Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.   7706
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULF0
AND JOCELYN P. TULFO
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In order to uplift the conditions Of the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas
andinresettlementareas,RepubhcActNo.7279,alsoknownasthe``UrbanDevelopmentand
HousingActof1992'',waspassed.Thislawsoughttomakeavaflabletothemdecenthousing
at affordable cost, basic services, and employment opportunities.
However,thestringentrequirementsfortheexpropriationoflandsforpubHcuse,specifically
for socialized housing, continue to hinder the speedy and equitable utilization of residential
landsinurbanandurbanizableareasfortheunderprivilegedandhomeless.
Toaddresstheaforesaidissue,thisRepresentationseeksthepassageofthisproposedmeasure
in order to give local government units (LGUs) authority in determining and utilizing lands
for socialized housing in line with RA 7279's policy of improving the capability Of LGUs in
undertakingurbandevelopmentandhousingprogramsandprojects.Further,indispeusing
with an order Of priority, the State, through the LGUs, win be able to provide land and
housingtotheundeaprivilegedandhomelesscitizeusthroughamorerationalizedsystem.
haviewoftheforegoing,theurgentpassingofthisbiniseamestlysought.
#DEL
RALPH
P. TULFO
Rapresentative
2nd District Of Quezon Cdy
ACT-GIS Partylist


Republic of the Philippines
HousE oF REPRESEr`ITATIVEs
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.   7706
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULF0
AND |OCELYN P. TULFO
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AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHT 0F GOVERNMENT T0 EXPROPRIATE
LANDS FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 9,
10, AND 11 0F REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"URBAN DEVELopMEr`IT AND HoUSING ACT oF igg2"
BeltenactedbytheSenateandtheHouseOfRepresentativesOfthePldippinesinCongressassembled:
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Sections 9, 10, and 11 of Republic Act No. 7279 are hereby amended to read
±1_               ~ "E;EC..9. [Priorities in the] Acquisition of Land FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING.
12        -   [Lands  for  socialized  housing  shall  be  acquired  in  the  following  order]  THE
13        FOLLOWING LANDS MAY BE ACQUIRED FOR SOCIALIZEDHOUSING:
14                   "(a)  Those  owned  by  the  Government  or  any  of  its  subdivisions,
15       instrumentalities, or agencies, including governmentowned or controned coaporatious and
16       their subsidiaries;
17                    "ap) Alienable lands of the public domain;
18                    " (c) Uuregistered or abandoned and idle lands;
19                   "(d)  Those  within  the  declared  Areas  for  Priority  Development,  Zonal
20       Improvement Program sites, and Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program sites
21       whichhave notyetbeen acquired;
22                   "(e) Bagong Lipunan Improvement of sites and services or BLISs sites which have
23       notyetbeenacquired;and
24                   " (i) Fhivatdyrowned lands.
25                  " rmere on-site development is found more practicable and advantageous to the
26       beneficiaries,  the  priorities  mentioned  in  this  section  sham  not  apply.  The  local
27       government units sham give budgetay priority to on-site development of goverrment
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29                    "THE     POWER     TO     IDENTIFY     AND     TO     PRIORITIZE     THE
30        PARTICULAR   AREA   TO   BE   ACQUIRED   SHALL   BE   WITH   THE   LOCAL
31        GOVERNMENT  UNIT  OR  THE  PROPER  AGENCY  ACQUIRING  LAND  FOR
32        SOCIALIZED  HOUSING.  FOR  THIS  PURPOSE,  THE  ENUMERATION  IN  THIS
33        SECTION  SHALL  NOT,  IN  ANY  WAY,  BE  INTERPRETED  AS  SETTING  AN
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1                    "SEC.10. Modes a/Le#d Aap%i.sg.fro#.  -The modes of acquiring lands for purposes
2       of this Act shall include, among others, community mortgage, land swapping, land
3       assembly  or  consohidation,  land  bandng,  donation  to  the  Government, joint-venture
4       agreement, negotiated purchase, and expropriation: Prat".did, Zhoar]czrer, That expropriation
5       shall be resorted to only when other modes of acquisition have been echausted: Prot#.did,
6      rtyrfker,J That where expropriation is resorted to, parcels of land owned by small property
7^       oyne:s sh.all be exeapt.ed fpr pu_xposes o£ "is Act.. Provided, tlinally]-FunTTiER:Th=t
8       abandoned property, as herein defined, shall be reverted and escheated to the state in a
9       proceeding analogous to the procedure laid down in Rule 91 of the Rules ofcout
10                  "For  the  purpose  of  socialized  housing,  government-owned  and  foreclosed
11       properties shall be acquired dy the local government ults, or dy the National Housing
12       Authority  primarily  through  negotiated  purchase:   Prou!.ded,   That  qualified
13       beneficiaries who are actual occupants of the land shall be given the right of first
14        refusal. "
15                     "SEC.   11.   £xproprl.¢£i.art   o/  Jdjc   La7€ds.    -   All   idle   lands   in   urban   and
16       urbanizable  areas,  as  defined  and  identified  in  accordance with this  Act,  shall  be
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expropriatedandshanformpartofthepubhicdomain.Theselandsshaubedisposedofor
utilized by the Government for such purposes that conform with their land use plans.
Expropriation proceedings sham be instituted if, after the lapse of one (1) year following
receipt of notice of acquisition, the owner fails to introduce improvements as defined in
Section 3(f)  hereof,  except in  the  case  of /orce  rm¢/.cure  and  other fortuitous events.
Exempted from this provision, however, are residential lands owned by small property
owners[orthosetheownershipofwhichissutryectofapendinglitigation]."
25       SEC. 2. Rqucaz€.#g cha#se.  -AIl laws, decrees, executive orders, proclanatious, rules and
26       regulations, or any part thereof which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed
27       ormodifiedaccordingly.
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29       SEC. 3. £#ecrfu!.fry.  -This Act sham take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
30       0#c!.¢Z G#zcfte or in a newspaper of national cirulation.
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