NINETEENTH CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES }
First Regular Session

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez

House Bill No. 482 4823
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This bill was approved during the 18" Congress by the House of Representatives,

Article XIII, Section 9 of the 1987 Constitution states that, “The State shall, by law, and for the
common good, undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of
urban land reform and housing which will make available at affordable cost, decent housing
and basic services to under-privileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and
resettlement areas”.

Based on a 2016 study conducted by the University of Asia and the Pacific, it is estimated that
the Philippines will have a housing need of 12.3 million by 2030. In the same study, it was
found out that in 2015, there was an excess of around 253,300 high-end (or open market)
houses and 307,740 mid-priced homes, many of which were situated within the National
Capital Region (NCR) and the country’s other urban centers.

At present, the government's policy housing and resettlement is primarily off-site relocation.
Under this policy, the Government builds houses for informal settler families in areas outside
Metro Manila where there is lack of employment, sustainable livelihoods, and social services.
This measure seeks to institutionalize on-site, in-city or near-city resettlement which upholds
the urban poor's right to the city in order to comply with our Constitution's mandate to give
Filipinos affordable and decent housing.

In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly requested

RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ


NINETEENTH CONGRESS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriquez

House Bill No, 823

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, OR OFF-CITY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM 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:

Section 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC" 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act:
ox"

(w) 200%; [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:

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 ASSOCIATION, FAITH BASED ORGANIZATION, MEDIA GROUP,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MOVEMENT, FOUNDATION AND ANY OTHER CITIZEN'S
CROUP 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";

“(OD) ‘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";

“(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 TN 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)(1) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'TAX REFORM ACT OF 1997"

“(ll) ‘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";

*(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
CLUP 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 OT 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

“(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 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
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:

"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:

IMPLEMENTING THE RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTED ISFS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE
LOCALITIES [Within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act, the locall 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

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 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 LINDER SECTION 2! 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 LINDER
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 governent 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 concernd 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.

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,