Republic of the Philippines
HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo.__3942

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE CHERYL DELOSO-MONTALLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to exclude certain portions of Sitio Baquilan in Barangay San
Juan, Municipality of Botolan, Province of Zambales from the operation of Proclamation
No. 907, Series of 1992, declaring the excluded portions as residential area and open to
disposition under the provisions of Republic Act No. 730, as amended, to bona fide
residents actually occupying the same without public auction.

Proclamation No. 907, Series 1992 entitled Reserving For Resettlement Site
Purposes Of The Mount Pinatubo Victims A Certain Parcel Of Land Of The Public
Domain Located In The Sitio Of Baquilan, Barangay Of San Juan, Municipality of
Botolan, Province of Zambales, Island of Luzon was crafted in consideration of the
urgent need to assist the families of the indigenous peoples of Zambales who were
affected by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. It aimed to provide them with suitable
resettlement areas and livelihood opportunities conducive to their economic recovery.
The lots within this Proclamation were to be disposed of through stewardship contract
under the Integrated Social Forestry Program considering that the area is classified as
forest land and subject to appropriate modes of disposition under the Public land Law,
as amended.

‘Twenty-two years after the issuance of the said proclamation, the members of
the indigenous cultural community of the Province of Zambales are in a quandary as
regards the ownership of the land that they presently occupy. Ownership will enable
them to fully develop the land that was previously disposed to them through stewardship
contract. This will also allow them to use their land titles as collateral for short term
loans which they may use to further enhance their livelihood.

It is in this light that this bill is being filed and immediate passage of this bill is
eamestly sought.

CHERYL DELOSO MONTALLA
resentative
District, Zambales


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS:
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNo. _ 3942

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE CHERYL DELOSO-MONTALLA

AN ACT

EXCLUDING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF SITIO BAQUILAN IN BARANGAY SAN
JUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BOTOLAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES FROM THE
OPERATION OF PROCLAMATION NO 907, SERIES OF 1992 AND DECLARING
THE EXCLUDED PORTIONS AS RESIDENTIAL AREA AND OPEN TO DISPOSITION
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 730 AS AMENDED TO BONA
FIDE RESIDENTS ACTUALLY OCCUPYING THE SAME WITHOUT PUBLIC
AUCTION

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. \t is hereby declared the policy of the State to
provide equal nd affordable land and housing access to its inhabitants.

SECTION 2, Exclusion of Certain Portions of Sitio Baquilan from the Operation of
Proclamation No. 907, Series of 1992. Certain portions of lands covered by Sitio
Baquilan in Barangay San Juan, Municipality of Botolan, Province of Zambales are
hereby declared as residential area and excluded from the operation of Proclamation
No. 907 dated May 25, 1992.

SECTION 3. DENR Mandate. The Land Management Bureau of the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources is hereby directed to conduct a validation,
perimeter and parcellary survey of the disposable lands under this Act and to effect the
transfer of ownership of the parcels of land under this Act to qualified applicants or
actual inhabitants of the residing in the area.

SECTION 4, Sale of Land Excluded from Payment of Capital Gains Tax. All
lands sold and disposed of by the government pursuant to this Act shall be exempted
from payment of Capital Gains tax.

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within thirty (30) days from
the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary of the department of Environment and Natural
Resources shall promulgate the rules and regulations to effectively implement the
provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Appropriation. Funds necessary for the immediate and expeditious
implementation of the provisions of this Act shall be included in the annual
appropriations of the agencies concerned.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations
or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.


SECTION 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect after its publication in the
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

Approved,