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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 715 
Introduced by REP. JAVIER MIGUEL “JAVI” L. BENITEZ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Three decades since the enactment of Republic Act No. 7279 or the Urban 
Development and Housing Act, providing adequate housing for the country’s 
homeless and underprivileged, especially in urban centers, continues to be an 
enormous challenge. The country’s housing problem is compounded by rapid 
urbanization and rural-to-urban migration, which increases housing demand 
in cities and aggravates the proliferation of informal settlements. It is also 
aggravated by the Government’s massive infrastructure projects and clearing 
of waterways (to mitigate risk to natural hazards), which causes displacement 
of many families. According to the Department of Human Settlements and 
Urban Development, the country’s total housing needs are 6.6 million housing 
units at the end of 2022. 
A major component of the Government’s housing program for informal 
settler families is off-site relocation. Under this program, the Government 
builds houses for informal settler families in areas outside Metro Manila where 
there is lack of employment, sustainable livelihoods, and social services. The 
dismal conditions in relocation sites push many families back in cities to find 
regular sources of income to meet their daily needs. 
This measure seeks to institutionalize on-site, in-city or near-city 
resettlement which upholds the urban poor’s right to the city, saving informal 
settler families from further suffering in faraway relocation sites. More 
importantly, the bill promotes the process where informal settler families 
design themselves the development of their community – which is called the 
people’s plan.  
July 1, 2025
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This bill is the version approved on third reading in the 18th Congress. 
In view of the foregoing, the enactment of this measure is earnestly 
sought. 
JAVIER MIGUEL L. BENITEZ 


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 715 
Introduced by REP. JAVIER MIGUEL “JAVI” L. BENITEZ 
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: 
"x x x" 


 
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(w) x x x; [and] 
 
"(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 issuances[.]; 
 
"(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 
OR 
PROJECT, 
ALTERNATIVE 
HOUSING 
OPTIONS, 
AND 
COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PLANS; 
 
(2) PROVISION 
BY 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
OR 
NON- 
GOVERNMENT 
ORGANIZATIONS 
OF 
LEGAL, 
TECHNICAL, AND OTHER ADVICE TO AFFECTED 
INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES ON THEIR RIGHTS AND 
OPTIONS; 
 
(3) 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   RESETTLEMENT PRIORITIES; AND 
 
(4) 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, 
EXCEPT WHEN THE RESETTLEMENT IS DUE TO 
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION IN AREAS COVERED 
UNDER SECTION 28 (A) AND (B)"; 
 
"(Z) 'CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION OR CSO' REFERS TO A 
NON-GOVERNMENT 
ORGANIZATION, 
PEOPLE'S  
ORGANIZATION, COOPERATIVE,  TRADE  UNION,  PROFESSIONAL  


 
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ASSOCIATION, FAITH-BASED   ORGANIZATION,   MEDIA   GROUP,   
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MOVEMENT, FOUNDATION 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   
MANAGEMENT   OF   ALL LANDS   WITHIN   A   GIVEN   TERRITORY   
OR   JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO THE INHERENT QUALITIES OF 
THE LAND ITSELF AND SUPPORTIVE 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"; 
 


 
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"(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"; 
 
"(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, BUT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANOTHER 
LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE 
IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT"; 
 
"(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)(I) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'TAX REFORM ACT OF 1997"'; 
 
"(II) '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"; 


 
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"(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 
CUT  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; 
 
(2) INCLUDE OR PRIORITIZE, 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 
 


 
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“(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 CONCERNED INSTITUTIONS 
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 resettlement 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 livelihood programs, and grant of livelihood   
loans, NAMELY:   THE   DEPARTMENT   OF   LABOR   AND 
EMPLOYMENT, THE   DEPARTMENT   OF   SOCIAL   WELFARE   AND 
DEVELOPMENT, 
THE 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
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 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 


 
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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  SIMILAR  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 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 concerned [nongovernment 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'. 
 
"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 


 
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MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE 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. — [This] 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 possible] 
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. 
 
“[The] 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-site 
development is not feasible and] after compliance with the procedures 
[laid down 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 NEAR-CITY 
RESETTLEMENT IS NOT FEASIBLE, AND MUST SATISFY THE 
REQUIREMENTS 
OF 
ADEQUATE 
AND 
RESPONSIVE 
CONSULTATION PRIOR TO RELOCATION."; and 
 
(e) Section 29 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 


 
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"SEC. 29. Resettlement. — THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNITS, JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT HUMAN 
SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN   DEVELOPMENT   AND   THE   
APPROPRIATE   KEY   SHELTER AGENCIES, SHALL BE CHARGED 
WITH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF: 
 
(A) IMPLEMENTING THE RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTED 
ISFS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES [Within two (2) 
years from the effectivity of this Act, the local government 
units LGUs, in coordination with the National Housing 
Authority shall implement] AND the relocation and 
resettlement of [persons] ISFS 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 [. The local 
government unit, in coordination with the National Housing 
Authority, shall provide]; AND 
 
(B) 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, 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 


 
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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 
REPUBLIC ACT 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 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. 
 


 
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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.