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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 1 of Article XI11 of the 1987 Constitution provides that: 
“The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that 
protect and enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social, 
economic, and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities by equitably 
diffusing wealth and political power for the common good. x x x” 
More than 126,230 families live in almost subhuman environment along ester-os, under 
bridges, dump sites and other danger zones in Metro Manila, in which they are vulnerable to 
natural and man-made disasters. It should come as no surprise that these areas are characterized 
by limited access to basic services, no legal land tenure and insecure shelter generally on the 
least appealing plots of land. 
A Filipino once said, ‘‘Social justice, for us Filipinos, means a coherent, intelligible 
system of law, made known to us, enacted by a legitimate government freely chosen by us, and 
enforced fairly and equitably by a courageous, honest, impartial, and competent police force, 
legal profession and judiciary, that: first, respects our rights and our freedoms both as individuals 
and as a people; second, seeks to repair the injustices that society has inflicted on the poor by 
eliminating poverty as rapidly as our resources and our ingenuity permit x x x.” (Jose W. 
Diokno, in his essay “A Filipino Concept of Justice” published in Solidarity magazine in 1983) 
Let us advance social justice by providing habitable housing for the homeless. This act 
seeks to aid and alleviate the condition of the underprivileged and homeless citizens in areas 
adversely affected by the demolition of houses/dwellings along danger areas such as esteros, 
garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, waterways and other public places such as sidewalks, 
roads, parks and playgrounds as well as the victims of disasters and calamities and those affected 
by government infrastructure projects. 
Senator 


idtb CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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S.B. No. 3092 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RESETTLEMENT, AID AND REHABILITATION 
SERVICES FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS AFFECTED 
BY THE DEMOLITION OF HOUSESIDWELLINGS ALONG DANGER AREAS SUCH 
AS ESTEROS, GARBAGE DUMPS, RIVERBANKS, SHORELINES, WATERWAYS 
AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, ROADS, PARKS AND 
PLAYGROUNDS AS WELL AS THE VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES 
AND THOSE AFFECTED BY GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN 
METRO MANILA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
assist the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas adversely affected by the 
demolition of houses/dwellings along danger areas such as esteros, garbage dumps, riverbanks, 
shorelines, waterways and other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks and playgrounds as 
well as the victims of disasters and calamities and those affected by government infrastructure 
projects. 
SECTION 2. Statement of Objectives and Guidelines. - This Act is intended to help the 
underprivileged and homeless citizens who suffered damages resulting from the demolition in or 
the clearing up of the danger areas such as esteros, garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, 
waterways and other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks and playgrounds as well as the 
victims of disasters and calamities and those affected by government infrastructure projects in 
Metro Manila. It aims to provide funds for the immediate relief of the displaced underprivileged 
families and homeless citizens through the establishment of resettlement centers, home sites or 
town sites, whether off-site or beneficiary-led, through the Community Mortgage Program or 
other socialized housing programs. 
SECTION 3. Guidelines in the Allocation of Funds. - Government funds and resources 
shall be spent effectively in consonance with the principle of providing the greatest good for the 
greatest number. Accordingly, the following guidelines shall be observed in allocating the funds 
made available for the implementation of this Act: 
(a) Funds shall be allocated exclusively for the underprivileged and homeless citizens 
affected by the demolition of their houses/dwellings in Metro Manila; 
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(b) Funds shall be exclusively for relocation or resettlement sites that will be 
beneficiary-led or off-site under the Community Mortgage Program of the Social 
Housing Finance Corporation or under the other socialized housing programs of 
other agencies; 
(c) Funds shall, when necessary, be for the construction of basic services and 
facilities such as schools and health centers as well as roads or access to 
employment and livelihood opportunities sufficient to meet the basic needs of the 
affected families; and 
(d) In no case shall any portion of the sum herein appropriated be used in payment of 
any subsisting obligation contracted before the passage of this Act. 
SECTION 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act until such time that the total 
requirements for this purpose shall have been fully implemented. 
SECTION 5. Determination of Beneficiaries and Projects. - The Office of the President 
through the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), in consultation 
with the Metro Manila Inter-Agency Committee (MMIAC) and the local government unit (LGU) 
as host site, shall assist in the resettlement of beneficiaries through a beneficiary-led or off-site 
Community Mortgage Program or other socialized housing programs. The Presidential 
Commission for the Urban Poor, in coordination with the MMIAC and the LGU concerned, shall 
take the census of beneficiaries and cross-check the same with the census of the National 
Housing Authority ("A). 
SECTION 6. Alpha Listing of Beneficiaries. - The HUDCC, in coordination with the 
MMIAC, shall produce an alpha listing of the beneficiaries covered under this Act. 
SECTION 7. Rules and Regulations. - The HUDCC, in coordination with the MMIAC, 
shall, within thirty (30) days from the approval of this Act, issue the necessary rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
SECTION 8. Penalty Clause. - Any person or persons who shall take advantage of the 
situation for undue personal and private gain by committing an act of profiteering in the purchase 
of lots or materials, or by committing an act of misrepresentation in the documentation, or by 
falsifying reports shall be imposed the penalty of not more than six (6) years of imprisonment or 
a fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than One hundred 
thousand pesos (PlO0,OOO.OO). Any other illegal act that may be committed in relation thereto 
shall be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 
SECTION 9. Separabilily Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be held 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force 
and effect. 
SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - Any law, decree, rules and regulations which are 
inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or repealed 
accordingly. 
SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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