Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILLNo,_ 2818

Introduced by Honorable Eric Owen G. Singson, Jr.

Explanatory Note

During the last elections, the candidates in unison stressed the need to improve the
government’s housing program in order to make available at affordable prices decent
housing and basic services to poor and homeless families all over the country.

The acute housing problem compounded by indiscriminate squatting in the urban
areas necessitates a forward-looking approach to answer this basic need of the people.

This bill seeks the declaration of all idle public lands that have remained idle and
suitable for residential purposes so that they may be developed into socialized housing
for low-salaried government and private employees and squatters. The National Housing
Authority is proposed to take over the said idle public lands for development into a
residential project to be reserved for the purpose.

Since the objective of providing decent homes for our people is very close to the
hearts of the new administration as well as the opposition, I earnestly hope for the
approval of this bill.

Bue
ERIC OWEN G. SINGSON, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO.__ 1818

Introduced by Honorable Eric Owen G. Singson, Jr.

AN ACT
DECLARING ALL DISPOSABLE LANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAVE
REMAINED IDLE AND SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL BE
DEVELOPED INTO SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITE FOR LOW-SALARIED
GOVERNMENT AND , PRIVATE EMPLOYEES
AND SQUATTERS —

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as “The Idle Disposable Public Land
Conversion Act.”

SECTION 2. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote the housing
needs of its inhabitants specifically the low-salaried employees in both the public and
urban areas who can hardly afford a decent dwelling other than a socialized housing
program.

SECTION 3. To carry out the provisions of this Act, the National Housing
Authority is hereby directed to conduct a survey of idle government lands in coordination
with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources which shall be opened for
socialized housing.

The National Housing Authority after pinpointing the idle disposable public lands
shall publish the areas for socialized housing projects and thereafter allocate such lands to
the qualified applicants for their housing needs.

The Bureau of Lands shail furnish the list of all disposable idle public lands
within two (2) months from the approval of this Act to the National Housing Authority
and issue the necessary Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) accordingly to speed up
attainment of the targeted housing development program.

SECTION 4. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof,
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 5. In case any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid or
‘unconstitutional, all other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect after its publication in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,