TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
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1137
RECEiVcD BV.
Introduced by Senator JV Ejercito
AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY, PROVIDING THE 
IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines has grapple with the urgent need for comprehensive, coherent, 
and sustainable national land use policy. Land use misgovernance in the country arise 
due to the non-institutionalization of a national level framework for land use and the 
lack of harmonization of sector-specific laws on land resources.
The effort to push for a National Land Use Act is almost three decades old 
already as the first bill filed was way back in 1992. Numerous versions have been filed 
in past Congresses, yet despite broad support from environmental advocates, urban 
planners, civil society, and development institutions, this legislation remains pending 
and long overdue.
This bill seeks to institutionalize a National Land Use Policy to serve as the 
overarching framework for sustainable and equitable land use and management in the 
country. It proposes the creation of a Land Use Policy Council (LUPC) tasked with 
formulating the National Framework for Physical Planning (NFPP), which will serve as 
the general long-term framework for the spatial development directions of the entire 
country and provide parameters for the planned allocation, use and management of 
the country's land and other physical resources.


Towards this end, the proposed National Land Use Act will be a mechanism for 
identifying, determining, and evaluating alternative land use and allocation patterns 
align with the State policy for sustainable land use and inclusive development.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
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JV EJERCITO


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Introduced by Senator JV Ejercito
AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY, PROVIDING THE 
IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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CHAPTER I
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INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shail be known as the "National Land Use Act
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of the Philippines."
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. -It is the policy of the State to promote sustainable
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and equitable land use that ensures the optimum use of the country's land resources,
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conserves the environment, promotes economic development, safeguards food
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security, and upholds the rights of present and future generations. Towards this end,
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the State institutionalizes land use and physical planning as mechanisms for
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identifying, determining, and evaluating appropriate land use and allocation patterns
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that promote and ensure:
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a. Sustainable management and utilization of natural resources;
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b. Maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability;
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c. Food security in basic food commodities with emphasis on self-sufficiency
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in rice and corn production through efficient and sustainable use of land
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resources consistent with the principles of sound agricultural development,
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natural resources development, and agrarian reform;


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d. Protection of prime agricultural lands for food production activities and 
highest priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform 
Program (CARP);
e. Sustainable development and management of water resources towards 
water security;
f. Rational population distribution and settlements development;
g. Spatial integration that links consumption and production areas to achieve 
physical and economic integration through appropriate infrastructure 
systems;
h. Equitable and sustainable economic growth and balanced and dispersed 
industrial and tourism development guided by the principles of agrarian 
reform, urban land reform, and rural development;
I. Private-public partnership where government provides the appropriate 
policy, legal and institutional framework to guide the private sector's 
management of resources;
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Harmony between the rights and the varied interests of every Filipino within 
the framework of people empowerment, decentralization, social justice, and 
equity;
k. Respect for and protection of the sustainable traditional resource right of 
the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) to 
their ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social, and cultural well­
being as well as recognition of the applicability of customary laws and 
sustainable traditional resource use and management, knowledge, and 
practices in ancestral domains;
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Protection of the right of basic sectors to equitable access to the country's 
land and other resources through State regulation of land valuation to 
prevent uncontrolled land speculation resulting in tremendous increase in 
land pricing;
m. Protection, conservation and preservation of the Filipino historical and 
cultural heritage and resources for the deeper understanding of our history 
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n. Attainment of energy security or energy self-sufficiency through sustainable
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and priority development of indigenous energy resources;
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0. An integrated approach to the utilization, allocation, development and
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management of water as a limited resource to complement and support
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sustainable land utilization; and
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p. Market orientation where the interplay of market forces within the
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framework of ecological and intergenerational factors is encouraged and
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adopted as the basic parameter in achieving efficiency in land use and
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allocation.
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It is also the policy of the State to ensure that local government units (LGUs)
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share with the national government the responsibility of managing and maintaining
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ecological balance within their territorial jurisdiction as stated in the Constitution and
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the 1991 Local Government Code (RA 7160).
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Guided by the principle that the use of land bears a social function and that all
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economic agents shall contribute to the common good, landowners shall be held
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responsible for developing and conserving their lands thereby making their lands
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productive and supportive of environmental stability.
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Sec. 3. Scope. - This Act shall apply to apply to all lands whether public, private,
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government-owned, and/or in the possession of individuals, communities, indigenous
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peoples, or groups of people, to guide and govern the use, allocation, development
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and management of land resources including such activities that bear impact on said
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resources.
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CHAPTER II
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DEFINITIONS
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Sec. 4. Definitions. - As used in and for purposes of this Act, the following terms
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shall mean:
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a. Agricultural land - shall refer to lands devoted to or suitable for the
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cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of
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livestock, poultry, fish or aqua-culture production, including the harvesting
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of such farm products, and other farm activities and practices performed in
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or juridical and not classified by law as mineral land, forest land, residential 
land, commercial land, or industrial land;
b. Agricultural land use conversion - shall refer to the undertaking of any 
development activity which modifies or alters the physical characteristics of 
agricultural lands to render them suitable for non-agricultural purposes with 
an approved order of conversion issued exclusively by the Department of 
Land Reform (DLR);
c. Alienable and disposable (A&D) lands - shall refer to lands of the public 
domain which have been delineated, classified, and certified to by law or 
pursuant to the Land Classification Program of the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as agricultural lands open to 
disposition under the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise 
known as the "Public Land 31 Act," as amended;
d. Ancestral domains - shall refer to all areas generally belonging to ICCs/IPs 
as defined in Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the "Indigenous 
Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1998;"
e. Comprehensive land use plan (CLUP)- shall refer to a document embodying 
a set of policies, accompanied by maps and similar illustrations, that serves 
as principal basis for determining the future land use of lands and natural 
resources within the territorial jurisdiction of the city or municipality. It 
represents the community-desired pattern of population distribution and 
proposes future allocation of land resources to various land-using activities. 
It identifies the allocation, character, and extent of the areas of land 
resources to be used for different purposes and includes the processes and 
the criteria employed in the determination of the land use. It has a long­
term perspective, encompassing a minimum of three (3) terms of local 
elective officials.
f. Coastal Area/Zone - shall refer to a band of dry land and the adjacent ocean 
space (water and submerged land) in which terrestrial processes and uses 
directly affect oceanic processes and uses, and vice versa. Its geographic 
extent may include areas within a landmark limit of one (1) kilometer from 
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ponds, nip swamps, estuarine rivers, sandy beaches and other areas within 
a seaward limit of 200 meters isobaths to include coral reefs, algal flats, 
seagrass beds, and other softbottom areas. For purposes of initiating and 
implementing sustainable coastal resources protection and management, it 
shall include foreshore lands;
g. Critical watershed - shall refer to a watershed supporting existing and 
proposed hydro-electric power and irrigation works needing immediate 
rehabilitation as it is being subjected to fast denudation causing accelerated 
erosion and destructive floods;
h. Cultural heritage - shall refer to the totality of cultural properties preserved 
and developed through time and passed on for posterity;
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Development plan - shall refer to a document that defines the activities or 
measures that the national government or local government units (LCD's) 
intend to implement in order to achieve a defined set of development goals. 
It integrates the socio-economic and sectoral plans of the national 
government or its instrumentality or a particular LCD with spatial plans such 
as land use or physical framework plans. It may include an analysis of 
problems and resources, definition of goals and objectives, policy 
guidelines, project and target achievements, and an implementation 
mechanism which defines the roles and contributions expected from the 
government and the private sector;
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Ecologically-fragile lands - shall refer to lands within the critical watershed, 
brackish and freshwater wetlands, pasture lands, and croplands which 
require rehabilitation and whose continued unsustainable use would 
adversely affect the productivity of lowland agricultural areas and the 
stability of the upland system
k. Ecotourism - shall refer to sustainable tourism or travel to a given natural 
area with exotic or threatened ecosystems or a heritage area to observe 
wildlife or to help preserve nature, in the process providing for community 
participation; protection and management of natural resources, culture and 
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ethics; as well as economic benefits fostered and pursued for the
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enrichment of host communities and the satisfaction of visitors;
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I. Energy resource lands - shall refer to lands where naturally occurring or
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indigenous energy resources exist;
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m. Energy resources - shall refer to surface or subsurface substances that serve
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as energy sources. These are traditionally mineral fuel deposits such as coal,
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petroleum, natural gas or renewable resources from geothermal, hydro
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reservoirs, or non-conventional sources such as ocean waves, solar, wind,
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biomass, and other similar resources which serve the same purpose;
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n. Environmentally critical areas - shall refer to areas declared by law as:
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1. areas for natural parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves, and
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sanctuaries;
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2. areas set aside as aesthetic potentiai tourist spots;
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3. areas which constitute the habitat of any endangered or threatened
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species or indigenous Philippine wildlife (flora and fauna);
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4. areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests;
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5. areas which are traditionally occupied by ICCs/IPs;
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6. areas with critical slopes;
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7. areas frequently visited and/or hard hit by natural calamities (geologic
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hazards, floods, typhoons and volcanic activities);
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8. prime agricultural lands;
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9. recharge areas of aquifers;
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10. water bodies;
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11. mangrove areas;
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13. mossy and virgin forests;
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14. rivers and river banks; and
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0. Exhausted mineral resources - shall refer to a situation where the mineral
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resources in specific sites are no longer in sufficient quantity or quality to
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justify additional expenditure for extraction or utilization;
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p. Food security - shall refer to the policy objective of meeting the food
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availability, accessibility, and affordability requirements of the present and
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future generations of Filipinos in a sustainable manner, through local
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production or importation, only when there is shortage established based
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on a micro level situation, or both, based on the country's existing and
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potential resource endowments and related production advantages, and
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consistent with the overall national development objectives and policies;
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q. Food self-sufficiency - shall refer to the policy objective of meeting the food
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requirements through intensive local food production in a sustainable
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manner based on the country's existing and potential resource endowments
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and related production advantages;
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r. Forestlands - shall refer to lands of the public domain which have been
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classified or declared as such and all unclassified lands of the public domain;
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s. Foreshore land - shall refer to a string of land margining a body of water,
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the part of a seashore between the low-water line usually at the seaward
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margin of a low tide terrace and the upper limit of wave wash at high tide
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usually marked by a beach scarp or berm;
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t. Geo-hazards - shall refer to natural and man-induced geological processes
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that have potential to cause destruction and pose a threat or risk to man's
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life and property;
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u. Disaster-prone areas or geo-hazard areas - shall refer to areas frequently
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visited and/or vulnerable or prone to experience weather/climatic,
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hydrologic, geologic, and other natural calamities;
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w. Inland waters - shall refer to waters, which are not coastal and marine 
waters not subject to acquisitive prescription consistent with the provisions 
of Presidential Decree No. 1067, otherwise known as the "Water Code of 
the Philippines";
X. Integrated watershed management - shall refer to a planning strategy or 
program for watershed areas that complement environmentally-sound soil 
and water management practices with mechanisms for ensuring greater 
responsibility, involvement, or participation of individuals, groups, 
communities and other stakeholders benefiting from these areas and water- 
related infrastructure;
y. Land - shall refer to resources, both man-made and natural, found on the 
surface, below, and above the ground including inland waters and the air 
therein;
z. Land sub-classification - shall refer to the act of determining and assigning 
specific uses of classified lands of the public domain, such as forest or timber 
lands, alienable or disposable agricultural lands, national parks, and mineral 
lands in accordance with existing laws and this Act;
aa. Land use - shall refer to the manner of utilization of land, including its 
allocation, development, and management;
bb. Land use classification - shall refer to the act of delineating or allocating 
lands according to protection land use, production land use, settlements 
development, and infrastructure development as defined and provided for 
in this Act;
cc. Land Use Policy Council - shall refer to the administrative, policy-making, 
regulatory, and quasi-judicial body created under Sectionl4 of this Act;
dd. Mandatory public hearings/consultations - shall refer to the mechanism to 
ensure the involvement of affected sectors in land use planning from the 
local to the national level. It involves giving notice of hearing/consultation 
to affected sectors through publication , or posting in conspicuous places, 
conduct of a reasonable number of hearings, and solicitation of positions 
and the public presentation and validation of the planning results before the 
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ee. Mineral exploration - shall refer to the systematic searching or prospecting 
for mineral resources including energy resources; 
ff. Mineral lands - shall refer to lands where mineral resources are found; 
gg. Multiple use of land resources - shall refer to the utilization or management 
strategy for forest lands, which allows any activity thereat, involving one or 
more of its resources, depending on the result of prior evaluation on its 
numerous beneficial uses, that will produce the optimum benefits to the 
development and progress of the country and the public welfare without 
impairment or with the least injury to its other resources; 
hh. Network of Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-industrial 
Development (NPAAAD) - shall refer to agricultural areas identified by the 
Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Soils and Water 
Management (BSWM) In coordination with the National Mapping and 
Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) in order to ensure the efficient 
utilization of land for agriculture and agro-industrial development and 
promote sustainable growth. The NPAAAD covers all irrigated areas; all 
irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects with firm funding 
commitments; all alluvial plains; land highly suitable for agriculture whether 
irrigated or not; agro-industrial croplands or lands planted to industrial crops 
that support the validity of existing agricultural infrastructure and agro- 
based enterprises; highlands or areas located at an elevation of Five 
hundred (500) meters or above and have the potential for growing semi- 
temperate and high value crops; all agricultural lands that are ecologically 
fragile the conversion of which will result in serious environmental 
degradation; and all mangrove areas and fish sanctuaries; 
ii. Physical framework plans - shall refer to the national, regional or provincial 
indicative plans embodying both policies and strategies that are prepared 
by the national, regional and provincial land use policy councils, 
respectively, to guide the desired direction and growth and to promote and 
advance appropriate resource utilization as a way of sustaining food 
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jj. Premature or illegal conversion - shall refer to any activity that modifies or 
alters the physical characteristics of agricultural lands to render them 
suitable for non-agricultural purposes without an approved order of 
conversion from the DLR Secretary;
kk. Prime agricultural land - shall refer to all irrigated areas, all irrigable lands 
already covered by irrigation projects with firm funding commitments; all 
alluvial plain land highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated or not; 
ago-industrial croplands or lands presently planted to industrial crops that 
support the viability of existing agricultural infrastructure and agro-based 
enterprises, highlands, or areas located at elevation of 500 meters or above 
and have the potential for growing semi-temperature and high value crops; 
all agricultural lands that are ecologically fragile, the conversion of which 
will result in serious environmental degradation; and mangrove areas and 
fish sanctuaries;
II. Production land use - shall refer to the direct and indirect utilization of land 
to generate outputs resulting from the following activities: agricultural, fish 
farming or aquaculture, timber or agro-forestry, grazing and pasture, 
mining, indigenous energy resource development, industry, and tourism;
mm. Protected areas - shall refer to portions of land set aside by reason of 
their unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance 
biological diversity, and protected against destructive human exploitation. 
For purposes of this Act, it shall include agricultural lands identified and 
delineated under Section 29 hereof;
nn. Protection land use - shall refer to the use of land primarily for 
rehabilitation, conservation, and protection purposes and the promotion of 
the country's ecological and life-support systems;
00. Public domain - shall refer to lands that belong to the State which may be 
any of the following: agricultural, forest or timber, mineral, or national park 
as provided for in the Constitution;
pp. Public lands - shall refer to lands which have not been subject to private 
property rights or subject to sale or other modes of acquisition or concession 
under the general laws, and are devoted to public use;
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qq. Reclassification of agricultural lands - shall refer to the act of specifying 
how agricultural lands shall be utilized for non-agricultural uses such as 
residential, industrial, or commercial purposes through the local planning 
and zoning processes pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local 
Government Code of 1991 and subject to the requirements and procedure 
for conversion. It is equivalent to lam sub-classification for classified lands 
of the public domain and also includes the reversion of non-agricultural 
lands to agricultural use;
rr. Resettlement sites - shall refer to areas identified by the appropriate 
national agency or by the local government unit, with respect to areas within 
its jurisdiction, which shall be used for the relocation of the underprivileged 
and homeless, as defined under Republic Act No. 7279 or the Urban 
Development and Housing Act (UDHA);
ss. Settlements - shall refer to communities or built-up environment areas 
where people prefer to live in;
tt. Settlements development - shall refer to any improvement on existing 
settlements or any proposed development of certain areas for settlement 
purposes. It also involves the spatial distribution of population, identification 
of the roles and functions of key urban centers, determination of 
relationships among settlement areas, and the provision of basic services 
and facilities of identified major settlement areas or growth centers;
uu. Shoreline - shall refer to a strip of land covering at least one (1) kilometer 
from the point where sea water reaches during the highest high tide;
w. Socialized housing - shall refer to housing programs and projects 
undertaken by the government or the private sector for the underprivileged 
and homeless citizens which shall include sites and services development, 
long-term financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other 
benefits in accordance with the UDHA;
ww. Socialized housing zones - shall refer to lands identified and 
designated by LGUs as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of 
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XX. Sustainable development - shall refer to the development objective of 
meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the 
ability of future generations to meet their own needs consistent with the 
principles of social equity, efficiency, and environmental integrity; 
yy. Tourism development areas - shall refer to specific sites for tourism 
development located in areas identified as priorities in the national and 
regional, area specific tourism master plans and other sector plans such as 
eco-tourism and agri-tourism sites, including those designated through 
legislative and executive issuances i.e., tourist spots, tourist zones and 
tourism ecozones which can be developed into tourism estates or integrated 
resort, leisure, and recreation complexes, and other tourism related 
facilities;
zz. Tourism estates - shall refer to large tracts of land with well-defined 
boundaries in any area identified in the Philippine tourism master plan and 
regional tourism master plan, by proclamation of the President and/or by 
an Act of Congress including local legislation. Such land shall be suitable for 
the development of an integrated tourism and resort complex including but 
not limited to accommodation facilities, food and beverage outlets, 
convention and meeting areas, sports, recreational and leisure centers and 
commercial outlets among others. It shall be provided with roads, water 
supply facilities, power and utilities like potable water, drainage sewerage 
disposal, solid waste disposal system and other necessary infrastructure. 
The estate shall be under one unified and continuous management; 
aaa. Tourism ecozone - shall refer to tourism development areas which 
have been granted Special Economic Zone status, through PEZA registration 
and issuance of the required Presidential Proclamation, with its metes and 
bounds delineated by said Proclamation, pursuant to RA 7916, as amended; 
bbb. Tourist spot - shall refer to a particular area/site/spot, man-made or 
natural, known for its unique tourist/visitor-drawing attributes and activities. 
It may be classified according to its social, cultural, natural, historical, 
scientific, religious, and recreational significance;
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ccc. Tourist zone - shall refer to a geographic area with well-defined 
boundaries proclaimed as such by the President of the Philippines and/or by 
Acts of Congress. No development projects for any purpose shall be initiated 
and introduced within the zone prior to the formulation of a tourism master 
development plan which shall be undertaken in coordination with the 
Department of Tourism and the Philippine Tourism Authority. A tourist zone 
is established for the enhancement and/or the conservation of cultural and 
historical heritage and for the appreciation and enjoyment of the local 
population and its visitors;
ddd. Urban areas - shall refer to all cities regardless of their population 
density and to municipalities with population density of at least Five hundred 
(500) persons per square kilometer;
eee. Urbanizable areas - shall refer to sites and lands which, considering 
present characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and great 
potential of becoming urban areas within a period of five (5)years; 
fff. Urban forestry or green space - shall refer to the establishment or setting­
up of areas for mini-forest or small nature parks, lining roads and highways 
with trees, shrubs, or ornamental plants, and ground landscaping of 
schools, hospitals, and other government agencies in order to improve the 
environment in urban areas;
ggg. Water security - shall refer to the sufficient access throughout the year 
to the minimum daily requirement of clean water to maintain a healthy life; 
hhh. Water use - shall refer to the appropriation of water for domestic, 
municipal, irrigation, power generation, inland fisheries, poultry and 
livestock, industrial and commercial, environmental, and recreational use; \ 
iii. Watershed - shall refer to a topographically delineated area of land from 
which rainwater can drain as surface run-off vis-a-vis a specific stream or 
river system to a common outlet point which may be a dam, irrigation 
system or urban water supply take-off point, or where the stream 
discharges into a river, lake, or the sea; 
jjj. Zoning - shall refer to the regulatory tool for delineating the specific uses of 
lands in accordance with the approved CLUP within the territorial jurisdiction
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kkk. ZO or zoning ordinance - shall refer to a local law passed by the
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control/zoning plan in accordance with an approved or adopted CLUP for
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the city/municipality, and providing for the regulations and other conditions
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on the uses of land including the limitation on the infrastructure that may
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be placed thereon within the territorial jurisdiction of a city or municipality.
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PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK AND LAND USE PLANS
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Sec. 5. National Framework for Physical Planning - The Land use Policy Council
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(LUPC) created in Section 14 herein, in consultation with the concerned sectors
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through the mandatory conduct of public hearings, shall formulate, periodically update
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and ensure the implementation of the National Framework for Physical Planning
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(NFPP) that shall serve as the general long-term framework for the spatial
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development directions of the entire country and provide the analytical parameters for
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the planned allocation, use and management of the country's land and other physical
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resources. The NFPP shall be the basis for adopting land use and physical planning-
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related guidelines and standards, including zoning and other land use control
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standards that will guide the formulation of city/municipal zoning ordinances.
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SEC. 6. National Land Use Planning Process. - The land use and physical planning
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process shall be formulated following a combined bottom-up and top-down approach.
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The NFPP, which guides the planning and management of the country's land and other
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physical resources at the national and sub-national levels, shall indicate broad spatial
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directions and policy guidelines on settlement development, production land use,
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protection land use and infrastructure development. The Regional Physical Framework
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Plans (RPFPs) and, consequently, the Provincial Physical Framework Plans (PPFPs) and
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municipal territory and provide appropriate policies for each of the four land use
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planning categories that shall guide and serve as framework for more detailed
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development and sectoral planning: Provided, That, jointly with the DENR and the
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Department of Agriculture (DA), barangays located within public forestlands shall
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agriculture, and agroforestry purposes, including those areas that need community
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management and protection as production forestlands or protection forests: Provided,
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however, That the preparation of management plans for protected areas shall be in
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accordance with the provisions of R.A. No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act or other laws
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establishing or declaring a specific area as a permanent component of the NIPAS. The
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defining the uses of land and other resources within the province consistent with the
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policies in the RPFP. It shall submit the PPFP to the Provincial Land Use Policy Council,
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Panlalawigan, which shall adopt the same pursuant to Section 468 (2) (vii) of the LGC.
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sectors, the Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPC) shall define the desired spatial
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arrangement of land-using activities in the entire region, consolidating and
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harmonizing the provincial physical framework plans of provinces and independent
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cities within the territorial jurisdiction of the region. The RPFP, which depicts an end-
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allocation for different land uses, the LGUs shall first exclude areas under protection
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land use of Section 13(A) hereof, national parks, energy resource lands, and prime
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agricultural lands to ensure ecological integrity, energy supply, and promote food
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security. Areas with prior rights and those with site-specific resources for basic
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services, such as but not limited to, water and indigenous energy resources, shall also
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be excluded. Spatial allocation and planning shall then proceed in accordance with
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Sections 12 and 13 hereof with priorities given to integrated watershed management
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areas, socialized housing sites, fisherfolk settlement in coastal areas, and waste
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alternative uses of a specific land resource shall be determined and evaluated prior to
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any decision for the assignment of its use. Areas feasible for sustainable land resource
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SEC. 12. Basic Land Use Planning Considerations. - In determining the various 
land uses, the people and their productive activities and the need for functional open 
spaces and preservation areas as well as the various interrelationships of the physical 
characteristics of the land and other elements therein shall be considered, among 
others, the following:
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Availability of natural resources including indigenous energy resources for 
energy security and self-sufficiency;
b. Geology, geomorphology, geologic hazard, climate, soil and slope;
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d. Existing government policies on land and natural resources allocation, 
utilization, management and disposition;
e. Technological changes/ advancement;
f. Existing customary rights for the protection of indigenous peoples and 
vulnerable groups including women and urban poor;
g. Inventory of prior and existing rights, to harmonize determination of land 
use.
SEC. 13. Categories of Land Uses for Planning Purposes. - In determining and 
defining the NFPP, RPFPs, PPFPs, and CLUPs, land uses shall be grouped into four 
major functional uses as follows:
a. Protection Land Use shall refer to the use of land primarily for rehabilitation, 
conservation, and protection purposes and the promotion of the country's 
ecological and life-support systems. Planning for protection land use intends 
to achieve environmental stability and ecological integrity, ensure a balance 
between resource use and the preservation of some areas with 
environmental, aesthetic, educational, cultural and historical significance, 
aid protect people and man-made structures from the ill-effects of natural 
hazards. Areas under this category are those under the coverage of Republic 
Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) 
law and other coastal and marine protected areas; those areas outside 
NIPAS but nonetheless require protection because of their outstanding 
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coverage of the NIPAS law include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Reserved second growth forests above 1,000 meters in elevation and
those 50% in slope gradient;
2. Mangrove and fish sanctuaries, pursuant to Republic Act No. 8435 and
Republic Act No. 8550;
3. Buffer zones or strips/easements, pursuant to P.D. No. 705 and P.D. 
No. 25 1067;
4. Salvage zones along foreshore areas, freshwater swamps and 
marshes, plazas and heritage/historic sites, pursuant to P.D. No. 
2146;
5. Watersheds or sources of domestic supply;
6. Utility easement like transmission lines of power companies, oil and 
gas facilities, cell sites, and domestic water lines; or
7. Amenity areas or those with high aesthetic values, pursuant to P.D. 
No. 2146.
8. Natural and man-made areas/sites of cultural, historical and 
anthropological significance, which are declared as such by 
internationally recognized organizations and concerned national 
agencies.
9. Production Land Use shall refer to the direct and indirect utilization of 
land 36 resources for crop, fishery, livestock and poultry production, 
agroforestry, mining.
Production Land Use shall refer to the direct and indirect utilization of land 
resources for crop, fishery, livestock and poultry production, agroforestry, 
mining, industry, energy development, and tourism. Planning for production 
land shall determine the most efficient, sustainable, and equitable manner 
of utilizing, developing and managing land for productive purposes. Areas 
included in this category are agricultural lands, fishing grounds, fishponds, 
and fish cages, coastal and marine zones, production forest which comprise 
lands 18% to 50% In slope gradient such as: residual dipterocarps, 
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Industrial development areas, and tourism deveiopment areas where 
productive activities couid be undertaken to meet the country's 
requirements for food security, economic growth and development.
c. Settlements Development shall refer to any improvement on existing 
settlements in urban and rural areas or any proposed development of 
certain areas for settlement purposes involving the spatial distribution of 
population, identification of the roles and functions of key urban centers, 
determination of relationships among settlement areas, and the provision 
of basic services and facilities to such settlement.
The settlement development plan ensure for the present and future 
generation the following:
i. effective integration of activities within and among settlements, 
allowing efficient movement of people and production of 
commodities through the provision of appropriate land, 
infrastructure, and facilities; and
ii. access of the population to housing, education, health care, 
recreation, transportation and communication, sanitation, and 
basic utilities such as water, power, waste disposal, and other 
services.
d. Infrastructure Deveiopment seeks to provide basic services and foster 
economic and other forms of integration necessary for producing or 
obtaining the material requirements of Filipinos, in an efficient, responsive, 
safe and ecologically friendly built environment. It covers these sub-sectors: 
transportation, communications, indigenous energy exploration and 
development, water resources, and social infrastructure. Provided, That the 
determination of functional uses of lands within ancestral domains shall 
consider traditional resource and management systems that do not 
endanger the lives and property of the local community and neighboring 
areas or increase the vulnerability of the natural environment to the effects 
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IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM
Article I
Land Use Policy Council
SEC 14. Creation of the Land Use Policy Council (LUPC) - The LUPC is hereby 
created. It shall exercise the powers and responsibilities of the National Land Use 
Committee (NLUC) and the powers and functions vested by law to the Housing and 
Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) pertaining to land use planning. The LUPC shall 
act as the highest policy making body on land use and resolve land use policy conflicts 
between or among agencies, branches, or levels of the government. It shall integrate 
efforts, monitor developments relating to land use and the evolution of policies, and 
regulate and direct land use planning processes.
SEC. 15. Composition of the LUPC. - The LUPC shall be composed of sixteen (16) 
members:
a. The Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning as Chairperson;
b. The Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources and Agriculture as 
Vice-Chairpersons;
c. The Secretaries of Land Reform, Trade and Industry, Public Works and 
Highways, Transportation and Communications, Tourism, Interior and Local 
Government, Justice, Transportation and Communication and Energy;
d. The Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating 
Council; and
e. A representative each from four (4) basic sectors directly involved in land 
use, namely: urban poor, peasants, fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples who 
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines based on the 
nomination and recommendation of the respective sectoral councils of the 
National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC). Two sectoral representatives 
shall be women.
A consultative body shall likewise be convened at least once a year or as often 
as may be necessary. It shall be composed of representatives from the Leagues of 
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a. Advise the President of the Philippines and the NEDA Board on all matters
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concerning land use and physical planning;
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b. Integrate and harmonize all laws and policies relevant to land use to come
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framework;
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policies that may be formulated by the RLUPC and concerned agencies as
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well as promulgate zoning and other land use control standards and
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guidelines which shall guide the formulation of iand use plans and zoning
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ordinances by local governments;
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provide the general framework for the spatial development directions for
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that shall integrate and process information on land use and allocation
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generated by the various national government agencies; define information
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requirements at various levels; and standardize information inputs and
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outputs including scales and symbols used in territorial and sectoral maps;
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f. Undertake the gathering of data, the conduct of studies pertaining to land
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use planning including studies on the management of identified land uses
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and such other studies not undertaken by other government agencies;
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g. Recommend to the President of the Philippines the adoption, passage, or
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amendment of laws to ensure that sectoral programs, plans, projects, and
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Monitor and coordinate the activities of concerned agencies and entities of 
the government, as well as LCDs, in the enforcement and implementation 
of policies and regulations relating to land use and resource management 
and development;
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Call on any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the 
government, and or private entities and organization for cooperation, 
support, and assistance in the performance of its functions;
k. Assist the LGUs in the formation of local land use policy councils at the local 
levels;
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Design and implement, in coordination with the DILG, a long-term capability 
building program for LGUs to enable them to undertake a participatory and 
effective land use planning;
m. To prescribe, in consultation with the DILG and other concerned agencies, 
as applicable, the land valuation of the specific land use categories listed in 
Section 13 hereof, to ensure the equitable access of the land to all sectors, 
taking into consideration that to keep basic services affordable to the public, 
land valuation where these services are located shall be kept to the 
minimum;
n. Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use between or among agencies, 
branches, or levels of the government and unresolved land use policy 
conflicts at the regional level;
0. Adopt rules of procedures for the orderly and expeditious conduct of 
meetings and other business of the Council; and
p. Perform such other acts and functions and exercise such other powers as 
may be necessarily implied, inherent, incident, or related to the foregoing.
SEC. 17. LUPC Technical Board (LUPC-TB), - A Technical Board shall be created 
provide technical support to the LUPC. It shall be composed of:
a. NEDA Deputy Director-General for Regional Development as Chairperson;
b. Representatives of the member agencies/institutions of the LUPC, who shall 
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SEC. 19. City/Municipal Development Councils. - The City/Municipal Development
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Councils (C/MDCs), created under Section 106 of the LGC, shall act as the
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City/Municipal Land Use Policy Council that will tackle land use concerns whenever
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a. Advise the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod on all matters
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b. Review and endorse to the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod
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for adoption, the CLUP prepared and periodically updated by the
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including opposition to applications for locational clearances, permits or
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and (b) monitor on-going/existing projects within their respective jurisdictions and
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issue notices of violation to owners, developers, or managers of projects that are
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SEC. 20. Provincial Land Use Policy Council (PLUPC). - The Provincial
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Development Council (PDC), created under Section 106 of the LGC, shall act as the
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Development Office and other land use and physical planning-related
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cities/municipalities to ensure consistency with the PPFP and compliance
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with the limits prescribed under the 1991 LGC for reclassifying agricultural
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allocation that may arise between or among cities/municipalities and any
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unresolved land use conflicts at the city/municipal level.
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Natural Resources Officer, Provincial Engineer, Provincial Assessor, or any official of
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physical planning concerns.
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with the RPFP and national policies set forth by LUPC and compliance with
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d. Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, and
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f. Coordinate and monitor the land use activities of regional line agencies and
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their impact on land use and the environment;
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municipalities shall have the power and authority to adopt and approve their
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respective CLUPs and ZOs through their respective sanggunians subject to the power
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of review of their respective provinces only with respect to the consistency of the
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CLUPs and ZOs with Section 6 hereof on the preparation of the PPFP.
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implemented, coordinated, and monitored through the creation of an Inter-agency
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Technical Committee (ITC) composed of the National Mapping and Resource
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Information Authority (NAMRIA), as the lead agency, the Bureau of Soils and Water
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Management (BSWM), the Forest Management Bureau (FMB), the Land Management
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Bureau (LMB), the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the Mines and
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Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology And Seismology
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(PHIVOLCS), DLR, the National Water Resources Board (NSWRB), DOE, NEDA and
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other concerned government agencies/bureaus. The ITC shall be constituted, and the
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mapping program initiated, within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act. For
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appropriate agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their
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respective territorial maps using scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed
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in accordance with this Act; The completed maps shall be integrated in the NFPP
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pursuant to Section 9 hereof.
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SEC. 25. National Geo-hazard Mapping Program. - Within thirty (30) days from
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the effectivity of this Act, a nationwide geo-hazard mapping program shall be initiated
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jointly thru the LUPC by the PHIVOLCS, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and
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Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the NAMRIA, the Mines and
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Geosciences Bureau (MGB), BSWM, and DOE, in coordination with the National
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Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), the Regional Disaster Coordinating Councils,
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and other concerned government agencies.
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that will outline areas in the Philippines which are prone to liquefaction, landslides,
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flooding, lahar, ground rupturing, tsunami, river erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole
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collapse, earthquake, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, base surge, and other natural
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All infrastructure activities including real estate and subdivision projects and the
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development of tourist spots requiring an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
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shall be required to submit an Engineering Geological and Geo-hazard Assessment
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Report (EGGAR).
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Agencies. - All concerned national government agencies/ bodies shall periodically
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report to the LUPC on the various activities and accomplishments relative to land use.
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technical and administrative support if called upon by the LUPC relative to the
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implementation of the provisions of this Act.
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C/MDCs shall submit an annual report on the implementation of their land use plans
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to the PLUPC, which shall integrate the same for submission to the RLUPC, which shall
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converted to non-agricultural uses upon approval by the DLR of the application for
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conversion. Prime agricultural lands and specific types of lands to the extent necessary
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for attaining food self-sufficiency in rice and corn and food security in other basic
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commodities, as determined by the DA, subject to mandatory consultation with the
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LGUs, the private sector, the NGOs, and POs, shall be protected from conversion,
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which shall include but not limited to areas under the NPAAAD: Provided, That all
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consistent with the State policy on giving priority to the completion of the 
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), all lands subject to CARP including 
those lands covered under the notice of compulsory acquisition/voluntary offer to sell, 
production or profit-sharing, or commercial farm deferment shall also be protected 
from conversion pending the distribution and installation of the farmer beneficiaries, 
but thereafter. Section 65 of Republic Act No. 6657 or the Comprehensive Agrarian 
Reform Law (CARL) shall apply: Provided f\v(d\\\i, That the conversion of agricultural 
lands for use of priority government projects for basic services such as, but not limited 
to, irrigation and power shall be allowed only upon the recommendation of the 
Secretaries of the DA and DLR. Lands defined under Section 10 of R.A. No. 6657 shall 
remain exempted and excluded from the coverage of CARP.
SEC. 30. Sub-classification or Re-ciassification of Agricultural Lands by LGUs. - 
Sub-classification or re-classification of agricultural lands to other uses under Section 
20 of the LGC of 1991 shall exclude the protected agricultural lands as stated in the 
preceding section. Moreover, such sub-classification/reclassification is not 
synonymous to conversion. The DA and DLR shall provide the LGUs with a complete 
list and maps of protected agricultural lands within their territorial jurisdictions.
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Forest Lands and Watershed Reservation
SEC. 31. Reversion of Alienable and Disposable Lands to Forestlands. - Upon the 
recommendation of the Secretary of the DENR, duly reviewed and endorsed by the 
LUPC, and after due consultations with the concerned LGUs and affected parties. 
Congress may authorize the reversion of alienable and disposable lands of the public 
domain or portion thereof to forestlands.
SEC. 32. Critical Watershed Areas. - The DENR, in coordination with the DA, 
LGUs, and other government agencies, including government-owned and-controlled 
corporations, and with mandatory public consultations, shall identify and delineate 
critical watershed areas that need to be protected, rehabilitated, enhanced, and/or 
withdrawn from uses that contribute to their further degradation.
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SEC. 33. Formulation and Implementation of Integrated Watershed Management
2 
Plans. - With the assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the
3 
concerned sectors, the LGUs through their local land use committees shall prepare
4 
their watershed management plans which shall be integrated with their respective
5 
CLUPs. The formulation and integration of the plan shall be guided, among others, by
6 
the principle that the management and development of inland water resources shall
7 
be at the watershed level.
8 
In cases where the watershed areas transcend the boundaries of a particular
9 
municipality, an inter-LGU committee composed of representatives from local land use
10 
committees of the LGUs where the watershed area is located shall be formed. With
11 
the assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the concerned
12 
sectors, the inter-LGU committee shall formulate the watershed management plan for
13 
the said watershed area.
14 
The DENR and the concerned LGUs shall jointly implement the watershed
15 
management plan subject to regular consultations with and involvement of the
16 
community and other stakeholders in the implementation of the plan.
17 
Article 3
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Coastal Zones
19 
SEC. 34. Criteria on the Allocation and Utilization of Lands within the Costal
20 
Zones. - The allocation and utilization of lands within the coastal zones shall be guided
21 
by the following:
22 
a. Areas vegetated with mangrove species shall be preserved for mangrove
23 
production and shall not be converted to other uses;
24 
b. Areas that meet all accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth,
25 
topography, supply for successful fishpond development, and are not
26 
identified as mangrove protected areas, shall be utilized for aquaculture
27 
purposes;
28 
c. Areas sub-classified as mangrove and still suitable for use as such, or due
29 
to environmental conditions need to be preserved as mangrove, but is
30 
devoid of mangrove stands shall not be converted to other uses. The DENR
31 
shall ensure that these lands shall be reforested within a given period of
32 
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d. Areas accessible to the sea and identified for fisherfolk settlement and
2 
housing shall be allocated to traditional fisherfolk who are inhabitants of the
3 
coastal communities and members of legitimate fisherfolk organizations
4 
and/ or holders of stewardship lease contracts or titles to ancestral domains
5 
or any form of property right arrangements who participate in coastal
6 
resource management initiatives, subject to the usual census procedures of
7 
the HUDCC.
8 
e. Areas that are neither sub-classified as mangrove, fisherfolk settlement nor
9 
fishpond may be devoted to recreational or tourism purposes: Provided,
10 
That such undertaking will not result in environmental degradation and
11 
displacement of small fishers;
12 
f. Areas which are considered as traditional fishing grounds shall be used 30
13 
primarily for such purpose;
14 
g. Areas which have been allocated for small Infrastructure needed by
15 
fisherfolk shall be allowed; and
16 
h. Areas which form part of foreshore lands as defined in this Act including
17 
those that are under lease agreements 
or arrangements shall undergo
18 
zoning and evaluation to determine 
their boundaries and actual sizes and
19 
corresponding uses.
20 
SEC. 35. Coastal Land Zone Sub-classification. - All public lands in the coastal
21 
zones shall be subclassified into any of the following: fishponds, mangroves, protection
22 
from tidal surge, for preservation of biodiversity, habitats and sanctuaries for
23 
endangered wildlife, fisherfolk settlement, or recreational/ tourism areas. No sub-
24 
classification of coastal zones to different uses shall be done without the following:
25 
a. Conduct of a comprehensive resource and environmental assessment by the
26 
DENR and respective LGUs and accredited NGOs and POs within their
27 
jurisdiction; and
28 
b. Prior consultation with local Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management
29 
Councils (FARMCs) formed under Republic Act No. 8550 or the Fisheries
30 
Code.
31 
SEC. 36. Zoning of Foreshore Areas. - Local government units, in coordination
32 
with the DENR, shall conduct zoning of their respective foreshore areas to assist
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government and community fishers identify priority areas for conservation and
2 
development, and to enable them to set targets for mangrove reforestation and
3 
rehabilitation.
4 
Article 4
5 
Mineral Lands
6 
SEC. 37. Criteria for the Utiiization and Aiiocation of Land for Mining Purposes. -
1 
Consistent with Section 5 of this Act and the provisions of Republic Act No. 7942 or
8 
the Mining Act of 1995, and to ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological
9 
balance and maximizing economic returns to mining operations are realized, the
10 
allocation and utilization of lands for mining purposes shall be guided by the following:
11 
a. The principles of sustainable development and responsible mining;
12 
b. In case of small-scale mining, adequate and acceptable safeguards shall be
13 
instituted by the holders 
of mining rights or permits to prevent
14 
environmental degradation of the mining sites and adjacent areas;
15 
c. Mineral reservations which have become non-operational for more than ten
16 
(10) years as determined by the MGB shall be placed under appropriate
17 
surface management by the DENR; and
18 
d. Consistent with the Mining Act of 1995, areas closed to mining operations
19 
shall be periodically reviewed through mineral exploration to be undertaken
20 
by the DENR for the purpose of determining whether or not their continued
21 
closure is consistent with 
the national interest and. If warranted,
22 
recommend their reclassification as mineral lands.
23 
SEC. 38. Reversion of Minerai Lands. - All mineral lands with exhausted mineral
24 
resources, as determined by the MGB upon the recommendation of the DENR, shall
25 
revert to its original land classification, that is, as forest land or agricultural land. In
26 
the case of forestlands, the DENR may classify such areas for other purposes in
27 
consultation with concerned LGU's, the DOT, and other national government agencies.
28 
Article 5 Energy Resource Lands
29 
SEC. 39. Guideiines for the Utiiization and Aiiocation of Lands for Energy
30 
Resource Expioration, Deveiopment, Production, Utiiization, and Distribution
31 
Purposes. - To ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and
32 
maximizing the lower potential from indigenous energy resources in the most
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economical and environmentally-acceptable means are realized, the allocation and
2 
utilization of lands for said purposes shall be guided by the following, consistent with
3 
existing regulations and laws on energy resources:
4 
a. Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the purpose
5 
of a National Energy Resource Inventory and Data Base as well as Energy
6 
Resource Block Map shall be allowed subject to the implementation of
7 
complementary watershed and other land management plans;
8 
b. Indigenous energy resource exploration, development, production,
9 
utilization, and distribution shall be subject to the appropriate requirements
10 
and processes of the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
11 
system. Each project shall secure an Environmental Compliance Certificate
12 
(ECC) prior to project implementation to ensure adequate and appropriate
13 
environmental management measures and optimum methods for resource
14 
access and recovery are utilized; and
15 
c. Energy reservations or portions thereof which have become or have been
16 
established to be non-economically viable to operate or are no longer used
17 
for energy purposes shall be released to give way to other land uses, subject
18 
to existing laws covering energy reservations.
19 
SEC. 40. Reversion of Energy Resource Lands. - All exhausted indigenous energy
20 
resource lands not covered by proclamations shall automatically revert to the category
21 
of forestlands or agricultural lands open to disposition, whichever is appropriate.
22 
Exhausted energy resource lands shall refer to specific energy resource sites whose
23 
energy reserves of the desired type/s are no longer in sufficient quantity or quality to
24 
justify additional expenditure for their extraction and utilization.
25
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CHAPTER VII
27 
SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT
28 
SEC. 41. Town, City, and SeWements Deveiopment- The development of town,
29 
city, and settlements through the zoning ordinances of cities and municipalities shall
30 
be guided by urban zoning standards designed to maximize existing urban spaces.
31 
SEC. 42. SeWements within Geo-hazard Areas. - Settlements within geo-hazard
32 
areas may be allowed provided that mitigating and/or protective measures are
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adopted to address the potential danger or risk to lives and property within such 
settlements. In coordination with the concerned agencies of the government, the 
LUPC shall provide assistance to concerned LGUs and settlers in instituting safety and 
corrective measures to address the potential danger or risk.
SEC. 43. Designation of Waste Disposai Site. - Each city or municipality shall 
identify, designate and allocate an area within their territorial jurisdiction to serve as 
waste disposal site within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act. The LGUs, in 
coordination with the DENR or any other competent authority, shall identify solid waste 
disposal sites in order to fast-track the conduct of environmental impact assessment 
study and to facilitate processing of the environmental compliance certificate. The site 
or area shall be identified in the city or municipality's CLUP. For this purpose, cities 
and municipalities shall establish their solid waste management program. Likewise, as 
provided under Section 33 of the LGC, cities and municipalities may, through 
appropriate ordinances, bind themselves towards the establishment of a common solid 
waste management program.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination 
with concerned agencies, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines and standards for 
the formulation and establishment of solid waste management programs by cities and 
municipalities, and shall submit the same to the LUPC for review and approval.
SEC. 44. Designation and Zoning of Sociaiized Housing Zones. - Each city or 
municipality in urban, urbanizable and rural areas shall designate lands for socialized 
ho
using and resettlement areas for the immediate and future needs of the 
underprivileged and homeless in their territory, pursuant to existing laws and 
regulations.
The designated sites for socialized housing shall be located in residential zones, 
and shall be zoned as socialized housing zones that are integrated in the city or 
municipality's zoning ordinance, pursuant to existing laws and regulations.
Fisherfolk settlements and housing in coastal municipalities shall be zoned near 
the sea for easy access to their livelihood as provided under Section 35 (d) of this Act.
SEC. 45. Urban Forest or Green Space - Each city or highly urbanizing 
municipality shall identify, designate, and allocate lands owned by the city or
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municipality as urban forest or green space based on the guidelines and standards to
2 
be issued by the DENR and approved by the LUPC.
3
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CHAPTER VIII
5 
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS
6 
SEC. 46. Criteria for Designating Industriai Deveiopment Areas. - The
7 
identification and establishment of industrial development areas shall conform to the
8 
provisions of Republic Act No.7916, otherwise known as the Philippine Economic Zone
9 
Authority (PEZA) Law; the CARL, IPRA, UDHA, and the AFMA, taking into consideration
10 
the following:
11 
a. Identified network of areas for agricultural development and protected
12 
agricultural areas pursuant to the AFMA;
13 
b. National policies on the regional dispersal of industries and agri-based
14 
industrial development;
15 
c. Identified growth areas and corridors in the National Development Plan;
16 
d. National Protected Areas System (NIPAS) and non-NIPAS areas that require
17 
protection;
18 
e. National and Urban Development and Housing Framework;
19 
f. Identified Socialized Housing Zones;
20 
g. NFPP and other existing national programs and policies. The designated
21 
industrial development areas shall become an integral part of the land use
22 
plan and zoning ordinance of the city or municipality where these areas are
23 
located.
24
25 
CHAPTER IX
26 
TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREAS
27 
SEC. 47. Criteria for Designating Tourism Deveiopment Areas. - The
28 
identification, selection, and development of tourism development areas and tourism
29 
estates shall be done in consultation and coordination with the concerned LGUs,
30 
national government agencies, the private sector, and the affected communities.
31 
Tourism development areas shall likewise include those covered by legislative and
32 
executive issuances as tourist spots, tourist zones and tourism ecozones which can be
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developed into tourism estates or integrated resort, leisure and recreation complexes
2 
and other tourism-related facilities as well as those identified in the national; regional
3 
tourism, and area specific tourism master plans and other sector plans: such as
4 
ecotourism and agri-tourism sites. Designated areas for tourism development shall
5 
become part of the CLUPs of the cities or municipalities where these are located.
6 
SEC. 48. Identification and Declaration of Areas for Protection, Conservation and
7 
Preservation of Cultural Heritage. - The National Historical Institute (NHJ) and/or the
8 
National Museum in coordination with other concerned agencies, local communities,
9 
and the private sector, shall identify declared areas and structures which shall be
10 
protected and/or preserved as part of the Philippine cultural heritage.
11 
The LGUs in coordination with the NHJ, the National Commission for Culture and
12 
Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) shall designate historical
13 
zones to protect the historical integrity of said geographical areas and cultural space
14 
of intangible cultural properties, which are significant to a city/municipality and the 14
15 
community.
16
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CHAPTER X
18 
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
19 
SEC. 49. Allocation and Use of Land for Infrastructure Development - Land,
20 
whether public or private, shall be allocated and utilized for priority infrastructure
21 
projects that are supportive of national or local development objectives. The NEDA, in
22 
consultation with the concerned national government agencies, LGUs, and the private
23 
sector shall identify and periodically review, update and/or revise the list of priority
24 
infrastructure projects subject to Sections 5 and 29 hereof, and Section 47 of the
25 
AFMA.
26 
In determining and evaluating the list of priority infrastructure projects,
27 
consideration shall be given to those that:
28 
a. Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the national economy with
29 
priority on improving rural infrastructure and the development of the
30 
agriculture and fisheries sectors;
31 
b. Upgrade existing facilities to international standards;
32 
c. Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and.
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d. Help mitigate the destructive effects of natural disaster-causing phenomena
2 
or those that shali serve as alternatives to existing infrastructures found in
3 
naturai hazard-prone areas:
4 
Provided, That the provision and impiementation of infrastructure support shaii
5 
be made compatibie with existing environmentai conditions and the physicai, whether
6 
natural or man-made, and cultural character of the area. Mandatory public
7 
consultations pursuant to existing iaws and reguiations shall be held prior to the
8 
conduct of all infrastructure projects that wiil necessariiy involve dislocation or
9 
displacement of peopie in the area: Provided, further, That the proponent of the
10 
infrastructure project shall follow the rules on just and humane eviction or demolition
11 
under Section 28 of the UPHA, notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act No.
12 
8975, prohibiting iower courts from issuing temporary restraining orders, preiiminary
13 
injunctions, or preliminary mandatory injunctions, and proponent shaii foliow IPRA,:
14 
Provided finaily, that national government infrastructure projects shaii allocate budget
15 
for the adequate relocation of displaced communities.
16 
SEC. 50. Infrastructure Projects Within Geo-hazard Areas. - Construction of
17 
priority infrastructure projects within hazard-prone areas shall be allowed: Provided,
18 
That mitigating and/or preventive measures are adopted to address the potential
19 
adverse economic, socio-cultural, and environmental impacts that will emanate from
20 
these infrastructure projects, subject to the findings and recommendations of a
21 
feasibility study/environmental impact assessment in accordance with Presidential
22 
Decree No. 1586 and Republic Act No. 4846.
23 
Existing projects that did not go through the process of an environmental Impact
24 
assessment and pose threats to the environment, integrity of historic, archeological,
25 
or scientifically significant areas; or are impinging on critical ecosystems, may be: (a)
26 
terminated immediately, (b) required to implement an Environmental Management
27 
Plan; (c) gradually phased-out and relocated, or (d) maintained up to their life span,
28 
subject, however, to mitigating measures: Provided, That the rules on mandatory
29 
public consultations and just and humane eviction or demolition shall also be observed
30 
prior to the termination, gradual phase-out, or relocation of projects that will
31 
necessarily involve dislocation or displacement of people in the area.
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CHAPTER XI
2 
TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND VALUE FORMATION
3 
SEC. 51. Value Formation. - In order to create a well-informed, responsible and
4 
committed citizenry who values the protection, conservation and development of the
5 
country's limited land, and other physical resources, the State shall mandate the
6 
inclusion of sustainable land use education or any subject related thereto In the
7 
curricula of primary, secondary and tertiary education.
8 
SEC. 52. Information and Education Campaign. - The LUPC shall undertake a
9 
nationwide education information campaign in land use and physical planning to be
10 
implemented by local and national government agencies. The DILG and concerned
11 
agencies shali formuiate and implement a land use management capability-building
12 
program for national and local government officials, community leaders, NGOs, POs,
13 
religious sector, and the general public.
14
15 
CHAPTER XII
16 
INCENTIVES, SANCTIONS, AND PENALTIES
17 
Article 1
18 
Incentives and Awards
19 
SEC. 53. Formulation of a System of Incentives and Awards. - The LUPC shall
20 
come out with a system of incentives and awards to LGUs that regularly update their
21 
CLUPs within the prescribed period, as follows:
22 
a. Provinces, Highly Urbanized Cities, and Independent Component Cities -
23 
once every nine (9) years; and
24 
b. Component cities and municipalities once every nine (9) years.
25 
SEC. 54. Priority in Giving Technical Assistance to LGUs. - In providing technical
26 
assistance and other forms of support related to land use management and the
27 
implementation of development plans, national government agencies shall give
28 
priority to cities and municipalities with approved CLUPs.
29 
Article 2
30 
Sanctions and Penalties
31 
SEC. 55. Fine for Non-Compietion and Non-Commencement of Development of
32 
Agricultural Lands with Approved Order of Conversion. - A landowner and his/her
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designated developer or duly authorized representative who fails to commence and/or
2 
complete the development of agricultural lands with approved order of conversion
3 
shall be penalized, jointly or severally, with any of the following fines based on the
4 
zonal value of the land at the time the fine is imposed:
5 
a. On failure to commence within one year from the date of conversion order:
6 
i. Six percent (6%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the first
7 
three (3) hectares,
8 
ii. Fifteen percent (15%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the
9 
next three hectares, and
10 
iii. Thirty percent (30%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the
11 
remaining area.
12 
Provided, That the order of conversion shall be deemed revoked
13 
automatically and the land shall revert to its original agricultural use and covered
14 
by the DLR through compulsory acquisition for distribution to qualified
15 
beneficiaries.
16 
b. On failure to complete fifty percent (50%) of the approved conversion plan
17 
within a specified time frame: Fifty percent (50%) of the zonal value of the
18 
subject land and the revocation of the conversion plan on the undeveloped
19 
portion which shall automatically revert to its original use as agricultural
20 
land. The same shall be covered under the CARP and processed for land
21 
distribution as soon as possible.
22 
SEC. 56. Authority to Impose Fine. - The DLR shall impose the penalty provided
23 
for under the preceding section.
24 
SEC. 57. Withdrawal of Local Deveiopment Permits or Licenses. - Upon receipt
25 
of notice from the DLR, the concerned agencies and the city or municipality shall
26 
withdraw or revoke any development permit and other licenses that may be necessary
27 
to develop the agricultural land subject of conversion.
28 
SEC. 58. Utilization of Fines. - The fines collected under Sections 55,60,61, and
29 
62 hereof shall automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund consistent with the
30 
provisions of the CARL, as amended.
31 
SEC. 59. Failure to Formulate, Enforce, and/or Implement the CLUPs. -
32 
Consistent with due process, the DILG shall investigate, review, and recommend
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appropriate action regarding local chief executives and other local officials and
2 
employees responsible for the formulation, enforcement, and/or implementation of
3 
the CLUPs in case of any of the following:
4 
a. Failure to implement and enforce the CLUP due to negligence of duty;
5 
b. Failure to provide appropriate budgetary allocation to effect its
6 
implementation; and,
7 
c. Failure to complete the preparation of the CLUP despite the availability of
8 
funds, resources, and support by the Sanggunian concerned.
9 
Any public official or employee, regardless of whether elected or appointed or
10 
holding office or employment in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent, or regular
11 
capacity, found to be responsible for any of the foregoing acts, after due notice and
12 
hearing by the appropriate body or agency, shall be punished with forfeiture of salaries
13 
and allowances and suspension from:
14 
a. Six (6) to nine (9) months, in case of non-implementation of CLUP; or
15 
b. Three (3) to six (6) months, in case of non-completion of the CLUP.
16 
SEC. 60. Person(s) Abetting Illegal Conversion. - Any person initiating, causing,
17 
inducing, or abetting illegal conversion shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned from
18 
seven (7) to twelve (12) years and imposed a fine of not less than One hundred
19 
thousand (100,000.00) pesos, or both at the discretion of the court: Provided, That if
20 
the offender is a public official or employee, whether elected or appointed, the penalty
21 
shall, in addition thereto, include dismissal through permanent separation from the
22 
service and forfeiture of all benefits and entitlements accruing to the public position
23 
and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any elective or appointive public
24 
office: Provided, further. That if the offender is a juridical person, the penalty of
25 
imprisonment shall be imposed on the president, chief executive officer, manager, the
26 
Chairperson and all the members of the board, and other responsible officers thereof,
27 
and the fine shall be equivalent to the zonal value of the land or forty percent (40%)
28 
of the shareholders equity, as determined at the time of judgment whichever is higher,
29 
plus forfeiture of the land in favor of the State for sale though public auction, the
30 
proceeds of which shall automatically accrue to the agrarian reform fund as provided
31 
for in Section 58 of this Act.
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SEC. 61. Penalty for Reclassification of Protected Agricultural Lands and
2 
Exceeding the Limit of Areas Allowed for Reclassification. - Any person initiating,
3 
causing, inducing, or abetting the reclassification of protected agricultural areas into
4 
non-agricultural uses and exceeding the limits set forth under Section 20 of the LGC
5 
of 1991, shaii be penaiized with imprisonment of tweive (12) years and a fine of not
6 
less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) or both at the discretion of the
7 
Court: Provided, That if the offender is a public official or employee, the penalty shall,
8 
in addition thereto, include dismissal through permanent separation from the service
9 
whether elected or appointed and forfeiture of entitlements accruing to the public
10 
position, and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any elective or appointive
11 
public position: Provided, further. That if the offender is a juridicai person, the penalty
12 
shall be imposed on the president, chief executive officer, manager, the Chairperson
13 
and all the members of the board, and other responsible officers thereof.
14 
SEC. 62. Payment of Disturbance Compensation. - Following the order of priority
15 
such as agricultural lessees and share tenants, regular farm workers, seasonal farm
16 
workers, other farm workers, actual tillers or occupants of public lands, collective, or
17 
cooperative of the above beneficiaries, and others directly working on, the land
18 
affected by agricultural land use conversion shall be entitled to the payment of
19 
disturbance compensation equivaient to five (5) times the average of the gross
20 
harvests on the landholding during the last five (5) preceding calendar years or a
21 
certain percentage of the converted iand, whichever is higher, as determined by the
22 
DLR.
23
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CHAPTER XIII
25 
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
26 
SEC. 63. Convening of the LUPC. - Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of
27 
this Act, the Secretary of Socio-Economic Planning shall convene the LUPC.
28 
SEC. 64. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the
29 
effectivity of this Act, the LUPC shall promulgate the rules and regulations to
30 
implement the provisions of this Act. Said rules and regulations shall be submitted to
31 
the Congressional Oversight Committee for approval.
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SEC. 65. Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act - There is
2 
hereby created a Congressional Oversight Committee composed of seven (7) members
3 
from the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and seven (7)
4 
members from the House of Representatives Committees on Natural Resources and
5 
Housing and Urban Development. The members from the Senate shall be appointed
6 
by the Senate President based on proportional representation of the parties or
7 
coalitions therein with at least two (2) senators representing the minority. The
8 
members from the House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker also
9 
based on proportional representation of the parties or coalitions therein with at least
10 
two (2) members representing the minority.
11 
The secretariat of the Oversight Committee shall be drawn from the existing
12 
secretariat personnel of the committees comprising the oversight and the funding shall
13 
be taken from the appropriations of both the House of Representatives and the
14 
Senate.
15 
SEC. 66. Transfer of Powers and Functions. - The functions of the HLURB on land
16 
use planning as provided for under Section 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, and 5f of Executive
17 
Order No. 648 and EO No. 72, series of 1991, shall be transferred to the LUPC and its
18 
appropriate sub-national/LGU structures. The NLUC shall also transfer all its powers
19 
and functions to the LUPC and shall cease to exercise such functions.
20 
SEC. 67. Retirement/Separation from the Service and Reemployment -
21 
Employees of the HLURB whose positions are declared redundant as a result of the
22 
Implementation of this Act shall be entitled to separation pay and other benefits
23 
provided for under Sections 10.1 to 10.3 and 13 of Executive Order No. 366 dated
24 
October 4, 2004.
25 
Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, government personnel who
26 
are separated as a result of the implementation of this Act shall immediately qualify
27 
for reemployment to other agencies or branches of the government including
28 
Government-Owned and/or - Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Government Financial
29 
Institutions (GFIs), or local government units.
30 
SEC. 68. Appropriations. - The appropriations for the National Land Use
31 
Committee under the National Economic and Development Authority under the current
32 
General Appropriations Act shall be used to carry out the initial operations of the Land
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Use Policy Council. Thereafter, additional sums as may be necessary for the full
2 
implementation of LUPCs functions shall be included in the annual General
3 
Appropriations Act.
4 
SEC 69. Review of Existing Land Use Rians. - Provinces, cities, and municipalities
5 
with existing land use plans shall review, revise, reconcile, and harmonize the same
6 
with the guidelines and standards set forth under this Act within one (1) year from
7 
the effectivity of this Act.
8 
Sec. 70. Non-impairment Clause. - The DENR, DOT, DOTr, DPWH, DOTr, DOH,
9 
DILG shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act within ninety
10 
(90) days from its effectivity.
11 
Sec. 71. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act shall be declared
12 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions hereof which are not affected thereby
13 
shall remain in full force and effect.
14 
Sec. 72. Repealing Cause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, memorandum
15 
orders, memorandum circulars, administrative orders, ordinances or parts thereof
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which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed or
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modified accordingly.
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Sec. 73. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of national circulation.
Approved,
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