SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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SENATE BILL No.2065 
'14 
JAN 20 P 4 :59 
Introduced by SENATOR FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. 
Explanafory Note 
Decent shelter is recognized as one of the basic needs of man. 
It is unfortunate, however, that there is a reported housing backlog 
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in the country which currently statids at 3.6 million, and which may 
balloon to 5.8 million by 2016. The 'current housing programs have not 
effectively respond to the increasing housing demand, especially of the 
urban poor. 
This legislative proposal seeks to strengthen the mandate of 
Republic Act 7279, otherwise known as Urban Development and Housing 
Act of' 1992, as amended, by strengthening the Balanced Housing 
Development Program. 
Under this proposed law, owners and/or developers of proposed 
subdivision and condominium projects shall be required to develop an 
area for socialized housing equivalent to at least twenty percent (20%) of 
the total subdivision or condominium net saleable floor area, or total 
subdivision or condominium project cost, at the option of the developer. 
Balanced housing development may be achieved through the 
development of socialized medium-rise condominium projects in urban 
areas, with a minimum floor area of twenty (20) square meters per unit. 
All concerted efforts of the Goverhment and the private sector are 
underlqken to achieve a unified gOaL and that is to address the housing 
needs of our countrymen, especially those belonging to the lower 
economic stratum of the society. 
Early approval of this bill is earnestly requested. 
R. M~RCOS, JR 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
'14 
JAN 20 P 4 :59 
SENATE 
SENATE BILL No.2l165 
Introduced by Senator FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR'. 
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC 
ACT NO. 7279, ENTITLED: "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE 
AND CONTINUING URBAN DEVELdpMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAM, 
ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER 
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Be it enacted by the Senate dnd House of Representatives of the 
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Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Balanced 
Housing Development Program Amendment of 2014". 
SEC. 2. Section 3 (rl of Republic Act No. 7279 otherwise known as the 
Urban and Development Act of 1992, is hereby amended to read as 
follows: 
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"Socialized housing" refers to housing programs and 
projects covering houses and lots, or homelots only, OR 
CONDOMINIUM 
PROJECTS 
OR 
UNITS 
undertaken 
by the 
Government or the private sector for the underprivileged and 
homeless 
citizens 
[which], 
ACCORDING 
TO 
THE 
PRICES, 
STANDARDS AND TE<;:HNICAL REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE HOUSING 
AND 
URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT AND 
COORDINATIN~COUNCIL 
(HUDCC) 
AND 
THE 
NATIONAL 
ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITY (NEDA) AS MANDATED BY BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 
, 220. IT shall include sites and services development, long-term 
financing, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other 
, 
benefits in accordance with the provisions of this Act; 
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SEC. 3. Section 18 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as 
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follows: 
SEC. 18. Balanced Housing Development. - The Program shall 
include a system to be specified in the Framework plan whereby 
OWNERS 
AND/OR 
developer~ of 
proposed 
subdivisi6~ 
AND 
CONDOMINIUM projects shall be required to develop an area for 
socialized housing equivalent to at least twenty percent (20%) of the 
total subdivision OR CONDOMINIUM NET SALEABLE FLOOR area, or 
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total subdivision OR CONDOMINIUM project cost, at the option of the 
developer,[within the same city or municipality, whenever feasible, 
and in accordance with the standards set by the Housing and Land 
Use Regulatory Board and other existing laws [.];] ANYWHERE IN THE 
PHILIPPINES; 
PROVIDED THAT, OWNERS AND/OR DEVELOPERS OF 
PROPOSED 
SOCIALIZED 
HOUSING 
SUBDIVISION 
PROJECTS, 
AND 
OWNERS 
AND/OR 
DEVELOPERS 
OF 
PROPOSED 
CONDOMINIUM 
PROJECTS TO BE SOLD AT SOCIALIZED HOUSING PRICES, SHALL BE 
EXEMPT FROM THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REQUIREMENT. 
COMPLIANCE WITH THE .BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 
REQUIREMENT SHALL BE MADE ON LANDS ACQUIRED, IDENTIFIED, 
DECLARED OR PROCLAIMED AS SUITABLE FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING. 
The balanced housing development as herein required may 
also be complied with by the OWNERS 
AND/OR developers 
concemed in any of the following manner, SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE-
STATED TWENTY -PERCENT MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR SOCIALIZED 
HOUSING AND OTHER PERTINENT GUIDELINES, REQUIREMENTS, AND 
PROCEDURES THAT MAY BE PROMULGATED BY THE HOUSING AND 
LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD: 
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(a) 
Development of new settlement, OR DEVELOPMENT OF 
SOCIALIZED MEDIUM-RISE CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS IN URBAN AREAS, 
WITH A MINIMUM FLOOR AREA OF TWENTY (20) SQUARE METERS PER 
UNIT; 


(b) Slum upgrading or renewal of areas for priority development 
either through zonal improvement programs or slum improvement 
and resettlement programs; 
(c) Joint-venture projects FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING with either 
the local government units or any of the housing agencies, or WITH 
ANOTHER PRIVATE DEVELOPER[:] NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION 
OR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ACCREDITED BY THE PHILIPPINE 
COUNCIL FOR NGO CERTIFICATION (PCNC) AND THE HOUSING AND 
LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD, PROVIDED, THAT THE OWNER AND/OR 
DEVELOPER OF THE MAIN SUBDiVISION OR CONDOMINIUM PROJECT 
SHALL BE SOLIDARILY LIABLE WITH THE OWNER AND/OR DEVELOPER OF 
THE SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECT FOR COMPLIANCE PROJECT IN 
CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LATTER, IRRESPECTIVE OF 
THE PROVISIONS OF THEIR JOINT·VENTURE AGREEMENT; 
(d) Participation in th\3 community mortgage program; 
(E) INVESTMENT IN LONG~TERM RESETTLEMENT HOUSING BONDS 
ACCREDITED WITH AND APPROVED BY THE HOUSING AND LAND USE 
REGULATORY BOARD; OR 
DONATIONS IN CASH TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 
OR 
FOUNDATIONS 
THAT 
ARE' ENGAGED 
IN 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS AND HAVE BEEN DULY ACCREDITED 
BY THE PHILIPPINE COUNCIL FOR NGO CERTIFICATION (PCNC) AND THE 
HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF 
NOT LESS THAN TWELVE PERCENT (12%) OF THE REQUIRED MINIMUM 
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ALLOCATION FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING OF TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF 
THE TOTAL SUBDIVISION AREA OR CONDOMINIUM NET SALEABLE 
FLOOR AREA, OR TOTAL SUBDIVISION OR CONDOMINIUM PROJECT 
COST, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE. 
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IN ANY CASE, THE COMPLIANCE PROJECT UNDER THIS SECTION 
SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE 
TOTAL SUBDIVISION AREA OR CONDOMINIUM NET SALEABLE FLOOR 
AREA, OR TOTAL SUBDIVISION OR CONDOMINIUM PROJECT COST, 
WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE. 
FURTHERMORE, NO SUBDIVISION PLAN SHALL BE APPROVED BY 
ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR, IN THE CASE OF CONDOMINIUM 
PLAN, BY THE HOUSING AND LAND USE REGULATORY BOARD, UNLESS 
THE SAME IS ACCOMPANIED BY A WRITTEN UNDERTAKING, MADE 
UNDER OATH, BY THE OWNER AND/OR DEVELOPER, SETTING PORTH IN 
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DETAIL THE MANNER IN WHICH COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION IS 
PROPOSED. 
Sec. 4. Section 21 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as 
follows: ' 
SEC. 21. Basic Services. -
Socialized housing or resettlement 
areas shall be provided by the "local government unit or the National 
Housing Authority in cooperation with the private OWNERS AND/OR 
developers and concerned 'agencies with the following basic 
services and facilities: 
(a) Potable water; 
(b) Power and electricity and an adequate power distribution 
system; 
(c) 
Sewerage facilities and an efficient and adequate solid 
waste disposal system; and 
(d) Access to primary roads and transportation facilities. 
The provision of other basic services and facilities such as health, 
education, communications, security, recreation, relief and welfare 
shall be planned and shall be gi.ven priority for implementation by the 
local government unit and concerned agencies in cooperation with 
the private sector and the beneficiaries themselves. 
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The local governrnent unit, in coordination with the concerned 
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national agencies, shall ensure that these basic services are provided 
at the rnost cost-efficient rates, and shall set a rnechanisrn to 
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coordinate operationally the thrusts, objectives and activities of other 
governrnent agencies concerned with providing basic services to 
housing projects. 
Sec. 5 Section 45 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
SEC. 45. Penalty Clause. - . Any person who violates any 
provision of this Act shall be irnposed the penalty of not rnore than six 
(6) I years of irnprisonrnent or d fine of not less than Five thousand 
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pesos (P5,000) but not more than One hundred thou~cindpesos 
(PlOO,OOO), or both, at the discretion of the court: PRoviDED, THAT 
ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES niE PROVISION OF SECTION 18 HEREOF 
SHALL BE IMPOSED A PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS OF 
IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN 
FIVE HUNDRED 
THOUSAND PESOS (P500,OOO) BUT NOT MORE THAN TEN MILLION PESOS 
(P10,OOO,OOO), OR BOTH, AT THE. DISCRETION OF THE COURT FOR THE 
FIRST OFFENSE AND CANCELLATION OF LICENSE TO DO BUSINESS FOR 
THE SECOND OFFENSE; Provided, FURTHER, that, if the offender is a 
corporation, partnership, association or other juridical entity, the 
penalty shall be imposed on the officer or officers of said corporation, 
partnership, association or juridical entity who caused the violation. 
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, thE, Housing and Land UseR~9Ulatory 
Board shall promulgate a new set of implementing rules and regulations 
for the amended Sections 3 paragraph (r), 18,21 and 45 of Republic Act 
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No. 7279, consistent with the parameters and standards set forth in said 
sections. Non-government organizations and people's organizations 
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involved in housing rights and urban poor advocacy, as well as the 
private sector, shall be consulted in the process of drafting these 
implementing rules and regulations. 


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SEC. 7. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any provision of this 
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not 
affected thereby shall continue to be in force and effect. 
SEC. 8. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, 
proclamations, rules and regulations" and other issuances, or part or parts 
thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause~ - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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after the completion of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least 
two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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