CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES 
SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
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Introduced By Senator Vicente C. Sotto III 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The 1987 Constitution provides that the State shall ensure the autonomy 
of local government units. It also provides that the local government units shall 
have the power to create its own sources.ofreveimes subject to such guidelines 
and limitation as Congress may provide, consistent with the basic policy of 
local autonomy. As such, the State upholds the autonomy and the 
decentralization to the local government of urban renewal projects and 
programs for the delivery of basic services such as low-cost or socialized 
housing, health services, education and livelihood within its jurisdiction. 
The bill seeks to create the Quezon City Development Authority (QCDA). 
It shall address Quezon City'S pressing housing, development and urban 
renewal concerns. If passed into law, it will stand as a government-owned and 
controlled corporation, covered by the provisions of Republic Act No. 10149 
(The GOCC Governance Act of 2011) and subject to the jurisdiction of the 
Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). 
The QCDA will address socialized housing and urban renewal concerns 
within Quezon City, including: 
• To provide adequate and affordable housing to marginal and low-income 
families in Quezon City; 
• To encourage the participation of the private sector in housing ventures 
and urban renewal; 
• To promote greening· and development of, vacant, blighted and' 
underutilized lands in Quezon City owned by the local government; and, 
• To provide to the constituency of Quezon City projects that will improve 
their quality of life, such as affordable means and schemes of 
transportation, energy, telecommunication, information technology and 
manufacturing. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
VICENTE C. S 
Senator 
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CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
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Senate Bill No. 2181 
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Introduced By Senator Vicente C. Sotto III 
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AN ACT 
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CREATING THE QUEZON CITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (QCDA), 
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DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING FOR ITS 
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND CAPITALIZATION 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives' of the Philippines' 
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in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Charter of the 
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Quezon City Development Authority". 
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SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The 1987 Constitution provides that the 
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State shall ensure the autonomy of local government units. It also provides 
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that the local government units shall have the power to create its own sources 
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of revenues subject to such guidelines and limitation as Congress may provide, 
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consistent with the basic policy of local autonomy. As such, the State upholds 
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the autonomy and the decentralization to the local government of urban 
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renewal projects and programs for the delivery of basic services such as low-
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cost or socialized housing, health services, education and livelihood within its 
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jurisdiction. 
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The State shall undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a 
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continuing program of urban land reform and development through investment 
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schemes, infrastructure projects such as low-cost housing programs, 
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telecommunication projects, transportation programs, information technology 
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and manufacturing projects in order to provide affordable and, decent housing 
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as well as basic services. 
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms.-As used in this Act: 
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(al Areas for priority development refer to those areas declared as such 
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under existing statutes, ordinances, and pertinent executive issuances; 
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(b) Blighted urban communities refer to the areas where the structures 
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are dilapidated, obsolete and unsanitary, tending to depreciate the value of the 
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land and prevent normal development and use of the area; 
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(c) Consultation refer to the constitutionally mandated process whereby 
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the public, on their own or through people's organizations, is provided an 
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opportunity to be heard and to participate in the decision-making process on 
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matters involving the protection and promotion of their legitimate collective 
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interest, which shall include appropriate documentation and feedback 
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mechanisms; 
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(d) Idle lands refer to non-agricultural lands in urban and urbanized 
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areas on which no improvements, as herein defined, have been made by the 
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owner, as certified by the city assessor; 
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(e) Improvements refer to all types of buildings and residential units, 
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walls, fences, structures and constructions of all kinds of a fixed character or 
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which are adhered to the soil but shall not include trees, plants and growing 
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fruits except for urban community vegetable and fruit gardens maintained by 
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the landowner, an existing homeowner, a neighborhood association, the 
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barangay and the landowner's authorized representative; 
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(f) Marginal and low-income families refer to individuals or families 
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residing in urban and urbanized areas whose income or combined household 
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income falls within the poverty threshold as defined by the National Economic 
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and Development Authority and who do not own any housing facility or home 
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lot. These shall include those who live in makeshift dwelling units and do not 
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enjoy security of tenure; 
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(g) Monitoring refers to the collection, analysis, reporting and use of 
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information about the progress of resettlement, and focuses on physical and 
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financial targets and delivery of entitlements to people; 
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(h) On-site development refers to the process of upgrading and 
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rehabilitation of blighted urban areas with a view of minimizing displacement 
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of dwellers in said areas, and with provisions for basic services; 
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(i) Professional squatters refer to individuals or groups who occupy lands 
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without the expressed consent of the landowner and who have sufficient 
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income for legitimate housing. The term also applies to persons who were 
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previously awarded home lots or housing units by the government but who 
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sold, leased or transferred the same to settle illegally in the same place or in 
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another urban area and non-bona fide occupants and intruders of land 
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reserved for socialized housing. The term shall not apply to individuals or 
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groups who simply rent land and housing from professional squatters or 
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squatting syndicates; 
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unit which shall be used for the relocation of the underprivileged and homeless 
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families; and, 
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(k) Socialized Jwusing refers to the housing programs and projects 
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covering real properties with or without existing houses undertaken by the 
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government or the private sector for underprivileged and homeless citizens 
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which shall include sites and services development, long term financing, 
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liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other benefits in accordance 
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with the provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise know as the "Urban 
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Development and Housing Act of 1992". 
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SEC. 4. Creation. There is hereby created a government-owned or -
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controlled corporation to be known as the Quezon City Development Authority 
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(QCDA). It shall have its principal office in Quezon City. 
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The QCDA shall exist for a period of fifty (50) years from the effectivity of. 
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this Act. 
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The QCDA shall be covered by the provisions of Republic Act No. 10149, 
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otherwise known as the "GOCC Governance Act of 2011," and be subject to the 
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regulatory jurisdiction of the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG). 
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SEC. 5. Socialized Housing Development. - The QCDA shall maintain as 
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its primary focus the development of socialized housing and urban renewal 
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which may be accomplished in any of the following ways: 
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(a) Development of new settlement areas in the following order of priority: 
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on-site, near site, in-city, and near city; 
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(b) Slum upgrading or renewal of areas for priority development and 
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environmental improvement and resettlement program; and, 
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(c) Relocation of urban residents, including squatters and informal 
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settlers who are involuntarily displaced due to the housing and urban renewal 
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program. 
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For this purpose, the QCQA shall be required to develop an area for 
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socialized housing equivalent to at least sixty pen,:ent (60%) of its total 
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landholding. 
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SEC. 6. Objectives. - The QCDA shall have the following objectives: 
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(a) To provide adequate and affordable housing to marginal and low-
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income families in Quezon City; 
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(b) To encourage the participation of the private sector in housing 
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ventures and urban renewal; 
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(c) To promote greening and development of vacant, blighted and 
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underutilized lands in Quezon City owned by the local government; and, 
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(d) To provide to the constituency of Quezon City projects that will 
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improve their quality of life, such as affordable means and schemes of 
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transportation, 
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manufacturing. 
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SEC. 7.Capitalization and Funding. - The QCDA shall have an authorized 
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capital stock of One billion pesos (Phpl,OOQ,OOO,OOO.OO) divided into one 
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billion (1,000,000,000) shares having a par value of One peso (P1.00) each, 
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which shall be fully subscribed by the Quezon City government, the initial 
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payment for which shall be made as follows: 
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(a) Two hundred fifty million pesos (Php250,OOO,OOO.OO) in cash upon 
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the effectivity of this Act; and, 
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(Php200,000,OOO.00) in terms of properties to be conveyed by the Quezon City 
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government to QCDA within two (2) years after the effectivity of this Act. 
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SEC. 8. Powers and Functions of the QCDA. - The QCDA shall have the 
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following powers and functions in accordance with the established urban 
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development and housing plan prepared by the Quezon City government: 
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(al Develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated urban 
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renewal program for Quezon City; 
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(b) Upgrade, renew or redevelop slums and other blighted urban 
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communities; develop resettlement sites, whether in-city or outside Quezon 
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City, with due consideration to ecological balance; and in general, enhance and 
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promote urban development in Quezon City; 
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(c) Purchase, develop, build, alter, construct, erect,· enlarge, occupy, 
manage, or otherwise deal in lands and buildings of every kind and character 
whatsoever, whether belonging to or to be acquired by the QCDA; 
(d) Invest its funds as it may deem proper, in bonds and securities issued 
and guaranteed by the city government or the national government; 
(e) Promote housing development by providing technical assistance to 
any related development project; 
(f) Receive donations, grants and bequests and use the same for the 
resettlement of displaced families and development of socialized housing; 
(g) Enter into joint ventures, accept investments, enter into partnerships 
and perform such other acts necessary to effect the policies and achieve the 
objectives herein declared; 
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(h) Formulate and implement the recommendations of the Quezon City 
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Local Housing Board; 
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(i) Plan, implement and monitor urban renewal programs, in coordination 
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with the Environmental Management Bureau of. the Department of 
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Environment and Natural Resources, to protect and conserve unique, vital and 
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sensitive ecosystems, watershed areas, scenic landscapes, cultural sites and 
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provide resources in terms of capital expenditures, lands, expertise, financing 
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and other facilities for the sustained growth of Quezon City; 
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(j) Own lands, buildings, estates and other forms of real property 
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transferred to it or which it may acquire in the future; 
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(k) Develop, improve, administer, subdivide or lease any and all kinds of 
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lands, buildings, estates and other forms of real property turned over to the 
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QCDA by the national government and the Quezon City government; 
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(I) Invest in various proprietary ventures to earn income to pursue its 
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primary objective of urban renewal; and, 
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(m) Exercise all necessary corporate powers under Batas Pambansa BIg. 
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SEC. 9.Board of Directors. - The QCDA shall be governed by a board of 
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directors, hereinafter referred to as the "Board," which shall be composed of 
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nine (9) members, who shall be the following: 
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(a) The Quezon City Administrator as Chairperson; 
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(b) The head of the Quezon City Department of Housing; 
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(cl The head of the Quezon City Planning Department; 
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(d) One (1) representative from the Quezon City LQcal Housing Board who 
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shall not be an elected public official, to be nominated by the Local Housing 
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Board members themselves; 
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(e) Four (4) representatives from the private sector, all bonafide residents 
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of Quezon City; and, 
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(f) One (1) representative from the City Development Council who shall 
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not be an elected public official and who shall be nominated by the officers of 
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the City Development Council. 
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Every member of the Board must be qualified by the Fit and Proper Rule 
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as determined by the GCG in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 
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No. 10149. 
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The members of the Board shall be appointed by the President of the 
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Philippines from a shortlist submitted by the GCG in accQrdance with the 
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provisions of Republic Act No. 10149: Provided, That in all Board positions, the 
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GCG shall give primacy to the nominees recommended by the City Mayor and 
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The Board shall elect a presiding officer in the absence of the 
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Chairperson. 
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The General Manager shall be elected by members of the Board from 
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among their ranks. The General Manager must possess either: (1) a Career 
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Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE) or Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) 
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eligibility; (2) a post- graduate degree related to law, management or public 
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administration; or (3) a minimum' of ten (10) years of management experience; 
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and, must be a recognized authority in housing or related field. 
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The General Manager shall be the Chief Executive Officer of QCDA and 
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shall be entitled to receive a salary in accordance with the guidelines 
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promulgated by the GCG, and shall serve for a fixed term of one (1) year, 
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unless sooner removed by the Board for cause. 
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The members of the Board may receive per diems, allowances, and 
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incentives in accordance with the guidelines promulgated by the GCG. 
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The Board shall meet regularly at . least once a month, but special 
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meetings may be called either by the Chairperson or by five (5) members of the 
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Board, when necessary. Five (5) members of the Board shall constitute a 
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quorum and any approval of business shall require the concurrence of at least 
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five (5) members. 
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The Board may hire from time to time up to a maiimum of two' (2) 
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consultants from the private sector who are known professionals in the urban 
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renewal and housing industry, with proven track record. They shall be entitled 
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to receive honoraria to be determined by the Board. 
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SEC. 10.Powers and Duties 'of the Board. - The Board shall have the 
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following powers and duties: 
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(a) Formulate, prescribe and promulgate the implementing rules and 
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regulations required by this Act; 
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(b) Act upon the annual budget and such supplemental budgets of QCDA 
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submitted by the General Manager: Provided, That the Board may reduce but 
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may not increase any item proposed by the General Manager; 
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(c) Approve the organizational struCture of the QCDA as wen as its 
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staffing pattern, the salaries of the personnel and their powers and duties as 
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submitted by the General Manager: Provided, That the QCDA shall be covered 
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by Republic Act No. 6758, as amended by the Joint Resolution Nos. 1, series of 
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1994, and 4, series of 2009, the Compensation and Position Classification 
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System for GOCCs under Republic Act No. 10149, as approved by the 
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President of the Philippines: ProVided, further, That prior approval from the 
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GCG shall be obtained therefor; 
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(d) Formulate and enforce general and specific policies for housing 
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development, resettlement and urban renewal and other policies that the 
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QCDA may require for the effective discharge of its duties which are not 
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contrary to existing laws; 
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(e) Order, authorize, direct and coordinate with offices and task forces of 
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the Quezon City government in areas important to the implementation of its 
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projects; 
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(~ Enter into contracts or agreements as may be necessary for the 
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attainment of the objectives of this Act with parties other than members of the 
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Board, Quezon City officials and employees and their relatives up to the fourth 
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civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, or any judicial entity where such 
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persons mentioned have pending cases or interest; 
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(g) Acquire by purchase privately owned lands for purposes of urban 
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renewal, housing development, resettlement and related services and 
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facilities:Provided, That the acquisition is with consent of the City Council 
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through a resolution; 
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(h) Design, formulate, negotiate, and implement financial or investment 
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schemes; 
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(i) Enable private sector assistance and participation in the achievement 
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of the goals of the QCDA and in carrying out its operations; 
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(j) Render annual reports and special reports, as may be requested, in 
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relation to Section 18 of this Act; and, 
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(k) Enter into and execute memoranda of agreements, joint ventures, 
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long-term leases and management contracts with private sector entities,to 
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include real estate developers or construction companies with dependable 
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repute and proven track record in developing and managing real estate 
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ventures. 
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SEC. l1.Duties and Responsibilities of the General Manager. - The 
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General Manager, as the Chief Executive Officer of QCDA, shall have the 
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following duties and responsibilities: 
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(a) Execute, administer and implement the policies and measures 
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approved by the Board; 
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(b) Directly supervise the operation and internal affairs of the QCDA. The 
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General Manager may delegate certain administrative responsibilities to other 
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officers subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board; 
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(c) Prepare the agenda for the meetings of the Board and submit for the 
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consideration of the Board the policies and measures necessary to carry out 
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the purposes of this Act; 
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(d) Recommend the number and salaries of, appoint the subordinate 
officers and personnel of the QCDA, and remove or otherwise discipline for 
cause any officer or employee: Provided, That the QCDA shall be covered by 
Republic Act No. 6758, as amended by Joint Resolution Nos. 1, series of 1994, 
and 4, series of 2009, the Compensation and Position Classification System for 
GOCCs under Republic Act No. 10149, as approved by the President of the 
Philippines: Provided, further, That prior approval from the GCG shall be 
obtained therefor; 
(e) Represent the QCDA in all dealings with other offices, agencies, and 
instrumentalities of the government and with all persons and entities public or 
private, domestic or foreign; and, 
(f) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be 
vested by the Board; 
SEC. 12. Organizational Structure of the QCDA.-The General Manager 
shall prepare the organizational structure of QCDA that would best carry out 
its powers and functions, and attain the objectives of this Act and shall present 
the same to the Board for its approval. 
Subject to approval of the Board, the General Manager shall likewise 
determine 
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of allowances, 
honoraria and other additional 
compensation, which the QCDA is hereby authorized to grant its officers, 
technical staff, consultants and personnel detailed to it. 
In all cases, the QCDA shall be covered by Republic Act No. 6758, as 
amended by the Joint Resolution Nos. 1, series of 1994, and 4, series of 2009, 
the Compensation and Position Classification System for GOCCs under 
Republic Act No. 10149, as approved by the President of the Philippines: 
Provided,That prior approval from the GCG shall be obtained therefor. 
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SEC. 13.Inventory of Lands.- Withinthree (3) months from the effectivity 
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of this Act, an inventory of all kinds of lands and improvements thereon within 
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the territorial jurisdiction of Quezon City shall be conducted by three(3) 
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reputable independent appraisers as chosen by the Board. The inventory shall 
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include the following: 
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(a) Lands owned by the national government in Quezon City; 
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(b) Lands owned by the Quezon City government; 
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(c) Unregistered or abandoned and idle lands; and, 
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(d) Other lands which may be of use to the Quezon City Government in 
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pursuit of the objectives of this Act. 
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In conducting the inventory, the independent appraisers shall indicate 
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the type of land use,the degree of land utilization and other data or information 
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necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. They shall submit their report 
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on the appraisal and inventory of lands to the Board, the Quezon City Mayor 
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and the Quezon City Council. 
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SEC. I4.Identification of Sites for Socialized Housing.- Afterthe inventory, 
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the QCDA, in coordination with the Quezon City Council, shall identify lands 
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for socialized housing and resettlement areas suited for the immediate and 
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future needs of marginal and low-income families in Quezon City, taking into 
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consideration the degree of availability of basic services and facilities, their 
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accessibility and proximity to job sites and other economic opportunities, and 
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the actual number of registered beneficiaries. 
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Lands for socialized housing shall be acquired in the following order: 
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(a) Those owned by the Quezon City government; 
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Improvement Program sites, and Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program 
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sites which have not yet been acquired; 
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and advantageous to the beneficiaries, the priorities mentioned in this section 
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shall not apply. The QCDA shall give budgetary priority to on-site development 
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of government lands. 
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SEC. I5.Completed Projects: Management and Disposition. - The QCDA 
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shall determine, establish and maintain the most feasible and effective program 
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for the management or disposition of specific urban renewal, housing or 
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resettlement projects undertaken by it. Unless otherwise deci<:led by the Board, . 
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completed housing or resettlement projects of the Quezon City government 
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shall be managed and administered by the QCDA: Provided,That the 
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communities and residents have been fully consulted on such arrangements. 
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SEC. 16.Eligibility Criteria for Socialized Housing Program Beneficiaries.-
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Toquali/y for the socialized housing'program, a beneficiary: 
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(al Must be a Filipino citizen; 
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(d) Must not be a professional squatter or a member of squatting 
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syndicates. 
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offices situated in Quezon City whose salaries are not higher than salary grade 
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department:Provided, That they are not yet beneficiaries of any housing 
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program or own housing facilities. 
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In coordination with the Quezon City Council, the QCDA shall design a 
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system for the identification and registration of qualified program beneficiaries 
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in accordance with the objectives of this Act. 
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SEC. 17.Issuance of Bonds and Power to Borrow. - The QCDA may be 
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authorized to issue bonds and other securities and' enter into any form of' 
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indebtedness to finance the implementation of its urban renewal and housing 
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program: Provided, That only so much of such bonds and securities as the 
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annual project implementation would require shall be issued and sold: 
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Provided,further, That no bonds and securities shall be issued unless eighty 
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percent (80%) of those already issued have been sold: Provided, jinally,the total 
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amount of the bonds orsecurities and long-term debts issued shall in no case 
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exceed twenty (20) times the paid-up capital and surplus of the QCDA. 
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The QCDA, in consultation with the Secretary of Finance and the 
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Monetary Board, shall prescribe the form, the rate of interest and 
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denomination, maturities, negotiabilities, call or redemption features and all 
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other terms and conditions for the bonds and securities to be issued. 
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The bonds and securities issued under this Act, including the income 
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thereof shall be exempted from all kinds of local taxes and from attachment, 
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execution and seizure which facts shall be stated on the face thereof. 
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SEC. 18.Reports.- TheQCDA shall submit an annual report to the Office 
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of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, both Houses of Congress, 
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the Representatives of Quezon City, the Quezon City Mayor aL\d to the Quezon 
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City Council indicating, among' others, the urban renewal and housing 
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program being implemented, the stages of implementation and the financial 
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position of the QCDA. It shall likewise submit such periodic and other reports 
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as may be required by the GCG, theQuezon City Mayor and the Quezon City 
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Council. 
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The Quezon City Council shall undertake the internal and external 
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monitoring of the housing and urban development of the QCDA to ensure 
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complete and objective information about the progress of resettlement and 
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(a) Assess whether resettlement objectives have been met and specifically 
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whether livelihoods and living standards have been restored or enhanced; 
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were suited to the conditions. 
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SEC. 19.Dissolution. - In the event.the QCDA is dissolved for any reason, 
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all of its properties and other assets remaining at the time of such dissolution 
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shall revert to the Quezon City government. 
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SEC. 20.Applicability of the Corporation Code.- Theprovisions of the 
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Corporation Code, insofar as these are not inconsistent with the provisions and 
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policies provided in this Act, shall'be applicable and suppletory: 
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SEC. 21. Transitory Provision. - The Quezon City Housing and Urban 
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Renewal Authority (QC-HURA), created by the Quezon City Ordinance No. SP-
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1236 (series of 2003) shall be dissolved upon the effectivity of this Act. All 
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assets, liabilities, and projects of the QC-HURA shall automatically be 
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transferred to the QCDA, which will have the discretion to absorb the existing 
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manpower complement of the QC-HURA. 
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SEC. 22.Separability Clause.- Shouldany section or provision of this Act 
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be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional, the validity of this Act or any 
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part hereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid 
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shall not be affected. Any portion hereof not affected by such declaration shall 
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remain in full force and effect. 
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SEC. 23. Repealing Clause. - All laws, ordinances, executive orders, 
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administrative orders, rules, regulations, decrees and other issuances or parts 
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thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby' 
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revoked, repealed or modified accordingly. 
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SEC. 24.Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Offidal Gazette or ina newspaper of general circulation in the 
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Philippines. 
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Approved, 
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