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Introd uced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN -C ITY  OR NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT 
PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES IN  ACCORDANCE W ITH A 
PEOPLE'S PLAN AND MANDATING RELOCATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS 
TO 
PROVIDE 
OTHER 
BASIC 
SERVICES 
AND 
LIVELIHOOD 
COMPONENTS IN  FAVOR OF THE RECIPIENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE "URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992", AS 
AMENDED
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This proposed measure seeks to enhance the Urban Development and 
Housing Act of 1992 by mandating the development of a People's Plan which will 
establish an on-site, in-city or near-city resettlement program for informal settlers. It 
will also mandate the provision of basic services and livelihood components for the 
resettled communities. This proposal also strengthens and empowers association of 
informal settler families that will promote and protect their welfare against abusive 
elements. Furthermore, this proposal gives emphasis on public consultation and 
dialogue with stakeholders.
This bill takes significance in the fact that shelter is a basic human right. The 
People's Plan is a tool, not to encourage professional squatters, but an economic and 
social apparatus to support our many fellow Filipinos who are left of no other choice


but to settle informally in urban areas. Let us give them the chance for a more 
humane and civilized settlement by supporting a genuine and real People's Plan.
In view of this, passage of this proposal is earnestly sought.
RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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Introd uced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN -C ITY  OR NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT 
PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES IN  ACCORDANCE W ITH A 
PEOPLE'S PLAN AND MANDATING RELOCATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS 
TO 
PROVIDE 
OTHER 
BASIC 
SERVICES 
AND 
LIVELIHOOD 
COMPONENTS IN  FAVOR OF THE RECIPIENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO 7279, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE "URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992", AS 
AMENDED
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Congress 
assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "On-site, In-city or
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Near-City Resettlement Act".
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Section 2. A m endatory Provisions. For purposes of this Act, the following
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provisions of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the "Urban Development
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and Housing Act of 1992," are hereby amended as follows:
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(a) Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. -  For purposes of this Act:
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"(w) X X x; [and]
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"(x) 'Zonal Improvement Program or ZIP' refers to the program of the
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SETTLEMENTS within the cities and municipalities of Metro Manila 
pursuant to existing statutes and pertinent executive issuances [.];
(Y) 'ADEQUATE AND GENUINE CONSULTATION' REFERS TO 
THE STANDARD OF CONSULTATION W ITH THE AFFECTED 
INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES (ISFs) W HICH SHALL REQUIRE 
THE FOLLOWING:
"(1 ) EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION AND FULL ACCESS TO 
RELEVANT 
INFORMATION 
AND 
DOCUMENTS 
INCLUDING 
LAND RECORDS, HOUSING BUDGETS, THE PROPOSED PLAN 
OR 
PROJECT, 
ALTERNATIVE 
HOUSING 
OPTIONS, 
AND 
COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PLANS;
"(2 ) REASONABLE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW, 
COMMENT 
AND 
OBJECT 
TO 
THE 
PROPOSED 
PLAN 
OR 
PROJECT;
"(3 ) 
PROVISION 
BY THE 
GOVERNMENT 
OR 
NON­
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS OF LEGAL, TECHNICAL, AND 
OTHER ADVICE TO AFFECTED PERSONS ON THEIR RIGHTS 
AND OPTIONS;
"(4 ) PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT PROVIDE AFFECTED ISFs 
AND THEIR ADVOCATES W ITH OPPORTUNITES TO CHALLENGE 
THE 
EVICTION 
DECISION 
OR 
PRESENT 
ALTERNATIVE 
PROPOSALS AND TO ARTICULATE THEIR DEMANDS AND 
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES; AND
"(Z ) 'C IV IL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS OR CSOs' REFER 
TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs), PEOPLE'S 
ORGANIZATIONS (POs), 
COOPERATIVES, TRADE 
UNIONS, 
PROFESSIONAL 
ASSOCIATIONS, 
FAITH-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, MEDIA GROUPS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 
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FORMED 
PRIMARILY 
FOR 
SOCIAL 
AND 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
TO 
PLAN 
AND 
MONITOR 
GOVERNMENT 
PROGRAMS 
AND 
PROJECTS, 
ENGAGE 
IN  
POLICY 
DISCUSSIONS, 
AND 
ACTIVELY 
PARTICIPATE 
IN  
COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES W ITH THE GOVERNMENT;
"(A A ) 
'IN -C IT Y , 
RESETTLEMENT' 
REFERS 
TO 
A 
RELOCATION SITE W ITH IN  THE JURISDICTION OF THE C ITY 
WHERE THE AFFECTED ISFs ARE LIVING ;
"(B B ) 'INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS' REFERS TO:
"(1 ) 
RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE 
HOUSING UNITS 
HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY SETTLERS ON LAND W HICH 
THEY OCCUPY ILLEGALLY; OR
"(2 ) UNPLANNED SETTLEMENTS ARE AREAS WHERE 
HOUSING 
IS 
NOT 
IN  
COMPLIANCE 
W ITH 
EXISTING 
PLANNING AND BUILDING REGULATIONS;
"(CC) 
'INFORMAL 
SETTLER 
FAMILIES 
(IS F s)' 
-  
INDIVIDUALS OR HOUSEHOLDS LIVING  UNDER ANY OF THE 
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
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1. A LOT /  DWELLING UNIT W ITHOUT CONSENT OF THE 
PROPERTY OWNER;
2. DANGER AREAS;
3. AREAS 
FOR 
GOVERNMENT 
INFRASTRACTURE 
PROJECTS;
4. PROTECTED 
/  
FOREST 
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5. AREAS FOR PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AS DECLARED 
UNDER PROCLAMATION NO. 1967, SERIES OF 1980, 
IF APPLICABLE; AND
6. OTHER 
GOVERNMENT 
/ 
PUBLIC 
LANDS 
OR 
FACILITIES 
NOT 
INTENDED 
FOR 
HUMAN 
HABITATION.
” (DD) 
'NEAR-CITY 
RESETTLEMENT' 
REFERS 
TO 
A 
RELOCATION SITE W ITH IN  THE JURISDICTION OF A LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT ADJACENT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNIT 
HAVING 
JURISDICTION 
OVER 
THE 
PRESENT 
SETTLEMENTS OF THE INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES.
"(EE) 
NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
OF 
NGO' 
REFERS TO A DULY REGISTERED NONSTOCK, NONPROFIT 
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 SIM ILAR  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 W HICH 
INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE IN D IV ID U A L 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 34 (H )(2 )(C )(1 ) OF REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'TAX 
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"(FF) 
'OFF-CITY 
RESETTLEMENT' 
REFERS 
TO 
A 
RELOCATION SITE DEVELOPED OUTSIDE AND NOT ADJACENT 
TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE THE AFFECTED 
INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES HAVE THEIR SETTLEMENTS;
"(GG ) 
PEOPLE'S 
PLAN' 
REFERS 
TO 
THE 
PLAN 
FORMULATED 
AND 
IN ITIATED  
BY 
THE 
BENEFICIARY- 
ASSOCIATION, 
W ITH 
THE 
ASSISTANCE 
OF 
CONCERNED 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; AND
"(H H ) SOCIAL PREPARATION' REFERS TO THE PROCESS 
OF 
ESTABLISHING 
SOCIAL, 
ORGANIZATIONAL, 
AND 
INSTITUTIONAL NORMS AND MECHANISMS. SUCH NORMS 
AND MECHANISMS W ILL: (1 ) ENABLE THE SETTLERS TO COPE 
W ITH 
CHANGES; 
AND 
(2 ) 
IN  
PARTNERSHIP 
W ITH  
CONCERNED 
INSTITUTIONS 
AND 
STAKEHOLDERS, 
ENCOURAGE THE SETTLERS NOT ONLY TO WORK AMONG 
THEMSELVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING UP AND 
UNDERTAKING THEIR HOUSING RESETTLEMENT PROPOSALS 
BUT ALSO TO ACTIVELY AND MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN  
HOUSING RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN  THEIR 
BEHALF, THUS RESOLVING COLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS 
AMONG 
COMMUNITY 
MEMBERS 
AND 
COORDINATION 
PROBLEMS W ITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES.";
(b) Section 21 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 21. Basic Services -  Socialized housing or resettlement areas 
shall be provided by the local government unit, IN  COORDINATION 
W ITH [or] the [National Housing Authority] HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COORDINATING 
COUNCIL 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL (HUDCC) AND ITS 
ATTACHED 
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AGENCIES, AND [in cooperation with the] private developers [and 
concerned agencies] with the following basic services and facilities:
a) Potable AND TREATED water SUPPLY;
b) Power and electricity and an adequate power distribution system;
c) SANITATION FACILITIES INCLUDING [S]ewerage [facilities], 
MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES, GARBAGE COLLECTION
and an efficient and adequate solid waste disposal system;
d) Access to primary roads and transportation facilities.
"The provision of other basic services and facilities such as health, 
education, communications, security, recreation, relief welfare, AND 
LIVELIHOOD COMPONENTS shall be planned and shall be given 
priority for implementation by the local government unit and concerned 
agencies in cooperation with the private sector and the beneficiaries 
themselves. THE CONCERNED LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AND 
NATIONAL 
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES 
SHALL 
SIGN 
A 
MEMORANDUM 
OF 
AGREEMENT 
(MOA) 
WHICH 
SHALL 
SPECIFY 
THEIR 
DUTIES, 
RESPONSIBILITIES, 
AND 
TIMETABLES FOR THEIR COMPLETION, COPIES OF THE MOA 
SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN  THE WEBSITE OF THE LEAD LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT AND GIVEN TO THE AFFECTED ISFs AT 
LEAST THIRTY (3 0 ) DAYS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE 
RESETTLEMENT PROCESS; PROVIDED, THAT THE RECIPIENT 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN  CASES OF NEAR CITY OR OFF- 
CITY RESETTLEMENT SHALL ALSO BE CONSULTED AND SHALL 
PARTICIPATE IN  THE PROVISION OF BASIC SERVICES AS 
REQUIRED UNDER THIS PROVISION."
The local government unit, in coordination with the concerned national 
agencies, shall ensure that these basic services are provided at most 
cost efficient rates, and shall set as mechanism to coordinate
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operationally the thrusts, objectives and activities of other government 
agencies concerned with providing basic services to housing projects.
THE HUDCC AND THE BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
FINANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SHALL JOINTLY 
WORK ON THE COST-SHARING MECHANISM NECESSARY TO 
FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISION OF SUCH OTHER BASIC 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES."
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(c) Section 23 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 
23. 
Participation 
o f PROGRAM 
Benericiaries 
OR
AFFECTED ISFs, FORMA TION OF BENE FICIAR Y-ASSOCIA TION, 
AND FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEOPLE'S 
PLAN. -  The local government units, in coordination with the 
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and concerned 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 include appropriate documentation and feedback mechanisms. 
They shall also be encouraged to organize themselves [and undertake 
self-help cooperative housing and other livelihood activities] 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 SIM ILAR PROGRAMS IN  RELATION TO A SOCIALIZED 
HOUSING PROJECT ACTUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE 
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNITS. They shall assist the government in preventing the incursions 
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"In instances when the affected beneficiaries 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 
agency and the affected beneficiaries shall be conducted with the 
assistance of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and the 
concerned nongovernment organization UNTIL AN ASSOCIATION 
IS FORMED IN  PLACE.
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"THE ASSOCIATION, IN  COORDINATION W ITH THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR W ITH 
OR WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CSOs, SHALL FORMULATE A 
PEOPLE'S PLAN' THROUGH A PROCESS OF CONSULTATION 
W HICH 
SHALL 
CONTAIN 
A 
SITE 
DEVELOPMENT 
PLAN, 
INCLUDING 
NONPHYSICAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMPONENTS 
SUCH AS SELF HELP HOUSING COOPERATIVE, LIVELIHOOD, 
SELF-HELP 
DEVELOPMENT, 
AND 
CAPABILITY-BUILDING 
TRAININGS.
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"THE ASSOCIATION, W ITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CSOs 
AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL 
ANTI-POVERTY 
COMMISSION 
(NAPC), 
PRESIDENTIAL 
COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR, NATIONAL HOUSING 
AUTHORITY, CITY OR MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE, 
SOCIAL 
HOUSING 
FINANCE 
CORPORATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AND OTHER 
RELEVANT AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT, SHALL AGREE ON, 
DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT THE PEOPLE'S PLAN.
"IN  ACCORDANCE W ITH THE PROTECTION GUIDELINES 
PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 28 OF THIS ACT, A RELOCATION 
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THE PEOPLE'S PLAN. THE RELOCATION ACTION PLAN SHALL 
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:
"(A ) 
ENSURE 
SAFE, 
AFFORDABLE, 
DECENT, 
AND 
HUMANE 
CONDITION 
OF 
RELOCATION, 
INCORPORATING 
THEREIN 
APPROPRIATE 
DISASTER 
RISK 
REDUCTION 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
CLIMATE 
CHANGE 
ADAPTATION 
STANDARDS;
"(B ) PROVIDE ADEQUATE SOCIAL PREPARATION; AND
"(C ) PREVENT FORCED EVICTION:
PROVIDED, THAT PRIMARY CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN 
TO THE HOUSING FINANCIAL SCHEME SUGGESTED IN  THE 
PEOPLE'S PLAN."
(c) Section 26 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 26. Urban Renewal and Resettlement -  [This] URBAN 
RENEWAL AND RESETTLEMENT shall include the rehabilitation and 
development of blighted and slum areas and resettlement of Program 
beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of this Act. On-site 
development shall 
be implemented 
[whenever possible] AFTER 
ADEQUATE 
AND 
GENUINE 
CONSULTATION 
W ITH 
THE 
AFFECTED ISFs, AND IN  ACCORDANCE W ITH 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.
"[The] WHERE DEMOLITION OR EVICTION IS  ALLOWED 
IN  THE AREA OCCUPIED BY THE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES 
PURSUANT TO SECTION 28 OF TH IS ACT, AND ON-SITE 
RESETTLEMENT 
CANNOT 
BE 
UNDERTAKEN 
BY 
REASON 
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Program from their existing places of occupancy shall be undertaken 
only [when on-site development is not feasible and] after compliance 
with the procedures laid down in [Section 28 of this Act] THE SAME 
SECTION OF THIS ACT AND IN  ACCORDANCE W ITH THE 
PREFERENCE OF THE AFFECTED ISFs AS CONTAINED IN  THE 
PEOPLE S PLAN.
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"SHOULD IN -C ITY  RESETTLEMENT NOT BE FEASIBLE, 
NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED, OFF-CITY 
RESETTLEMENT SHALL BE THE LAST RESORT AND MUST 
SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADEQUATE AND GENUINE 
CONSULTATION PRIOR TO RELOCATION."; and
(e) Section 29 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 29. Resettlement -  Within two (2) years from the 
effectivity of this Act, the local government units, in coordination with 
the National Housing Authority, shall implement the relocation and 
resettlement of persons 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. AND 
THOSE 
AFFECTED 
BY 
GOVERNMENT 
INFRASTRACTURE 
PROJECTS. The local government unit, in coordination with the 
CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND AFFECTED LGUs 
IN  CASES OF NEAR-CITY AND OFF-CITY RESETTLEMENT, shall 
provide 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.
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"ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS SHALL IDENTIFY 
POTENTIAL 
RESETTLEMENT 
AREAS 
IN  
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"IN  ADDITION TO THE FUNDING SOURCES PROVIDED 
UNDER SECTION 42 OF THIS ACT, THE ALLOCATION FOR THE 
BASIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES MAY BE TAKEN BY THE 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT IMPLEMENTING THE RELOCATION 
OR RESETTLEMENT FROM THE TWENTY PERCENT (2 0 % ) OF 
THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT APPROPRIATED FOR 
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS MANDATED UNDER SECTION 
287 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
'LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF ^.991'."
Section 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  The principles, policies 
and provisions of this Act shall be incorporated in the National Shelter Program.
The 
Housing 
and 
Urban 
Development Coordinating 
Council 
and 
the 
Department of the Interior and Local Government, jin consultation and coordination 
with appropriate government agencies, CSOs, NiSOs, representatives from the 
private sector, and ISFs, shall promulgate a new set of implementing rules and 
regulations within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act. The implementing 
rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of this Act particularly 
with the amendments, parameters, and standards introduced to Sections 23, 26, and 
29 of the "Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992", and shall include the 
following: 
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People's Plan: Provided, That such template shall be a complete pro forma People's 
Plan: Provided, however. That such a template shalj be used to benchmark the 
minimum standards in a People's Plan; and
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The implementing rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall 
take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of 
general circulation.
Section 4. Congressional Oversight Committee. -  There is hereby creaed a 
Congressional 
Oversight Committee 
to 
oversee, 
monitor, 
and 
evaluate 
the 
implementation of this Act.
The Oversight Committee shall be composed of five (5) members from the 
Senate which shall include the Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Urban 
Planning, Housing, and Resettlement and five (5) members from the House of 
Representatives, which shall include the Chairperson of the House Committee on 
Housing and Urban Development. The four (4) other members from each Chamber 
shall be designated by the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, respectively. The Minority shall have at least one (1) representative 
from both Chambers.
Section 5. 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.
Section 6. 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.
Section 7. 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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