Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2112
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
On November 8, 2013, Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), made landfall in the Philippines 
causing damage and destruction to several provinces in the Philippines. Typhoon Yolanda 
damaged 1.14 million houses and triggered the evacuation of more than a million families or about 
5.13 million individuals. Many families were displaced and left homeless. 
To help address the displacement caused by Typhoon Yolanda, on October 28, 2014, 
President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 44 Series of 2014 (A.O. No. 44-
14) entitled “Streamlining the process of issuance of permits, certifications, clearances and licenses
for housing and resettlement projects in Yolanda-affected areas, directing all government agencies
concerned to observe the same and imposing sanctions for non-compliance.” A.O. No. 44-14
provided for a streamlined process for the issuance of housing-related permits to expedite the
resettlement program after the destruction caused by Super Typhoon Yolanda.
On December 16, 2021, Super Typhoon Odette (Rai) made landfall in the Philippines. It 
displaced nearly 3 million people. A total of 1.9 million houses were damaged with 427,000 totally 
damaged.  
On July 27, 2022, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Luzon with the epicenter in the province 
of Abra. It caused damage and destruction to at least 24,901 homes, schools and other buildings.  
The Philippines is constantly vulnerable to natural disasters and calamities due to its 
geographic location and features. At times of calamities, especially when people are displaced and 
left homeless, tedious bureaucratic processes and red tape should not serve as a hindrance to swift 
and quick action by the government and its partners in providing for housing and resettlement 
programs to affected households and individuals.  
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Thus, this bill seeks to institutionalize the streamlined process of issuance of permits, 
certifications, clearances and licenses for housing and resettlement projects under A.O. No. 44-14 
by making it generally applicable to housing and resettlement projects in disaster-affected areas. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
IVAN HOWARD A. GUINTU 
Representative, 1st District of Capiz 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 2112 
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu 
AN ACT  
STREAMLINING THE PROCESS OF ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, CERTIFICATIONS, 
CLEARANCES AND LICENSES FOR HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS 
IN DISASTER-AFFECTED AREAS AND IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR NON-
COMPLIANCE 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act: 
a.
Disaster refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society
involving widespread human, material, economic, or environmental losses and impact, which
exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Disasters
are often described as a result of the combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of
vulnerability that are present; and insufficient capacity or measures to reduce or cope with the
potential negative consequences. Disaster impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease, and
other negative effects on human, physical, mental, and social well-being, together with damage to
property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social and economic disruption, and environmental
degradation;
b.
State of Calamity refers to a condition involving mass casualty and/or major damages to
property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads and normal way of life of people in the affected
areas as a result of the occurrence of natural or human-induced hazard.
SEC. 2. Designation of Agency Representatives. Upon the declaration of a State of 
Calamity by the President or by a local sanggunian by virtue of Section 16 of Republic Act No. 
10121, the following agencies shall designate responsible officers for each disaster-affected 
province and delegate to them sufficient authority to facilitate the processing and issuance of 
necessary permits, certifications, clearances and licenses for housing and resettlement projects  in 
the concerned provinces within the prescribed period under Section 3 of this Act: 


 
a. 
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD); 
b. 
National Housing Authority (NHA); 
c. 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); 
d. 
Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB); 
e. 
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB); 
f. 
Department of Agriculture (DA); 
g. 
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR); 
h. 
Department of Science and Technology (DOST); 
i. 
Land Registration Authority (LRA); 
j. 
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); and 
k. 
Other agencies as may be identified by DHSUD. 
 
SEC. 3. Time Periods. The head of agencies, or their designated signatory, and LGUs shall 
dispose of housing-related certification, clearance, permit or license within the time periods 
prescribed below: 
 
Agency 
Permit/ Clearance/ 
Certification/ License 
Timeline 
(working 
days) 
a. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Geohazard Report 
2 days 
b. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and 
Seismology (PHIVOLCS) 
PHIVOLCS Assessment 
2 days 
c. Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST) 
DOST Assessment 
2 days 
d. Housing and Land Use Regulatory 
Board (HLURB) or Local Zoning 
Administrator 
Zoning Certification 
2 days 
e. Municipal Agrarian Reform Office 
MARO clearance 
2 days 


f. Municipal/City Council 
Sanggunian Resolution Approving 
Land Reclassification 
10 days 
g. National Irrigation Administration 
(NIA) 
Irrigation Clearance Certification 
2 days 
h. Sugar Regulatory Authority (SRA) 
SRA Clearance Certification 
2 days 
i. Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) 
PCA Clearance Certification 
2 days 
j. Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Certification that site is outside 
National Integrated Protected Area 
System 
3 days 
k. Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources (DENR) 
Approval of subdivision plans 
10 days 
l. Department of Agriculture (DA) 
Certification 
of 
Eligibility 
for 
Conversion for Agricultural Lands 
10 days 
m. Department of Agrarian Reform 
(DAR) 
Order of Land Conversion 
10 days 
n. Environmental Management Bureau 
(EMB) 
Environmental 
Compliance 
Certificate 
10 days 
o. Local Government Unit (LGU) 
Development Permits 
15 days 
p. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 
Certificate of Tax Exemption for 
Socialized Housing Projects 
30 days 
 
 
The DHSUD may identify other housing-related certification, clearance, permit or license 
and prescribe the time period for the disposition of the same.  
 


 
SEC. 4. Power of the President to Waive Housing-Related Certification, Clearance, 
Permit or License. The President shall have the power to waive housing-related certification, 
clearance, permit or license enumerated under Section 3 of this Act for housing and resettlement 
projects in disaster-affected provinces under a State of Calamity during the entire duration of the 
State of Calamity and within one (1) year after the lifting thereof.  
 
SEC. 5. DHSUD as Lead Agency. The DHSUD shall act as the lead agency in the 
implementation of the streamlined approval process as described in this Act. 
 
SEC. 6. Sanctions. In case the responsible officers of the concerned agencies fail or refuse 
to comply with the provisions of this Act, said officers shall, in accordance with civil service laws, 
rules and regulations, be liable for administrative sanctions. 
 
SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). – Within six (6) months from the 
effectivity of this Act, the DHSUD, in coordination with the relevant agencies, shall issue the 
necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. 
 
SEC. 8. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any section, subsection, clause or term 
of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, such parts not affected by such declaration shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
 
SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. – All existing laws, orders, decrees, rules and regulations, or 
parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified or repealed 
accordingly. 
 
SEC. 10. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,