TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
HOUSE BILL No. 2332
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, 
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III 
AN ACT 
PRESCRIBING A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE PROPER AND SAFE 
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 NUMBERED 7279, OTHERWISE KNOWN 
AS THE "URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992" 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 10, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution provides that "urban or 
rural poor dwellers shall not be evicted nor their dwelling demolished, 
except in accordance with law and in a just and humane manner. No 
resettlement of urban or rural dwellers shall be undertaken without 
adequate consultation with them and the communities where they are to be 
relocated." 
Section 28 of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as ''Urban 
Development and Housing Act of 1992"  stresses that eviction or demolition as a 
practice shall be discouraged and that certain requirements must first be 
complied with prior to the dismantling of houses and eviction of affected families. 
Eviction process may only be allowed (a) when persons or entities occupy 
danger areas, (b) when government infrastructure projects with funding are about 
to be implemented, or (c) when there is court order for eviction or demolition. 
This bill will strengthen the safeguards provided for under Section 28 of 
the UDHA. There will be coordination between various stakeholders which 
includes the government agencies tasked to aid informal settler families (ISF). A 
standardized and inclusive process thru peaceful dialogue and strict compliance 
1
July 28, 2025
8:10 am


with the requirements of the law, will ensure that aggressions related to 
demolition and eviction are reduced and/or eliminated. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
REP. LANI MERCADO - REVILLA, MSLG, DM (hc)
Representative
2nd District of Cavite 
REP. BRYAN B. REVILLA
REP. RAMON JOLO REVILLA III
Representative
Representative
AGIMAT Partylist
1st District of Cavite
2


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
HOUSE BILL No. 2332
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVES LANI MERCADO-REVILLA, 
BRYAN B. REVILLA AND RAMON JOLO B. REVILLA III 
AN ACT 
PRESCRIBING A CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE PROPER AND SAFE 
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 NUMBERED 7279, OTHERWISE KNOWN 
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: 
SECTION 1. Section 28 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to 
read as follows: 
“Sec. 28. Eviction and Demolition. Eviction or demolition as a practice shall 
be discouraged. [Eviction or demolition, however, may be allowed under the 
following situations:] 
a. EVICTION 
OR DEMOLITION, 
WHEN ALLOWED - 
EVICTION
OR DEMOLITION MAY ONLY BE ALLOWED UNDER ANY ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING SITUATIONS:
[(a)] 1. When persons or entities occupy danger area/s such as esteros.
railroad tracks, garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, waterways, and 
other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and playgrounds; 
OR HIGH RISK AREA WHICH POSES A HIGH LEVEL OF THREAT TO 
PUBLIC WELFARE AND SAFETY THAT CANNOT BE ADDRESSED 
THROUGH OR REMEDlED BY SCIENTIFIC, PHYSICAL, AND 
3


ENGINEERING METHODS AND, THEREBY, UNSUITABRE 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; 
[(b)] 2. When 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: [or] 
AND/OR; 
[(c)] 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 homeless citizens, 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 AS STATED 
ABOVE SHALL BE EXECUTED ABSENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE 
FOLLOWING MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS: 
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: 
[(1)] 2. Notice upon the effected persons or entities at least thirty (30) days 
prior to the date of eviction or demolition; 
4


[(2)] 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 BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
UNIT (LGU) 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; 
ii.
THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES SHALL BE REPRESENTED 
DURING THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE- 
DEMOLITION CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED 
UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS: THE 
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT (DHSUD), THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT(DILG), THE DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION(DEPED), THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 
AND HIGHWAYS(DPWH), THE NATIONAL HOUSING 
AUTHORITY(NHA), THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR 
THE URBAN POOR(PCUP), THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HEALTH(DOH), THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS(CHR), 
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 
DHSUD AND THE PCUP, WHICH MAY CALL ON THE 
ASSISTANCE OF OTHER AGENCIES WHENEVER 
NECESSARY: 
iv.
THE DETAILS OF THE INTER-AGENCY PRE-EVICTION OR PRE 
5


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 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 
CERTlFICATION FROM THE DHSUD AND THE PCUP THAT AN 
INTER-AGENCY PREEVICTION OR PRE-DEMOLITION 
CONFERENCE WITH THE AFFECTED UNDERPRIVILEGED AND 
HOMELESS CITIZENS WAS CONDUCTED: 
4. A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLlANCE SECURED FROM THE PCUP 
PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVICTION 
OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY; 
5. SUBMISSION TO THE BARANGA Y OFFICIALS OF THE 
FOLLOWING: 
1. 
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE; 
11.  NAMES OF ALL PERSONNEL, STAFF, AND CREW TAKlNG 
PART IN THE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITY, 
INCLUDING PRIVATE SECURITY, AND THE NAMES OF 
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLlCE PERSONNEL 
ASSIGNED TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER: 
Ill. NOTICE OF THE DATE OF DEMOLITION WHICH SHALL BE AT 
LEAST FIVE (5) CALENDAR DAYS FROM SUCH NOTICE; 
AND 
6


1v.  LIST OF OFFICERS OF THE AGENCIES FORMING PART OF 
THE INTER-AGENCY BODY CONVENED TO EXTEND 
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE; 
[(3 )] 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: 
[(5)] 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 Iine 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; 
12.[(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 he 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. 
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 
7


CONSTRUCTED AFTER THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT. 
[The Department of Interior and Local Government and the 
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development shall 
jointly promulgate the necessary rules 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 CLEARANCE 
FROM PCUP THAT THE ABOVE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH, IF 
THE EVICTION WILL FALL UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER, OR BY A 
COURT ORDER IF PRIVATE PROPERTY IS INVOLVED. 
d. DESIGNATION OF A CENTRAL COORDINATING BODY FOR EVICTION 
AND DEMOLITION — THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE 
URBAN POOR (PCUP) 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: 
1. MONITOR ALL EVICTIONS AND DEMOLITIONS, WHETHER EXTRA-
JUDICIAL OR COURT-ORDERED, INVOLVING UNDERPRIVILEGED AND 
HOMELESS CITIZENS; 
2. REQUIRE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR LGU PROPOSING TO 
UNDERTAKE EVICTION OR DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES TO SECURE 
FIRST FROM THE PCUP 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 
IMPLEMENTATlON THEREOF AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, SUBMIT TO THE 
PCUP THE COMPLETED CHECKLIST, ATTESTED TO UNDER OATH BY 
THE PROPONENT INOICATING THAT: 
i.
ADEQUATE CONSULTATION WITH THE AFFECTED FAMILIES 
HAVE ALREADY BEEN UNDERTAKEN; 
8


ii.
ADEQUATE RESETTLEMENT 
S I T E A N D R E L O C AT I O N 
FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO THE 
INTENDED RELOCATEES; 
iii.
THE 
PRE-RELOCATION 
REQUIREMENTS 
ABOVE HAVE 
BEEN DULY COMPLIED WITH. 
3. REVIEW THE BASIS FOR APPLICATION FOR THE CONDUCT OF 
EVICTION OF UNDERPRIVILEGED ANO 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; 
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 SUBPARAGRAPH, 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 
OFFICIALS WHO HAVE VIOLATED THE SAID LAW, RULES AND 
REGULATIONS: 
9


9. REQUEST ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR ASSISTANCE AND 
NECESSARY INFORMATION IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR 
RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS UNDER THIS ACT; 
10. PUBLICIZE MATTERS 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 INVESTIGATlON 
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 DESIGNATE 
ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO CARRY OUT TTS MANDATE 
e. DEMOLITION OF A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AS PROVIDED IN THIS 
SECTION MAY ONLY BE INITIATED WHERE A SUCCESSFUL EVICTION 
OR RELOCATION OF ISFs HAS BEEN CONDUCTED. NO DEMOLITION 
OF A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IS ALLOWED WHILE THERE ARE 
STILL HUMAN OCCUPANTS IN THE SAID STRUCTURE. DEMOLITION 
OF STRUCTURE, WHEN ALLOWED, SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE 
STRUCTURE OWNER AND/OR THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY HAVING 
THE PROJECT SUBJECT OF EVICTION OR THEIR CONTRACTOR, OR 
BY THE ISF AND THE LGU, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BARANGAY 
OFFICIALS, PCUP, CHR, LOCAL PNP, DILG AND OTHER 
STAKEHOLDERS AS PROVIDED ABOVE.   
  
f.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION — ANY PERSON WHO VIOLATES 
SUBSECTIONS A, B, AND C HEREOF SHALL BE IMPOSED THE 
PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN SIX (6) YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT OR 
10


A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS 
(P25,000) BUT NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P100,000), 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, 
I N C L U D I N G G O V E R N M E N T O W N E D O R - C O N T R O L L E D 
CORPORATIONS. OR OTHER JURIDICAL ENTITIES, THE PENALTY 
SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE OFFICER OR OFFICERS OF SAID 
CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENT ENTITY, 
OR JURIDICAL ENTITY WHO CAUSED THE VIOLATION." 
SEC. 2. Section 46 of Republic Act No. 7179 is also amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 46. Appropriations. -- The amount necessary to carry out the purpose 
of this Act shall be included in the annual budget of implementing agencies in the 
General Appropriations Act [of the year following its enactment into law and every 
year thereafter] 
SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within one hundred twenty 
(120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Department of Human Settlements 
and Urban Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and 
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor shall, in consultation with non-
government organizations, people's organizations, and the private sector, jointly 
promulgate the rules and regulations implementing the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6 Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
11