Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No._3399

Introduced by Representative LEILA M. DE LIMA

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, OR OFF-CITY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER
FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PEOPLE'S PLAN AND MANDATING THE
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, JOINTLY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, IN
CASES OF NEAR-CITY OR OFF-CITY RESETTLEMENT, TO PROVIDE OTHER
BASIC SERVICES AND LIVELIHOOD COMPONENTS IN FAVOR OF THE
RECIPIENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992”

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Housing is a basic human right and not a commodity. Housing serves as the
comerstone of stability and security for individuals and families alike. A house goes
beyond just a mere physical structure, it serves as a safe, secure, and dignified
environment in which individuals can thrive. Ensuring access to adequate housing is
therefore fundamental to promoting inclusive development, social cohesion, and
human dignity.

The Universal Dectaration of Human Rights recognizes the right of every
person to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of themselves
and their families, including adequate housing.

Consistent with this internationally recognized right, the State is duty-bound
under Article XIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution to undertake the following:

Section 9. The State shall, by law, and for the common good, undertake, in cooperation
with the private sector, a continuing program of urban land reform and housing which
will make available at affordable cost decent housing and basic services to

+ Office of the High Commissioner on Human Right. UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate
housing. Retrieved from :/www.ohchr org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-
housingi#:~:text=Housing%20is%20a%20right%2C%20not services %2C%20schools %2C%20and%2
employment.

2 Section 25, Universal Declaration of Human Rights.


underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. It shall
also promote adequate employments of such programs that the State shall respect the
rights of small property owners.

Section 10. Urban and rural poor dwellers shall not be evicted, nor their dwellings
demolished, except in accordance with law and in a just and humane manner.

No resettlement of urban or rural dwellers shall be undertaken without adequate
consultation with them and the communities where they are to be located.

In response to the constitutional mandate, Congress passed Republic Act 7279,
entitled “Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992", which took effect in March 24,
1992. This law provided mechanisms for the State, in partnership with the private
sectors, to adopt a comprehensive Urban Development and Housing Program aimed
at improving the lives of underprivileged and homeless citizens. °

To date, it has been more than three (3) decades since the enactment of the
Urban Development and Housing Act, yet the nation has made limited progress in
providing decent and affordable housing for the homeless and underprivileged.
Despite legal frameworks and policy commitments established under the Act,
challenges of inadequate housing, informal settlements, and limited access to basic
services persist, particularly in urban and resettlement areas.

Figures show that housing needs are projected to increase from the 6.5 million
housing backlog in 2022 to 22 million by 2040. At the same time, informal settler
families (ISFs) are estimated at 3.7 million, half a million of which are living in slums
and high-risk areas in Metro Manila or National Capital Region.*

Taking global and national best practices into account, on-site, in-city, or near-
city relocation and resettiement should be primary options to maintain ISFs’ access to
jobs, schools, hospitals, public services, and social networks, leaving off-city relocation
and resettlement as a last resort.>

However, at present, the government's housing strategy for ISFs centers on off-
city or off-site relocation. Under this approach, the goverment constructs housing in
areas outside Metro Manila where access to employment, sustainable livelihoods, and
essential social services is often limited. These poor conditions in distant relocation
sites have compelled many families to return to urban areas in search of stable income
and basic necessities, thus defeating the purpose of the resettlement programs and
subjecting ISFs back into unsafe, unstable, and undignified housing conditions.

This proposed measure seeks to institutionalize on-site, in-city, near-city, or off-
city resettlement on the basis of People’s Plans submitted by the affected ISFs as a
primary and preferred policy of the State. In doing so, this bill crucially promotes the

2 Section 2, Republic Act No. 7279.

+ UN-Habitat Philippines Country Report 2023. Retrieved from
https://unhabitat.org/sites/defaultfiles/2023/06/5._un-
habitat_philippines_country_report_2023_final_compressed.pdf.

5 Department of Human Seftiements and Urban Development. National Resettlement Policy
Framework, 2022. Retrieved from https://dhsud.gov. phiwp-content/uploads/2022/09/National-
Resettlement-Policy-Framework. pdf.


participation of affected ISFs in taking the lead on designing and developing their own
communities. By creating mechanisms to ensure that affected ISFs to remain close to
jobs, schools, and public services, this approach prevents further displacement-
related challenges. Furthermore, this bill also specifies mandatory requirements that
shall be met in cases where evictions and demolitions, which are still ultimately
discouraged, are deemed necessary to ensure that the ISFs' human rights are not
violated in the conduct of these operations. Ultimately, this bill aims to propose a more
humane and effective approach to resettlement that affirms the urban poor's right to
the city and upholds their human dignity.

This bill adopts several provisions from former Representative Jose Christopher
Belmonte’s House Bill No. 156 in the 18" Congress, and Speaker Ferdinand Martin
Romualdez, Representative Yedda Romualdez, and Representative Jude Acidre's
House Bill No. 5, which was approved on third reading in the 19" Congress. This bill
also introduces amendments on the conduct of evictions and demolitions, upon
consultation with several leaders from the following organizations and coalitions of the
urban poor sector: Urban Poor Associates (UPA), Community Organizers Multiversity
(COM), Koalisyon ng Organisadong Samahan ng Maralitang Taga-Lungsod
(KOSMAT), and Ugnayang Lakas ng mga Apektadong Pamilya (ULAP).

The immediate passage of this measure is earnestly sought.


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.3359

Introduced by Representative LEILA M. DE LIMA

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, OR OFF-CITY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER
FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PEOPLE’S PLAN AND MANDATING THE
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, JOINTLY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, IN
CASES OF NEAR-CITY OR OFF-CITY RESETTLEMENT, TO PROVIDE OTHER
BASIC SERVICES AND LIVELIHOOD COMPONENTS IN FAVOR OF THE
RECIPIENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992”

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

SECTION. 1. Amendatory Provisions. — For purposes of this Act, the following
provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the “Urban Development and
Housing Act of 1992", are hereby amended, as follows:

(a) Section 3 is hereby amended to read, as follows:
“SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of this Act:
XxX

“(W) Xxx, fand]

“(x) ‘Zonal Improvement Program or ZIP’ refers to the program of the
National Housing Authority of upgrading and improving blighted squatter areas within
the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila pursuant to existing statutes and pertinent
executive issuancesf;

“(Y) ‘ADEQUATE AND RESPONSIVE CONSULTATION’ REFERS TO
THE STANDARD OF DIALOGUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR THE PROJECT
PROPONENT AGENCY WITH THE AFFECTED INFORMAL SETTLER
FAMILIES WHICH SHALL REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING:


“(1) EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION
AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDING LAND RECORDS, THE PROPOSED
PLAN ORPROJECT, ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS,
AND COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PLANS;

“(2) REASONABLE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AND
COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED PLAN OR PROJECT;

“(3) PROVISION BY THE GOVERNMENT OR NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS OF LEGAL, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER ADVICE TO
AFFECTED INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES ON THEIR RIGHTS AND
OPTIONS;

“(4) THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT SHALL PROVIDE
AFFECTED INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, AND THE
PUBLIC, WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED
RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN, OR PRESENT ALTERNATIVE
PROPOSALS AND ARTICULATE THEIR DEMANDS AND DEVELOPMENT
PRIORITIES;

“(5) PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL OR PROJECT INTER-
AGENCY COMMITTEES, OR ANY OTHER MULTI-SECTORAL
MECHANISMS, FORMED BY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATION REGARDING RESETTLEMENT OF
AFFECTED ISFs; AND

“(6) MEDIATION,ARBITRATION, OR ADJUDICATION BY AN
INDEPENDENT BODY VESTED WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
SUCH AS A COURT OF LAW, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, IN CASE NO
AGREEMENT IS REACHED ON THE PROPOSALS OF THE CONCERNED
PARTIES;

“(Z) ‘CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION OR CSO’ REFERS TO A
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION,PEOPLE’S ORGANIZATION,
COOPERATIVE, TRADE UNION, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, FAITH-
BASED ORGANIZATION, MEDIA GROUP, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
MOVEMENT, FOUNDATIONS, AND ANY OTHER CITIZEN'S GROUP
FORMED PRIMARILY FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONCERNS TO PLAN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND MONITOR
THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, ENGAGE IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND
ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH THE
GOVERNMENT;

“(AA) ‘COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN OR CLUP’ REFERS TO
THE DOCUMENT, FORMULATED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
IN CONSULTATION WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS, THAT DEFINES OR
PROVIDES GUIDELINES ON THE ALLOCATION, UTILIZATION,
DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENTOF ALL LANDS WITHIN
A GIVEN TERRITORY OR JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO THE
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ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-CULTURAL, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(B) OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘DEPARTMENT
OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT’;

“(BB) ‘IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT’ REFERS TO
THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY THAT CARRIES OUT THE RESETTLEMENT
PROGRAM AND HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE THE
INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES ARE SITUATED;

“(CC) ‘IN-CITY RESETTLEMENT’ REFERS TO A RELOCATION SITE
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE
THE AFFECTED INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES ARE LIVING;

“(DD) ‘INFORMAL SETTLEMENT’ REFERS TO:

(1) AN AREA WHERE HOUSING UNITS HAVE BEEN
CONSTRUCTED BY SETTLERS ON THE LAND WHICH THEY OCCUPY
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER; OR

(2) AN UNPLANNED SETTLEMENT AND AREA WHERE HOUSING
IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING PLANNING AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS;

“(EE) ‘INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES OR ISFs’ REFERS TO
HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN A LOT, WHETHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC,
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER; OR THOSE
WITHOUT LEGAL CLAIM OVER THE PROPERTY THEY ARE OCCUPYING;
OR THOSE LIVING IN DANGER AREAS SUCH AS ESTEROS, RAILROAD
TRACKS, GARBAGE DUMPS, RIVERBANKS, SHORELINES, AND
WATERWAYS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(E) OF REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 11201 WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST STRUCTURE OWNING,
RENTING AND SHARING RESIDENTS;

“(FF) ‘KEY SHELTER AGENCIES’ REFERS TO THE
CORPORATIONS ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NAMELY: NATIONAL
HOUSING AUTHORITY, NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE
CORPORATION, HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, AND SOCIAL
HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND OVER WHICH IT EXERCISES
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22 OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201;

“(GG) ‘NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT’ REFERS TO A RELOCATION
SITE CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFFECTED ISFs,
WITH MINIMAL TRANSPORTATION COST BASED ON THEIR INCOME
PROFILE, BUT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANOTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE IMPLEMENTING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNI



“(HH) ‘NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION OR NGO’ REFERS TO
A DULY REGISTERED NON-STOCK, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
FOCUSING ON THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE BASIC OR DISADVANTAGED
SECTORS OF SOCIETY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, TRAINING,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, RESEARCH, ACCESS TO RESOURCES,
AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AS DEFINED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT
NO. 8425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘SOCIAL REFORM AND
POVERTY ALLEVIATION ACT’, AND ORGANIZED AND OPERATED
EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL,
CHARACTER-BUILDING AND YOUTH — AND SPORTS
DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE, CULTURAL OR
CHARITABLE PURPOSES, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, AND NO
PART OF THE NET INCOME OF WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL PURSUANT TO SECTION —34(H)(2)(c\1) OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
“TAX REFORM ACT OF 1997’;

“(Il) ‘OFF-CITY RESETTLEMENT’ REFERS TO A RELOCATION
SITE DEVELOPED OUTSIDE AND NOT ADJACENT TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE THE AFFECTED ISFs HAVE THEIR
SETTLEMENT;

“(JJ) ‘PEOPLE'S PLAN’ REFERS TO THE PLAN FORMULATED BY
THE BENEFICIARY-ASSOCIATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHICH SHALL CONTAIN A
SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT CONFORMS TO THE CLUP OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT UNDER WHOSE JURISDICTION THE
PROJECT SITE IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED, INCLUDING:
COMMUNITY HEALTH, SANITATION, AND SECURITY PLANS;
NON-PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS SUCH AS SELF-HELP
HOUSING COOPERATIVE, LIVELIHOOD, SELF-HELP DEVELOPMENT,
CAPABILITY BUILDING; AND A SYSTEM OF ALLOCATION OF
‘SOCIALIZED HOUSING UNITS THAT SHALL PROMOTE AND PROTECT
THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AND
CHILDREN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(F) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201;

“(KK) ‘RECEIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT’ REFERS TO THE
CITY OR MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT, THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA
WHERE THE QUALIFIED ISFs ARE RELOCATING OR RESETTLING;

“(LL) ‘RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN OR RAP’ REFERS TO THE
PLAN PREPARED BY THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
OR THE PROJECT PROPONENT AGENCY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
AFFECTED ISFs WHICH SHALL, IN THE CASE OF NEAR-CITY OR OFF-
CITY RELOCATION, BE CONCURRED WITH BY THE RECEIVING LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT, AND IN ALL CASES SHALL:

“(1) SPECIFY DETAILS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
RELOCATION;


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“(2) INCLUDE OR PRIORITIZE AS FIRST RECOURSE, TO THE
EXTENT FEASIBLE, AND IN DESCENDING ORDER, ON-SITE, IN-CITY,
NEAR-CITY, AND OFF-CITY OPTIONS; AND

“(3) INCLUDE THE BASIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES RELATIVE
TO THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, SECURITY,
RECREATION, RELIEF AND WELFARE, LIVELIHOOD, AND
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE RELOCATEES; AND

“(MM) ‘SOCIAL PREPARATION’ REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF
ESTABLISHING SOCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL
NORMS AND MECHANISMS THAT SHALL:

“(1) ENABLE THE BENEFICIARIES TO COPE WITH CHANGES; AND

“(2)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONCERNEDINSTITUTIONS AND
STAKEHOLDERS, ENCOURAGE THEM NOT ONLY TO WORK AMONG
THEMSELVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING UP AND
UNDERTAKING THEIR HOUSING PROJECT PROPOSALS, BUT ALSO TO
ACTIVELY AND MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN HOUSING PROJECTS
UNDERTAKEN IN THEIR BEHALF, RESOLVING PROBLEMS AMONG
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COORDINATION ISSUES WITH
GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES.”

(b) Section 22 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“SEC. 22. Livelihood Component. — To the extent feasible, socialized
housing and resettiement projects shall be located near areas where
employment opportunities are accessible. The government agencies dealing
with the PROVISION OF SKILLS AND LIVELIHOOD TRAINING, development
of livelinood programs, and grant of livelihood loans, NAMELY: THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENTOF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION
AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND THE
PHILIPPINE TRADE AND TRAINING CENTER shall give priority to the
beneficiaries of the Program.”

(c) Section 23 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“SEC. 23. Participation of PROGRAM Beneficiaries OR AFFECTED
ISFs FORMATION OF BENEFICIARY-ASSOCIATION, MAINSTREAMING
SOCIAL PREPARATION, AND FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF A PEOPLE'S PLAN. - The local government units, in coordination with
the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and concemed
government agencies, shall afford Program beneficiaries OR AFFECTED
ISFs or their duly designated representatives an opportunity to be heard and
to participate in the decision-making process over matters involving the
protection and promotion of their legitimate collective interests which shall

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include appropriate documentation and feedback mechanisms. They shall
also be encouraged to organize themselves

fand—undertake—selt-help
INTO AN ASSOCIATION
FOR ACCREDITATION AS BENEFICIARIES OR AWARDEES OF
OWNERSHIP RIGHTS UNDER THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM,
COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM, LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN RELATION TO A
SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECT ACTUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED BY
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNITS. They shail assist the government in preventing the incursions of
professional squatters and members of squatting syndicates into their
communities.

“In instances when the affected beneficiaries OR ISFs have failed to
organize themselves or form an {alliance] ASSOCIATION within a reasonable
period prior to the implementation of the program or projects affecting them,
consultation between the implementing LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR
agency and the affected [beneficiaries] ISFs shall be conducted with the
assistance of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and the
concemed [ongovernment organization] CSOs UNTIL AN ASSOCIATION IS
FORMED.

“THE ASSOCIATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR AND IN
COORDINATION WITH THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNIT SHALL, WITH OR WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CSOs,
FORMULATE A ‘PEOPLE’S PLAN’ WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF
‘SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR.

“THE ASSOCIATION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CSOs AND
CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE
NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION
FOR THE URBAN POOR, NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, CITY OR
MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SOCIAL
HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
SHALL AGREE ON, DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT THE PEOPLE'S PLAN.

“IN| ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROTECTION GUIDELINES
PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 28 OF THIS ACT, A RAP SHALL BE AN
INDISPENSABLE COMPONENT OF THE PEOPLE’S PLAN. THE RAP
SHALL ENUNCIATE THE FOLLOWING:

“(A) A SAFE, AFFORDABLE, DECENT, AND HUMANE CONDITION
OF RELOCATION, INCORPORATING THEREIN APPROPRIATE
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT ANDCLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION STANDARDS;

“(B) PROVISION OF ADEQUATE SOCIAL PREPARATION; AND


“(C) PREVENTION OF FORCED EVICTION: PROVIDED, THAT
PRIMARY CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE HOUSING
FINANCIAL SCHEME SUGGESTED IN THE PEOPLE’S PLAN.”

(d) Section 26 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“SEC. 26. Urban Renewal and Resettlement. — ffhis} URBAN
RENEWAL AND RESETTLEMENT shall include the rehabilitation and
development of blighted and slum areas and the resettlement of Program
beneficiaries OR AFFECTED ISFs in accordance with the provisions of this
Act. On-site development shall be implemented {whenever-pessible} AFTER
THE CONDUCT OF ADEQUATE AND GENUINE CONSULTATION
WITH THE AFFECTED ISFs, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PEOPLE’S PLAN FORMULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 23 OF
THIS ACT, in order to ensure minimum movement of occupants of blighted
lands and slum areas.

“ffhe] WHERE DEMOLITION OR EVICTION IS ALLOWED IN THE
AREA OCCUPIED BY THE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES OR AFFECTED
ISFs AND ON-SITE RESETTLEMENT CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN BY
REASON THEREOF, THE IN-CITY resettlement of the beneficiaries of the
Program OR OF AFFECTED ISFs from their existing places of occupancy shall
be undertaken only [when-on-cite-development_ic—notfeasible—and] after
compliance with the procedures flaid-dewn-in} PURSUANT TO Section 28 of
this Act AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PREFERENCE OF THE
AFFECTED ISFs AS CONTAINED IN THE PEOPLE’S PLAN.

“SHOULD IN-CITY RESETTLEMENT NOT BE FEASIBLE, NEAR-
CITY RESETTLEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED. OFF-CITY
RESETTLEMENT SHALL ONLY BE RESORTED TO WHEN DIRECTLY
REQUESTED BY THE AFFECTED ISFs THEMSELVES, AND MUST
SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADEQUATE AND RESPONSIVE
CONSULTATION PRIOR TO RELOCATION.”; and

(e) Section 28 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“SEC. 28. Eviction and Demolition. - Eviction or demolition as a practice
shall be discouraged. Eviction or demolition, however, may be allowed under
the following situations:

(a) [When per

ISFs OCCUPY A DANGER AREA, SUCH AS ESTEROS, RAILROAD
TRACKS, GARBAGE DUMPS, RIVERBANKS, SHORELINES,
WATERWAYS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS
SIDEWALKS, ROADS, PARKS, AND PLAYGROUNDS, OR A HIGH
RISK AREA WHICH POSES A HIGH LEVEL OF THREAT TO PUBLIC
WELFARE AND SAFETY THAT CANNOT BE ADDRESSED
THROUGH OR REMEDIED BY SCIENTIFIC, PHYSICAL AND
ENGINEERING METHODS AND, THEREBY, IS UNSUITABLE FOR

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‘SETTLEMENT AND PERMANENT STRUCTURES: PROVIDED, THAT
AN AREA CAN ONLY BE DECLARED AS A DANGER AREA OR
HIGH RISK AREA THROUGH AN APPROPRIATE TECHNICAL
STUDY, ADEQUATE AND GENUINE PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH
THE AFFECTED PERSONS OR ENTITIES, AND CERTIFICATION BY
THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT AGENCY. IT SHALL BE THE
DUTY OF THE PROVINCE AND THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITY,
AFTER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE
EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT, TO CONDUCT THE TECHNICAL
STUDIES AND PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS NECESSARY TO
IDENTIFY ALL DANGER AND HIGH RISK AREAS WITHIN THEIR
RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS;

about—to—_be —implemented;-—oF] WHEN ‘GOVERNMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH AVAILABLE FUNDING ARE
ABOUT TO BE IMPLEMENTED: PROVIDED, THAT EVICTIONS OR
DISPLACEMENTS OF POPULATION DUE TO ANY DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT OR BUSINESS VENTURE INVOLVING THE
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMIZED: PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THAT IF EVICTION IS UNAVOIDABLE UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE GOVERNMENT SHALL CONDUCT A
COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT,
BEFORE THE PROJECT IS IMPLEMENTED, TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THE PROJECT WILL SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST
AND TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVES AND STRATEGIES TO
MINIMIZE HARM AND FURTHER VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
OF THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES, PARTICULARLY CHILDREN,
WOMEN AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS: PROVIDED,
FINALLY, THAT THE AGENCY WHICH SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT THE
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION SHALL ESTABLISH THE BUDGET
PERTAINING TO IT UPON ITS APPLICATION TO THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR FOR AN
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE; OR

) WHEN THERE

isA COURT ORDER FOR EVICTION AND DEMOLITION: PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT NO EXECUTION OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION
ORDER SHALL PROCEED AND BE CARRIED OUT DURING THE
PENDENCY OF AN APPEAL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE
TO FILE A SUPERSEDEAS BOND TO STAY THE EXECUTION OF
THE ORDER IF THE APPELLANT IS AN UNDERPRIVILEGED AND
HOMELESS CITIZEN.

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NO EVICTION OR DEMOLITION INVOLVING ISFs SHALL BE EXECUTED
WITHOUT FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY
REQUIREMENTS TO UPHOLD HUMAN DIGNITY AND PREVENT ANY VIOLATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS:

A. BEFORE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION

CONDUCT OF SOCIAL PREPARATION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO
ASSET REFORM, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND BASIC SERVICES,
EMPLOYMENT AND LIVELIHOOD, AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF
THE GOVERNMENT FOR BOTH THE AFFECTED
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS AND THE
AFFECTED FAMILIES OF THE PLACE WHERE THE FORMER WILL
BE RELOCATED. PROVIDED, THAT, SEPARATE SOCIAL
PREPARATION ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN OF BOTH
COMMUNITIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE PROMOTION
AND PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT,
SURVIVAL, PROTECTION AND PARTICIPATION SHALL BE
CONDUCTED;

NOTICE UPON THE AFFECTED PERSONS OR ENTITIES AT LEAST
THIRTY (30) DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF EVICTION OR
DEMOLITION;

ADEQUATE AND GENUINE CONSULTATIONS ON THE MATTER OF

RESETTLEMENT WITH THE DULY DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FAMILIES TO BE RESETTLED AND

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THE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE
TO BE RELOCATED: PROVIDED, THAT A CONSULTATION IN THE
FORM OF AN_ INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-
DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE
CONVENED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EVICT OR
DEMOLISH AND THE SAME SHALL BE COMPLIED WITH UNDER
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

i. THE LOCAL PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL,
WHOSE FUNCTION IS TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CIVIL DISTURBANCE CONTROL BUT NOT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PHYSICAL DISMANTLING OF ANY
STRUCTURE, SHALL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE
CONSULTATION PROCESS AND THEIR ROLE SHALL BE
CLEARLY SET FORTH;

ji, THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES SHALL BE REPRESENTED
DURING THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-
DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS:
a. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT (DILG);
b. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT (DSWD);
;. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED);
|. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
(DPWH);
e. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (DHSUD);
NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA);

|. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH);

. PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR

(PCUP);

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS (CHR);

PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN (PCW);

. COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN (CWC);
APPROPRIATE KEY SHELTER AGENCIES;

. REPRESENTATIVES FROM NON-GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND/OR PEOPLE’S
ORGANIZATIONS WORKING FOR THE INTEREST OF
THE INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES; AND

n, THE CONCERNED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS.

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IF THE CONFERENCE IS CONVENED BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT, THE PCW AND CWC SHALL BE REPLACED BY
THE LOCAL GAD FOCAL POINT SYSTEM AND THE LOCAL
COUNCIL FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

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REPRESENTATIVES, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CONCERNED
Lous.

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vii.

THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION
CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED
AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE PRESIDED BY THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR,
WHICH MAY CALL ON THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER
AGENCIES WHENEVER NECESSARY;

A PLAN FOR EVICTION OR DEMOLITION SHALL BE
FORMULATED DURING THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION
OR PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE, SETTING FORTH
THEREIN CLEAR PROCEDURES THAT WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED DURING THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION TO
PREVENT ANY HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION;

THE DETAILS OF THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR
PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE
DOCUMENTED OR RECORDED, AND A SUMMARY OF THE
POINTS OF THE AGREEMENTS ARRIVED AT AS WELL AS
THE DISAGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONSIDERED AND
GIVEN WEIGHT BY THE INTER-AGENCY BODY IN COMING
UP WITH A DECISION ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE
CONDUCT OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION: PROVIDED,
THAT COPIES OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND SUMMARY
SHALL BE PROVIDED TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS
PRESENT THREE (3) DAYS AFTER THE PRE-EVICTION OR
PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE;

THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION
CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED
AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AFTER
SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM SERVICE OF NOTICE OF EVICTION
OR DEMOLITION UPON THE AFFECTED PERSONS AND
ENTITIES; AND

ANY REQUEST FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE SHALL BE
ACCOMPANIED BY A_ CERTIFICATION FROM THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR THAT
AN INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION
CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED
AND HOMELESS CITIZENS WAS CONDUCTED; AND

SUBMISSION TO THE BARANGAY OFFICIALS, BEFORE ANY
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION, OF THE FOLLOWING:

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SECURED FROM THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR;

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ii. NAMES OF ALL PERSONNEL, STAFF, AND CREW TAKING
PART IN THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY,
INCLUDING PRIVATE SECURITY, AND THE NAMES OF THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO
MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER;

iii, NOTICE OF THE DATE OF DEMOLITION WHICH SHALL BE
AT LEAST FIVE (5) CALENDAR DAYS FROM SUCH NOTICE;
AND

iv. LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE AGENCIES FORMING PART OF
THE INTER-AGENCY BODY CONVENED TO EXTEND
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.

B. DURING EVICTION AND DEMOLITION.

Vi.

vil.

vill,

READING OF THE PLAN OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION AGREED
UPON DURING THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-
DEMOLITION CONFERENCE;

PRESENCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS OR THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES DURING EVICTION OR DEMOLITION;
PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF ALL PERSONS TAKING PART IN
THE DEMOLITION;

EXECUTION OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ONLY DURING
REGULAR OFFICE HOURS FROM MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND
DURING GOOD WEATHER, UNLESS THE AFFECTED FAMILIES
CONSENT OTHERWISE;

NO USE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR DEMOLITION EXCEPT FOR
STRUCTURES THAT ARE PERMANENT AND MADE OF CONCRETE
MATERIALS;

PROPER UNIFORMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE PHILIPPINE
NATIONAL POLICE WHO SHALL OCCUPY THE FIRST LINE OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OBSERVE PROPER DISTURBANCE
CONTROL PROCEDURES: PROVIDED, THAT THE PNP, IN
COORDINATION WITH THE DSWD, SHALL ENSURE THE SAFETY
AND SECURITY OF THE AFFECTED CHILDREN, PREGNANT AND
LACTATING MOTHERS, SENIOR CITIZENS, PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES AND OTHER GROUPS OR MARGINALIZED
‘SECTORS IN THE AREAS OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION;
OBSERVANCE OF A MINIMUM STANDARD OF CONDUCT BASED
ON RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT APPLY MAXIMUM
TOLERANCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF
VIOLENCE OR THE ESCALATION THEREOF: PROVIDED, THAT
ANY LEGAL USE OF FORCE MUST RESPECT THE PRINCIPLES OF
NECESSITY AND PROPORTIONALITY: PROVIDED, FURTHER,
THAT THE CHILD PROTECTION POLICY IN THE CONDUCT OF
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED;
MEASURES TO PROTECT THE EVICTEES FROM THREATS OR
HARASSMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE PERSONS.
OR ENTITIES, INCLUDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE:
PROVIDED, THAT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY COMPLAINING
PARTY SHALL BE AVAILABLE; AND

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IX. TRANSPARENCY IN ALL STAGES OF THE EVICTION OR
DEMOLITION PROCESS, ALLOWING THE MEDIA TO COVER THE
WHOLE EVENT.

c. ACTER EVICTION OR DEMOLITION

ADEQUATE HOUSING AND RELOCATION, WHETHER
TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT: PROVIDED, THAT IN CASES OF
EVICTION AND DEMOLITION PURSUANT TO A COURT ORDER
INVOLVING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS,
RELOCATION SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED AND THE NATIONAL HOUSING
AUTHORITY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES WITHIN FORTY-FIVE (45) DAYS FROM THE SERVICE
OF NOTICE OF FINAL JUDGMENT BY THE COURT, AFTER WHICH
PERIOD THE SAID ORDER SHALL BE EXECUTED: PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, THAT SHOULD RELOCATION NOT BE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE SAID PERIOD, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE
AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE PREVAILING AND APPLICABLE
MINIMUM DAILY WAGE FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS,
MULTIPLIED BY SIXTY (60) DAYS, SHALL BE EXTENDED TO THE
AFFECTED FAMILIES BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT
CONCERNED: PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE SHALL NOT REPLACE THE REQUIREMENT OF
ADEQUATE RELOCATION; AND

i. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVICTION, ALL RELIEF MEASURES,
MEDICAL FACILITIES, PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES,
DOCUMENTATION OF EVICTEES TO PREVENT DISPLACEMENT
OR FAMILY SEPARATION AND SIMILAR ASSISTANCE SHALL BE
PUT IN PLACE BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS CONCERNED
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.”

(f) Section 29 is hereby amended to read, as follows:

“SEC. 29. Resettlement. — THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

UNITS, JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE APPROPRIATE KEY SHELTER
AGENCIES, SHALL BE CHARGED WITH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF:

“(1) IMPLEMENTING THE RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTED ISFs IN
THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES PAithin two (2}-years from the effectiviy-of

Authority shall implement) AND the relocation and resettioment of [persone]
1SFs living in danger areas such as esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps,
riverbanks, shorelines, waterways, and in other public places such as
sidewalks, roads, parks, and playgrounds|-Fhe-tocal-governmant-nit-in

de}; AND

*(2) PROVIDING relocation or resettlement sites with basic services and
facilities and access to employment and livelihood opportunities sufficient to
meet the basic needs of the affected [families] ISFs. FOR THIS PURPOSE,

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THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MAY PURCHASE LANDS OUTSIDE ITS
JURISDICTION TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ITS FEASIBILITY,
VIABILITY, BUDGETARY CONCERNS, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND
OTHER RELEVANT LAWS.

“WHERE THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THE ISFs IS PRIVATELY-
OWNED, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT SHALL, IN
COORDINATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE KEY SHELTER AGENCIES,
NEGOTIATE WITH THE OWNER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE OCCUPIED
PROPERTY. SHOULD THE NEGOTIATION FAIL, THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT UNIT MAY RESORT TO EXPROPRIATION: PROVIDED,
THAT ITS EXERCISE SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
EXPROPRIATION LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES
AND IN CONFORMITY TO EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES OF THE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNITS: TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ITS FEASIBILITY,
VIABILITY, BUDGETARY CONCERNS, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND
OTHER RELEVANT LAWS.

“IN INSTANCES WHEN THE RELOCATION OR RESETTLEMENT
SITE IS LOCATED IN ANOTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, THE
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AND THE CONCERNED
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL, THROUGH A
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT, PROVIDE THE RECEIVING
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE THE RELOCATION OR
RESETTLEMENT SITE IS LOCATED THE OTHER BASIC SERVICES AND
FACILITIES ENUMERATED UNDER SECTION 21 OF THIS ACT,
INCLUDING A LIVELIHOOD COMPONENT FOR THE BENEFICIARIES
BEING RELOCATED.

“THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE — BUREAU OF
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SHALL FORMULATE THE
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE COST-SHARING
(MECHANISM NECESSARY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISION OF
‘SUCH OTHER BASIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES.

“IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING SOURCES PROVIDED UNDER
‘SECTION 42 OF THIS ACT, THE ALLOCATION FOR THE BASIC SERVICES
AND FACILITIES MAY BE SOURCED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNIT IMPLEMENTING THE RELOCATION OR RESETTLEMENT FROM THE
‘TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT
APPROPRIATED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS MANDATED
UNDER SECTION 287 OF REPUBLICACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’ .”

SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Human

Settlements and Urban Development and the Department of the Interior and Local
Government, in consultation with appropriate government agencies, CSOs,NGOs,
representatives from the private sector, and ISFs, shall promulgate a new set of

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implementing rules and regulations (IRR) within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of
this Act. The IRR shall include the following:

(a) A template of a People's Plan that shall set the minimum standards and
guide ISFs in the preparation of their own People’s Plan; and

(b) A guide to the effective implementation of the People's Plan, including
details on the necessity of the issuance of internal memoranda by concerned
agencies.

SEC. 3. Separability Clause. — If, for any reason, any part, section or provision
of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected
thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, _ executive orders,
proclamations, rules and regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly

SEC. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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