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s.No. 832
RfCEIVEO BY:
Introduced by Senator Loren B. Legarda
AN ACT
PROMOTING INTEGRATED URBAN AGRICULTURE AND 
VERTICAL FARMING IN URBAN AREAS NATIONWIDE TO 
ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS,
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The right to adequate food and freedom from hunger is a protected human 
right under the 1987 Constitution.
In the 2021 Global Food Security Index, the Philippines ranked 64th among 113 
countries.1 The Social Weather Station (SWS) survey revealed that an estimated 3.1 
million Filipino families who experienced hunger in the first quarter of 2022 live in 
urban areas. Around eighteen percent (18%) of these families live in Metro Manila. 
According to SWS, the hunger rate in Metro Mcinila is the highest it has ever been 
since July 1998.2
Statistics also show that, in 2020, around forty-seven percent (47.41 %) of the 
Philippines' population will live in urban areas and cities.3 Urban areas and cities will
1 The Economist Group, Global Food Security Index 2021,32 (2021).
2 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1607293/3-lm-filipinos-experienced-hunger-in-ql-of-2022-sws-survey-shows
3 https://www.statista.com/statistics/455910/urbanization-in- 
philippmes/#:~:text=Urbanization%20in%20the%20Philippines%202020&text=:Urbanization%20means%20t 
he%20share%20of,in%20urban%20areas%20and%20cities


likely begin to house more than fifty percent (50%) of the country's population in the 
near future.
The need to ensure food security amid the looming population and urban 
congestion should be urgently addressed. Towards this end, urban agriculture and 
vertical farming will be crucial to addressing the foreseeable crisis of food insecurity 
and the steady increase in prices of food commodities. Access to fresh backyard 
produce and healthy food should now be prioritized.
Urban and vertical farming not only supports local and sustainable food 
systems but also helps improves the economic conditions of urban families as it can 
augment the household income by reducing the cost of food expenditures and 
potentially providing business opportunities to the family.
Moreover, urban agriculture reduces the carbon footprint of mass-produced 
goods and production-related emissions since it minimizes transportation costs and 
the corresponding consumption of fossil fuels.
In this regard, this bill seeks to promote urban agriculture and vertical farming 
using cost-effective and green agriculture systems and technologies in all 
metropolitan areas of the country to ensure sustainable food security, promote a green 
lifestyle, minimize damages to the environment, and advance an improved quality of 
life.
For these reasons, the urgent passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
LOREN LEGARDA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
s.No. S32
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RECEIVED BY;
Introduced by Senator Loren B. Legarda
AN ACT
PROMOTING INTEGRATED URBAN AGRICULTURE AND 
VERTICAL FARMING IN URBAN AREAS NATIONWIDE TO 
ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS,
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by tJw Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section. 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Integrated Urban
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Agriculture and Vertical Farming Act of2022
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State shall promote and protect the
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fundamental right of every person to adequate food and freedom from hunger.
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Recognizing the challenges to food security and ecological balance in urban areas, the
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State shall optimize the use and productivity of urban land resources and spaces to
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support sufficient and sustainable food production.
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Towards this end, the State shall promote the development of modem, cost-
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effective, space-efficient, and environmentally-safe agriculture technologies in urban
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areas to achieve sustainable food production and food security, promoting agro-
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ecology, ensuring public and mental health and thus improving the quality of life of
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urban populations.
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In doing so, the State shall prioritize the conservation of the country's genetic
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biodiversity, and endemic and heirloom flora and fauna as a strategy for climate
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change adaptation, mitigation and resiliency. Accordingly, the State shall ensure the
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planning, and instill a love of farming among urban dwellers most especially the
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youth.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
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(a) Agro-ecology refers to a scientific discipline and set of practices that
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studies how different components of the agroecosystem interact and
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seeks sustainable farming systems that optimize and stabilize yields. It
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applies ecological concepts and principles to manage interactions
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among plants, animals, humans and the environment for food security
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and nutrition;
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(b) Community Gardens refer to any piece of land cultivated by group of
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people using either individual or shared plots on public or private land
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with the consent of the owner, to produce edibles, such as herbs,
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vegetables, fruits or ornamentals, as a form of sustainable land use
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system for economic and societal development. Community gardens
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may be found in neighborhoods and schools, or connected to
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institutions such as hospitals, or located on the grounds or roofs of
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shared housing, such as tenements and apartment complexes;
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(c) Food Forest Gardening refers to multi-layered crop farming or low
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maintenance and sustainable method of food production that is based
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on woodland ecosystems, incorporating fruit and nut trees, shrubs,
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herbs, vines, and perennial vegetables which yields are directly useful
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to humans. It also refers to a system of agroforestry that creates a
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diverse, productive, healthy, ecologically-sound and sustainable system
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of land use
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(d) Food security refers to a situation wherein all people have access to
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sufficient, safe, nutritious food, at all times, to maintain a healthy and
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active life;
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(e) Food system refers to a complex web of activities involving the
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production, processing, transport, and consumption of food. Issues
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concerning the food system include the governance and economics of
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how food production affects the natural environment and the impact of 
food on individual and population health;
(f) Good Agricultural Practices refer to the practices that address 
environmental, economic, and social sustainability for on-farm 
processes, which result in safe and quality food and non-food 
agricultural products;
(g) Idle lands refer to non-agricultural lands in urban and urbanizable areas 
on which no improvements have been made by the owner, as certified 
by the city, municipal or provincial assessor. "Idle government lands" 
refer to lands owned by any government entity that have been idle and 
have not been used for the purpose for which they have been reserved 
for the past ten (10) years;
(h) Indoor farming refers to controlled environment agriculture which aims 
to optimize plant growth to house vertical farming techniques in 
greenhouses, warehouses, abandoned buildings, shipping containers, 
tunnels, skyscrapers, and moden buildings using soilless farming 
techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics;
(i) Integrated urban agriculture refers to the development paradigm that 
encompasses principles, management technologies, and policies 
relating to the practice and application of agricultural and fisheries 
production of food and goods in urban areas;
0 Peri-urban areas refer to areas where urban and rural features and 
processes meet, interact, and intertwine, usually located between the 
city and countryside. Peri-urban areas are semi-dense clusters with a 
density of at least three hundred (300) inhabitants per square kilometer 
and a population of five thousand (5,000) or more, but are neither 
contiguous with nor within two (2) kilometers of an urban area;
(k) Protected agriculture refers to the use of technologies that enclose crops 
to harvest higher yields, safer, cleaner, and of better quality even out of 
season by modifying the natural environment and protect crops against 
the elements which include high temperature, excessive rainfall, 
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(l) Social preparation refers to the series of activities designed to prepare the 
underprivileged and homeless families to cope with the changes 
brought about by government development projects;
(m) Soilless agriculture refers to the method of growing plants that do not 
rely on the soil as a source of nutrients and water; common methods 
are hydroponics, aquaponics and aeroponics;
(n) Urban areas refer to classification as may be made by the Philippines 
Statistics Authority (PSA) which under PSA Resolution No. 01, Series of 
2017-098, covers any of the following:
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If a barangay has a population size of five thousand (5,000) or 
more;
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If a barangay has at least one establishment with a minimum of 
one hundred (100) employees; and
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If a barangay has five (5) or more establishments with a minimum 
of zero (0) employee, and five (5) or more facilities within a radius 
of two (2) kilometers from the barangay hall;
(o) Urban planning refers to multi-disciplinary art and science of analyzing, 
specifying, clarifying, harmonizing, managing, and regulating the use 
and development of land and water resources, in relation to their 
environs, for the development of sustainable communities and 
ecosystems in urban and urbanizable areas;
(p) Urbanizable areas refer to sites and lands which, considering the present 
characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and great 
potential of becoming urban areas within the period of five (5) years; 
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(q) Vertical farming refers to the methods or practices of increasing the 
number of plants grown in an area by growing crops in vertically 
stacked layers; such as generally done in greenhouses, warehouses, 
abandoned buildings, shipping containers, tunnels, skyscrapers, and 
modern buildings using soilless farming techniques such as 
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Sec. 4. Coverage. - This Act shall cover idle or abandoned government or private 
lands, buildings, shipping containers, subdivisions or villages, public housing, open 
spaces in all urban, peri-urban, and urbanizable areas in the country; and all available 
land resources and buildings in schools, state or private universities and colleges, 
military camps suitable for growing crops and raising poultry, livestock and 
aquaculture: Provided, That, die utilization of idle lands for urban agriculture purposes 
shall not be used as grounds for the eviction of informal settler families occupying the 
lands: Provided further, That, the raising of poultry and livestock shall be limited to 
urbanizable areas and all livestock raising shall be subject to health and safety 
standards and regulations issued by the Department of Health (DOH), Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Human Settlements and 
Urban Development (DHSUD), and other relevant government agencies.
Sec. 5. Urban Farming. - Local government units (LGUs) shall formulate a policy 
on the practice of integrated urban farming and the utilization unused spaces and idle 
lands. This shall require enactment of local legislation institutionalizing urban 
gardening or agriculture in all levels of the LGU. This shall also require LGUs to enact 
measures or ordinances that shall include urban gardening or agriculture as a regular 
component in budget appropriations of the LGU.
LGUs shall identify and develop these idle government and private lands and 
buildings, without prejudice to the rights of owners of private lands, buildings, and 
open spaces, within their jurisdiction, for full or partial conversion solely to 
community gardens, food forest gardens, indoor farms and/or vertical farms to 
support food security and community nutrition: Provided, That, food forest gardens 
and urban farms adopting agroecological principles shall be the priority form of urban 
agriculture wherever applicable and feasible: Provided further, That, spaces allocated 
for urban agriculture and aquaculture shall not be prime lots. All LGUs, in 
coordination with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Cooperative 
Development Authority (CDA), shall capacitate neighborhood associations and 
people's organizations, facilitate the organization and registration of community- 
based cooperatives, undertake community gardening, and establish community 
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or extinguish the rights of 
owners to their private lands and spaces without their consent or without their receipt 
of just compensation, in case of expropriation.
The DHSUD shall ensure that the design and development of the subdivision, 
condominium, and public housing projects have provisions for adequate spaces for 
community gardens, food forest gardens, greenhouse agriculture, roof gardens, 
indoor farms, and vertical farms. Towards this end, the DHSUD, in coordination with 
the DA, shall capacitate homeowners' asso-iations to underbake community 
gardening and vertical farming.
The DA shall provide the necessary technical assistance and support services, 
including the provision of seeds and seedlings and gardening tools, access to loans 
from government financial institutions, and training workshops that shall capacitate 
various stakeholders. It may assist in the design, establislnnent, promotion, and 
regulation of indoor and vertical farming machinery and facilities to ensure the full 
productivity of community gardens, school gardens, food forest gardens, greenhouse 
farms, roof gardens, and indoor and vertical farms. The DA shall ensure that the 
technical assistance it provides is consistent with Plulippine Good Agricultural 
Practices (PHILGAP) or a set of standards and regulations ensuring food quality and 
safety, facilitation of market access, the establishment of community farmers' markets, 
and reduction in non-compliance with issuances regarding permitted pesticides and 
other contamination hazards, as provided undei Republic Act No. 10611, otherwise 
known as the '"Food Safety Act of 2013", and relevant laws.
The DA, in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST), DENR, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Public 
Works And Highways (DPWH) shall also undertake the establishment of rainwater 
harvesting facilities in compliance with Republic Act No. 6716, entitled, "An Act 
Providing for the Construction of Water Wells, Rainwater Collectors, Development of Spring 
and Rehabilitation of Existing Water Wells in All Barangays in the Philippines," renewable 
energy systems and solid waste management systems, including waste-to-energy 
facilities, to provide a sustainable supply of water, energy, and compost to community 
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Sec. 6. Urban Agriculture and Aquaculture in Urban Planning. - The DHSUD, in 
coordination with the DA, shall ensure the integration of concepts and principles of 
urban agriculture and its relationship to other processes in the food system in urban 
planning. Accordingly, the DHSUD and DA shrill promote sustainable, smart, and 
organic food production systems that harness tlie benefits of new technologies and 
methods in soil, nutrient, water, and energy management, such as composting, 
rainwater harvesting, and utilization of renewable energy. The DHSUD shall also 
ensure the rational use of land resources in urban planning to promote a sustainable 
peri-urban interface, as well as for the spatial requirements of supply chain 
management and logistics to strengthen urban-rural foodshed linkages.
Towards these ends, the DHSUD shall promulgate guidelines for the 
harmonization of the comprehensive land use plans and zoning ordinances of LGUs 
with urban agriculture policies, frameworks, strategies, and standards. All LGUs are 
hereby mandated to incorporate urban agricultural development in their respective 
Annual Development Plans, Annual Investment Plans, Physical Framework Plans, 
and Development Master Plans including the hiring of agriculturists and agricultural 
and biosystems engineers to carry out urban agriculture program.
Likewise, LGUs, with the assistance of the DA, Department of Interior and 
Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Information and Communications 
Technology (DICT), shall establish and maintain a digital information system to 
facilitate the efficient collection, management, and analysis of urban food systems, 
agriculture and nutrition data, as well as the monitoring and evaluation of LGU 
performance vis-a-vis the food system, agriculture and nutrition targets, to inform 
local planning, policy-making and programming bodies, and to ensure open public 
access to data.
Sec. 7. Urban Agriculture/Aquaculture Education. - The Department of Education 
(DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Educations (CHED), with the technical 
assistance of the DA, shall integrate urban agriculture into the academic curriculum 
for elementary, secondary, and tertiary level students of both public and private 
academic institutions offering courses in Agriculture, Practical Arts, Home Economics 
and other subjects related to agriculture. A course curriculum on gardening shall be 
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education. Instructional materials shall likewise be developed utilizing advanced 
techniques of crop and food animal production, urban agriculture and farming, and 
cultivating awareness and appreciation of genetic biodiversity, heirloom, and 
endemic flora and fauna, and agroecological principles.
The DepEd, with the assistance of the DA, shall strengthen the implementation 
of its Gulayan sa Paaralan Program in elementary and secondary schools. The 
establishment of school gardens shall be encouraged to ensure a continuous supply 
of vegetables for school feeding, in accordance with Republic Act No. 11037, 
otherwise known as the "Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Filipino Act".
For universities and colleges, urban agriculture shall form part of the required 
period of time spent by students in the National Service Training Program. A plan for 
the utilization or maximization of space occupied by schools shall be formulated 
specifically for urban agriculture purposes.
The DepEd, in coordination with the CHED, shall promulgate the necessary 
rules and regulations for the implementation of this Section within six (6) months 
from the date of effectivity of this Act.
Sec. 8. Urban Agriculture Awareness Campaign. - The DILG, National Nutrition 
Council, and LGUs are mandated to formulate policies on urban farming in 
consonance with the provisions of this Act and be at the forefront of community-based 
education and awareness campaigns. For this purpose, LGUs shall mobilize existing 
structures and local bodies such as the provincial, city, and municipal agricultural 
offices, the provincial, city, municipal and barangay agriculture and fishery councils, 
the provincial, city, municipal, and barangay federation of Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) 
and the youth sector represented in any local special body under LGUs.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall integrate 
urban agriculture and community nutrition into the seminar, workshops, and training 
programs to educate qualified household beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang 
Filipino Program (4Ps).
Sec. 9. Comprehensive Research and Development on Urban Agriculture. - The DA 
and the DOST, as well as relevant state universities, government research and 
development institutions, and the private sector shall intensify research on methods 
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operation of sustainable demonstration urban community gardens, food forest
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gardens, greenhouse, indoor, roof, and vertical farms, as an instrument to address
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food security concerns and regenerate ecosystem functions in the Philippines.
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Idle and/ or abandoned government lots and buildings owned by either the
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National Government or LGUs or available land resources in state universities and
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colleges shall be considered for growing crops, raising livestock, and producing food
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using the said methods.
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The DA and DOST shall support and launch research activities to expand the
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knowledge and understanding of urban agriculture and vertical farming to be used
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in food production. A renewed investment in advanced technology research in order
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to adopt state-of-the-art technologies to improve agricultural productivity shall be
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launched pursuant thereto.
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Sec. 10. Incentives. - Compliance by subdivision and condominium developers
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and owners with Section 5 of this Act may qualify them for incentives provided for
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under Republic Act No. 10771, otherwise known as the "Philippine Green Jobs Act of
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2016", subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Finance
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andtheDHSUD.
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LGUs shall also grant necessary incentives to their constituents who actively
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participate in urban farming activities.
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The commitment and performance of LGUs in the implementation of this Act
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shall be included in the criteria for the awarding of the Seal of Good Local Governance
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and the provision of incentives, provided for under Republic Act No. 11292, otherwise
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known as "The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019."
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Loans extended by the government and private banks to participating
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individuals, corporations and partnerships shall be treated in compliance with
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Republic Act No. 10000, otherwise known as " The Agri-Agra Reform Credit A ct of2009".
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Sec. 11. Inter-Agency Coordination. - There is hereby established a National
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Convergence Program on Urban Agriculture and Aquaculture. The DA is hereby
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designated as the Lead Implementing Agency and the Secretariat of the Convergence
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Program. The following agencies shall perform duties and responsibilities in order to
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(a) The DA shall provide technical assistance and support services to LGUs, 
community-based cooperatives, homeowners' associations, 
neighborhood associations, and people's organizations to ensure the 
viability and cost-effectiveness of urban agriculture projects and 
through its Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering, shall 
provide the design, specifications, establishment strategies, promotion, 
regulation and technical assistance in the fabrication of production 
models of indoor farming, vertical farming, and other urban agriculture 
machinery, equipment, and facilities;
(b) The DHSUD shall encourage the integration of urban agriculture 
principles, policies, strategies, frameworks, and standards in the design 
and development of subdivisions and condominium projects. The 
DHSUD shall ensure such integration in public housing projects and in 
the preparation or updating of development and investment plans, 
CLUPs, and zoning ordinances of LGUs. The DHSUD shall also 
promulgate the necessary rules and monitor compliance therewith. The 
DHSUD shall provide assistance to homeowners' associations to 
strengthen their capacity to undertake urban agriculture or aquaculture 
projects in their neighborhoods and communities;
(c) The DILG shall monitor the compliance of LGUs with the provisions of 
this Act in order to determine their qualification for the incentives 
provided under R.A. No. 11292;
(d) The DepEd shall integrate the principles and practice of urban 
agriculture using advanced crop production techniques like soilless 
agriculture, indoor farming, or vertical farming to include modem 
methods of irrigation and automated systems into tiie primary and 
secondary education curricula, including the establishment of school 
gardens under the Gulayan sa Paamlan Program. The DepEd shall ensure 
adequate capacity-building programs such as training-workshop, 
hands-on training, or immersion program for teachers and the 
development of appropriate instructional materials such as educational 
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(e) The DOST shall conduct research on modem, cost-effective methods 
and technologies to support urban agricultural production, as well as 
post-harvest handling of surplus produce from urban agriculture 
projects;
(f) The DTI shall provide technical assistance in the processing and 
packaging of surplus produce from urban agriculture and aquaculture 
projects and ensure access of local government units, cooperatives, 
homeowners' associations, and people's organizations to markets;
(g) The Department of Finance (DOF) shall administer the grant of 
incentives under Section 10 of this Act to qualified persons based on 
their compliance with Section 5 of this Act;
(h) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall ensure 
adequate funding for the functions and programs provided by this Act;
(i) The CHED shall develop and implement a curriculum on capacity­
building programs such as training-workshop, hands-on training or 
immersion program, and related standards and instructional materials 
in support of urban agriculture;
(j) The DPWH in compliance with R.A. No. 6716 is mandated to undertake 
the construction of water wells, rainwater collectors, development of 
springs, and rehabilitation of existing water wells in all barangays in the 
Philippines, taking into consideration the population, hydrologic 
conditions, costs of project development, and operations, financial and 
economic factors and institutional arrangements;
(k) The National Nutrition Council and the Food and Nutrition Research 
Institute shall assist the DepEd in identifying the crops to be cultivated 
on school farms and in preparing nutritious food, pursuant to 
standardized menus to ensure child nutrition provided for under R.A. 
No. 11037, and in developing the modules on nutrition;
(l) The CDA shall provide guidance and assistance to LGUs in the 
development of cooperatives within their jurisdiction;
(m) The Presidential Commission for t] le Urban Poor shall undertake social 
preparation activities to encourage participation and empower poor
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to implementation and evaluation of urban development projects;
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(n) The Philippine Information Agency shall undertake a nationwide
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information campaign, utilizing all forms of media, to raise awareness
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and encourage the participation of the public in the implementation of
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this Act, in close coordination with other cultural agencies such as the
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National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and the Film
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(o) The Council for the Welfare of Children shall integrate urban agriculture
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in the formulation of programs and measures preluding dynamic
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leadership in ensuring a child-friendly and child-sensitive society; and
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(p) The National Youth Commission, as the Philippine government's sole
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policy-making body on youth affairs and consistent with its role in
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coordinating and implementing programs designed to help the youth
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become more aware of the issues surrounding them, shall include an
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appreciation of urban agriculture.
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Sec. 11. Performance Report to Congress. - The DA and partner agencies in the
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National Convergence Program on Urban Agriculture and Aquaculture shall submit
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annual performance reports to Congress.
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Sec. 12. Appropriations. - The funds necessary to carry out the initial
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implementation of this Act shall be charged against the respective budget of
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concerned agencies for the current year. Thereafter, such stmis as may be necessary
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for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General
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Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety days (90) from the
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effectivity of this Act, the agencies under the National Convergence Program on
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Urban Agriculture and Aquaculture shall prom ulgate the necessary implementing
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rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 14. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be declared
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unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof, which are not
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Sec. 15. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 16. Ejfectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation.
Approved,
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