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REPUBLIC OF TH E PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. B. No. 1144
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ANA THERESIA “RISA” HONTIVEROS
BARAQUEL
AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY, 
PROVIDING TH E  IM PLEM ENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Land -  its ownership, utilization and distribution -  is a socio-political object. Beyond 
its economic benefits, it is also a driver of social change and social differentiation, and 
decision-making on land use inevitably have social, political, and ecological consequences. 
With the population rising and land resources dwindling, land and resource conflicts are the 
consequent realities. Almost always, the poor and the landless are at the losing end of these 
conflicts.
This is further exacerbated by the climate-related disasters that the Philippines. 
Climate change is impacting heavily on access to resources. Food, shelter, water needs are 
constantly under threat due to the onslaught of disasters hitting our archipelagic state. Again, 
climate change hits the poor the most.
Therefore, it is imperative to institutionalize the proper utilization and management 
of land resources in order to meet the present and future needs of the people, especially the 
poor and vulnerable, which include among others the need for healthy environment, 
sustainable agricultural production and food security, decent and affordable housing, jobs 
and industry. This can only be done through a regulatory framework that will ensure proper 
utilization of land with the express intent to meet the development needs of the population 
whilst ensuring that there is still enough for the generations yet to be bom. Only a sound 
regulatory framework can protect our scarce resources from commercial pressures and 
development aggression.
In this regard, we are endorsing the adoption of the proposed National Land Use and 
Management Policy. It provides guidelines and criteria for land use based on the assessment 
of the development needs of various sectors in a participatory bonom-up top-bottom 
approach.
In particular, the bill provides for the:
1. Mechanism to harmonize conflicting land laws;
2. Adherence to the principle of sustainable development and just management, and 
utilization of natural resources;
3. Clear delineation of land use categories;


4. Protection of prime agricultural lands for food security and sufficiency;
5. Integration and institutionalizing people’s participation in land use planning and 
applies the combined bonom-up top-bottom approach in land use planning;
6. National Physical Framework Plan which shall define the national strategy and 
objective of the country’s urban, rural, and regional development;
7. Creation of the National Spatial Database Information and Mapping Inter- 
Agency Support System; and
8. Final determination and ground delineation of the country’s permanent forest line 
and completion the Geohazard Mapping Program to effectively provide adequate 
and up to date information necessary for land use planning.
It is worthy of note that this bill 
is the result of a painstaking process of 
consultations and validation with and among different basic sectors such as farmers, 
fisherfolk, and the urban poor, and therefore is based on the felt needs and lived experiences 
of our fellow Filipinos whose lives are intertwined with land on which they live and work
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of the bill is earnestly sought.
SEN. ANA TTIERE^A  “RISA” HCWTIVEROS BARAQUEL
Senator


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF TH E ) 
REPUBLIC OF T H E  PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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•16 SEP 14 PI ^5
SENATE
S. B. No. 1144
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ANA THERESIA “RISA” HONTIVEROS
BARAQUEL
AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY, 
PROVIDING T H E  IM PLEM ENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES
He tt enacted by the Senate and I louse of Kepresentatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
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SECTION 1. Tide. -  This Act shall be known and cited as the '‘'N ational lain d  Use and 
Management A ct of the Philippines^
SEC. 2. Declaration o f Policies and Principles. -  It is the policy of the State to:
a. Provide for a rational, holistic and just allocation, utilization, management, and 
development of the country’s land and water resources so that their use is consistent 
with the principles of equity, social justice, environmental Integrity and sustainable 
development for the common good;
b. Hold owners and users of land responsible for developing and conserving their lands, 
thereby making these productive and supportive of sustainable development and 
environmental stability in accordance with the principle that the use of land bears a 
social function and that all economic agents shall contribute to the common good;
c. Treat groups of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting waters and other 
natural features which are so closely interrelated, as forming an intrinsic geographical, 
economic and political entity, or which historically have been regarded as such entity, 
and
d. Strengthen the capacity of the local government units (LGUs) to manage and 
maintain ecological balance within their territorial jurisdiction, in partnership with the 
national government in accordance with the Philippine Constitution and Republic 
Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991.
Towards these ends, the State shall institutionalize land use and physical planning as a
mechanism for identifying, deterrnining, and evaluating appropriate land use and
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I. Maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability 
2.Sustainable and just management and utilization of natural resources;
3. Disaster risk reduction and climate risk-based planning;
4. Protection of prime agricultural lands for food security, with emphasis on self-
sufficiency through efficient and sustainable use of land resources consistent 
with the principles of sound agricultural development, natural resources 
development, and agrarian reform;
5. Protection and conservation of the country’s natural heritage, pemianent
forestlands, natural forests, critical watersheds and key biodiversity areas to 
ensure adequate forest cover to maintain ecological processes in the country, 
h.Sustainable development and management of water resources;
/.Settlements, transportation and other infrastructure development in support of 
inclusive growth and rural, urban and regional development;
S.Improved access to affordable housing by increasing its supply through direct 
allocation, better access to unutilized lands, and multiple use and higher densities, 
where appropriate;
9. Respect for and protection of the traditional resource right of the Indigenous
Cultural Communitles/Indigenous Peoples (ICQ/IPs) to their ancestral 
domains; compliance with free and prior informed consent of IGCs/IPs; and 
recognition of customary laws and traditional resource use and management, 
knowledge, and practices in ancestral domains;
10. Equitable access to land through State intervention that guarantees its 
affordability to the basic sectors;
II. E n ei^  security or en ei^  self-sufficiency,
12. Preservation and conservation of parks and protected areas to keep the scenery, 
the natural and historic objects, and the biodiversity therein in their natural state 
and prevent them from being damaged for purposes of public recreational use 
and enjoyment; and
13. Meaningful participation of the basic sectors.
SEC. 3. Scope. - This Act shall apply to all lands and all resources therein, whether public, 
private, government-owned and/or in the possession of any person, whether natural or 
juridical, and shall guide the rational, holistic and just allocation, utilization, development and 
management of the country’s land and water resources including such activities that bear 
impact on said resources.
SEC. 4. Definition o f Terms. -  For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall be 
defined as follows:
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Agricultural land refers to the subclass of classified agricultural lands devoted to 
or suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of trees, 
raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the 
harvesting of such farm products and other farm activities and practices 
perfomied in conjunction with such famiing operations, by persons whether 
natural or juridical, and not classified as residential land, commercial land or 
industrial land;
Agricultural land use conversion refers to the undertaking of any development 
activity which modifies or alters the physical characteristics of agricultural 
lands to render them suitable for nonagricultural purposes under an approved 
order of conversion issued by the appropriate government agency 
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available for disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141, otherwise known 
as the Public Land Act, as amended;
Ancestral domains 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 1997;
Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (A D S D P P ) refers to a 
plan formulated and pursued in accordance with the rights of IGCs/IPs to 
manage and develop the land as well as natural and human resources within 
their ancestral domains based on their indigenous knowledge systems and 
practices on the principle of self-detemiination;
Classified agricultural land refers to one of the four (4) classifications of land 
under the Constitution not classified by law as mineral land, forestland or 
national park and the only land classification subject to alienation;
Coastal areal c^one refers 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 landward limit of one (1) kilometer from the shoreline 
at high tide to include mangrove swamps, brackish water ponds, nipa swamps, 
estuarine rivers, sandy beaches and other areas within a seaward limit of two 
hundred (200) meters isobath to include coral reefs, algal flats, seagrass beds, 
and other soft-bottom areas;
Comprehensive luind i 'se Plan (C L U P) refers to a document embodying a set of 
policies, accompanied by maps and similar illustrations that serve as a policy 
guide for determining the future use of lands and natural resources within the 
territorial jurisdiction of the LGUs. It represents the community-desired 
pattern of population distribution and proposes future allocation of land and 
resources to various activities. It includes the processes and criteria employed 
in such determination of allocation of land and resources. It is a plan for the 
long-term management of the local territory covering a period of minimum of 
ten (10) years, reviewable not earlier than every five (5) years based on the four 
(4) categories of land use planning provided in Section 6 of this Act; 
Compndtensive land use plannino refers to the act of defining the allocation, 
utilization, development, and management of all lands within a given territory 
or jurisdiction according to the inherent characteristics of the land itself and 
supportive of sustainable, economic, demographic, sociocultural and 
environmental objectives as an aid to decision-making and legislation;
Critical watershed refers to watersheds or forestlands that have been identified 
and evaluated to provide critical and vital natural, ecological, environmental 
and physical beneficial services such as water, biodiversity, energy, irrigation, 
social and cultural, among others, to a specific area or community and whose 
existing biophysical condition demands immediate rehabilitation, protection 
and management to prevent its further denudation, deterioration and 
exploitation;
C ultural heritaae refers to the totality of cultural properties, whether natural or 
human-made, preserved and developed through time, and passed on for 
posterity;
Customary laws refer to a body of written and/or unwritten rules, usages, 
customs and practices traditionally and continually recognized, accepted, and 
observed by respective ICQ /IPs consistent with the IPRA;
Danger --ones refer to areas with high level of threat to the lives and well-being 
of people that cannot be addressed through scientific, physical and 
engineering methods, and are therefore not suitable for settlement and 
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conducting proper technical studies and public consultations with affected 
families;
Development plan refers to a document that defines the activities and measures 
that the national government or LGUs intend to implement over a specified 
period of time in order to achieve the defined set of development goals 
identified in the national or local physical framework plans. 
It integrates 
socioeconomic, financial, fiscal, legal and legislative, institutional and sectoral 
plans of the national government or any of its instrumentality or a particular 
LGU, consistent with the objectives identified in spatial plans such as land use 
plans 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 
Disaster-prone areas or ^eo-ha-parcl areas refer to areas frequented by and/or 
vulnerable to experience weather, climatic, hydrologic, geologic, and other 
natural disturbances or calamities;
Disaster risk reduction refers to the concept and practice of reducing disaster 
risks through systematic effons to analyze and manage the causal factors of 
disasters. Including reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of 
people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and 
improved preparedness for adverse events;
licoloiiicalty-fraii^ile lands refer to lands within critical watersheds, brackish and 
freshwater wetlands, pasture lands, inland rivers and waterways, coastal and 
settlement areas, and croplands which require rehabilitation, protection and 
whose continued unsustainable use would result in physical risks and threats 
to life and property, public health and safety, as well as adversely affect the 
productivity of lowland agricultural areas and stability of the upland system; 
licotourism refers to a form of sustainable tourism within a natural and/or 
cultural heritage area where community panicipation, protection and 
management of natural resources, culture and indigenous knowledge and 
practices, environmental education and ethics, as well as economic benefits are 
fostered and pursued for the enrichment of host community and satisfaction 
of visitors;
linenp< resources refer to surface or subsurface substances that serve as energy 
sources. These are traditionally mineral fuel deposits such as coal, petroleum, 
natural gas or renewable resources from geothermal, hydro reservoirs, or 
nonconventional sources including ocean waves, solar, wind, biomass, and 
other similar resources which serve the same purpose;
linenpi resource lands refer to lands where naturally occurring or indigenous 
energy resources exist in sufficient quantity and/or quality as to be 
economically viable for exploration, development, production, utilization, and 
distribution purposes;
linrinnimentally-critical areas refer to areas declared by law as (i) areas for natural 
parks, watershed reserves, wildlife preserves, and sanctuaries; (ii) areas set 
aside for aesthetic and visual value; (iii) areas that constitute the habitat for any 
endangered or threatened species of indigenous Philippine wildlife, both flora 
and fauna; (iv) areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests; 
(v) areas that are traditionally occupied by ICQ/IPs; (vi) areas with critical 
slopes; (vil) areas frequented and/or hard hit by natural calamities such as, but 
not limited to, geologic hazards, floods, typhoons and volcanic activities; (viii) 
recharge areas of aquifers; (ix) mangrove areas; (x) coral reefs; (xi) mossy and 
virgin forests; (xii) rivers and riverbanks; (xiii) swamp forest and marshlands; 
(xiv) foreshore lands; (xv) protected areas pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 
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tourist spots. This term shall also include other terrestrial, aquatic and marine 
areas that need special protection and conservation measures because they are 
ecologically fragile or they are needed for food security and food self- 
sufficiency as determined by concerned agencies and LGUs in consultation 
with the concerned stakeholders;
lix b au sk d  mineral resources refer to a situation where the mineral resources in 
specific sites are no longer in sufficient quantity or quality to justify additional 
expenditure for extraction or utilization;
\ :luodplain refers to the ponion of a river valley adjacent to a river channel 
which is covered with water when the river overflows its banks at flood stages, 
and which usually consists of silt deposited by the stream;
/ :load-prone areas refer to low lying areas usually adjacent to large or active water 
bodies and which therefore experience regular or seasonal inundation as a 
result of changes in the mean water level of these bodies or because of land 
reclamation and other artificial interference with the natural processes;
I 'ood security refers to the policy objective of meeting the food availability, 
accessibility, and affordability requirements of the present and future 
generations of Filipinos in a sustainable manner, through local production or 
imponation in cases of shonage based on a micro level situation, or both, and 
taking into accotint the country’s existing and potential resource endowments 
and related production advantages, and consistent with the overall national 
development objectives and policies;
I 'ood self-sufiiciency refers to the policy objective of meeting the food 
requirements through intensive local food production in a sustainable manner 
based on the country’s existing and potential resources and related production 
advantages;
i 'oreshore land refers to a string of land margining a body of water, the part of a 
seashore between the low-water line usually at the seaward margin of a low 
tide terrace and the upper limit of wave wash at high tide often ntarked by a 
beach scarp or berm;
I'orest refers to an ecosystem or an assemblage of ecosystems dominated by 
trees and other woody vegetation; a community of plants and animals 
interacting with one another and its physical environment;
I'orest lands refer to one of the four (4) classifications of land under the 
Constitution under the public domain classified and/or determined as suitable 
for forest purposes not classified as mineral land, national park and classified 
agricultural land. These include all permanent forest, forest reserves, forest 
reservations, and all the remaining unclassified lands of the public domain; 
I'orest I Mud Use Plan (I'Ll ’P) refers to the allocation of forestlands into their 
appropriate uses consistent with existing biophysical conditions such as 
topography, soil type, land use, climate, water sources and socioeconomic, 
cultural and political realities. Forestland use planning should be able to 
delineate protection and production forests;
I 'orestland subclassification refers to the process of determining the most 
appropriate and sustainable use of forestlands primarily as protection forest 
and production forest. They may be further subclassified as grazing/pasture 
land, recreational areas and other uses, taking into account ecological, social 
and economic considerations;
Uree, Prior and Injormed Consent (I'PIC) means the consensus of all members of 
the ICQ /IPs to be determined in accordance with their respective customary 
laws and practices, free from any external manipulation, interference and 
coercion, and obtained after fully disclosing the intent and scope of the 
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Geo-ha^ards refer to nature and human-induced geological processes that have 
potential to cause destruction and which pose a threat or risk to a person’s life 
and property. These may include, but are not limited to, ground, water and 
weather-related conditions, volcanic and earthquake induced hazards such as 
ground shaking, ground rupture, earthquake-induced landslides, liquefaction 
and tsunami\
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huHjienous C ultural Communitiesj \ndi}>em)us Peoples (ICCs/IPs) refer to groups of 
people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by 
others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally 
bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership 
since time immemorial, occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, 
sharing common bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive 
cultural traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social and cultural 
inroads of colonization, nonindigenous religions and cultures, became 
historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. ICQ /IPs shall 
likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their 
descent from the populations which inhabited the country, at the time of 
conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of nonindigenous religions 
and cultures, or the establishment of present State boundaries, who retain 
some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, 
but who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may 
have resettled outside their ancestral domains; 
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Inland waters refer to waters, which are not coastal and marine waters, and not 
subject to acquisitive prescription consistent with the provisions of 
Presidential Decree No. 1067 or the Water Code of the Philippines; 
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Intei^rated watershed management refers 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 panicipation of individuals, groups, communities and other 
stakeholders benefiting from these areas and 
water-related infrastaicture;
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Key Wunlirersity . Ireas (Kli IsJ represent the most important sites for biodiversity 
conservation worldwide. These are places of international importance for the 
conservation of biodiversity through protected areas and other governance 
mechanisms. They are identified nationally using simple, standard criteria, 
based on their importance in maintaining species populations;
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I^nd refers to resources, both artificial and natural, found on the surface, 
below, and above the ground including inland waters and the air therein; 
lum d sulhlassifuation refers to the act of determining and assigning specific uses 
of classified lands such as forestlands, classified agricultural lands, mineral 
lands and national parks in accordance with existing laws and this Act;
Im/uI use refers to the manner of allocation, utilization, management and 
development of land;
Iujud use elassljieatlon refers to the act of delineating or allocating lands 
according to protection land use, production land use, settlements 
development and infrastmcture development as defined and provided for in 
this Act;
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M andatory public hearingsjconsultations refer to the mechanism to ensure the 
involvement of concerned stakeholders and communities in land use planning, 
from the barangay to the national level, to ensure the social acceptability of the 
plans. It should involve giving notice of hearing/consultation to concerned 
stakeholders through publication or posting in conspicuous places, conduct of 
a reasonable number of hearings, solicitation of positions to arrive at a 
consensus. Public presentation and validation of the planning results shall also 
be undertaken before the final adoption of the plans;
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Marine Protected Area (MPA) refers to a defined area of the sea established and 
set aside by law, administrative regulation or any other effective means in 
order to conserve and protect a part of or the entire enclosed environment, 
through the establishment of management guidelines. It includes all declared 
areas governed by specific rules or guidelines in order to protect and manage 
activities within the enclosed area;
M incra/ exploration refers to the systematic searching or prospecting for mineral 
resources including energy resources;
M ineral lands refer to lands of the public domain, excluding those in permanent 
forestlands and protection lands, where mineral resources are found in 
sufficient quantity and quality for extraction, development and utilization; 
Multiple use of land resources refers to the utilization or management strategy for 
any land which allows any activity involving one or more of its resources, 
depending on the result of prior evaluation on its numerous beneficial use, 
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;
M unicipal waters include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of water and 
tidal waters within the municipality which are not included within the 
protected areas as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 of the National 
Integrated Protected Areas System or the MPAS Act of 1992, public forest, 
timberlands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, but also marine waters 
included between two (2) lines drawn perpendicular to the general coastline 
from points where the boundary lines of the municipality touch the sea at low 
tide and a third line parallel with the general coastline including offshore 
islands and fifteen (15) kilometers from such coastline. Where the territory of 
a municipality includes several islands, the outermost points of such islands 
shall be used as base points and connected by archipelagic baselines, 
irrespective of the lengths of such baselines from the main coastlines. Where 
two (2) municipalities are situated on opposite shores that there is less than 
thirty (30) kilometers of marine waters between them, the third line shall be 
equally distant from opposite shore of the respective municipalities;
N ational Integrated Protected . \reas System ( N I P  -IS) refers to the classification and 
administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological 
processes and life-suppon systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure 
sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural 
conditions to the greatest extent possible;
N ational I Mini I 'se Policy Council ( N U  'PC) refers to the administrative, policy­
making, and regulatory body created under this Act;
N ational p ark refers to forest reservation essentially of natural wilderness 
character which has been withdrawn from settlement, occupancy or any form 
of exploitation except in conformity with approved management plan and set 
aside as such exclusively to conserve the area or preserve the scenery, natural 
and historic objects, wild animals and plants therein and to provide enjoyment 
of these features in such areas. It shall also refer to lands and waters of the 
public domain classified as such in the 1987 Constitution which include all 
areas under the MPAS pursuant to the MPAS Act of 1992, primarily 
designated for the conservation of native plants and animals and associated 
habitats and cultural diversity;
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Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Soils and Water Mtnagement 
(BSWM), in coordination with the National Mapping and Resource 
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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; all alluvial plains; lands highly suitable 
for agriculture whether irrigated or not; agro-industrial croplands or lands 
planted to industrial crops that support the validity of existing agricultural 
infrasmicture 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; 
Permanent forests o r  forest reserves refer to lands of the private or public domain 
which have been identified and determined to be needed for protection, 
conservation, preservation and management as forests and shall be reserved, 
conserved and protected into perpetuity for such purpose;
Permanent forestlands refer to forestlands, within public lands, that have been 
identified, determined and demarcated on the ground by the State to serve 
such purpose and shall be protected, conserved, preserved, maintained and 
managed as forestlands free from any form of utilization, exploitation or 
development, and reserved permanently as such for the benefit and use of 
future generations;
Physical framework plans refer to the national, regional or provincial indicative 
plans that outline the overall and macro-level physical development objectives, 
priorities, directions and strategies in its respective levels as prepared, 
reviewed, integrated and finalized by the national, regional and provincial land 
use councils/boards, respectively, based on the CLUPs of the LGUs and the 
national policy guidelines relating to land use and environmental management 
to prevent or mitigate the adverse effects of inappropriate resource utilization 
on food security, the people’s welfare, and their environment;
Premature or Hleoal conversion refers to any activity that modifies or alters the 
physical characteristics of agricultural lands to render them suitable for 
nonagricultural purposes without an approved order of conversion from the 
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary,
Prime agricultural lands refer to all contiguous irrigated areas and irrigable lands 
already covered by irrigation projects; all alluvial plain lands highly suitable for 
agriculture, whether irrigated or not, that have been identified to satisfy the 
country’s needs for food self-sufficiency and security, agro-industrial 
croplands or lands presently planted and suitable to industrial and high value 
crops; highlands, or areas located at elevation of five hundred (500) meters or 
above and have the potential for growing semi-temperature and high value 
crops outside of declared permanent forestlands and protection forests and 
not located in ecologically-fragile and environmentally-critical areas;
Production forest refers to forestland located in production lands managed 
primarily for the production of timber and other tree products;
Production land use refers 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;
Protected areas refer to portions of land and water set aside by reason of their 
unique physical and biological significance, managed to enhance biological 
diversity, and protected against human exploitation. For purposes of this Act, 
these shall also include all natural forests and agricultural lands identified and 
delineated under this Act;
Protection forests refer to forests and forestlands, in both public and private 
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use of present and future generations and shall be preserved, conserved, 
protected and maintained as such free from any form of utilization, 
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Prvtcihon land use refers to the use of land primarily reserved for rehabilitation, 
conservation, and protection purposes and the promotion of the country’s 
ecological and life-support systems;
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Piiblii domain refers to lands belonging to the State which may be classified as 
agricultural, forest or timber, mineral, or national park as provided for in the 
Constitution;
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Peclassification of aa^riaillnral lands refer to the act of specifying how agricultural 
lands shall be utilized for nonagricultural uses such as for residential, 
industrial, or commercial purposes, through the local planning and zoning 
processes, pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991, and subject to 
the requirements and procedures for conversion;
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Resettlement sites refer to areas identified by the appropriate national agency or 
by the LGU, 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);
mmm. Restoration refers to remming forestland to its original forested state in terms 
of species’ composition, structure, function and productivity,
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Restoration ^ones refer to forest areas where activities are conducted to restore 
its forested state;
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R irer basin refers to the horizontal projection of area from which a river and its 
tributaries receive surface water originating from precipitation;
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Settlements refer to commumties or built-up environment areas where people 
prefer to live in;
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Settlements development refers to any improvement on existing settlements or any 
proposed development of cenain 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;
Shoreline refers to a strip of land covering at least one (1) kilometer from the 
point where seawater reaches during the highest high tide;
Spatial data infrastructure refers to a system consisting of spatial data, 
technology, policies, practices, relationships, people and resources necessary to 
acquire, process, store and distribute spatial Infonruuion to improve sharing 
and use throughout all levels of the government and private sector, among 
others, which shall be operationalized through electronic system that provides 
access to a network of spatial data sources and users and shall serve as the 
official linkage of the government to international and regional spatial data 
infrastructure;
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Socialised housing refers to housing programs and projects covering homelots, 
houses and lots, or low-rise to medium-rise buildings, or high density housing 
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, direct subsidy programs, liberalized terms 
on Interest payments, and such other benefits in accordance with the UDHA 
and Batas Pambansa Big. 220;
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Socialised housing sites refer to lands identified and designated by LGUs as sites 
for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of the UDHA and its 
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Stratezfc A piculture and fisheries Development 7.ones fSAI'DZsJ refer to areas 
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marketing activities to help develop and modernize, with the support of 
government, the agriculture and fisheries sectors in an environmentally and 
socioculturally sound manner,
Subclassijicatiun or reclassification of apicultural lands refers to the process 
undertaken by the LGUs of allocating declared agricultural lands in their 
respective territorial jurisdictions to specific uses such as residential, industrial 
or comtnercial purposes and may be used as a basis for application for land 
conversion by the owners thereof;
Sustainable development refers 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.
Sustainable traditional resource riftts refer to the rights of IGCs/IPs to sustainably 
use, manage, protect and conserve: (1) land, air, water, and minerals; (2) plants, 
animals and other oi^anisms; (3) collecting, fishing and hunting grounds; (4) 
sacred sites; and (5) other areas of economic, ceremonial and aesthetic value in 
accordance with their indigenous knowledge, beliefs, systems and practices; 
Tounsm development areas refer to specific sites for tourism development located 
in areas identified as priorities in the national and regional tourism master 
plans as well as those designated through legislative and executive issuances as 
tourist spots and tourist zones which can be developed into tourism estates or 
integrated resort, leisure, recreation complexes, and other tourism-related 
facilities;
Tourism ecopwe refers to tourism development areas, outside protection lands, 
which have been granted Special Economic Zone status, through the 
Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) registration and issuance of the 
required Presidential Proclamation, with its metes and bounds delineated by 
said Proclamation, pursuant to Republic Act No. 7916 or the Special 
Economic Zone Act of 1995 (SEZA), as amended;
Tounsm estates refer to large tracts of land with well-defined boundaries in any 
area, excluding those in protection lands, identified in the Philippine tourism 
master plan and regional tourism master plan, by proclamation of the 
President of the Philippines and/or by acts of Congress and/or by local 
legislation and declared suited for the development of an integrated tourism 
and resort complex with prescribed carrying capacities and limits for its 
facilities and activities;
Tourist spot refers to a panicular area/site/spot, man-made or natural, known 
for its unique tourist/visitor-drawing attributes and activities and which may 
be classified according to its social, cultural, natural, historical, aesthetic, visual, 
scientific, religious, and recreational significance;
Tourist pine refers 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 
Depanment of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Infrastructure and 
Enterprise Zone Authority (TTEZA). 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; 
Vrban areas refer to all cities regardless of their population density and to 
municipalities with a population density of at least five hundred (500) persons 
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Vrbuni^iable areas 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;
Urban forestry o r ureen space refers to the establishment or setting-up of areas for 
mini-forests, ecoparks or small nature parks, in both public and private lands: 
wetlands, man-made lagoons and lakes systems, riverbanks and shores, 
grasslands, roof and rock gardens: 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;
lUa/er security refers to the sufficient access throughout the year to the 
minimum daily requirement of clean water to maintain a healthy life;
W ater use refers to the appropriation of water for domestic, municipal, 
irrigation, power generation, inland fisheries, poultry and livestock, industrial 
and commercial, environmental, and recreational use;
Watershed refers to a topographically delineated area of land from which 
rainwater can drain as surface runoff ris-a-ris 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;
/o n ity  refers to the regulatory tool for delineating the specific land uses in 
accordance with the approved CLUP within the territorial jurisdiction of a 
city/municipality and specifying the conditions for their regulation, subject to 
the limitations imposed by law and competent authority, and 
Zoning ordinance refers to a local law passed by the sangguniang bayan or 
sangguniang panlungsod approving the development control/zoning plan in 
accordance with an approved or adopted CLUP of the city/municipality, 
providing for the regulations and other conditions on the land uses including 
the limitation on the infnistmcture that may be placed within the 
city's/municipality’s territorial jurisdiction. It incorporates the protected areas, 
protected agricultural lands and ancestral lands as provided for in this Act.
CHAPTER II
FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE PLANNING
SEC. 5. Basic Land Use Considerations. -  Various land uses as categorized in the 
succeeding section shall be determined in a manner that promotes the policies and principles 
defined in Section 2 of this Act and shall consider the following elements of the framework 
therefor, among others:
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Protection land use category as defined in Section 6 shall prevail over existing 
production land use category. The State shall undertake the necessary action in 
changing the classification of these production areas;
Preservation, conservation, rehabilitation and protection to perpetuity of 
permanent 
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environmentally-critrcal and ecologically-fragile areas and prime agricultural 
lands from any other land use, conversion, disposition, intrusion, utilization 
and development aside from their determined use and limits;
Protection of natural forests and natural resources ensures environmental 
stability, conserve biological diversity, improve ecosystem functions and 
provide long-term ecological and economic benefits. Designated restoration 
areas are designed to revive the ecosystem functions and services of forests as 
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Protection of forest and wetlands from infrastructure development to 
preserve the ecological services they provide which are essential to economic 
development. These activities include, but not limited to, river channelization 
and dredging, large-scale irrigation and river diversions which reduce riverine 
habitat and alter flood patterns and natural flow regimes, reduce downstream 
water availability for agriculture and contribute to salinization through 
saltwater intrusion in coastal areas;
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Resolution of land use conflicts which are life-threatening or threatening to 
public safety, sustainability of key production resources or employment 
activities and the delivery of basic services which are harmful or destructive to 
protected areas, flora and fauna, and other protected natural resources. 
Greater consideration shall be given to the human and tenurial rights of 
vulnerable groups in resolving land use conflicts;
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Identification of geo-hazard prone areas and high risk/danger zones and 
corresponding risk reduction measures to ensure the prioritization of life and 
safety: 
P/wided, That specifically identified and assessed as extremely 
hazardous and high-risk/danger zones shall be similarly protected and cleared 
from all fomis of human-made obstacles, obsmiciions and instructions to 
ensure and secure public health and safety,
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Respect for existing customary rights and traditional land uses of IGCs/IPs;
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Identification of settlement areas to check the demand for land and establish 
the location of employment-generating industries and basic services; and
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The availability of natural resources including indigenous energy resources for 
energy security and self-sufficiency. However, infrastmcture energy projects 
such as dams with large reservoirs in natural ecosystems shall not be allowed if 
it would interrupt the connectivity of river systems, dismpt fish spawning and 
migration, and alter seasonal flood regimes.
SEC. 6. Categories of Lund Uses for Planning Purpose. - In determiriing and defining 
the national, regional and provincial framework plans, and CLUPs, land uses shall be 
grouped into four (4) major functional uses as follows:
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Protection Land Use refers 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 and protect 
people and human-made structures from the ill-effects of natural hazards.
Areas under this category are those covered by the MPAS Act of 1992 and 
other coastal and marine protected areas; areas outside MPAS, which include, 
but are not limited to:
1. Natural and restored forests, which consist of:
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All existing areas within forestland containing primary and 
secondary forests of whatever types of species;
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or residual forests of whatever type or specie;
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All easement areas as defined by Presidential Decree No. 1067, 
otherwise known as the Water Code of the Philippines; and 
All other areas that would be deemed appropriate for protection, 
as designated by the Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR), subject to the approval of the National 
Land Use Policy Council (NLUPQ, created pursuant to Section 
55 hereof;
2. Rehabilitated and/or reforested degraded mining areas;
3. Critical ecosystems for protection, such as:
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occupation and activity,
5. Critical watershed areas;
6. Marine protected areas;
7. All prime agricultural lands as defined under this Act;
8. Ecologically-fragile and environmentally-critical areas whose conversion 
will result to serious environmental problems and threats to public health 
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recognized institutions; and
10. All other areas not included and declared as production areas shall become 
protection areas.
Production Land Use refers to the most efficient, sustainable, and equitable 
utilization, development and management of land for productive purposes 
which are not classified for protection land use as defined in this section. 
Areas included in this category are agricultural lands, coastal and marine zones, 
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tourism development areas where productive activities could be undertaken to 
meet the country's requirements for economic growth and development. 
Production land use shall comprise of, but shall not be limited to:
1. Other agricultural lands not identified as prime agricultural lands. They 
shall consist of, but shall not be limited to:
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Lands whose soils are suitable for agricultural development;
All alluvial plain lands that are suitable for agricultural 
production and/or can be devoted to food production;
All lands that are traditional sources of staple food;
All croplands required to attain a certain scale of production to 
sustain the economic viability of existing agro-based industries in 
the municipality, city or province; and
All lands in areas not highly prone to natural hazards that are 
suitable for the production of tree crops and other cash crops;
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3. Production forests, such as:
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All areas within forestland not classified as protection forests 
under Section 6(a) and shall be devoted to the production of 
timber and/or non-forest products or the establishment of 
industrial tree plantations, tree farms, woodlots, agro-forestry, or 
as multiple-use forests;
All areas within forestlands considered as rangelands for grazing 
purposes; and
All areas within forestlands managed under the community- 
based forest management in areas not classified as protection 
forests;
4. Rangelands for grazing;
5. Industrial development areas; and
6. Tourism development areas, including potential small islands for similar 
purposes.
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Settlements and Institutional Land Use refers to the use of urban and rural 
lands for settlements development purposes and/or improvement on existing 
settlements 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 settlements.
It shall also include lands identified for institutional uses such as educational, 
administrative, government, law enforcement, health care and social services. 
Settlements and institutional land uses aim to ensure for the present and 
future generation the: (1) effective integration of activities \^^thin and among 
settlements, allowing efficient movement of people and production of 
commodities through the provision of appropriate land, infrastructure, and 
facilities; and (2) 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.
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Infrastructure Land Use refers to the use of land dedicated to the provision of 
basic services that 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 
includes, among others, subsectors like: road networks, transportation and 
communication facilities, social services, environmental service facilities, and 
utilities.
Provided, That the determination of the functional uses of lands within ancestral 
domains should be consistent with the land use categories provided for in this Act: 
Provided, further, That Other subcategories of land uses in delineated ancestral 
domains may be fomuilated by the concerned ICQ /IPs themselves in accordance 
with their particular needs and traditional resource and management systems.
SEC. 7. Land Use Plans for Ancestral Domains. - Land use plans for ancestral domains 
shall be formulated by the ICQ /IPs themselves in accordance with their particular needs 
and traditional resource and management systems with the assistance of the National 
Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NQP), the LGUs and civil society organizations 
(CSOs) concerned. Such plans shall be recognized and adopted in the barangay, 
city/municipal, provincial, regional and national physical framework plans.
Physical framework plans made prior to the delineation of ancestral domains included in 
such plans or ordinances shall, without prejudice to the rights of the ICQ /IPs concerned, 
adopt different land use categories in accordance with their particular needs and traditional 
resource and management systems.
In cases where there are no ADSDPPs, the LGU and the ICQ /IPs shall jointly formulate 
the land use plan within the ancestral domain until such time that the ICQ /IPs have 
formulated their ADSDPPs.
SEC. 8. Adoption o f Multiple Uses o f Land. - The primary and alternative uses of a 
specific land resource shall be determined and evaluated by the respective local land use 
boards prior to any decision for the assignment of its use. Areas feasible for sustainable land 
resource use maybe considered multiple-use zones wherein settlements, tourism, agriculture, 
agro-forestry and extraction activities and other income-generating or livelihood activities 
may be allowed except areas under protection land use: P/vvided, That multiple uses of land 
resources shaO be in accordance with priorities in land use allocation identified in the 
approved physical framework and land tise plans wherein such multiple uses are compatible 
with the original land use and planning, and that no reclassification shall be allowed: 
Provided, f/rther. That, where there are vested rights, titles, and claims prior to the enactment 
of this Act over the areas feasible for sustainable land resource use, the same shall be 
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CHAPTER III
SPEQAL AREAS OF CONCERN
ARTICLE 1. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
SEC. 9. Review o f Land Use Classifieation. -  The NLUPC shall review and assess the 
current land use classification system and definitions used in the country to ensure that 
ireflects the actual use of lands in the country.
The Land Management Bureau (LMB) shall provide the necessary technical Information and 
conduct the needed assessment of the status of the existing land use classification and shall 
submit an assessment report to the NLUPC not later than ninety (90) days from the 
establishment of the latter.
SEC. 10. Consideration o f Assessment Report. - Upon validation and affirmation by 
local land use boards, the land use classification assessment report submitted by the LMB 
shall be taken into consideration by the NLUPC in the formulation of its planning 
guidelines.
ARTICLE 2. MPAS AREAS
SEC. 11. Integrated M anagement Strategy. - For more effective planning, management, 
and protection of protected areas at the provincial and municipal/city levels, the Protected 
Area Management Plan (PAMP) referred to in the MPAS Law shall be incorporated in the 
Provincial Physical Framework Plan (PPFP) and CLUPs, if applicable, wherein protected 
area zoning shall be reflected.
ARTICLE 3. AGRICULTURAL LANDS
SEC. 12. Priority Areas for Agricultural Development. - Prionty areas for agricultural 
development are the areas distributed under agrarian reform, areas that can be covered by 
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), and the NPAAAD. The mapping of 
the NPAAAD under the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) shall be 
completed not later than one (1) year from the effectiviry of this Act.
SEC. 13. Conversion o f Agricultural Lands. - All lands considered and identified as 
prime agricultural lands shall be maintained, managed and protected for agricultural use and 
shall not be subjected to any form of conversion or reclassification.
All other agricultural lands not identified as prime agricultural lands can only be converted to 
nonagricultural uses upon issuance of a DAR conversion order Prorided, That such 
conversion shall not drastically change the nature of the overall land uses in the surrounding 
and adjacent areas from its existing land use: Provided, further, That consistent with the State 
policy on giving priority to the completion of the CARP, those lands covered under 
compulsory acquisition/voluntary offer to sell, production or profit-sharing subject to 
CARP shall also be protected from conversion pending the distribution and/or installation 
of the farmer beneficiaries: 
Pn/vided, jinalf. That pending the completion of mapping
activities of the specific areas under the NPAAAD and the SAFDZs under the AFMA and 
their incorporation in the National Physical Framework Plan (NPFP), the application for 
conversion of these areas shall not be given due course by the appropriate government 
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ARTICLE 4. ANCESTRAL DOMAIN
SEC. 14. Priority Areas for Agricultural Development Within Ancestral Domain. - 
Agricultural lands within ancestral domain shall be developed in accordance with their 
ADSDPP.
SEC. 15. Respect for Ancestral Domains. - The Ancestral Domain Management Plan 
(ADMP) or ADSDPP shall be adopted in the CLUP and/or other plans that the LGU is 
mandated to produce. The extent of the ancestral domains shall be reflected in the land use 
plan, and shall be zoned as such in the zoning ordinance. It shall be co-managed by the LGU 
and IP community. Additionally, the ADSDPP shall be included in the investment plans of 
the LGU.
SEC. 16. Ancestral Domain Policy Adoption. - Ancestral domain policies shall be 
adopted in the LGUs land use policy framework. However, in the event that the 
ADMP/ADSDPP is still in the formulation stage or remains to be formulated, the right to 
self-determination and traditional resource and management systems and processes shall be 
upheld at all times as provided for by the IPRA of 1997.
ARTICLE 5. FORESTLANDS AND RESERVATION OF WATERSHED
SEC. 17. Permanent Forestlands. - All forestlands are classified as forest or timberlands. 
Titles, settlements, permits, leases, and/or agreements within critical habitats, critical 
watershed areas, protected areas and KBAs shall be reviewed, and their legality affirmed. All 
erroneous titles, settlements, permits, leases, and/or agreements within permanent 
forestlands shall be cancelled or revoked in due course. Noncompliance with and violations 
of these instruments shall be grounds for their cancellation or revocation: Provided, That the 
applicable provisions of the IPRA of 1997 shall be respected.
Upon recommendation by the LGU, or the Forest Board, the DENR Secretary shall revoke 
the abovementioned instmments.
SEC. 18. Additional Areas to be Included as Permanent Forestlands. - The following 
lands are needed for environmental protection and forestry purposes and shall not be 
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which protect a spring/water source for communal use;
All mangroves and swamplands including twenty (20)-meter wide strips facing 
oceans, lakes and other bodies of water not yet classified as alienable and 
disposable lands;
Ridge tops and plateaus regardless of size found within or surrounded wholly or 
partially by forestlands where headwaters emanate;
Twenty (20)-meter wide strips of land from the edge of the normal high 
waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least five (5) meters width 
which are not yet classified as alienable and disposable;
Areas needed for public interest such as research or experimental purposes; and 
Areas considered as environmentally-critical because of their vulnerability to 
damage from landslides, volcanic emptions, and other natural causes.
SEC. 19. Reversion o f Alienable and Disposable Lands to Forestlands. -  Upon the 
recommendation of the DENR Secretary, duly reviewed and endorsed by the NLUPQ and 
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SEC. 20. Critical Watershed Areas. -  The DENR, in coordination with the DA, the 
LGUs concerned, and other government agencies, including government-owned and - 
controlled corporations, and after mandatory public hearings/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.
SEC. 21. Formulation and Implementation o f Integrated Watershed M anagement 
Plans. - With the assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the 
concerned sectors and communities, the LGUs, through their local land use boards, shall 
prepare their watershed management plans which shall be integrated into their respective 
CLUPs. The formulation and integration of the plan shall be guided, among others, by the 
principle of the management and development of inland water resources at the watershed 
level and shall be consistent with the National Forestry Master Plan (NFMP).
The DENR and the LGUs concerned shall jointly implement the watershed management 
plan subject to regular consultations with and involvement of the community and other 
stakeholders in the implementation of the plan.
SEC. 22. Establishment and M anagement o f National Parks. - All areas proclaimed by 
the President of the Philippines and Congress to be under the MPAS, unless disestablished, 
including those Identified initial components of the MPAS as KBAs shall comprise the 
national parks classification of the public domain. The DENR and the LGUs concerned 
shall ensure that such areas are integrated in the CLUP and physical framework plans: 
Prurideil, however. That the preparation of management plans of protected areas/national 
parks shall be in accordance with the provisions of the MPAS Act and other laws 
establishing or declaring specific areas as protection areas.
SEC. 23. Establishment o f Restoration Zones. -  Restoration areas shall be designated in 
the management plan as such. Designation of restoration zones is compulsory in all forest 
management plans and for all LGUs.
ARTICLE 6. COASTAL ZONES
SEC. 24. Criteria for the Allocation and Utilization o f Lands Within the Coastal 
Zones. -  The allocation and utilization of lands within the coastal zones shall be subject to 
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Areas vegetated with mangrove species shall be protected, preserved and 
managed as mangrove forestland and shall not be converted to other uses; 
Areas that meet all accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth 
topography, supply for successful fishpond development, and are not 
identified as mangrove protected areas shall be utilized for aquaculture 
purposes as long as a 4:1 ratio for mangroves and fishponds is maintained to 
support ecological processes in mangrove ecosystems;
Areas subclassified as mangrove and still suitable for use as such, or due to 
environmental conditions, need to be preserved as mangroves but are devoid 
of mangrove stands, shall not be converted to other irses. The DENR shall 
ensure that these lands shall be reforested within a given period of time;
Areas accessible to the sea and identified for fisherfolk settlement and housing 
but are not part of or are not within any protected land use areas shall be 
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holders of stewardship lease contracts or titles to ancestral domains or any 
form of property right arrangements who participate in coastal resource 
management initiatives, subject to the usual census procedures of the Housing 
and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCQ: Provided, That the 
government shall issue marine tenurial rights to organizations concerned 
based on a criteria to be established by the NLUPQ
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Areas that are neither subclassified as mangrove, fisherfolk settlement nor 
fishpond may be devoted to recreational or tourism purposes: Ptwided, That 
such undertaking will not result in environmental degradation and 
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those under lease agreements or arrangements, shall undergo zoning and 
evaluation so their boundaries, actual sizes and corresponding uses can be 
determined while ensuring that mangrove protection or restoration zones are 
considered to keep the required 4:1 ratio between mangroves and fishponds.
SEC. 25. Coastal Land Zone Subclassification. - All public lands in the coastal zones 
shall be subclassified into any of the following: fishponds, mangroves, protection from tidal 
surge for preservation of biodiversity, habitats and sanctuaries for endangered wildlife, 
fisherfolk settlement, or recreational/tourism areas.
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applications and expired foreshore lease agreements shall be posted in three 
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Councils (FARMQ) fomied pursuant to Republic Act No. 8550 or the 
Fisheries Code.
SEC. 26. Zoning o f Coastal Areas. - LGUs, in coordination with the DFNR, the 
FARMCS, local fisherfolk organizations and other concerned stakeholders such as women 
and youth, shall prepare the Coastal Zoning Resource Management Plan (CZRMP) which 
shall be incorporated in the CL UP. Management zones defined in the CZRMP should be 
reflected in the CLUP and the subsequent zoning ordinance (ZO).
SEC. 27. Tourism and Recreation Zone. - The designation of areas for tourism and 
resons near to or over fishery areas or pons thereof shall be with the consent of the 
concerned LGUs and FARMQ, and subject to the policies and guidelines set forth in this 
Act.
SEC. 28. Protection o f Waterways, Easements and Flood Plains. -Stmctures of any 
kind shall not be built in waterways and easements. Pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 
1067 or the Water Code of the Philippines, the banks of rivers and streams and the shores of 
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along their margins, are subject to the easement of public use only in the interest of 
recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage.
The protection of flood plains shall adopt a river basin management approach, in order to 
come up with integrated flood mitigation interventions. Development within flood plains 
and other flood-prone areas must be controlled or, if allowed, must be so sited, constmcted 
and serviced that life of occupants are not put at risk and that dismptions during floods are 
minimized. Tlie identification and characterization of flood-prone areas and flood plains 
shall be an integral part of the Q.UP preparation. Through the QLUPs and ZOs, LGUs 
shall establish land use regulations to mitigate flood risks.
To promote the best interest and the coordinated protection of flood plains, the Department 
of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in coordination with the Department of Science 
and Technology (DOST) and the DENR, shall declare flood control areas, as necessary, and 
shall prohibit or control activities that could damage or cause deterioration of lakes and 
dikes, obstmct the flow of water, change the natural flow of rivers, increase flood losses or 
aggravate flood problems pursuant to the Water Code of the Philippines.
SEC. 29. Disposition o f Public Lunds for Fishponds. - Upon the effectivity of this Act, 
but subject to existing rights and the preceding section, no Fishpond Lease Agreement 
(FLA) shall be issued for tidal swamps, mangroves and oilier swamps, marshes, ponds, 
foreshore lands, and coastal areas within public lands, including those presently declared 
available for fishpond development. The Land Use Policy Council (LUPQ, in coordination 
with the DENR, the DA, the FARMQ and the LCUs, shall set aside a portion of available 
public lands for fish propagation, fish sanctuary, conservation, ecological purposes and 
fisherfolk settlement areas. Fishponds covered by existing FLAs, but are abandoned or are 
not operating efficiently and are found suitable for mangroves, shall be reforested with 
mangroves.
SEC. 30. Immcdiutc Restoration o f Converted Mangrove Areas. - The DENR, in 
coordination with the FARMQ and other concerned agencies, shall immediately take steps 
in the restoration of all abandoned, undeveloped and undemtilized fishponds to their 
original state as mangrove forests.
ARTICLE 7. MINERAL LANDS
SEC. 31. Policies on Mineral Lands. - Land use policies for mineral lands shall be geared 
towards the rational, ecologically sound, and sustainable use of mineral resources which shall 
promote economic growth for the local economy and uphold the human rights of IPs and 
local communities in the affected areas.
SEC. 32. Criteria for the Utilization and Allocation o f Land for M ining Purposes. - 
The allocation and utilization of lands for mining purposes shall be guided by the following;
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In case of small-scale mining, adequate and acceptable safeguards shall be 
instituted by the holders of mining rights or permits to prevent environmental 
degradation of the mining sites and adjacent areas;
Mineral reservations which have become nonoperational for more than ten 
(10) years, as detennined by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), shall 
be placed under appropriate surface management by the DENR; and 
Ancestral domains declared as protected by virtue of their ADSDPP as well as 
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SEC. 33. Reversion o f Mineral Lands. -  All mineral lands with exhausted mineral 
resources, as determined by the MGB, shall automatically revert to their original land 
classification, that is, as forestland or agricultural land. The concerned mining companies 
shall bear the full cost of rehabilitation of these areas.
ARTICLE 8. ENERGY RESOURCES
SEC. 34. Guidelines for die Utilization and Alloeation o f Lands for Energy Resource 
Exploration, Development, Production, Utilization, and Distribution Purposes. -  To 
ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and maximizing the power 
potential from indigenous energy resources in the most economical and environmentally- 
acceptable means are realized, the allocation and utilization of lands shall be guided by the 
following, consistent with existing regulations and laws on energy resources:
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Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the purpose of 
creating a National Energy Resource Inventory and Database as well as an 
Energy Resource Block Map shall be allowed subject to the implementation of 
complementary watershed and other land management plans;
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Indigenous eneiyy resource exploration, development production, utilization, 
and distribution shall be subject to the appropriate requirements and processes 
of the Philippine Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) system. Each project 
shall secure an Environmental Compliance Certificate (EGQ prior to project 
implementation to ensure that adequate and appropriate environmental 
management measures and optimum methods for resource access and recovery 
are lused;
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Protected areas defined in Section 6 shall be closed to any kind of en ei^ 
resource development;
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Energy reservations or portions thereof which have become or have been 
established to be non-economically viable to operate or are no longer used for 
energy purposes shall be reclassified to other land uses, subject to existing laws 
covering en er^ reservations; and
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Renewable energy shall be preferred over other energy resource.
SEC. 35. Reversion o f Energy Resource Lands. - All exhausted indigenous energy 
resource lands, as determined by the Department of Energy (DOE), which are not covered 
by proclamations shall automatically reven to the category of forestlands or agricultural 
lands open to disposition, whichever is appropriate, unless the DENR shall classify such 
areas for other purposes. Exhausted energy resource lands shall refer to specific energy 
resource sites whose energy reserves of the desired type/s are no longer in sufficient quantity 
or quality to justify additional expenditure for their extraction and utilization.
ARTICLE 9. SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 36. Municipalities, Cities, and Settlements Development. - The development of 
municipalities, cities, and senlements through the CLUP and implemented by the ZOs of 
cities and municipalities shall be guided by urban zoning standards designed to maximize 
existing urban spaces, taking into account studies of pertinent government agencies on 
climate change.
SEC. 37. Settlements Within Geo-hazard Areas and/or High Risk/D anger Zones. -  
Settlements within geo-hazard areas and/or high risk/danger zones shall not be allowed. In 
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SEC. 38. Designation o f Waste and Environment M anagement Site. - Each city or 
mumcipality shall Identify and designate an area to serve as waste and environment 
management, waste disposal, and facilities within one (1) year from the effectivity of this 
Act. The LGUs, in coordination with the DENR or any other competent authority, shall 
identify sanitary landfill in order to fast-track the conduct of the Environment Impact 
Assessment (EIA) study and to facilitate the processing of the ECC The site or area shall be 
identified in the city’s or municipality’s CLUP. For this purpose, cities and municipalities 
shall establish their solid waste management program, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003, 
otherwise known as the “Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000”. Likewise, as 
provided under Section 33 of the Local Government Code of 1991, 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 NLUPC for review and approval.
SEC. 39. Designation and Zoning o f Socialized Housing Sites. - Each city or 
municipality in urban, urbanizable and mral areas shall designate through the CLUP 
adequate lands for housing or residential purposes, including socialized housing and 
resettlement areas, for the immediate and future needs of the local population as well as the 
underprivileged and homeless in their territory, pursuant to existing laws and regulations. In 
order to ensure adequate availability of land for the housing needs of the local population, 
the CLUP may be revised at the minimum of ten (10) years, and reviewable not earlier than 
every five (5) years.
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’s or municipality's ZO, duly 
approved by the NLUPQ pursuant to existing laws and regulations. Preference shall be 
given to lands proximate to public transportation facilities which may include inter alia 
railways and public terminals.
The location of resettlement areas may either be on-site or off-site and may be within the 
city or municipality; Prvriilcd, That designated settlement and socialized housing areas shall 
consider the proximity and accessibility of the affected community to employment, 
economic activities and social services.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NLUPQ in coordination with 
concerned agencies, pursuant to HUDCC Resolution No. 521, series of 1992; Executive 
Order No. 124, series of 1993; and other pertinent guidelines on the matter, shall promulgate 
the necessary guidelines for the identification and designation of socialized housing sites. All 
cities and municipalities in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify and designate their 
socialized housing sites within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act and must submit 
the list of these sites and their respective areas to the HUDGC These sites shall be used 
exclusively for socialized housing as defined in the UDHA,
SEC. 40. Zoning o f Identified Sites for Socialized Housing. - The identified sites for 
socialized housing shall be located In residential zones identified by the city’s or 
municipality’s CLUP and ZO duly approved by the NLUPC However, for cities and 
municipalities where the identified sites are not within the said residential zones, the location
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housing zones as defined herein.
The current ZO of LGUs shall be reviewed and revised such that the socialized housing 
component shall be Integrated thereto.
SEC. 41. Valuation o f Lands for Socialized Housing. — Equitable land valuation 
guidelines for socialized housing shall be set by the Department of Finance (DOF) on the 
basis of the market value reflected in the zonal valuation or, in its absence, on the latest real 
property tax declaration. For sites already occupied by qualified beneficiaries under the 
UDHA, and sites identified as socialized housing zones as defined in this Act, the DOF shall 
factor into the valuation, the blighted status of the land as certified by the LGU or the 
National Housing Authority (NHA).
SEC. 42. Guidelines for Identification o f Settlement Sites. -  In identifying settlement
are.ts, prospective sites should be:
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Along established urban growth directions;
With provisions for or can be provided with basic services and utilities;
Within the 0-8% slope range; and
Accessible from existing built-up areas and other employment centers through 
existing or proposed roads and other transportation facilities.
SEC. 43. Urban Forest or Green Space. - Each city or highly-urbanizing municipality 
shall identify, designate, and allocate lands owned by the city or municipality as urban forest 
or green space, based on the guidelines and standards to be issued by the DENR and 
approved by the NLUPC
SEC. 44. Protection o f Ecological Harmony. -  To ensure the ecological harmony of 
towns, cities and settlements, certain projects that can alter the present use of a zoned area 
shall not be issued a building permit, business permit, and/or development permit. The 
identification of these projects shall be done in coordination with the LGU concerned. All 
LGUs shall be required to designate restoration areas in their forestland use plans.
ARTICLE 10. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS/SITES
SEC. 45. Criteria for Designating Industrial Development Areas. - The identification 
and establishment of industrial development areas shall conform to the provisions of the 
SEZA, the Gomprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL), the IPRA, the UDHA the 
Fisheries Code and the AFMA taking into consideration the following:
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Identified network of areas for agricultural development and protected 
agricultural areas pursuant to the AFMA
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industrial development;
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areas and shall become an integral part of the land use plan and ZO of the city or 
municipality where these areas are located. The laws on CARP Extension with Reforms 
(CARPER), the IPRA, the UDHA, the Fisheries Code, the AFMA and the Local 
Government Code shall apply to all special economic zones and freeports.
ARTICLE 11. TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREAS
SEC. 46. Designating Tourism Development Arens. - The identification, selection, and 
development of tourism development areas, and Tourism Enterprise Zones (TEZs) shall be 
done in consultation and coordination with the concerned LGUs, TIEZA, DOT, and other 
concerned national government agencies, the private sector and the affected communities, 
subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9593 or the Tourism Act of 2009. Tourism 
development areas shall likewise include those covered by legislative and executive issuances 
such as 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 as well as those identified in the national, regional, and area-specific tourism 
master plans and other sector plans, such as ecotourism and agri-tourism sites: Prorulcd, That 
such sites designated for tourism development are outside of areas identified for protection 
land use. As much as practicable, community-based tourism shall be the principal mode of 
tourist spot operation. The laws on CARPER, IPRA, UDHA, the Fisheries Code, AFMA, 
the Local Government Code and National Ecotourism Strategy shall likewise apply to all 
tourist zones and tourist development areas.
Designated areas for tourism development shall become part of the CLUPs and ZOs of the 
cities or municipalities where these are located.
SEC. 47. Identificiition and Presen ation o f Cultural Heritage. -  In accordance with 
Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, the National 
Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the National Museum (NM), and the 
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in coordination with other 
concerned agencies, local communities, and the private sector, shall identify and declare 
areas and stmetures which shall be protected and preserved as part of Philippine cultural 
heritage.
The NHCP and the NM, in consultation with the NCCA and the Housing and Land Use 
Regulatory Board (HLURB), shall designate heritage zones to protect the historical and 
cultural integrity of a geographical area that is significant to national history.
The LGUs, in consultation with the NHCP, the NM, and the NCCA, shall designate 
heritage 2x>nes to protect the historical and cultural integrity of geographical areas and 
cultural spaces of intangible cultural propenies, which are significant to a city or municipality 
and the community.
ARTICLE 12. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 48. Allocation and Use o f Land for Infrastructure Development. - Land, whether 
public or private, shall be allocated and utilized for priority infrastructure projects that are 
supportive of national or local development objectives. The National Economic and
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Development Authority (NEDA), in consultation with the concerned national government 
agencies, LGUs, and the private sector, shall identify and periodically review, update and/or 
revise the list of priority infrastructure projects under an overall national strategic 
infrastmcture development plan subject to the provisions of this Act, AFMA and IPRA* 
Provided, That such national strategic infrastructure development plan shall be consistent and 
integrated in the objectives and directions of the NPFP.
In determining and evaluating the list of priority infrastmcture projects, consideration shall 
be given to those that:
Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the national and regional 
economy with priority to improving production-market integration, inter- 
modal transport, conveyance and logistics linkages, mral infrastmcture and the 
development of the agriculture and fisheries sectors;
Upgrade existing facilities to international public safety standards;
Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and 
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that shall serve as alternatives to existing infrastmcture found in natural hazard- 
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compatible with existing environmental conditions and the physical, whether natural or 
human-made, and cultural character of the area. Mandatory public consultations pursuant to 
existing laws and regulations shall be held prior to the conduct of all infrastmcture projects 
that will necessarily involve dislocation or displacement of people in the area:
Provided, further. That the proponent of the infrastmcture project shall follow the rules on just 
and humane eviction or demolition under Section 28 of the UDHA as a last resort, 
notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act No. 8975, prohibiting lower courts from 
issuing temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, or preliminary mandatory 
injunctions, and that the proponent shall follow provisions of the IPRA, particularly those 
pertaining to the rights of ICQ /IPs in case of displacement:
Provided, finally. That national government infrastmcture projects shall provide budgetary 
allocations for the adequate relocation of displaced communities.
SEC. 49. Infrastructure Projects Within Geo-hazard Areas. - Constmction of priority 
infrastmcture projects within hazard-prone areas shall be allowed: Provided, That mitigating 
and/or preventive measures are adopted and implemented to address the potential adverse 
economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts that will emanate from these 
infrastmcture projects, subject to the findings and recommendations of a feasibility 
study/EIA in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 1586 (EIS System) and Republic Act 
No. 4846 or the Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act.
Existing projects that were undertaken without the required EIA and which pose a threat to 
the environment, or to the integrity of historic, archaeological, or scientifically significant 
areas, or impinge on critical ecosystems, may be terminated immediately, or gradually 
phased-out and relocated, or maintained up to their life span, subject, however, to mitigating 
measures: Provided, That the rules on mandatory public hearings/consultations and just and 
humane eviction or demolition shall also be observed prior to the termination, gradual 
phase-out, or relocation of projects that will necessarily involve dislocation or displacement 
of people in the area.
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PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK AND LAND USE PLAN
SEC. 50. Niitionnl Land Use Planning Process. - The physical framework and land use 
planning process shall be participatory, following a combined bottom-up and top-down 
approach, with mandatory public hearings/consultations conducted at all levels, and shall 
consider available and updated multidisciplinary scientific information of land uses.
A set of national policy guidelines and standards for physical planning shall be formulated by 
the NLUPC These shall guide the preparation and formulation of the national, regional and 
provincial physical framework plans.
These standards shall give due consideration to conflicting uses and areas being used, 
declared or designated for agrarian reform, protected areas, coastal resource management 
and/or ancestral domains.
The NPFP shall define the national strategy and objectives of the country’s urban, rural and 
regional development. It shall guide the rational distribution of population, access to 
economic opponunitles and social services, sustainable utilization of resources, and 
maintenance of environmental Integrity.
Furthermore, it shall consider the existing regional physical framework plans (RPFPs) and 
PPFPs.
The RPFPs, the PPFPs and the CLUPs, which cover the physical development of their 
respective territories, shall be consistent with the NPFP: Provided, That the integration and 
harmonization of physical framework plans at all levels shall be iterative to ensure that the 
concerns of both top and bottom levels of government are considered in the NPFPs, 
RPFPs, PPFPs and CLUPs.
The physical framework and land use plans prepared at all levels shall be consistent with 
each other, specifically on the linkages of the major land use categories to ensure their 
complementation in the utilization, development and management of resources.
The period of coverage of the national, regional and provincial framework plans shall be 
thirty (30) years with regular review and updating every ten (10) years.
SEC. 51. National Physical Framework Plan. - The NPFP shall guide the planning and 
management of the country’s land and other physical resources at the national and 
subnational levels, and indicate broad spatial directions and policy guidelines on protection 
land use, production land use, settlement development and infrastructure development. The 
NPFP shall be the basis for adopting the land use and physical planning-related guidelines, 
including zoning and other land use control standards that will guide the formulation of 
city/municipal ZOs.
The NLUPQ in consultation with concerned sectors and communities, shall update the 
NPFP after such period that objectives and goals set by the NPFP have been substantially 
achieved. It shall also formulate and issue the appropriate planning guidelines and standards 
through which all physical planning, land use and management of resources shall be 
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The resulting land use plan/physical framework shall be the basis for the identification, 
formulation and development of national and local development plans, programs, projects 
and activities of the government at all levels.
SEC. 52. Regional Physical Framework Plan. - The RPFP shall provide broad spatial 
directions and policy guidelines on protection land use, production land use, settlement 
development, and infrastructure development at the regional level and guide the formulation 
of the PPFPs. The RPFP shall consider the existing PPFPs and the Cl .I IPs of LGUs within 
the territorial jurisdiction of the region.
The Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPQ, created under Section 59 of this Act, shall 
formulate and periodically update the RPFP based on the guidelines issued by the NLUPQ 
in a manner consistent with and following the objectives of the NPFP. Likewise, the 
Medium-Term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP) and the Medium-Term Regional 
Development Investment Program (MTRDIP) shall be guided by and made consistent with 
the objectives identified in the RPFP.
SEC. 53. Provincial Physical Framework Plan. -  The PPFP shall determine the physical 
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RPFP. It shall reflect the indicative land use management and physical development 
direction of the province.
Further, the PPFP shall serve as basis for other sectoral and development plans related to 
land, natural resources, and infrastmeture facilities, including the development plan of the 
province; reconciliation and rationalization of land use proposals among component cities 
and municipalities and with the higher level framework plan; guiding development agencies 
and private developers, particularly those that undertake large-scale projects; and providing a 
basis for resolving conflicts arising from the implementation of land use plans and 
development projects Involving two (2) or more municipalities.
The PPFP shall serve as the basis for the preparation of the Provincial Development Plan 
(PDP) and Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP). The PPFP, PDP, PDIP 
and/or Provincial Physical Framework and Development Plan (PPFDP) shall serve as the 
basis for the fomiulation of sectoral action plans of national government agencies in the 
province and all LGUs within its jurisdiction. The province may opt to prepare their PDP 
alongside the preparation of the PPFP and consolidate them into a PPFDP: Proruled That 
PPFDP shall remain consistent with the PPFP: Pmrided, further. That any review or changes 
in the PPFP shall coincide with the overall review process of the NPFP.
The Provincial Land Use Planning and Management Board (PLUPMB), created under this 
Act, shall ensure that the PPFP is consistent with the national and regional planning 
framework and guidelines issued by the NLUPC/RLUPC The PPFP shall be presented to 
the Provincial Development Council (PDQ for endorsement to the sangguniang 
panlalawigan, who shall formally adopt and approve the PPFP. The approved PPFP shall be 
submitted to the RLUPC for consolidation and integration into the RPFP.
Under the general supervision of the PLUPMB, the Provincial Planning and Development 
Office/Coordinator (PPDO/PPDQ shall provide technical, secretariat and administrative 
support in the preparation, consultation, integration and formulation process of the PPFP.
SEC. 54. City and Municipal Land Use Plans. - All barangays shall provide their 
sectoral, temporal and spatial data for the CLUP which shall serve as the foundation for the 
formulation of the city/municipal CLUPs. The data shall be provided by the sangguniang
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of land and other physical and natural resources, both private and public, within their 
territorial jurisdiction including areas co-managed with the national government and, as 
appropriate, management plans for ancestral domains, critical watersheds, river basins, and 
protected areas.
The CLUP shall delineate actual boundaries on the ground within the territorial jurisdiction, 
embody the desired land use patterns of the barangay, city or municipality, translate and 
integrate sectoral plans, and provide appropriate policies for each of the four (4) land use 
planning categories. The spatial directions prescribed in the CLUP shall serve as the basis for 
the preparation and formulation of the Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) and the 
Local Development Investment Programs (LDIP) of the LGUs.
Consistent with the national standards and guidelines prescribed in Section 50, the cities and 
mumcipalities shall, in consultation with the concerned sectors, prepare their respective 
CLUPs. The Qty/Municipal Land Use Planning and Management Board (C/MLUPB), 
created under this Act, shall be responsible for the preparation and formulation of the CLUP 
and ensure its consistency wltli national and regional physical planning guidelines and 
standards. Under the general supervision of the respective C/MLUPB, the Qty/Munlclpal 
Planning and Development Office/Coordinator (G/MPDO/PDQ shall provide technical, 
secretariat and administrative support in the preparation, consultation, integration and 
formulation process of the respective CLUPs of each city or municipality.
The CLUPs shall be submitted by the city/municipal local development councils (LDQ for 
adoption and approval of the sangguniang bayan. The approved CLUPs shall be submitted 
to the province for integration into the PPFP.
CHAPTER V
IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM
SEC. 55. Creation o f the NLUPC. - The National Land Use Committee (NLUQ under 
the NEDA Board (NB) is hereby abolished and, in its stead, the NLUPC shall be created. 
It shall exercise the powers and responsibilities identified under this Act and assume the 
functions of the NEDA Board-National Land Use Committee (NB-NLUQ. It shall further 
exercise the powers and functions pertaining to land use planning vested by law to the 
HLURB, except the following:
a. Formulate land use planning guidelines in the preparation of the CLUPs and ZOs of 
LGUs to ensure compliance with the national policies, objectives, priorities and 
directions set by the NLUPQ
b. Provide technical and other forms of planning assistance to, including capacity 
building for, LGUs and zoning boards; and
c. Act as the appellate body on decisions of local zoning bodies on locational clearance 
applications and/or oppositions thereto and other zoning issues involving private 
rights.
The NLUPC shall act as the highest policy-making body on land use and shall 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 
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SEC. 56. Composition o f the NLUPC. - The NLUPC shall be headed by the Secretary of 
the NEDA as Chairperson. It shall choose a Vice Chairperson from among the members of 
the Council, who shall assume the functions of the Qiairperson in case of absence. The 
NLUPC shall meet at least once every quarter.
The members of the Council shall be the following:
a. The Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR);
b. The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA);
c. The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
d. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);
e. The Qiairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NQP);
f. The Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council 
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g. The Chief Executive Officer of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board 
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h. The Administrator of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority 
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i. President of the League of Qties of the Philippines (LCP);
j. President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP);
k. Two (2) representatives 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 respective National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPQ sectoral 
councils. Of the eight (8) sectoral representatives, at least four (4) shall be women: 
Provided, That one of whom shall be from the Moro sector,
L Four (4) representatives from the developers’ associations; the accredited associations 
of professionals dealing with land use such as, but not limited to, urban and regional 
planners, environmental planners, architects, geologists and geodetic engineers; the 
business or private sectors; and
m. The Head of the NLUPC Secretariat shall be a nonvoting ex offuio member.
Cabinet Secretaries who are members of the Council may designate their duly authorized and 
permanent representatives whose ranks shall in no case be lower than Undersecretary.
SEC. 57. Powers and Functions o f the NLUPC. - The NLUPC shall have the following 
powers and functions:
a. Guide the determination and identification of the country’s strategic land use 
development and physical planning objectives, priorities and direction, as well as 
recommend the adoption, passage, or amendment of laws to ensure that plans, 
programs, projects, and activities, including local government initiatives affecting land 
use are consistent with national development objectives;
b. Formulate the necessary national policy guidelines in the preparation of the country's 
physical framework plans, including the setting of limits/target key land uses needed 
for protection, production, settlements and infrastructure for present and future 
needs;
c. Ensure that policies, guidelines and standards on land use and physical planning, 
including zoning, shall be followed by the RLUPQ local land use boards and 
concerned national agencies, and that the RPFP, PPFP and CLUPs shall be 
consistent with the NPFP;
d. Ensure the consistency of other national development and sectoral plans and 
programs, including the medium-term Philippine Development Plan and Public 
Investment Program (PIP), with the NPFP;
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with a rational, cohesive, and comprehensive national land use framework and, if 
warranted, recommend to Congress the adoption, passage or amendment of laws to 
ensure that sectoral plans, projects and activities, including local government 
initiatives affecting land use are consistent with national development objectives;
f. Resolve policy conflicts on land uses between or among agencies, branches, or levels 
of government and unresolved land use policy conflicts at the regional level;
g. Issue locational clearance for projects of national significance;
h. Call on any depanment, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of the government 
and or private entities and organization for cooperation, support, and assistance in 
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j. Advise the President of the Philippines and the NEDA Board on all matters 
concerning land use and physical planning;
k. Adopt mles of procedures for the orderly and expeditious conduct of meetings and 
other business of the Council; and
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necessarily implied, inherent, incident, or related to the foregoing.
SEC. 58. The NLUPC Secretariat. - The existing unit of the NEDA in charge of Land 
Use and Physical Planning Division shall act as the NLUPC Secretariat which shall perform 
functions such as, but not limited to, 
managing information, gathering of data, coordinate 
the monitoring of government agencies and LGUs, ensuring multi-stakeholder participation 
towards formation of local land use policy boards, sharing of database and mapping systems, 
and reinforcing relevant assessment tools and capability-building programs.
CHAPTER VI
REGIONAL AND LOCAL LAND USE POLICY BODIES
SEC. 59. The Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPC). - At the regional level, the 
Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) is hereby abolished and, in its stead, the RLUPC 
shall be created. The RLUPC shall be institutionalized, replicating the NLUPC structure and 
composition. It shall be chaired by the NEDA Regional Director and shall exercise the 
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planning guidelines issued by the NLUPC in the preparation and fomiulation of the 
respective provincial physical planning and comprehensive land use plans of LGUs 
within its jurisdiction;
Prepare and periodically update the RPFP, taking into consideration national polices 
and lower level plans;
Review, prior to adoption by the respective sanggunians, the PPFPs and CLUPs of 
highly-urbanized and independent component cities to ensure consistency with the 
RPFP and national policies set forth by the NLUPQ
Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, and allocation 
that may arise between or among regional line agencies, provinces and 
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Monitor changes in land use and other physical resources in the region;
Coordinate and monitor the land use activities of regional line agencies and LGUs; 
Evaluate consistency of major programs and projects of regional agencies and entities 
with the RPFP and their impact on land use and the environment; and 
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In forestland use management, where the watershed area/continuum covers several 
municipalities across different provinces, an inter-LGU task force composed of 
representatives from the RLUPC and the concerned municipal local government units where 
the watershed area is located shall be formed. With the assistance of the DENR and upon 
mandatory consultations with the concerned sectors, the inter-LGU task force shall 
formulate the watershed management plan for the said watershed area.
SEC. 60. 7'he Provincial Land Use Planning and M anagement Board (PLUPMB). - 
The Provincial Land Use Committee (PLUQ is hereby abolished. Tlie PLUPMB is created 
in all provinces under this Act to oversee the preparation, integration, adoption and approval 
of the PPFP and shall ensure its consistency with approved national and regional planning 
guidelines. The PLUPMB shall also be directly responsible for the effective management and 
implementation of the approved PPFP and ensure that any existing and future development 
initiatives, programs and projects introduced within its jurisdiction are consistent with and 
supportive of the land use resource management and physical planning objectives, directions 
and character identified in the approved PPFP.
SEC. 61. Powers and Responsibilities of the PLUPMB. -  The following are the powers 
and responsibilities of the PLUPMB:
a. Formulate necessary provincial planning guidelines and/or implementing policies for 
the preparation and formulation of the respective CLUPs within its jurisdiction 
consistent with approved national and regional planning policies and guidelines;
b. Submit to the PDC the draft CLUP for its transmission to the sangguniang 
panlalawigan and for the PDC to use it as reference for consistency and 
complementation with other development plans;
c. Review, monitor and assess the implementation and operationalization of the 
approved CLUP and its consistency with physical planning and land use management 
objectives and goals identified in the CLUP;
d. After an appropriate period of time or upon instruction and advice by the NLUPQ 
conduct and initiate a progress review of the PPFP and the achievement of its stated 
objectives and goals, and update the PPFP;
e. Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, and allocation 
that may arise between or among cities/municipalities and facilitate the resolution of 
any unresolved land use conflict, including political boundary conflicts, at the 
city/ municipality level;
f. Advise the sangguniang panlalawigan on all matters pertaining to land use and 
physical planning;
g. Promote cooperation and sharing of resources between and among component 
LGUs of the province or with neighboring LGUs to address common land use and 
development issues including those related to geo-physical hazards, watershed and 
river basin management, coastal and marine waters, climate change impact and 
disaster risks; and
h. Assist the sangguniang panlalawigan in reviewing the submitted CLUPs of 
component cities/municipalities to ensure consistency with the PPFP.
In cases where the watershed areas transcend the boundaries of a particular municipality, an 
inter-LGU task force composed of representatives from the PLUPMB of the municipal local 
government units where the watershed area is located shall be formed.
SEC. 62. Composition o f the PLUPMB. - The PLUPMB shall be composed of the 
following fifteen (15) members to be selected based on the rules to be fomuilated by the 
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but not limited to, urban and regional planners, environmental planners, architects, 
geologists, geodetic engineers; and chamber of commerce, who shall be appointed 
from among the accredited organizations within their respective development 
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accredited organizations within their respective development councils: Pmrided, finally, 
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three (3) years, subject, however, to the elected office held, government employment and/or 
official designation of the LGU, national agency and/or local business/private sector 
association or basic sector group representation in the board. The NLUPQ within ninety 
(90) days from its establishment, shall formulate the rules for the selection of the 
Chairperson and the members in the PLUPMB. The PPDO/PPDC shall provide technical 
secretariat and administrative support and resources for the effective operation of the 
PLUPMB.
Aside from the PPDO, the PLUPMB may call up>on other local and national government 
offices and agencies such as the local Engineer, Assessor, and local field representatives of 
the DA, DPWH, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTQ, DOT, 
DENR, DAR, the Department of Education (DepED), N Q P and other concerned national 
agencies to assist the PLUPMB in the performance of its roles and mandates.
Appropriations for the regular operation and activities of the PLUPMB shall be included in 
the annual budget proposal of the PPDO: P/vrlded. That other funds and resources, including 
grants, applicable service fees and chaises collected, contributions, donations, and other 
funds to support its operations and activities may be accepted and received by the PLUPMB, 
subject to existing auditing and reporting procedures.
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cities, including highly-urbanized and component cities, to oversee the preparation, 
integration, adoption and approval of their respective Q^UPs. It shall issue a Certificate of 
Compliance prior to the submission of the CLUP to the sanggunian to ensure the 
consistency of such plans with approved national, regional and provincial planning 
guidelines. The C/MLUPMB shall also be directly responsible for the effective management 
and implementation of the approved CLUP and for ensuring that existing and future local 
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physical planning objectives, directions and character identified by the approved QLUP.
SEC. 64. Powers and Responsibilities o f the C/MLUPMB. - The C/MLUPMB shall 
exercise the following powers and functions:
a. Ensure the inclusion of the input of the barangays within the jurisdiction of the 
respective city/municipality on sectoral, temporal and spatial dimensions of the plan 
and its consistency with approved national, regional and provincial planning 
guidelines;
b. Review, monitor and assess the implementation and operationalization of the 
approved CL UP and its consistency with physical planning and land use management 
objectives and goals identified in the CLUP;
c. Issue a Certificate of Compliance to the sanggunian as proof that the CLUP is 
compliant with national land use polices, guidelines and standards;
d. Submit to the LDC the draft CLUP for its transmission to the sanggunian and for the 
LDC to use it as basis for consistency and complementation with other development 
plans;
e. Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, and allocation 
that may arise between or among barangays and facilitate the resolution of any 
unresolved land use conflict, including boundary conflicts, involving barangays;
f. Based on the CLUP, review and endorse for approval/disapproval applications for 
locational clearances, building and zoning permits and/or other planning-related 
requirement for any project, both private and public, that is submitted to the LGU 
for issuance;
g. Advise the sangguniang bayan on all matters pertaining to land use and physical 
planning; and
h. Promote cooperation and sharing of resources between and among its barangays and 
neighboring LGUs to address common land use and development issues, including 
those related to geo-physical hazards, watershed and river basins, coastal and marine 
waters, climate change impact and disaster risks.
SEC. 65. Composition o f the C/MLUPMB. - The C/MLUMPPB shall be composed of 
the following thirteen (13) members and shall be headed by a Chairperson:
a. Qty/Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (C/MPDQ;
b. Chairperson, Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Environment and Natural 
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c. President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABQ;
d. Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO);
e. LGU Environment and Natural Resources Officer (Qry/Municipal ENRO);
f. Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO);
g. Three (3) representatives from the local business/private sector, the developers’ 
associations; the accredited associations of professionals dealing with land use such 
as, but not limited to, urban and regional planners, environmental planners, 
architects, geologists and geodetic engineers; and association/chamber of commerce, 
who shall be appointed from among the accredited organizations within their 
respective development councils;
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and indigenous peoples): 
Pmiidcd. Tliat at least two (2) representatives shall be
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accredited organizations within their respective development councils: Pmrided, finally, 
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and/or official designation in the LGU, national agency and/or local business/private sector 
association or basic sector group representation in the board. The NLUPQ within ninety 
(90) days from its establishment, shall formulate the rules for the selection of the 
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Development Office/Coordinator (C/M PDO/Q shall provide technical secretariat and 
administrative suppon and resources for the effective operation of the C/MLUPMB.
Aside from the C/M PD O /Q  the C/MLUPMB may call upon other local and national 
government offices and agencies, such as the local Engineer, Assessor, and local field 
representatives of the DA, DPWH, DOTQ DOT, DENR, DAR, DepED and other 
concerned national agencies, to assist the C/MLUPMB in the performance of its roles and 
mandates.
Annual appropriations for the operation and activities of the C/MLUPMB shall be included 
in the annual budget proposal of the C/M PDO/G P/vruled. That other funds and resources, 
including grants, applicable service fees and charges collected, contributions, donations, and 
other funds to support its operations and activities may be accepted and received by the 
PLUPMB, subject to existing auditing and reporting procedures.
LGUs shall create and/or activate their respective C/MLUPMB, upon guidelines issued by 
the NLUPC for such purposes, not later than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act.
CHAPTER VII
ADOPTION, APPROVAL AND REVIEW OF LOCAL LAND USE 
AND PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLANS
SEC. 66. Approval and Review o f the PPFP and the CLUPs. -  The PPFP and the 
CLUPs of the respective city/municipal LGUs, including highly urbanized cities and 
independent component cities, shall be submitted by the local land use boards to the LDQ 
for transmission to the local sanggunian for approval.
SEC. 67. Approval o f the RPFP and the NPFP. - The RPFP and the NPFP shall be 
submitted for review and approval of the RLUPC and the NLUPQ respectively, upon the 
conduct of appropriate stakeholder and agency consultations: Prurided, That such processes 
and guidelines shall be prepared and issued by the NLUPC within six (6) months from 
effectivity of this Act.
CHAPTER VIII
MAPPING AND DATA MANAGEMENT FOR 
LAND USE PLANNING
SEC. 68. National M apping and Spatial Data Infrastructure Program (NMSDIP). - A 
national mapping program shall be implemented, coordinated and monitored through the 
creation of the Inter-Agency Technical Committee (ITQ composed of the NAMRIA as the 
lead agency, the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), the Forest Management 
Bureau (FMB), the LMB, the Land Registration Authority (LRA), the Protected Areas and 
Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the MGB, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology 
(PHIVOLCS), the DAR, the DA, the NQP, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), 
the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management 
Council (NDRRMQ, the NEDA, and other concerned government agencies. The ITC shall
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be constituted, and the mapping and spatial data infrastructure program shall be initiated 
within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act. The program shall be responsible for 
the production of base and decision maps and associated spatial databases for all planning 
levels based on the guidelines of the NLUPC
Under the program, all government stakeholders concerned in the production of maps of 
various themes shall collaboratively fomiulate the government’s spatial data infrastructure 
master plan and respective government agency/stakeholders’ spatial data infrastructure plans 
which shall be the basis for subsequent funding and eventual project Implementation and/or 
operation.
All pertinent and updated thematic maps/data from supponing agencies of the program 
shall be submitted to the NAMRIA for compilation and integration into a national geospatial 
database established under the program.
The NAMRIA shall finish its base mapping program within two (2) years upon the 
effectivity of this Act and provide updates thereof to support the implementation of the 
spatial data infrasiniciure program.
The spatial and non-spatial data generated by these activities shall be transmitted to the LGU 
as soon as practicable. Existing land information data available to the national government 
agencies as of the effectivity of this Act shall be immediately transmitted to the LGUs.
For purposes of uniformity and standardization, the LGUs, assisted by the appropriate 
agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their respective maps using 
scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed in accordance with this Act. The 
completed maps shall be integrated in the NPFP, pursuant to Section 51 of this Act.
SEC. 69. Maps for Planning. - Within one (1) year after the NLUPC’s approval of the 
Guidelines and Standards for planning at all levels, available NAMRIA maps and all maps 
made available to the NAMRIA by supporting agencies shall be submitted to the NLUPG 
for national, provincial, cities and municipalities planning. The NLUPC shall forward these 
maps to the respective PLUPMBs and C/MLUPMBs after it has reviewed and approved 
them.
Pertinent maps to be produced through the NMSDIP shall include, among others:
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Topographic maps;
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In cases of ancestral domains, self-delineation by ICQ /IPs of their ancestral lands shall be 
employed to determine boundaries as provided for under the IPRA.
SEC. 72. Ground Delineation o f Land Use. - For effective planning to take place at the 
local level and for the easy enforcement of the ZO of each city/municipality, land uses must 
be Identifiable both on the map and on the ground. A joint committee comprised of the 
LGU, as represented by its M/CLUPMB, and of the national government agency concerned, 
to be assisted by the C/MPDQ shall identify and delineate on the ground the land uses 
within their jurisdiction. The following shall be given priority
a. Forestlands:
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b. Ancestral domains;
c. NIP AS areas:
1. Strict protection zone; and
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f. Socialized housing sites and settlement expansion areas;
g. Extents of environmentally-constrained areas;
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Critical marine resources should also be delineated both on the map and in the waters. 
Perimeters of critical offshore areas, such as coral reefs, shall be marked in accordance with 
the coastal resource management plans concerned.
All maps shall be updated as new important information and data become available or as 
determined by urgent need. Updating of maps shall be undertaken not more often than 
every ten (10) years.
SEC. 73. National Geo-hazard Mapping Program. - Within thirty (30) days from the 
effectiviry of this Act, a nationwide geo-hazard mapping program shall be initiated jointly 
through the NLUPC by the PHIVOLCS, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and 
Astronomical Services Administration (PAG AS A), the NAMRIA, the MGB, and the DOE, 
in coordination with the NDRRMQ the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management 
Councils, and other concerned government agencies. The program shall include the 
generation of indicative geo-hazard zoning maps that will outline areas in the Philippines 
which are prone to liquefaction, landslides, flooding, lahar, ground rupturing, tsunami., river 
erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole collapse, earthquake, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, base 
surge, and other natural hazards.
For purposes of uniformity and standardization and in order to develop a safe-built 
environment, the LGUs shall subsequently incoiporate and integrate the generated geo­
hazard zoning maps into their respective CLUPs and ZOs. Said geo-hazard maps shall serve 
as guide for all the LGUs In the preparation of their own hazards-constrained development 
plans. The NPFP shall incorporate these geo-ha2ard maps.
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and the development of tourist spots requiring an ECQ shall submit an Engineering 
Geological and Geo-hazard Assessment Report (EGGAR).
SEC. 74. Scope and Nature o f Responsibilities of Other National Government 
Agencies. - All concerned national government agencies/bodies shall periodically report to 
the NLUPC on the various activities and accomplishments on land use. Likewise, they shall 
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SEC. 75. Submission o f Annual Report on the Implementation o f CLUPs and ZOs. - 
The local land use boards shall submit their annual report on the implementation of their 
land use plans to their respective sanggunian which shall submit the same to the RLUPCs 
for consolidation. The RLUPC shall thereafter transmit the consolidated reports to the 
NLUPC for monitoring and evaluation.
CHAPTER IX
TRAINING, EDUCATION AND VALUES FORMATION
SEC. 76. Values Formation. - In order to develop a well-informed, responsible and 
committed citizenry who value the protecuon, conservation and development of the 
country’s limited land, and other physical resources, the State shall mandate the inclusion of 
sustainable land use education or any subject related thereto in the curricula of primary, 
secondary and teniary education.
SEC. 77. Inform ation/Education Campaign and Capacity Building. - The NLUPC 
shall undertake a nationwide information/education campaign on land use and physical 
planning to be implemented by local and national government agencies. The DILG and 
concerned agencies shall formulate and implement a land use management capability 
building program for national and local government officials, community leaders, 
representatives of NGOs, POs, the religious sector, and the general public.
CHAPTER X
INCENTIVES, SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
ARTICLE 1. INCENTIVES AND AWARDS
SEC. 78. Formulation o f a System o f Incentives and Awards. - The NLUPC shall come 
up with a system of incentives and awards to LGUs that regularly update their CLUPs/ZOs 
once every eight (8) years.
SEC. 79. Priority in Giving Technical Assistance to LGUs. - In providing technical 
assistance and other forms of support related to land use management and implementadon 
of development plans, national government agencies shall give priority to cities and 
municipalities with approved CLUPs and ZOs.
ARTICLE 2. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
SEC. 80. Fine for Failure to Commence or Complete the Development o f Agricultural 
Lands with Approved Conversion Order. 
- For agricultural lands with approved 
conversion orders, the provisions of Republic Act No. 6657 (CARL), as amended by 
Republic Act No. 9700, shall apply. A landowner and/or the designated developer or duly 
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defined in the conversion order shall be jointly and severally penalized. The following fines 
based on the zonal value or the fair market value, whichever is higher of the land at the time 
the fine shall be imposed:
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In such case, the order of conversion shall be revoked by operation of law. The 
land shall revert to its origmal use as agricultural land and may be covered by the 
DAR through compulsory acquisition for distribution to qualified beneficiaries.
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Failure to complete sixty percent (60%) of the approved conversion plan within a 
specified time frame shall result to the automatic revocation by the DAR of the 
conversion plan on the undeveloped portion. The land shall be reverted to its 
original use as agricultural land and may be covered under the CARP for land 
distribution.
SEC. 81. Persons Abetting Illegal Conversion. 
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inducing, or abetting illegal conversion with intent shall be punished with imprisonment or a 
fine in accordance with Act No. 3815 or Republic Act No. 3019, or both, at the discretion of 
the court.
If the offender is a public official or employee, whether elected or appointed, the penalty 
shall also include dismissal from service, forfeiture of all benefits and entitlements accruing 
to the public position, and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any elective or 
appointive public office.
If the offender is a juridical person, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the 
president, chief executive officer, manager, chairperson and all the members of the board, 
and other responsible officers thereof. The imposable fine shall be equivalent to the zonal 
value of the land or forty percent (40%) of the shareholders equity, whichever is higher. 
Furthermore, the land shall be forfeited in favor of the State and sold through public 
auction. The proceeds of the sale shall automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund.
SEC. 82. Penalty for Reclassification of Protected Agricultural Lands and Exceeding 
the Limit o f Areas Allowed for Reclassification. - Any person initiating, causing, 
inducing, or abetting the reclassification to nonagricultural uses of protected agricultural 
areas as defined in Section 13 hereof shall be penalized with imprisonment of twelve (12) 
years or a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at the 
discretion of the court.
If the offender is a public official or employee, whether elected or appointed, the penalty 
shall also include dismissal from service, forfeiture of all benefits and entitlements accruing 
to the public position, and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any elective or 
appointive public office.
If the offender is a juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed on the president, chief 
executive officer, manager, chairperson and all the members of the board, and other 
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The same penalty shall be applicable to persons who will be responsible for exceeding the 
limits set forth under Section 20 of the Local Government Code pertaining to 
reclassification of lands.
SEC. 83. Payment o f Disturbance Compensation. - Following the order of priority 
stated in Section 22 of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended by Republic Act No. 9700, 
agricultural lessees and share tenants, regular fami workers, seasonal farm workers, other 
farm workers, actual tillers or occupants of public lands, collective, or cooperative of the 
above beneficiaries, and others directly working on the land affected by agricultural land use 
conversion, shall be entitled to the payment of disturbance compensation equivalent to five 
(5) times the average of the gross harvests on the landholding during the preceding five (5) 
calendar years or a certain percentage of the converted land, whichever is higher, as 
determined by the DAK
SEC. 84. Authority to Impose Fines. - The DAR shall have the authority to impose the 
penalty provided under the preceding sections.
SEC, 85. Withdrawal o f Local Development Permits and/or Licenses. -  Upon receipt 
of notice from the DAR, the concerned agencies, city or municipality shall withdraw and/or 
revoke any development permit and/or other licenses that may be necessary to develop the 
agricultural land subject of conversion.
SEC. 86. Utilization o f Fines. -  The fines collected under Section 84 hereof shall 
automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund consistent with the provision of the 
CARL.
SEC. 87. Failure to Formulate, Implement and/or Enforce the CLUPs and ZOs. - 
Consistent with due process, the NLUPC, in coordination with the DILG, shall evaluate, 
review, and recommend the filing of charges against local chief executives and other local 
officials and employees responsible for the formulation, implementation and/or 
enforcement of the CLUPs in the following cases:
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Failure of the CLUPs/ZOs to conform to the guidelines provided in the NPFP;
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Failure to complete the preparation of the CLUP despite the availability of funds, 
resources, and support by the sanggunian concerned;
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Failure to provide appropriate budgetary allocation to effect its implementation; and
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Failure to implement and enforce the CLUP/ZO due to negligence of duty.
Any public official or employee, whether elected, appointed or holding office/employment 
in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent, or regular capacity, found to be responsible for 
any of the foregoing acts, shall be punLshed with forfeiture of salaries and allowances, and 
suspension from:
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Failure to comply with the provisions of the IPRA on the formulation of the CLUP shall be 
penalized according to Section 72 of the IPRA.
SEC. 88. Illegal Conversion o f City or Municipal Parks, Communal Forests, and Tree 
Parks in Subdivisions. - Penalties in the amount of one hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) to five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) or imprisonment of six (6) 
years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years, or both, at the discretion of the coun shall be 
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forests, or tree parks within subdivisions established pursuant to Presidential Decree 
No. 953 requiring the planting of trees in certain places into other uses, including the 
construction of permanent buildings;
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the abovementioned forest and parks;
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value of the forest products destroyed without prejudice to payment of the full cost of 
rehabilitation of the areas, as determined by the DENR.
The maximum penalty prescribed shall be Imposed upon the offender who repeats the same 
offense, and double the maximum penalty upon the offender who commits the same offense 
for the third time or more.
All improvements made therein, as well as all vehicles, domestic animals, and equipment of 
any kind used in the commission of the offense shall be forfeited in favor of the 
government.
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equipment shall be sold at public auction and the proceeds from which shall accme to the 
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TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 89. Mandatory Review Every Ten (10) Years. - The Congress shall undertake a 
mandatory review of this Act at least once every ten (10) years from its effectivity or as often 
as it may be deemed necessary to ensure that land use policies and guidelines remain 
responsive to changing circumstances.
For this purpose, the Congress may call on to the NLUPC to undertake the necessary 
researches and consultations.
SEC. 90. Convening o f the NLUPC. -  Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this 
Act, the Chairperson shall convene the NLUPC The Head of the NLUPC Secretariat shall 
immediately assume his/her position.
SEC. 91. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the NLUPC shall promulgate its implementing rules and regulations 
(IRR) including the rules on the selection of the members of the C/MLUPMB and the 
PLUPMB. It shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the 0(ficial 
(uirylle or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
SEC. 92. Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act. - A Congressional 
Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act shall be created. It shall be composed of seven 
(7) members from the Senate and seven (7) members from the House of Representatives. 
The members from the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate President based on 
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representing the minority. The members from the House of Representatives shall be 
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, also based on proportional 
representation of the parties or coalitions therein, with at least two (2) members representing 
the minority.
The Oversight Committee shall function for a period of not more than three (3) years to 
oversee the implementation of this Act. The secretariat of the Oversight Committee shall be 
drawn from the existing secretariat personnel of the committees comprising the oversight.
SEC. 93. Transfer o f Powers and Functions. - The functions of the HLURB on land use 
planning as provided for under Sections 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), and 5(f) of Executive 
Order No. 648, series of 1991 and Executive Order No. 72, series of 1993, shall be 
immediately transferred to the NLUPC and its appropriate subnational ECU structures, 
except as provided in Section 55 hereof. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to transfer or 
limit the functions embraced within the said provisions that pertain to or relate to HLURB 
nonplanning functions.
SEC. 94. Appropriations. - The amount needed for the initial implementation of this Act 
shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the NB-NLUC Thereafter, such 
sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in 
the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 95. Review o f Existing Land Use Plans. - Provinces, cities, and municipalities with 
existing land use plans shall review, revise, reconcile, and harmonize the same with the 
guidelines and standards issued by the NLUPC within one (1) year from the effectivity of 
this Act.
SEC. 96. Access to Information. - Access to records and documents pertaining to official 
acts, transactions, or decisions as well as to data used as basis for policy development by the 
NLUPC shall be made available to the public.
SEC. 97. Repealing Clause. -  Section 10 of the AFMA and Sections 447 (a2vii) and 458 
(a2viii) of the Local Government Code and their related laws and administrative issuances 
are hereby modified by Section 13 hereof. The peninent provisions of Executive Order No. 
648, Executive Order No. 72, series of 1993 and Executive Order No. 770, series of 2008, 
amending Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 1350, are also modified accordingly. Section 11 of 
the AFMA as to the penalty for agricultural inactivity and premature conversion 
is also 
modified by Section 83 hereof. LOI No. 1350, series of 1983; Presidential Proclamation No. 
2282, series of 1983; and all other general and special laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations and administrative regulations or any pan thereof which are inconsistent with 
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
All republic acts, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof 
that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended 
accordingly.
SEC. 98. Non-impairment Clause. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to diminish 
or, impair rights recognized, granted, or available to marginalized or the basic sectors under 
existing laws including, but not limited to. Republic Acts Numbered 7279; 6657, as amended 
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not affected thereby 
shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 100. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the 0(ficial (ni-ryttc or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
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