Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by Rep. Rodante D. Marcoleta and Rep. Caroline L. Tanchay 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 9, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution provides: “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 underprivileged and homeless 
citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. x x x” 
Republic Act (RA) No. 7279, otherwise known as the “Urban Development 
and Housing Act of 1992” was enacted primarily to uplift the conditions of the 
underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas and in resettlement areas by 
making available to them decent housing at affordable cost, basic services, and 
employment opportunities. Section 28 of RA 7279 provides for the situations when 
eviction and demolition shall be allowed. Among others, eviction and demolition shall 
be allowed “when there is a court order.” 
This bill seeks to amend Section 28 (c) of RA No 7279 by emphasizing that the 
“court order” referred to therein shall apply only to final and executory judgments. 
Likewise, the proposed measure provides for an exemption for the underprivileged 
and homeless citizens to pay the required supersedeas bond to perfect an appeal who 
are beneficiaries under RA No. 7279. This means that the individuals who have no 
capacity to pay the appeal fees or to post supersedeas bond but who are in danger of 
eviction and demotion may still stay the execution of judgment against them. Hence, 
this bill. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RODANTE D. MARCOLETA
         CAROLINE L. TANCHAY 
July 12, 2022
5:25 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ______ 
Introduced by Rep. Rodante D. Marcoleta and Rep. Caroline L. Tanchay 
AN ACT 
EXEMPTING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS FROM THE 
REQUIRED PAYMENT OF SUPERSEDEAS BOND TO PERFECT AN 
APPEAL IN RELATION TO EJECTMENT CASES FILED AGAINST THEM, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER SEVENTY-
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT HOUSING ACT 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Paragraph (c) of Section 28 of Republic Act No. 7279  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)   
x 
 
x 
 
x 
xxx 
xxx 
xxx 
“(c) When there is a court order for eviction and demolition [.] 
BASED 
ON 
A 
FINAL 
AND 
EXECUTORY 
JUDGMENT: 
PROVIDED, 
HOWEVER, 
IN 
CASES 
OF 
EVICTION 
AND 
DEMOLITION 
INVOLVING 
UNDERPRIVILEGED 
AND 
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HOMELESS CITIZEN AS DEFINED IN THIS ACT, THEY MAY 
PERFECT AN APPEAL WITHOUT THE NECESSARY BOND. A 
CERTIFICATE 
OF 
INDIGENCY 
DULY 
ISSUED 
BY 
THE 
BARANGAY, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS DOCUMENT, MAY BE 
ACCEPTED BY THE COURTS IN LIEU OF THE NECESSARY 
BOND. THE APPEAL TOGETHER WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF 
INDIGENCY OR ITS EQUIVALENT SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT 
FOR THE COURTS TO STAY THE EXECUTION OF JUDGMENT.” 
x 
 
x 
 
x 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at 
least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,