EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
)
First Regular Session 
)
S E N A T E
691
Senate Bill No
•19 
JIJL 22
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN 
-------------------------------------------------------------—
AN ACT
PRESCRIBING 
A 
CODE 
OF 
CONDUCT 
FOR 
THE 
EVICTION 
OF 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS OR THE DEMOLITION OF 
THEIR DWELLINGS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND 
APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC 
ACT 
NO. 
7279, 
OTHERWISE 
KNOWN 
AS 
THE 
"URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
In pursuing its constitutionally mandated duty to provide socialized housing, the 
state shall always uphold social justice and the dignity of the affected underprivileged 
and homeless citizens.1 These informal settler families (ISFs) "shall not be evicted nor 
their dwellings demolished, except in accordance with law and in a just and humane 
manner."1 2
In line with this constitutional mandate. Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known 
as the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA), sets certain requirements 
before eviction or demolition. Despite these UDHA provisions, eviction or demolition of 
ISFs remain violent, leading to severe injuries or even death.
To eliminate violence in evictions or demolitions, this bill seeks to institutionalize 
pre-eviction or pre-demolition conferences with the concerned stakeholders. Maximum 
tolerance should be observed at all times in order to prevent the outbreak or escalation of 
violence. This bill also seeks to require the performance of social preparation activities 
related to asset to asset reform, human development, basic services, and livelihood before 
eviction or demolition. Lastly, this bill seeks to designate the Presidential Commission 
for the Urban Poor as the central coordinating body for the conduct of eviction and 
demolition activities.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
1 See Sec. 9, Art. XIII, Const.
2 Sec. 10, Art. XIII, Const.
FRANC
ANGILINAN


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
)
First Regular Session 
)
S E N A T E
Senate Bill No. 
6 9 1 -
cam o( U}t » -‘t« Harjp
■4^— JJl 22 -P.3-^4
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN * 1 1
_________________________________ a&cu.
AN ACT
PRESCRIBING 
A 
CODE 
OF 
CONDUCT 
FOR 
THE 
EVICTION 
OF 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS OR THE DEMOLITION OF 
THEIR DWELLINGS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC 
ACT 
NO. 
7279, 
OTHERWISE 
KNOWTV 
AS 
THE 
"URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
1 
SECTION 1. - Section 28 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as
2 
follows:
3 
"Sec. 28. Eviction and Demolition. - Eviction or demolition as a practice shall be
4 
discouraged. [Eviction or demolition, however, may- be-allowed under the following
5 
situations:}
6 
a) EVICTION OR DEMOLITION, WHEN ALLOWED. - EVICTION OR
7 
DEMOLITION 
MAY 
BE 
ALLOWED 
UNDER 
THE 
FOLLOWING
8 
SITUATIONS:
9 
}(a)} 
1. 
When persons or entities occupy A danger area[s-such as
10 
esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps,—riverbanks, shorelines, waterways,
11 
and other public places suelvas-sidewa 1 ks, roads, parks, and playgrounds} OR
12 
HIGH RISK AREA WHICH POSES A HIGH LEVEL OF THREAT TO PUBLIC
13 
WELFARE AND SAFETY THAT CANNOT BE ADDRESSED THROUGH OR
14 
REMEDIED BY SCIENTIFIC, PITYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING METHODS


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
n
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26
1
AND, THEREBY, UNSUITABLE FOR SETTLEMENT AND PERMANENT 
STRUCTURES: PROVIDED, THAT AN AREA CAN ONLY BE DECLARED 
AS A DANGER AREA OR HIGH RISK AREA THROUGH AN APPROPRIATE 
TECHNICAL STUDY AND ADEQUATE PUBLIC CONSULTATION WITH 
THE AFFECTED PERSONS OR ENTITIES;
2. 
Wlien government infrastructure projects with available 
funding are about to be implemented: PROVIDED, THAT THE AGENCY 
WHICH SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION SHALL 
ESTABLISH THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE 
BUDGET PERTAINING TO IT UPON ITS APPLICATION TO THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR FOR AN 
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE; JerJ AND, 
m
 
3. 
When there is a court order for eviction and demolition: 
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO EXECUTION OF EVICTION OR 
DEMOLITION ORDER SHALL PROCEED AND BE CARRIED OUT DURING 
THE PENDENCY OF AN APPEAL, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FAILURE 
TO FILE A SUPERSEDEAS BOND TO STAY THE EXECUTION OF THE 
ORDER IF THE APPELLANT IS AN UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS 
CITIZEN.
[In the execution of eviction or demolition orders involving underprivileged and
hen^teless-eitizens, the following shall be mandatory:]
b) MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THE CONDUCT OF-EVICTION 
OR DEMOLITION. - NO EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES 
INVOLVING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE 
EXECUTED 
ABSENT 
COMPLIANCE 
WITH 
THE 
FOLLOWING 
MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS:


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
1
1. 
CONDUCT OF SOCIAL PREPARATION ACTIVITIES 
RELATED TO ASSET REFORM, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND BASIC 
SERVICES, 
EMPLOYMENT 
AND 
LIVELIHOOD, 
AND 
OTHER 
PROGRAMS 
OF 
THE 
GOVERNMENT 
FOR 
THE 
AFFECTED 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS;
2. 
Notice upon the effected persons or entities at least thirty (30) 
days prior to the date of eviction or demolition;
3. 
Adequate consultations on the matter of resettlement with the 
duly designated representatives of the families to be resettled and the 
affected communities in the areas where they are to be relocated: 
PROVIDED, THAT A CONSULTATION IN THE FORM OF AN INTER­
AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH 
THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS 
SHALL BE CONVENED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY 
OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AUTHORIZED TO EVICT OR 
DEMOLISH AND THE SAME SHALL BE COMPLIED WITH UNDER THE 
FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
i. 
THE LOCAL PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
PERSONNEL, WHOSE FUNCTION IS TO PROVIDE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL DISTURBANCE CONTROL BUT 
NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PHYSICAL DISMANTLING OF 
ANY STRUCTURE, SHALL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE 
CONSULTATION PROCESS AND THEIR ROLE SHALL BE 
CLEARLY SET FORTH;
11.
THE 
FOLLOWING 
AGENCIES 
SHALL 
BE
REPRESENTED DURING THE INTERAGENCY PRE-EVICTION 
OR PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
UNDERPRIVILEGED 
AND 
HOMELESS 
CITIZENS: 
THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE 
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, 
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF 
PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, THE NATIONAL HOUSING 
AUTHORITY, THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE 
URBAN 
POOR, 
THE 
DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH, 
THE 
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, APPROPRIATE KEY 
SHELTER AGENCIES, AND THE BARANGAY CONCERNED;
iii. 
THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE­
DEMOLITION 
CONFERENCE 
WITH 
THE 
AFFECTED 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE 
PRESIDED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE 
URBAN POOR, WHICH MAY CALL ON THE ASSISTANCE OF 
OTHER AGENCIES WHENEVER NECESSARY;
iv. 
THE DETAILS OF THE INTER-AGENCY PRE­
EVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE 
AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS 
SHALL BE DOCUMENTED OR RECORDED, AND A SUMMARY 
OF THE POINTS OF THE AGREEMENTS ARRIVED AT AS WELL 
AS THE DISAGREEMENTS THEREON SHALL FORM PART OF 
THE DOCUMENTATION, COPIES OF WHICH SHALL BE 
PROVIDED TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS PRESENT; AND
V. 
THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE­
DEMOLITION 
CONFERENCE 
WITH 
THE 
AFFECTED 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS SHALL BE 
CONDUCTED NOT LATER THAN SEVENTY-TWO (72) HOURS


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
1
PRIOR 
TO 
THE 
INTENDED 
DATE 
OF 
EVICTION 
OR 
DEMOLITION, AND IN NO CASE SHALL THE CONFERENCE BE 
HELD WITHIN THE SAME PRESCRIPTIVE PERIOD; PROVIDED, 
THAT A REQUEST FOR POLICE ASSISTANCE SHALL BE 
ACCOMPANIED 
BY 
A 
CERTIFICATION 
FROM 
THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR THAT 
AN INTER-AGENCY PREEVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION 
CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED AND 
HOMELESS CITIZENS WAS CONDUCTED;
4.
A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE SECURED FROM THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR PRIOR TO THE 
ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION 
ACTIVITY;
5. 
SUBMISSION TO THE BARANGAY OFFICIALS OF THE 
FOLLOWING:
i. 
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE;
ii. 
NAMES OF ALL PERSONNEL, STAFF, AND CREW 
TAKING PART IN THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY, 
INCLUDING PRIVATE SECURITY, AND THE NAMES OF THE 
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO 
MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER;
iii. 
NOTICE OF THE DATE OF DEMOLITION WHICH 
SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE (5) CALENDAR DAYS FROM SUCH 
NOTICE; AND,
iv. 
LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE AGENCIES FORMING 
PART OF THE INTERAGENCY BODY CONVENED TO EXTEND 
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE;


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
1
m
 
6. 
Presence of local government officials or their representatives 
during eviction or demolition;
{^4)} 
7. 
Proper identification of all persons taking part in the
demolition;
8. 
Execution of eviction or demolition only during regular office 
hours from Mondays to Fridays and during good weather, unless the 
affected families consent otherwise;
{(6)} 
9. 
No use of heavy equipment for demolition except for
structures that are permanent and of concrete materials;
{(7)} 
10. 
Proper uniforms for members of the Philippine National
Police who shall occupy the first line of law enforcement and observe 
proper disturbance control procedures;
11. 
OBSERVANCE 
OF 
A 
MINIMUM 
STANDARD 
OF 
CONDUCT BASED ON RULES OF ENGAGEMENT THAT APPLY 
MAXIMUM TOLERANCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF 
VIOLENCE OR THE ESCALATION THEREOF;
{(8)} 
12. 
Adequate relocation, whether temporary or permanent;
Provided, however. That in cases of eviction and demolition pursuant to a 
court order involving underprivileged and homeless citizens, relocation 
shall be undertaken by the local government unit concerned and the 
National Housing Authority with the assistance of other government 
agencies within forty-five (45) days from service of notice of final judgment 
by the court, after which period the said order shall be executed: Provided, 
further. That should relocation not be possible within the said period, 
financial assistance in the amount equivalent to the prevailing minimum 
daily wage multiplied by sixty (60) days shall be extended to the affected 
families by the local government unit concerned.


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26
1
OBSERVANCE OF THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE 
MANDATORY IN ALL CASES INVOLVING THE EVICTION AND 
DEMOLITION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS, 
REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEIR DWELLINGS OR 
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WERE CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE 
EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT.
[The Department of Interior and-Local Government and the Housing 
aful Urban Development Ccxmlinating Couneil shall jointly promulgate the 
necessary mles and regulations to carry out the above provision.]
c) PROHIBITION AGAINST EVICTION BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 
FENCE ENCLOSING A PROPERTY INHABITED BY UNDERPRIVILEGED 
AND HOMELESS CITIZENS WHICH IS RAZED TO THE GROUND BY A 
FIRE OR RUINED BY A NATURAL CALAMITY. - NO PERSON SHALL 
SECURE OR BUILD A PERIMETER FENCE ON AN AREA OR PROPERTY 
INHABITED BY UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS AFTER 
THE SAME IS RAZED TO THE GROUND BY A FIRE OR RUINED BY A 
NATURAL CALAMITY: PROVIDED, THAT THE FENCING OF THE 
PROPERTY SHALL BE ALLOWED IF THE PERSON CAUSING THE 
FENCING CAN SHOW A DULY-SIGNED COURT ORDER ALLOWING THE 
SAME.
d) DESIGNATION OF A CENTRAL COORDINATING BODY FOR EVICTION 
AND DEMOLITION. THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN 
POOR IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS THE CENTRAL COORDINATING 
BODY FOR THE CONDUCT OF EVICTION AND DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES 
INVOLVING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS. IT SHALL 
EXERCISE THE FOLLOWING POWERS AND FUNCTIONS:


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
n
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
1
1. 
MONITOR 
ALL 
EVICTIONS 
AND 
DEMOLITIONS, 
WHETHER EXTRA-JUDICIAL OR COURT-ORDERED, INVOLVING 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS;
2. 
REQUIRE A GOVERNMENT 
AGENCY 
OR 
LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT PROPOSING TO UNDERTAKE EVICTION OR 
DEMOLITION 
ACTIVITIES 
TO 
SECURE 
FIRST 
FROM 
THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR CENTRAL 
OFFICE, IN THE CASE OF NATIONAL PROJECTS, OR FROM ITS 
REGIONAL OFFICE, IN THE CASE OF LOCAL PROJECTS, THE 
CHECKLIST AND GUIDELINES FOR THE NATIONAL PROJECTS OR 
LOCAL PROJECTS, RESPECTIVELY, ON EVICTION OR DEMOLITION 
PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND, 
SUBSEQUENTLY, SUBMIT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR 
THE URBAN POOR THE COMPLETED CHECKLIST, ATTESTED TO 
UNDER OATH BY THE PROPONENT INDICATING THAT:
i. 
ADEQUATE 
CONSULTATION 
WITH 
THE
AFFECTED FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN UNDERTAKEN;
ii. 
ADEQUATE 
RESETILEMENT 
SITE 
AND
RELOCATION FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE; AND,
iii. 
THE PRE-RELOCATION REQUIREMENTS HAVE 
BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
3. 
REVIEW THE BASIS FOR APPLICATION FOR THE 
CONDUCT OF EVICTION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS 
CITIZENS OR THE DEMOLITION OF THEIR DWELLINGS IN A 
DANGER AREA OR HIGH-RISK AREA, OR IN AN AREA WHERE A 
GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITH AVAILABLE 
FUNDING IS ABOUT TO BE IMPLEMENTED;


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26
1
4. 
BASED ON THE COMPLETED CHECKLIST, SUBJECT TO 
FURTHER VERIFICATION, AND THE REVIEW OF THE BASIS FOR 
APPLICATION FOR EVICTION OR DEMOLITION IN THE PRECEDING 
SUB-PARAGRAPH, 
ISSUE 
A 
DEMOLITION 
AND 
EVICTION 
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE TO THE ENDORSER OF A PROPOSED 
EVICTION OR DEMOLITION INVOLVING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND 
HOMELESS CITIZENS;
5. 
INITIATE, 
IN 
COORDINATION 
WITH 
RELEVANT 
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION BASED ON 
MAXIMUM TOLERANCE;
6.
INVESTIGATE MOTU PROPRIO OR UPON COMPLAINT
BY ANY PARTY, ANY VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF 
SUBSECTIONS A, B, AND C HERE OF OR THE RULES AND 
REGULATIONS ISSUED TO IMPLEMENT THEM;
7. 
FILE MOTU PROPRIO OR BY WAY OF ASSISTANCE TO 
ANY AGGRIEVED PARTY, THE APPROPRIATE CRIMINAL, CIVIL OR 
ADMINISTRATIVE CASE AGAINST ANY PERSON OR PERSONS 
FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS A, 
B, AND C HEREOF OR THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED TO 
IMPLEMENT THEM;
8. 
RECOMMEND TO THE 
PRESIDENT 
APPROPRIATE 
MEASURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF 
THIS SECTION AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ISSUED TO 
IMPLEMENT THEM, 
INCLUDING 
POSSIBLE 
ADMINISTRATIVE 
SANCTIONS AGAINST NATIONAL OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
23
24
25
26 
27
1
OFFICIALS WHO HAVE VIOLATED THE SAID LAW, RULES AND 
REGULATIONS;
9. 
REQUEST 
ANY 
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCY 
FOR 
ASSISTANCE AND NECESSARY INFORMATION IN THE DISCHARGE 
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS ACT;
10. 
PUBLICIZE MATIERS COVERED BY ITS INVESTIGATION 
OF VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTIONS A, B, AND C 
HEREOF 
OR 
THE 
RULES 
AND 
REGULATIONS 
ISSUED 
TO 
IMPLEMENT THEM, WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES SO WARRANT AND 
WITH 
DUE 
PRUDENCE: 
PROVIDED, 
HOWEVER, 
THAT THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR SHALL, 
UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT SHALL HEREAFTER 
BE PROMULGATED, DETERMINE WHAT CASES MAY NOT BE MADE 
PUBLIC: PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT ANY PUBLICITY ISSUED BY 
THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR SHALL BE 
BALANCED, FAIR AND TRUE;
11. 
ADMINISTER 
OATHS, 
ISSUE 
SUBPOENA 
AND 
SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM, AND TAKE THE TESTIMONIES OF 
WITNESSES IN THE COURSE OF ITS INVESTIGATION;
12. 
ADOPT ITS OWN OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES AND 
RULES OF PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS RULES AND REGULATIONS 
NOT OTHERWISE INCONSISTENT WITH EXISTING LAWS, RULES 
AND REGULATIONS, TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY OUT ITS MANDATE; 
AND
13. 
PERFORM 
SUCH 
OTHER 
FUNCTIONS 
AS 
MAY 
HEREAFTER BE PROVIDED BY LAW. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE 
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR SHALL
10


2
3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
10
11
12
13
1
DESIGNATE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO CARRY OUT ITS 
MANDATE.
e) 
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. - ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES SUB­
SECTIONS A, B, AND C HEREOF SHALL BE IMPOSED THE PENALTY OF 
NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS OR IMPRISONMENT OR A FINE OF NOT 
LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P25,000) BUT NOT MORE 
THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PI00,000), OR BOTH, AT THE 
DISCRETION OF THE COURT; PROVIDED, THAT, IF THE OFFENDER IS A 
CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, OR THE GOVERNMENT 
OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, INSTRUMENTALITIES OR 
AGENCIES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -CONTROLLED 
CORPORATIONS, OR OTHER JURIDICAL ENTITIES, THE PENALTY 
SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE OFFICER OR OFFICERS OF SAID
14 
CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT ENTITY,
15 
OR JURIDICAL ENTITY WHO CAUSED THE VIOLATION."
16 
SEC. 2. Section 46 of Republic Act No. 7279 is also amended to read as follows:
17 
"Sec. 46. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the purpose of this
18 
Act shall be included in the annual budget of implementing agencies in the General
19 
Appropriations Act [of the year following its enactment into law and every year
20 
thereafter]."
21 
SEC. 3. Implementing Rules ami Regulations. - Within one hundred twenty (120)
22 
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
23 
Council, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Presidential
24 
Commission for the Urban Poor shall, in consultation with non-government
25 
organizations, people's organizations, and the private sector, jointly promulgate the rules
26 
and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act.
11


1 
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared invalid or
2 
unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain in full
3 
force and effect.
4 
SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, administrative orders, and
5 
rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended
6 
accordingly.
7 
SEC. 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
8 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
12