban and rural
development, the NCDA, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Land
Registration Authority (LRA) shall, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effectivity
of this Act, jointly identify agricultural lands which under Republic Act No. 6657, as amended,
otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, and other existing laws, rules
and regulations are already exempted from conversion requirements: Provided, that the list
shall exclude lands that are declared as non-negotiable or protected from conversion under
existing laws and issuances and those lands covered under Republic Act No. 6697.
Provided further, that the designation of lands for housing and urban and rural development
purposes shall neither prejudice the rights of qualified beneficiaries under Republic Act No.
6657, nor undermine the protected agricultural areas intended to ensure the attainment of
food security under Republic Act No. 8435, otherwise known as Agricultural and Fisheries
Modemization Act (AFMA) of 1997 and other existing laws: Provided, also that in the case of
lands exempted from conversion though these have been approved by the DAR, if these are
contested by affected individual or community beneficiaries, it shall not be allowed to
proceed with any horizontal or vertical development without need for any prior clearance or
approval from the DAR or the DA consistent with the terms of the approved order or
conversion: Provided, finally, that all idle govemment lands in highly urbanized cities are
hereby prioritized for housing and urban development purposes,

Section 39. Advisory Council. - The Secretary shall have the power to establish
advisory councils consisting of the Secretaries and other heads from national government
agencies and local government units, representatives from the private sector including
Private developers associations, urban poor communities, academe, and other marginalized
groups, to provide a forum for stakeholder participation and dialogue on key housing and


urban development policies, issues and concems. Such councils shall be convened and
chaired by the Secretary of the NCDA.

CHAPTER 8
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS,

Section 40. Abolition of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council
(HUDCC) and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), the Transfer of
Rights and Assets. The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)
id the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) are hereby abolished within six
(6) months from the effectivity of this act subject to Section 33 of this Act.

The NCDA shall, by virtue of this Act, be subrogated to all rights and assume all the
liabilities of the HUDCC and HLURB, and all their pertinent funds, records, property, assets,
equipment and such personnel, as may be necessary, including unexpended portions of
their appropriations and/or allocations. all contracts and liabilities of said offices, agencies,
and goverment units are hereby transferred to and assumed by the NCDA, except those
that may hereafter be transferred to or absorbed by the Commission, and shall be acted
upon in accordance with the auditing code and other pertinent laws, rules, and regulations.

Section 41. Transfer of Power and Functions. - The powers and functions of the
abolished agencies and corporations are hereby transferred to the NCDA.

Section 42. Transfer of Assets and Obligations. All transfer of functions, assets,
funds, equipment, property, transactions and personnel in aforementioned affected
government agencies; and the formulation and implementation of the intemal organic
structures, staffing pattems, operating systems and revised budgets of the NCDA and the
Commission, shall be completed within six (6) months; provided, that the officers and
employees of the HUDCC and HLURB shall continue to assume their posts in holdover
capacity until such time as the NCDA has been organized and the new officers and
employees have been appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act. The NCDA and the
Commission shall cause the creation of additional positions and augment their budget
appropriations, as may be necessary.

Section 43. Absorption of Employees of the Consolidated Agencies. The existing
civil servants of HUDCC and HLURB shall enjoy security of tenure and be absorbed by the
NCDA or the Commission, in accordance with their staffing pattems and the selection
process as prescribed under Republic Act No. 7 6656 on the Rules on government
reorganization, unless the civil servant wants to avail of Section 44, hereof.

Section 44. Gratuity. Any employee of HUDCC and HLURB who opts to avail of
separation from service within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act as a result of the
consolidation and/or reorganization under the provisions of this Act shall, within one (1)
month from their separation from the service, be paid the money value of his accumulated
vacation and sick leave and receive a separation pay equivalent to two hundred fifty percent
(250%) of the latest monthly basic salary for every year of service in the government payable
in lump sum. Provided, that those who are qualified to retire under existing retirement laws
shall be allowed to retire under said laws and shall receive the benefits within ninety (90)
days from their separation from service. Any of the employees and laborers who do not
qualify under any existing retirement law shall be paid one hundred fifty percent (150%) of
their monthly basic salary for every year of service in the goverment. The miscellaneous
personnel benefits, the organization adjustment, and corporate funds may be used to fund
the purpose.

Section 45. Transition Period. All transfer of functions, assets, funds, personnel,
equipment, properties, transactions, and personnel in the affected national government


agencies, and the formulation and implementation of the intemal organic structures, staffing
patterns, operating systems, and revised budgets of the NCDA and the Commission, shall
be completed within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, during which existing
personne! shail continue to assume their posts in holdover capacities until new appointments
are issued.

CHAPTER 9
IMPLEMENTING AUTHORITY, RULES, REGULATIONS AND FUNDING

Section 46. Implementing Authority. The HUDCC Chairman is hereby authorized to
undertake the implementation of the provisions of this Act and implement the necessary
organizational changes within six (6) months or until a Department Secretary has been
appointed and has assumed office.

Section 47. Formulation of Implementing Rules and Regulations. The HUDCC,
HLURB, DBM and Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall prepare and issue the
implementing rules and regulations (IRR) within sixty (60) days upon the effectivity of this
Act.

Section 48. Funding. The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act shall
be charged against the current year’s appropriations of HUDCC and HLURB. Thereafter.
such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act, shall be
included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA)

CHAPTER 10
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 49. Mandatory Review of the Implementation of this Act. The Congress shall
undertake a mandatory review of the implementation of this Act at the end of the third year
from the date of its effectivity.

Section 50. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, proclamations, rules,
regulations and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 51. Separability Clause. If, for any reason or reasons, any portion or provision
of this Act shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 52. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
Publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,