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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
Introduced by Senator Gregorio B. Honasan 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The foregoing bill seeks to establish a National Land Use Code in the country in 
order to provide for a rational, holistic, and just allocation, utilization, management and 
development of the Philippines' land resources consistent with the principle of 
sustainable development. 
Toward this end, this bill likewise seeks to adopt a land use and allocation 
(a) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food production activities and highest 
priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program 
(CARP); 
(b) Food security in basic commodities with emphasis on self-sufficiency in rice 
and corn production through efficient and sustainable use of land resources 
consistent with the principles of sound agricultural development, natural 
resources development, and agrarian reform; 
(c) Sustainable development, management and utilization of natural resources, 
and maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability; 
(d) Rational population distribution and settlements development; 
(e) Equitable and sustainable economic growth, and balanced and dispersed 
industrial and tourism development guided by the principles of agrarian 
reform, urban land reform, and rural development; 
(9 Energy security or energy self-sufficiency through sustainable and priority 
pattern that promotes and ensures: 
development of indigenous energy resources; 
(9) Harmony between the rights and the varied interests of every Filipino within 
the framework of people empowerment, dece,ntralization, social justice and 
equity: 
(h) Respect and protection of the sustainable traditional resource rights of the 
indigenous cultural communities/ indigenous peoples (ICCs/JPs) to their 
ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social and cultural well-being as 
well as recognition of the applicability of customary laws and sustainable 


traditional resource use and management, knowledge, and practices in 
ancestral domains; 
(i) Protection of the rights of basic sectors to ensure equitable access to the 
country’s land and other resources through state regulation of land valuation 
to prevent uncontrolled land speculation resulting in tremendous increase in 
land pricing; and 
(j) An integrated approach to the utilization, allocation, development and 
management of water as a limited resource that will complement and support 
sustainable land utilization, and ensure water security. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earne 
OR10 B. HONASAN 
Senator 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
Senate Bill No. - 
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Introduced by Senator Gregorio 6. Honasan 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY, PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING 
MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled. 
CHAPTER I 
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 
SECTION I. 
Tifle. - This Act shall be known and cited as the “National Land 
Use Act of the Philippines.” 
SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policies and Principles. - It is the policy of the State to 
provide for a rational, holistic and just allocation, utilization, management, and 
development of the country’* land resources to ensure their optimum use consistent 
with the principle of sustainable development 
Toward this end, the State shall adopt a land use and allocation pattern that 
promotes and ensures: 
(a) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food production activities and 
highest priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform 
Program (CARP); 
(b) Food security in basic commodities with emphasis on self-sufficiency in rice 
and corn production through efficient and sustainable use of land resources 


consistent with the principles of sound agricultural development, natural 
resources development, and agrarian reform; 
(c) Sustainable development, management and utilization of natural resources, 
and maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability; 
(d) Rational population distribution and settlements development; 
(e) Equitable and sustainable economic growth, and balanced and dispersed 
industrial and tourism development guided by the principles of agrarian 
reform, urban land reform, and rural development; 
development of indigenous energy resources; 
(f) Energy security or energy self-suftlciency through sustainable and priority 
(9) Harmony between the rights and the varied interests of every Filipino within 
the framework of people empowerment, decentralization, social justice and 
equity; 
(h) Respect and protection of the sustainable traditional resource rights of the 
indigenous cultural communities/ indigenous peoples (ICCsllPs) to their 
ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social and cultural well-being as 
well as recognition of the applicability of customary laws and sustainable 
traditional resource use and management, knowledge, and practices in 
ancestral domains; 
(i) Protection of the rights of basic sectors to ensure equitable access to the 
country’s land and other resources through state regulation of land valuation 
to prevent uncontrolled land speculation resulting in tremendous increase in 
land pricing; and 
(j) An integrated approach to the utilization, allocation, development and 
management of water as a limited resource that will complement and support 
sustainable land utilization, and ensure water security. 
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It is also the policy of the State to instjtutionaljze land use and physical planning 
as a mechanism for identifying, determining, and evaluating alternative land use 
patterns. .This shall be supported by a national land use allocation system and a land 
resource information and management system. 
Guided by the principle that the use of land bears a social function and that all 
economic agents shall contribute to the common good, landowners shall be held 
responsible for developing and conserving their lands thereby making their lands 
productive and supportive of environmental stability. 
Multiple land usage is also encouraged to optimize utilization of our country’s 
varied, but limited, resources. 


SEC. 3. Scope. - This Act shall apply to all lands whether public, private, or 
government-owned, andlor in the possession of individuals, communities, or groups of 
people, to guide andlor govern the use, allocation, and management of land resources 
including such activities which bear impact on said resources. 
SEC. 4. Definifjons. - As used in and for purposes of this Act, the following 
terms shall mean: 
(a) “Agricultural lands” refer to lands devoted to or suitable for the 
cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of fruit trees, raising of 
livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the 
harvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities and 
practices performed in conjunction with such farming operations by 
persons whether natural or juridical and not classified by law as 
mineral land, forest land, residential land, commercial land, or 
industrial land; 
(b) “Agricultural Land Use Conversion” refers to the undertaking of any 
development 
activities 
which 
modify 
or 
alter 
the 
physical 
characteristics of agricultural lands to render them suitable for non- 
agricultural purposes with an approved order of conversion issued 
exclusively by the Land Use Policy Administration upon the 
recommendation of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR); 
(c) “Alienable and Disposable Lands” refer to lands of the public domain 
which have been delineated, classified, and certified as such and 
available for disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141, as 
amended, otherwise known as “The Public Land Act”; 
(d) “Ancestral Domains” refer to a1 areas generally belonging to the 
indigenous cultural communitieslindigenous peoples (ICCsllPs) as 
defined in Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as “The Indigenous 
Peoples Rights Act of 1997” or “IPRA”; 
(e) “Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)” refers to a document 
embodying a set of policies accompanied by maps and similar 
illustrations which represent the community-desired pattern of 
population distribution and a proposal for the future allocation of land to 
the various land-using activities, in accordance with the social and 
economic objectives of the people. It identifies the location, character 
and extent of the areas’ land resources to be used for different 
purposes and includes the process and the criteria employed in the 


determination of the land use. It incorporates the protected areas 
including the protected agricultural lands provided for in Sec. 33 
hereof; 
(9 “Comprehensive Land Use Planning” refers to the act of defining the 
allocation, utilization, development and management of all lands within 
a given territory or jurisdiction according to the inherent characteristics 
of the land itself and supportive of sustainable, economic, 
demographic, socio-cultural and environmental objectives as an aid to 
decision-making and legislation; 
(9) ”Coastal Areal Zone” is a band of dry land and adjacent sea or ocean 
space (water and submerged land) in which terrestrial processes and 
uses directly affect marine or oceanic processes and uses, and vice 
versa. Its landward limit shall be two (2) kilometers from the shoreline 
at highest high tide, to include mangrove swamps, brackish water 
ponds, nipa swamps and estuarine rivers, and its seaward limit shall 
be up to the 200-meter isobaths, to include sandy beaches, coral reefs, 
algal flats, seagrass beds and other soft-bottom areas; 
(h) “Customary Laws” refer to a body of written and/ or unwritten rules, 
usages, customs and practices traditionally and con$nually recognized, 
accepted, and observed by respective ICCsllPs consistent with the 
IPRA; 
(i) “Development Plan” refers to a document which defines the activities 
or measures that the national government or local government units 
(LGUs) intend to implement in order to achieve a defined set of 
development goals. 
It integrates the socio-economic and sectoral 
plans of the national government or its instrumentality or a particular 
LGU with spatial plans such as land use or physical framework plans. 
It may include an analysis of problems and resources, definition of 
goals 
and 
objectives, 
policy 
guidelines, 
project and target 
achievements, and an implementation mechanism which defines the 
roles and contributions expected from the government and the private 
sector; 
(j) “Disaster-prone Areas” refer to areas frequently visited andlor prone to 
experience weather/climatic, hydrologic, geologic and other natural 
calamities; 
(k) “Ecologically-fragile Lands” refer to lands within the critical watershed, 
brackish and freshwater wetlands, pasture lands and croplands which 
require rehabilitation and whose continued unsustainable use would 


adversely affect the productivity of lowland agricultural areas and the 
stability of the upland system and the viability of other areas; 
(I) “Energy Resources” refer to surface or subsurface substances, which 
serve as energy sources. These are traditionally mineral fuel deposits 
such as coal, petroleum, natural gas or resources from geothermal or 
hydro reservoirs, or non conventional sources such as ocean waves, 
solar, wind, biomass, and other similar resources which serve the 
same purpose; 
(m)”Energy resource lands” refer to lands where naturally occurring or 
indigenous energy resources exist in sufficient quantity or quality as to 
be economically viable for exploration, development, production, 
utilization, and distribution process; 
(n) “Environmentally Critical Areas” refer to areas declared by law or 
presidential issuance as: (a) protected areas pursuant to Republic Act 
No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992“; (b) areas for watershed reserves; 
(c) areas set aside for aesthetic potential tourist spots; (d) areas which 
constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened species of 
indigenous Philippine wildlife (flora and fauna); (e) areas of unique 
historic, archeological and scientific interests; (f) areas that are 
traditionally occupied by the ICCsllPs; (9) areas with critical slopes; (h) 
areas frequently visited and/or hard hit by natural calamities (geologic 
hazards, floods, typhoons, and volcanic activities); 9i) areas classified 
as prime agricultural lands; (j) recharge areas of aquifers; (k) water 
bodies; (I) 
mangrove areas; (m) coral reefs; (n) mossy and virgin 
forests; (0) rivers and river banks; (p) swamp forest and marshlands; 
(4) foreshore lands; and (r) small islands five thousand (5,000) 
hectares and below in size. For purposes of this Act, this term shall 
also refer to other terrestrial, aquatic and marine areas that need 
special protection and conservation measures because they are 
ecologically fragile or they are needed for food security and food self- 
sufficiency 
as determined by concerned agencies and local 
government units in consultation with the concerned sectors; 
(0) 
“Exhausted Energy Resource lands” refer to specific energy resource 
sites whose energy reserves of the desired type@) are no longer in 
sufficient quantity or quality to justify additional expenditure for their 
extraction and utilization; 
(p) “Exhausted Mineral Lands” refer to specific sites whose mineral 
deposits are no longer in sufficient quantity or quality to justify 
additional expenditure for their extraction and utilization; 


(9) “Food Self-sufficiency” refers to the policy objective of meeting the food 
requirements through intensive local food production in a sustainable 
manner based on the country’s existing and potential resource 
endowments and related production advantages; 
(r) “Food Security” refers to the policy objective, plan and strategy of 
meeting the food requirements of the present and future generations of 
Filipinos in quantity, ensuring the availability, accessibility and 
affordability of food to all, either through local production or 
importation, or both, based on the country’s existing and potential 
resource endowment and related production advantages, and 
consistent with the overall national development objectives and 
policies; 
(s) ”Forestlands” refer to those lands of the public domain which have 
been subjected to l h d  evaluation and classification and have been 
legally designated as such for production forest and protection/ 
amenity forest. They include the public forest, the permanent forest or 
forest reserves, and forest reservations; 
(t) “Foreshore Land” refers to a string of land that margins a body of 
water or the shore between the lowest low waterline of a low tide 
terrace and the upper limit of wave wash at highest high tide, usually 
marked by a beach scarp or berm; 
(u) “geo-hazard Areas” refer to areas where natural or man-induced 
geological processes that have the potential to cause destruction and 
pose threat or risk to man’s life and property take place; 
(v) “Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCsllPs)” 
refer to a group of people or homogenous societies defined under 
republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as “he indigenous Peoples 
Rights Act of 1997” or ”IPRA”; 
(w)“lndigenous Energy Resources” refer to energy resources, which 
originate or occur naturally in the Philippines; 
(x) ”Inland Waters” refer to waters which are not coastal and marine 
waters not subject to acquisitive prescription consistent with the 
provisions of presidential Decree No. 1067, otherwise known as “The 
Water Code of the Philippines”; 
(y) “Land refers to resources, both natural and man-made, found on the 
surface, below and above the ground including inland waters and the 
air therein; 


(z) “Land Sub-classification” refers to the act of determining and assigning 
the uses of classified public lands such as forest or timber lands, 
national parks and mineral ands in accordance with existing laws; 
(aa) 
“Land Use” refers to the manner of utilizing the land, including its 
allocation, development and management; 
(bb) 
“Land Use Classification” refers to the act of delineating or 
allocating lands according to protection land use, production land use, 
settlements development, infrastructure development, and other land 
uses as defined and provided for in this Act; 
(cc) 
“Land 
Use 
Policy 
Administration 
(LUPA)” 
refers 
to 
an 
administrative, regulatory and quasi-judicial body provided for under 
this Act which shall be the final authority in all matters relating to land 
use planning; 
“Mandatory public hearingslconsultations” refers to the mechanism 
for ensuring the involvement of the affected stakeholders in land use 
planning from local to national level. 
It involves giving notice of 
hearinglconsultation to affected stakeholders by publication or posting 
in conspicuous cases, conduct of reasonable number of hearings, 
Solicitation of positions and public presentation and validation of the 
planning results before its finalization; 
(ee) 
“Mineral Lands” refer to lands where mineral resources are found; 
(fQ “National Parks” refer to land of the public domain classified as such in 
the 1987 Philippine Constitution which include all areas under the 
National Integrated Protected Areas System pursuant to Republic Act 
no. 7586 or the “NIPAS Act of 1992; 
(gg) 
“Non-agricultural Land Use Conversion” refers to the act of 
changing the current use of a piece of non-agricultural land into some 
other uses; 
“Non-Government Organization (NGO)” refers to a private, non- 
profit voluntary organization that is committed to the task of political, 
socio-economic, physical, cultural and environmental development and 
established primarily to provide service to marginalized sectors in 
these areas; 
(ii) “People’s Organization (PO)’ refers to a private, non-profit, voluntary 
and community-based organization established primarily to provide 
service to its members and the community in general; 
(jj) “Physical Framework Plans” refer to indicative plans based on 
comprehensive land use plans (CLUPs) and national policies whether 
national, regional, or provincial which provide policy guidelines for all 
(dd) 
(hh) 


decisions relating to land use and environmental management to 
prevent or mitigate the adverse effects of inappropriate resource 
utilization on food security, the people’s welfare and their environment. 
It embodies both policies and strategies necessary to carry out 
development goals and objectives; 
“Premature or Illegal Conversion of Agricultural Land refers to the 
undertaking of any activity whose results will modify or alter physical 
characteristics of agricultural lands to render them suitable for non- 
agricultural purposes without an approved order of conversion from the 
LUPA; 
(11) “Prime Agricultural lands” refer to lands that can be used for various or 
specific agricultural activities and can provide optimum and sustainable 
yield with a minimum of inputs and development costs; 
(mm) “Production Land Use” refers to the direct and indirect utilization of 
land to generate outputs resulting from the following activities: 
agricultural, fish farming, or aquaculture, timber or agro-forestry, 
grazing and pasture, mining, industrial, tourism, and indigenous energy 
resource development; 
“Protected Area” refers to identified portions of land and water set 
aside by reason of their unique physical and biological significance, 
managed to enhanced biological diversity and protected against 
destructive human exploitation pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or 
the “NIPAS Act of 1992”. For purposes of this Act, it shall include 
agricultural lands identified and delineated under Sec. 33 hereof; 
“Protection Land Use” refers to the utilization of land primarily for 
the rehabilitation, conservation and protection purposes and the 
promotion of the country’s ecological and life-support systems; 
“Public Domain” refers to lands belonging to the State which may 
either be agricultural, forest or timber, mineral or national park as 
provided for in the Constitution; 
”Public Lands” refer to lands which have not been subject to private 
property rights or subject to sale or other modes of acquisition of 
concession, under the general laws, and are devoted to public use; 
(rr) ”Resettlement Areas” refer to areas identified by the appropriate 
national agency or by the local government unit with respect to areas 
within its jurisdiction, which shall be used for the relocation of the 
underprivileged, homeless citizens and informal settlers; 
(ss) 
“Settlement“ refers to the habitat, community or built-up 
(kk) 
(nn) 
(00) 
(pp) 
(qq) 
environment where people prefer to live in; 


(tt) “Settlements Development“ refers to any improvement on existing 
settlements, or any proposed development of certain areas for 
settlement purposes. 
It also involves the spatial distribution of 
population, identification of the roles and functions of key urban 
centers and determination of relationships among settlement areas, 
and the provision of basic services and facilities of identified major 
settlement areas or growth centers; 
“Shoreline” is the line where shore and water meet. ”Shore” is the 
narrow strip of land in immediate contact with any body of water, 
including the area between high and low water lines: 
(w) “Socialized Housing” refers to housing programs and projects 
undertaken by the Government or the private sector for the 
underprivileged, homeless citizens, and informal settlers which shall 
include sites and services development. Long-term financing, 
liberalized terms on interest payments, and such other benefits in 
accordance with the provisions of republic Act No. 7279, otherwise 
known as the “Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA): 
(ww) ”Socialized Housing Zones” refer to lands identified and designated 
by the local government units as sites for socialized housing pursuant 
to Article IV of Republic Act No. 7279 and its implementing guidelines; 
“Sub-classification or reclassification of agricultural lands” refers to 
the process undertaken by the local government units of allocating in 
their respective territorial jurisdictions the declared agricultural lands to 
specific uses such as residential, industrial or commercial purposes. It 
shall serve as one of the bases for application for land conversion by 
the owners thereof and shall constitute the power of the local 
government units to reclassify lands under Sec. 20 of republic Act No. 
7160, otherwise known as the ”Local Government Code of 1991” 
consistent with the provisions of this Act; 
(uu) 
(m) 
(yy) 
“Sustainable development” refers to the development objective of 
meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of 
future generations to meet their own needs consistent with the 
principles of social equity, efficiency and environmental integrity; 
“Tourism Development Areas” refer to specific sites for tourism 
development located in areas identified as priorities in the national and 
regional tourism master plans as well as those designated through 
legislative and executive issuances as tourist spots and tourist zones 
which can be developed into tourism estates or integrated resort, 
leisure and recreation complexes, and other tourism related facilities; 
(zz) 


(aaa) “Tourism Estates” refer to large tracts of land with well-defined 
boundaries in any area identified in the Philippine tourism Master Plan, 
Regional Tourism Master Plans, by proclamation of the President 
andlor by acts of Congress including local and integrated tourism and 
resort complex including but not limited to accommodation facilities, 
food and beverages outlets, convention and meeting areas, sports, 
recreational and leisure centers and commercial outlets among others. 
The estate shall be under one unified and continuous management; 
(bbb) “Tourist Zone” refers to a geographic area with well-defined 
boundaries proclaimed as such by the President and/or by acts of 
Congress and is established for the enhancement and/or the 
conservation of natural attributes and man-made resources as well as 
the preservation of cultural and historical heritage for the appreciation 
and enjoyment of the local population and the visitors; 
(ccc) “Tourist Spot” refers to a particular area, site or spot, whether rnan- 
made or natural, known for its unique tourist or visitor drawing 
attributes and activities. It may be classified according to its social, 
cultural, natural, historical, scientific, religious and recreational 
significance; 
(ddd) ”Urban Areas” refer to all cities regardless of their population 
density and to municipalities with a population density of at least five 
hundred (500) persons per square kilometer; 
(eee) “Urbanizable areas” refer to sites and lands which, considering 
present characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and 
great potential of becoming urban areas within the period of five (5) 
years; 
(WWater Security” is sufficient access throughout the year to the 
minimum daily requirement of clean Water to maintain a healthy life; 
(ggg) “Water Use” is the appropriation of water for domestic, municipal, 
irrigation, power generation, inland fisheries, poultry and livestock, 
industrial, industrial and commercial, environmental, and recreational 
use; 
(hhh) “Watershed” refers to a catchment area or drainage basin from 
which the waters of a stream or stream system are drawn; 
(iii) “Zoning” refers to the regulatory tool for delineating the specific uses of 
lands in accordance with the approved comprehensive land use plan 
within the territorial jurisdiction of a city or municipality and specifying 
the conditions for their regulation, subject to the limitations imposed by 
law and competent authority; and 


(jjj) “Zoning Ordinance (20)” refers to a local legislation approving the 
development/land use plan and providing for the regulations and other 
conditions on the uses of land including the limitation on the 
infrastructure that may be placed within the territorial jurisdiction of a 
city or municipality. It incorporates the protected areas under Sec. 14 
(a) and the protected agricultural lands under Sec. 33 hereof. 
CHAPTER I1 
NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE PLANNING 
Article One 
Physical Framework and land Use Plans 
SEC. 5. National Land Use Planning and Zoning Guidelines and Standards. - 
Within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act, shall, in consultation with the 
concerned stakeholders through mandatory conduct of public hearings, formulate 
national land use planning and zoning guidelines and standards which shall guide the 
Local Government Units (LGUs) in formulating their Comprehensive Land Use Plans 
(CLUPs) and enacting their zoning ordinances (20s). Standards and guidelines on land 
use shall be set at the national level for major island groupings based on available data 
provided by the existing mapping program. The guidelines and standards shall, among 
others, include: 
(a) the implementing rules and regulations of this Act; (b) the 
delineated protected areas including the agricultural lands that are given protection 
under Section 33 of this Act which areas shall be incorporated in the following plans and 
shall not be subject to reduction except by laws or issuances from the concerned 
national agencies; and (c) the spatial implications of relevant national policies, national 
development plan, and existing sectoral plans which are consistent with the provisions 
of this Act. 
SEC. 6. City and Municipal Land Use Plans. - Consistent with the preceding 
section and in consultation with the concerned stakeholders through mandatory conduct 
of public hearings, the cities and the municipalities through their local development 
councils shall prepare their respective CLUPs to determine the specific uses of their 
land and other physical resources, including the delineation of actual boundaries on the 
ground on the territorial jurisdiction of the city or municipality and the translation and 
integration of sectoral plans in their respective plans. Protected areas pursuant to 


Section 14 and other existing laws and issuances as well as the agricultural lands 
identified and delineated under Section 33, and the identified socialized housing sites 
under Sections 58 and 59 hereof shall be incorporated in the CLUPs but the respective 
LGUs shall not diminish the areas included therein. 
SEC. 7. Provincial and Regional Physical Framework Plans. - In consultation 
with the concerned stakeholders through mandatory conduct of public hearings, the 
Provincial Development Council (PDC) and the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) 
as provided for in Section 25 hereof shall prepare their respective provincial and 
regional physical framework plans (PPFPs and RPFPs) which shall consolidate, 
integrate, harmonize, and reconcile the land use plans of respective provinces and 
independent and highly urbanized cities located in the concerned regions, as the case 
may be, based on the preceding standards and guidelines as well as the city and 
municipal CLUPs. 
SEC. 8. 
Land Use Plans for Ancestral Domains. - Land use plans for the 
delineated and recognized ancestral domains shall be formulated by the indigenous 
cultural communitieslindigenous peoples (ICCs/lPs) themselves in accordance with 
their particular needs and traditional resource and management systems with the 
assistance of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the LGUs 
concerned. Such plans shall be recognized and integrated in the CLUPs as well as in 
the provincial, regional and national physical framework plans. CLUPs or physical 
framework plans made prior to delineation of ancestral domains included in such plans 
or ordinances shall be without prejudice to the right of the ICCs/lPs concerned to adopt 
different land use categories I accordance with their particular needs and traditional 
resource and management systems. 
SEC. 9. Nafional Physical Framework Plan. - Based on the completed CLUPs, 
the PPFP, and the RPFP, the LUPA may revise the standards and guidelines in Section 
5 hereof, except with respect to the delineated and protected areas which may be 
subject to review every five (5) years, and formulate the National Physical Framework 
Plan (NPFP). The NPFP shall define the objectives, policies and strategies on the 
indicative uses of land and other physical resources of the country to guide and support 
the implementation of the national development plan. 
Upon its completion, all 
subsequent planning processes pertaining to the use of land resources shall conform to 
the mandatory provisions of the NPFP, particularly with respect to the protected areas. 
However, in case of national emergency or security, or when public interest so 
demands, as certified by the President, the LUPA is empowered to review and/or revise 


the NPFP whenever necessary, without prejudice to actions that may be taken by 
affected individuals, groups, or entities, whether public or private. 
Article Two 
Local Land Use Planning and Zoning 
SEC. I O .  Basis of Cify/Municipalify Land Use Plans. - The CLUPs of cities and 
municipalities shall be formulated in consonance with the results of mandatory 
consultations of the various stakeholders in the community and subject to the nationally 
prescribed standards and guidelines pursuant to Sections 5 and 9 hereof. 
SEC. 11. Coverage and Basis of Zoning. - Zoning shall cover all alienable and 
disposable lands, government-owned lands, and private lands in the territorial 
jurisdiction of the city or municipality incorporating those declared as protected areas 
including those areas given protection under Section 33 hereof. The zoning plan and 
ordinance of LGUs shall be based on their respective approved CLUPs. 
SEC. 12. Period to Conduct Land Use Planning and Zoning. - Within six (6) 
months from the issuance of the guidelines and standards as provided for in Section 5 
of this ct, all cities and municipalities shall prepare and enact their respective CLUPs 
and ZOs. The actual zoning of communities based on the standards and guidelines 
shall be conducted before the approval of the NPFP. Thereafter, the CLUPs and ZOs 
based on the NPFP as provided for in Section 9 hereof may be subject to review or 
revision every seven (7) years or as mandated by the LUPA. 
Article Three 
Framework for Land Use Planning 
SEC. 13. Basic Land Use Planning Considerations. - In determining the various 
land uses as provided for in Section 14 hereof, the physical characteristics of the land 
including the following shall be considered: 
(a) Geology, geomorphology, geologic hazards (e.9. seismic, volcanic, 
(b) Demography (population size, growth and distribution); 
(c) Food security, socio-economic and related development activities; 
mass movements, landslide, etc.), soil and slope; 


(d) Energy security and self-sufficiency; 
(e) Existing and potential land use; 
(f) Environmental, natural resources, and other constraints; 
(9) Existing 
government 
policies 
on 
land 
allocation, 
utilization, 
management and disposition. 
SEC. 14. Categories of Land Uses for Planning Purposes. - In determining and 
defining the NPFP, RPFPslPPFPs and the CLUPs, land uses shall be grouped into four 
major functional uses as follows: 
(a) Protection Land Use - the adoption of which tends to protect, 
preserve and enhance critical ecosystems from any human 
encroachment, regenerate and rehabilitate degraded land and other 
physical resources, ensure safeguard against environmental hazards 
including those resulting from unregulated activities, and enhance and 
sustain the benefits derived from maintaining the integrity of the 
nation’s land resources. Areas to be covered under this category are 
those under the national integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS) 
as provided for by R.A. No. 7586 and those outside the NIPAS which 
require rehabilitation and protection as identified by the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in coordination with 
concerned LGUs and National Government Agencies (NGAs), and in 
consultation with concerned stakeholders; 
(b) Production Land Use - the adoption of which aims to determine the 
most efficient, sustainable, and equitable manner of utilizing, 
developing and managing land for productive purposes. 
Areas 
included under this category are agricultural lands even though 
identified and delineated as protected-under Section 33 hereof, coastal 
zones including those declared by DENR and other similar government 
agencies that are in environmentally criticar conditions, production 
forest, mineral lands, energy resource lands, industrial development 
areas, and tourism development areas; 
(c) Settlements development- the adoption of which seeks to promote an 
orderly, equitable, and sustainable development of human settlements 
responsive to the needs of its inhabitants and the environment. 
Classification shall be made based on the predominant economic and 
socio-cultural activities, as urban or rural, and based on the topography 
and slope of land as upland, hillside, lowland, or coastal. Major uses 
under this category shall include: residential, including relocation and 


resettlement sites for socialized housing as provided for in R.A. No. 
7279 (or the ‘Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 or ‘UDHA) 
and socialized housing zones; commercial, industrial; institutional, 
(e.g., sites of government offices, health and education), utilities; 
tourism, recreational, including parks, urban forests, open or green 
space; waste disposal; and roads, rail transportation networks, and 
facilities; 
(d) Infrastructure development - which shall cover areas identified by the 
LGUs, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), and 
other concerned agencies as sites for priority infrastructure projects 
which shall include, among others: power plantslstations and major 
substations; indigenous energy resource exploration and development; 
irrigation and flood control sewerage and drainage facilities; water 
supply system and treatment plants’ airports/ seaports/ fishports; major 
road, bridge, and ‘railway trunklines; farm-to-market roads; agricultural 
research and development farms andlor stations; 
waste disposal 
facilities; disaster mitigation facilities; and market sites. Provided, 
That the determination of functional uses of lands within ancestral 
domains need not necessarily follow the land use categories provided 
for in this Act and separate land use categories for delineated 
ancestral domains may be formulated by the concerned ICCs/lPs 
themselves in accordance with their particular needs and traditional 
resource and management systems. 
SfC. 15. Multiple land Uses. - Subject to the provisions of this Act, the LUPA 
shall encourage multiple land uses as long as they are complementary and not 
incompatible with each other. 
SEC. 16. Categories of Water Uses for Planning Purposes. - For purposes of 
this Act, the categories of water uses for planning purposes shall be in accordance with 
existing laws. 
Notwithstanding such laws, the categories to be adopted must 
complement and support the foregoing categories for land use planning. Within six (6) 
months from the effectivity of this Act, after the conduct of public consultations, the 
National Water Resources Board (NWRB) and the LUPA shall jointly adopt and issue 
implementing guidelines, rules and regulations that will promote the integration of sound 
water resource utilization, allocation, management, and development with the 
requirements of sustainable land use planning. 


CHAPTER 111 
IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM 
Article One 
Land Use Policy Administration 
SEC. 17. Creation of the Land Use Policy Administration (LUPA). - the Land 
Use Policy Administration (LUPA) is hereby created which shall be the highest policy- 
making body on land use and shall perform the task of integration of efforts, monitoring 
of developments relating to land use, evolution of policies, and regulation and direction 
of land use planning processes. The powers and functions vested by law to the 
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and to the National Land Use 
Committee (NLUC) under the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 
pertaining to land use are hereby transferred to the LUPA. 
SEC. 18. 
Executive Board. - The LUPA shall have an Executive Board, 
hereinafter referred to as the Board, whose main function is to direct the implementation 
of the provisions of this Act, and shall be composed of nineteen (19) members. 
(a) The Executive Secretary as Chairperson; 
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR) and the Director-General of the National Economic 
and Development Authority (NEDA) as Vice-Chairpersons; 
(c) The Secretaries of Agriculture; Agrarian Reform; Trade and Industry; 
Public Works and Highways; Transportation and Communications; 
Energy; Science and Technology; Tourism; Interior and Local 
Government; and Justice as members; 
(d) The Chairperson of the Housing and urban Development Coordinating 
Council (HUDCC) as member; 
(e) Four (4) representatives from the different basic sectors with direct 
involvement in sustainable land use such as urban poor, peasants, 
fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples- who shall be appointed by the 
President based on the nomination and recommendation of the sectors 
they respectively represent- as members; 
likewise act as Secretary to the Board. 
(9 The Administrator of the LUPA. As ex-officio member, who shall 


A consultative body composed of representatives from the leagues of 
Municipalities, Cities, and Provinces and from non-government sector 
such as the business sector, NGOs and Pos, and the academic 
community shall likewise be convened every two (2) months. 
SEC. 19. Powers and Functions. - The LUPA shall have the following powers 
and functions: 
(a) Formulate policies on, and promulgate, in consultation with all 
concerned stakeholders, national standards and guidelines on 
land use and zoning under Sections 5 and 9 hereof, and issue 
corresponding rules and regulations to enforce compliance 
thereof; 
(b) Formulate NPFP and RPFPs based on land use plans at the 
local levels that shall serve as guide in translating the national 
development plan and pertinent sectoral plans consistent with 
the provisions of this Act into physical and spatial terms; 
(c) Establish a National Land Use Allocation System which shall 
provide detailed guidelines on land use policy area6 or 
categories for land use planning under Section 14 hereof; 
(d) Establish a National Land Resource Information Management 
System, which shall integrate and process information on land 
use and allocation generated by the various national 
government agencies, define information requirements at 
various levels, and standardize information inputs/outputs 
including scales and symbols in the case of territorial and 
sectoral maps; 
(e) Undertake the gathering of data, the conduct of studies 
pertaining to land use planning, including studies on the 
management of identified land uses, and such other studies not 
undertaken by other government agencies; 
(9 Coordinate with, and assist other government agencies and 
LGUs in planning, developing, and implementing their land use 
classification programs, and to furnish, to the extent possible, 
technical assistance and guidance; 
(g] Monitor and coordinate concerned agencies and entities of the 
government in the enforcement and implementation of policies 
and regulations relating to land use ad resource management 
and development; 


(h) Hear and resolve conflicts in land use planning, classification 
and allocation that may arise: (1) at the first instance - between 
NGAs, between an NGA and an LGU, between an NGA and 
any regional or local planning bodies, and other cases not falling 
under its appellate capacity; (2) in its appellate capacity - with 
respect to conflicts arising from the disapprovallmodification of 
CLUPs of component cities and municipalities by provinces and 
from the disapprovallmodification of PPFPs of provinces by the 
RLUCs or of the CLUPs of independent component and highly- 
urbanized cities also by the RLUCs; 
(i) Call on and deputize any department, bureau, office, agency or 
instrumentality of the government, including the police forces, 
and or private entities and organization for cooperation, support, 
and assistance in the performance of its functions; 
(j) Adopt its own organizational plan and staffing pattern, create 
central and regional offices, and assist the LGUs in the 
formation of local land use committees; and 
(k) Perform such other acts and functions and exercise such other 
powers as may be necessarily implied, inherent, incident, or 
related to the foregoing. 
SEC. 20. Offices, Units and Staff Support. - The LUPA shall be assisted by a 
secretariat under the general supervision of the Administrator. 
The Administrator may organize at the central and regional levels such offices as 
may be necessary subject to civil service rules and regulations. 
Subject to existing laws, rules and regulations and until such time that LUPA 
shall have been fully organized and operational, agencies performing functions related 
to land use shall continue to discharge the same, under the operational supervision and 
control of LUPA and consistent with the national guidelines and standards set forth in 
Section 5 hereof. 
SEC. 21. Powers and Functions of the Administrafor. - The Administrator shall 
have the following powers and functions: 
(a) Act as the executive head of the LUPA and perform the powers and 
functions incidental to said position; 


(b) Be responsible for the implementation and overall execution of the 
policies, rules and regulations, and decisions adopted by the Board; 
and as such, he/she shall issue the corresponding implementing 
administrative issuances, and promulgate opinions and interpretative 
circulars and rulings to ensure the expeditious and effective 
implementation thereof; and 
incidental, or related to the foregoing. 
(c) Perform such other powers and functions as may be inherent, 
The decisions of the Administrator may be appealed to the LUPA 
Board. 
SEC. 22. Qualifications of the Administrator. - The Administrator must have a 
background or significant training preferably in the field of environment andlor physical 
planning, land resources management, or development planning and management for a 
period of at least five (5) years. Helshe shall be appointed by the President and shall 
have the rank of a Cabinet Secretary. 
SEC. 23. Qualifications, Rank and Duties of the Deputy Administrator. - The 
Administrator shall be assisted by a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the 
president upon the recommendation of the Board. The Deputy Administrator shall have 
the same qualifications as the Administrator and shall have the rank of an 
Undersecretary. 
The Deputy Administrator shall be the operational administrative manager of the 
LUPA and shall assist the Administrator in hislher routine housekeeping functions. 
Article Two 
Land development Councils and Land Use Committees 
SEC. 24. 
Local Development Councils and land use Committees. - The 
formulation of the CLUPs and PPFPs shall be the primary responsibility of the Local 
Development Councils (LDCs). The LGUs without existing LDCs as mandated by R.A. 
No. 7160 shall create their respective LDCs within one (1) year from the effectivity of 
this Act. 
Local land use committees pertain to the provincial, city, or municipal land use 
committees (PLUCs, CLUCs, MLUCs) formed by the LDCs. Existing and newly formed 


LDCs shall create within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act or from their creation 
as the case may be, a local land use committee to assist them in performing such 
functions as defined in this Act: 
Provided, That membership therein must, among 
others, include representatives from concerned NGOs and POs, such as but not limited 
to peasants, fisherfolk, urban poor, and indigenous cultural communities/indigenous 
peoples. Other concerned sectors shall also be invited during committee deliberations 
and public hearings. The LUCs/MLUCs shall likewise solicit the land use positions, 
views, perspectives and issues raised and articulated by the concerned communities 
through their respective barangay representatives who shall also participate during the 
public hearings. 
Until such time that the LUPA shall have created its counterpart committees at 
the regional level, the regional land Use Committees (RLUCs) under the regional 
Development Councils (RDCs) shall act as the counterpart of the LUPA and shall 
perform such functions as defined under this ct. 
Article Three 
Adoption, Approval and Review of Land use Plans 
SEC. 25. 
Component Cifies and Municipalities. - Component cities and 
municipalities have the power and authority to adopt and approve their respective 
CLUPs and 20s through their respective Sanggunians but subject to the power of 
review of their respective provinces only with respect to the consistency of the CLUPs 
and ZOs with Sections 5 and 9 hereof. 
SEC. 26. Provinces and Independent and Highly Urbanized Cities. - Provinces 
and independent and highly urbanized cities shall have the power and authority to adopt 
and approve their respective CLUPs and ZOs through their respective Sanggunians but 
subject to the power of review of the LUPA through its RLUCs or as provided for in 
Section 25 hereof and only with respect to the consistency of the CLUPs and ZOs with 
Sections 5 and 9 hereof. 
Article Four 
Responsibilities of the National Government Agencies and LGUs 
SEC. 27. National Base Mapping Program. - A National Mapping Program shall 
be implemented, coordinated, and monitored through the creation of an inter-agency 


technical committee composed of the LUPA , as the lead agency, the National Mapping 
and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), the Bureau of Soils and Water 
Management (BSWM), the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the Forest 
Management Bureau (FMB), the Land Management Bureau (LMB), the Protected Areas 
and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology 
(PHIVOLCS), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the National Water Resources 
Board (NWRB), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other concerned government 
agencieslbureaus. 
For purposes of uniformity and standardization, the LGUs, to be assisted by the 
appropriate agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their respective 
territorial maps using scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed in 
accordance with this Act 
SEC. 28. National Geo-hazard Mapping. - A nationwide Geo-hazard Mapping 
Program shall be implemented jointly through the LUPA by the PHIVOLCS, the Bureau 
of Soils, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services 
Administration (PAGASA), and the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), in 
coordination with the National Disaster Coordinating Councils, and other concerned 
government agencies. The program shall include the generation of indicative geo- 
hazard zoning maps that will outline areas in the Philippines prone to liquefaction, land 
slides, flooding, lahar, ground rupturing, tsunami, river erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole 
collapse, earthquake, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, base surge, and other natural hazards. 
For purposes of uniformity and standardization and in order to develop a safe 
built environment, the LGUs shall incorporate and integrate the generated geo-hazard 
zoning maps in the preparation of their respective CLUPs and ZOs. The geo-hazard 
maps shall serve as guide for all the LGUs in the preparation of their own hazards- 
constrained development plans. 
SEC. 29. Scope and Nafure of Responsibilities of other National Government 
Agencies (NGAs). - All concerned NGAs shall periodically report to the LUPA on the 
various activities and accomplishments relative to land use. Likewise, they shall provide 
for their respective sectoralldevelopment plans and render technical and administrative 
support if called upon by the LUPA relative to the implementation of the provisions of 
this Act. 
SEC. 30. Submission of Annual Report on the Implementation of CLUPs and 
ZOs. - The LDCs shall submit an annual report on the implementation of their land use 


plans and zoning ordinances to the LUPA through the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or in 
the case of highly urbanized and independent cities, through their respective 
Sangguniang Panlungsod. 
CHAPTER IV 
SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN 
Article One 
Agricultural Lands 
SEC. 31. 
Priority Areas for Agricultural Developmenf. - Priority areas for 
agricultural development must be based on the Strategic Agricultural and Fisheries 
Development Zones (SAFDZs) as defined in R.A. No. 8435, otherwise known as the 
Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (AFMA). 
SEC. 32. Conversion of Agricultural Lands. - Agricultural lands are deemed 
converted to non-agricultural uses upon approval of the application for conversion by 
the LUPA as recommended by the DAR and as certified by the DA. Prime agricultural 
lands and specific types of lands to the extent necessary for attaining food self- 
sufficiency in rice and corn and food security in other basic commodities, as determined 
by the DA, subject to mandatory consultation with the LGUs, the private sector, the 
NGOs, and POs shall be protected from conversion. Such protection shall include, but 
not limited to, areas under the Network of Protected Areas for Agricultural and Agro- 
Industrial Development (NPAAAD): Provided, That all irrigated and irrigable lands, all 
lands with existing or potential for high value crop, all agricultural lands that are 
ecologically fragile and whose conversion will result into serious environmental 
problems shall be given full protection from conversion. Such protected agricultural 
lands and areas shall be subject to review every five (5) years by the DA, after the 
conduct of mandatory public hearingslconsultations: Provided, further, That consistent 
with the Sate policy on giving priority to the completion of the Comprehensive Agrarian 
Reform Program (CARP), all the remaining lands subject to CARP, including those 
lands covered under the notice of compulsory acquisitionlvoluntary offer to sell, 
production or profit-sharing, or commercial farm deferment of the CARP, shall also be 
fully protected from conversion pending the distribution and installation of the farmer 
beneficiaries; but thereafter, Section 65 of R.A.No. 6657 shall apply: Provided, finally, 
That pending the completion of the mapping, the identification of specific areas under 
the NPAAAD and the SAFDZs under R.A. No. 8435, the revision thereof pursuant to the 


foregoing, and the incorporation thereof in the NPFP, there shall be a moratorium in all 
applications for conversion of agricultural lands into non-agricultural uses commencing 
from the effectivity of this Act, except for priority infrastructure projects that are of 
national interest pursuant to Sec. 63 and 64 hereof. The application for conversion of 
these protected areas shall not be given due course by the DAR and the LUPA. 
SEC. 33. 
Sub-classification or Reclassification of Agricultural Lands by the 
LGUs. - Sub-classification or reclassification of Agricultural lands to other uses under 
Section 20 of R.A. No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 shall exclude the 
protected agricultural lands as stated in the preceding section. The result of such sub- 
classificatianlreclassification shall constitute the actual plan for allocating the future 
uses of lands within the territorial jurisdictions of LGUs and is not synonymous to 
conversion. After the completion of the mapping of protected agricultural lands, the DA 
and the DAR shall provide the LGUs with a complete list and maps thereof. 
Article Two 
Other Land Use Conversion 
SEC. 34. Conversion of Non-Agricultural Lands. - The approved CLUPs and 
ZOs of cities and municipalities shall be the basis for authorizing the change of non- 
agricultural lands to other uses, such as from residential to commercial andlor industrial 
subject, however, to national guidelines and standards, and subsequently, the NPFP. A 
public hearing is required before any CLUPIZO is passed. The Sangguniang Bayan 
shall approve any application for change of land use of non-agricultural lands based on 
the recommendation of the CLUCIMLUC. 
Article Three 
Forestlands and Preservation of Watersheds 
SEC. 35. Reversion of Alienable and Disposable Lands to Forestlands. - Upon 
the recommendation of the Secretary of the DEN, duly reviewed and endorsed by the 
LUPA, and after due consultations with the concerned LGUs and affected parties, 
Congress may authorize the reversion of alienable and disposable lands of the public 
domain or portion thereof to forestlands. 
SEC. 36. Determination of Forest Limif. -Within one 1) year after the release of 
the budget appropriated for the purpose of classifying, reclassifying and delineating all 


lands of the public domain, the DENR shall submit the final inventory of lands after 
which, Congress shall within a period of one hundred twenty (120) working days. 
Determine by law the specific limit of forestlands and national parks, and endangered 
forests and watershed areas, marking clearly their boundaries on the ground. 
Thereafter, such forestlands and national parks shall be conserved and may not be 
diminished, except by law. 
SEC. 37. Coverage of Production Forest. - Production forests include: the 
residual dipterocarp forests; pine forests available for logging; rangelands for grazing; 
areas under industrial forest plantation management; areas for community forest 
program; integrated social forestry; and other forestlands for special uses, excluding the 
critical watersheds as identified by the DENR, in coordination with concerned LGUs and 
NGAs, and subject to mandatory public consultations with concerned sectors. 
SEC. 38. Criferia for the Sub-classification of public lands for Timber Production, 
Agroforesfry, Grazing and Pasfure and Other Purposes. - The sub-classification of 
public lands shall be guided by the following: 
(a) Geology, geomorphology, soil and slope; 
(b) Classified public lands below fifty percent (50%) slope may be sub- 
classified for timber production, agroforestry, grazing 'or pasture land 
activities provided that the use of such areas shall not result in soil 
degradation or any adverse ecological condition; 
(c) Watershed may be subject to multiple uses provided that the area is 
utilized, managed and developed for the primary purpose by which it 
has been established excluding critical watersheds as identified by the 
DENR, in coordination with concerned LGUs and NGAs, and subject to 
mandatory public hearingslconsultations with concerned sectors; 
(d) All public lands above fifty percent (50%) slope shall be sub-classified 
into appropriate protection or production land uses provided that such 
land use shall not engender significant adverse environmental effects; 
and 
(e) The overall carrying capacity of classified public lands, including their 
existing and potential land uses shall serve as the basis for 
determining their sub-classification. 
SEC. 39. Critical Wafershed Areas. - The DENR, in coordination with the DA, 
the LGUs, and other government agencies, including government-owned-and-controlled 
corporations, and with mandatory public hearingslconsultations, shall identify and 


delineate critical watershed areas that need to be protected, rehabilitated, enhanced, 
andlor withdrawn from uses that contribute to its further degradation. 
SEC. 40. Formulation and lmplemenfafion of integrated Watershed Management 
Plans. - With the assistance of the DENR in collaboration with the NWRB, and upon 
mandatory consultation$ with the concerned stakeholders, the LGUs through their local 
land use committees shall prepare their watershed management plans which shall be 
integrated with their respective CLUPs. The formulation and integration of the plan shall 
be guided, among others, by the principle that the management and development of 
inland water resources shall be at the watershed level. 
In cases where the watershed areas transcend the boundaries of a particular 
municipality, and inter-LGU committee composed of representatives from local land use 
committees of the LGUs where the watershed area is located shall be formed. With the 
assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the concerned 
stakeholders, the inter-LGU committee shall be tasked to formulate the watershed 
management plan for the said watershed area. 
The DENR and the concerned LGUs shall jointly implement the watershed 
management plan subject to regular consultations with and involvement of the 
community stakeholders in the implementation of the plan. 
Article Four 
Coastal Zones 
SEC. 41. Classification of Coastal Zones. - All public lands in the coastal zones 
shall 
be sub-classified as fishponds, 
mangrove, 
fisherfolk settlement and 
recreational/tourism areas with the end in view of attaining bio-diversity conservation. 
SEC. 42. 
Guidelines for the Allocation and Utilization of Lands Within the 
Coastal Zones. - The allocation and utilization of lands within the coastal zones shall be 
guided by the following: 
(a) Areas vegetated with mangrove species shall be preserved for 
mangrove production and will not be converted to other uses; 
(b) Areas that meet all accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth, 
topography supply for successful fishpond development and devoid of 
any mangrove stands, may be utilized for aquaculture purposes; 


(c) Areas sub-classified as mangrove and still suitable for use as such, or 
due to environmental conditions need to be preserved as mangrove, 
but of which the land is devoid of mangrove stands will not be 
converted to other uses. The DENR shall ensure that these lands shall 
be reforested within a given period of time; 
(d) Areas that are neither sub-classified as mangrove or fishpond may be 
devoted for recreational andlor tourism purposes, provided that such 
undertaking will not result in environmental degradation; 
(e) Areas which are considered as traditional fishing grounds shall be 
(9 Areas which are allocated for small infrastructures needed by fisherfolk 
(9) Areas which form part of foreshore lands as defined in this Act 
including those that are under lease agreementslarrangements should 
undergo zonation and evaluation and evaluation to determine their 
boundaries and actual sizes and corresponding uses; and, 
(h) Areas which are classified for fisherfolk settlement and housing shall 
be allocated to: 
(1) Traditional fisheries or fisherfolk who are inhabitants of the coastal 
(2) Members of the legitimate fisherfolk organizations andlor holders of 
stewardship, lease contracts, or titles to ancestral domains or any 
form of property rights arrangements, who participate in coastal 
resource management initiatives. 
used primarily for such purpose; 
shall be allowed; 
communities; and 
SEC. 43. Coastal Zone Land Sub-classification by LGUs. - Sub-classification of 
coastal zones to different uses, which shall exclude the protected areas as stated in this 
Act, by the LGUs shall be subject to prior consultation with local Fisheries and Aquatic 
Resource Management Councils (FARMCs) formed under R.A. No. 8550. 
SEC. 44. Disposition of Public Lands for Fishpond. - Upon the effectivity of this 
Act but subject to existing rights and the preceding section, no fishpond lease 
agreement (FLA) shall be issued for tidal swamps, mangroves and other swamps, 
marshes, ponds, foreshore lands, and coastal areas within public lands, including those 
presently declared available for fishpond development. 
The LUPA, in coordination with the DENR, the DA, the FARMCs and the LGUs 
shall set aside a portion of available public lands for fish propagation, fish sanctuary, 
conservation, ecological purposes and fisherfolk settlement areas. 


Fishponds covered by existing FLA, but, are abandoned or not operating 
efficiently, and are found suitable for mangroves shall be allowed to be rejuvenated 
back as mangrove forest. 
SEC. 45. Tourism and Recreation Zone. - The designation of areas for tourism 
and resorts near to or over fishery areas or ports thereof shall be with the consent of the 
concerned LGUs and the FARMCs, and subject to the policies and guidelines set forth 
in this Act. 
Article Five 
Mineral Lands 
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SEC. 46. 
Guidelines for the Utilization and Allocation of Land for Mining 
Purposes. - To ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and 
maximizing economic returns to mining operations are realized and consistent with R.A. 
No. 7402, the allocation and utilization of lands for mining purposes shall be guided by 
the following: 
(a) Mining operations shall be undertaken with due consideration to the 
utilization, development, and protection of land and other physical 
resources; 
(b) Small-scale mining shall be allowed provided that safeguards are 
instituted to prevent environmental degradation of the mining sites and 
adjacent areas; and, 
(c) Mineral reservations which had become non-operational for more than 
five (5) years shall be placed under appropriate surface management 
by the DENR. 
SEC. 47. 
Reversion of Mineral Lands. - All exhausted mineral lands shall 
automatically revert to the category of forestlands, unless the DENR has otherwise 
classified such areas for other purposes. 
SEC. 48. Criteria for the Classificafion of Mineral Lands as Alienable and 
Disposable Lands. - Exhausted mineral lands may be classified as alienable and 
disposable lands only upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions: 


(a) The slope of the exhausted mineral lands shall not be above eighteen 
percent (18%); 
(b) The rehabilitation of exhausted mineral lands can be accelerated if 
such areas are released for other purposes; 
(c) The area can promote and sustain economic activities that would 
support development of settlements without incurring significant 
environmental problems. The area shall be then be subject to an 
environmental impact assessment (EIA), the findings of which shall 
serve as basis for making any recommendation on its classification; 
and 
(d) The land is found to be environmentally-safe from natural hazards. 
Article Six 
Energy Resource Lands 
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SEC. 49. 
Guidelines for the Utilization and Allocation of Lands for Energy 
Resource Exploration, Development, Production, Utilization and Distribufion Purposes. 
- To ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and maximizing the 
harnessing of power potential from indigenous energy resources in the most economical 
and environmentally-acceptable means are realized, the allocation and utilization of 
lands for said purposes shall be guided by the following, consistent with the existing 
laws and DOE regulations on energy resources: 
(a) Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the 
purpose of a National Energy Resource Inventory and Data Base as 
well as Energy Resource Block Map shall be allowed subject to the 
implementation of complementary watershed management plans; 
(b) Indigenous energy resource exploration, development, production, 
utilization and distribution shall be subject to the appropriate 
requirements and process of the Philippines EIS System. Each project 
shall secure an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) prior to 
project 
implementation to 
ensure adequate and appropriate 
environmental management measures and optimum methods for 
resource access and recovery utilized; 
(c) Energy reservations or portions thereof which have been established 
to be non-economically viable to operate or are no longer used for 


energy purposes shall be released to give way to other land uses 
subject to existing laws covering energy reservations. 
SEC. 50. Reversion of fnergy Resource Lands. - All exhausted indigenous 
energy resource lands not covered by proclamations shall automatically revert to the 
category of forestlands or agricultural lands, whichever is appropriate, unless the DENR 
and/or the DAR respectively classify such areas for other purposes. 
SEC. 51. Energy Resource Exploration as a Temporary land Use. - Premature 
conversion of agricultural lands as defined in this Act shall exclude use of the land for 
energy resource exploration, which is a temporary use of the land, it being a necessary 
activity for the confirmation of the energy resource: Provided, however, That conversion 
of the land to a permanent land use shall proceed once the energy resource is 
confirmed for production and prior to commercial development: Provided, further, That 
the LUPA shall set a time limit on such exploration as a temporary land use, taking into 
account the different factors affecting exploration. 
Article Seven 
Settlements Development 
SEC. 52. 
Town, City, and Settlements Development. - The development of 
town, city and settlements through the zoning ordinances (ZOs) of cities and 
municipalities shall be guided by urban zoning standards designed to maximize existing 
urban spaces and reasonably restrain urban expansion to be formulated by the LUPA 
and included in guidelines and standards to be issued under Sections 5 and 9 hereof. 
SEC. 53. Settlements with Geo-hazard Areas. - Settlements within geo-hazard 
areas may be allowed provided that mitigating andlor protective measures are adopted 
to address the potential danger or risk to lives and property within such settlements. In 
coordination with the concerned agencies of the government, the LUPA shall provide 
assistance to concerned LGUs and settlers in instituting safety and corrective measures 
to address the potential danger or risk. 
SEC. 54. Protection of Ecological Harmony. - To ensure the ecological harmony 
of towns, cities, and settlements, certain projects which will alter the present use of a 
zoned area shall be issued a building permit, business permit, andlor development 
permit, as the case may be. The identification of these projects shall be done in 
coordination with'the concerned LGUs. 


SEC. 55. Designation of Waste Disposal Site. - Each city or municipality shall 
identify, designate and allocate within their territorial jurisdiction to serve as waste 
disposal site within one (I) 
year from the effectivity of this Act. 
The LGUs. in 
coordination with the DENR and/or competent authority, shall identify solid waste 
disposal sites in order to fast track the conduct of environmental impact assessment 
(EIA) study to facilitate processing of the environmental compliance certificate (ECC). 
This site or area shall be identified in the city’slmunicipality’s CLUP and ZO. For this 
purpose, cities and municipalities shall establish their solid waste management 
program. Likewise, as provided for under Section 33 of R.A. No. 7160, cities and 
municipalities may, through appropriate ordinances, bind themselves towards the 
establishment of a common solid waste management program. 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination 
with the concerned agencies, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines and standards 
for the formulation and establishment of solid waste management program by cities and 
municipalities, and shall submit the same to the LUPA for review and approval. 
SEC. 56. Designation of Socialized Housing Sites in Urban and Urbanizing 
Areas. - Each city or municipality in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify, designate 
and allocate land within their territorial jurisdiction to ensure the availability of adequate 
land to meet the shelter needs of poor residents in their respective city or municipality or 
to be used as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of UDHA. 
Within ninety (SO) days from the effectivity of this Act, the LUPA, in coordination 
with the concerned agencies, and pursuant to existing laws, rules and regulations, shall 
promulgate the necessary guidelines for the identification and designation of socialized 
housing sites. All cities and municipalities in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify 
and designate their socialized housing sites within six (6) months from the effectivity of 
this Act and must submit the list of these sites and their respective hectarage to the 
HUDCC. 
SEC. 57. 
Zonification of Identified Sites for Socialized Housing. - These 
socialized housing sites shall be identified and designated as socialized housing zones 
in the city’slmunicipality’s CLUP and shall be established through appropriate and 
approved zoning ordinances. The current zoning ordinances of the LGUs shall be 
reviewed and revised to include these socialized housing zones. These sites shall be 
used exclusively for housing that qualifies as socialized housing under the UDHA. 


SEC. 58. Valuation of Lands for Socialized Housing. - Equitable land valuation 
guidelines for socialized housing shall be set by the Department of Finance on the basis 
of the market value reflected in the zonal valuation, or in its absence, on the latest real 
property tax declaration. For sites already occupied by qualified beneficiaries under the 
UDHA and sites identified as Socialized Housing Zones as defined in this Act, the 
Department of Finance shall factor into the valuation, the blighted status of the land as 
certified by the LGUs or the National Housing Authority. 
SEC. 59. 
Urban Forest or Green Space. - Each city or highly urbanizing 
municipality shall identify, designate, and allocate lands owned by the city or 
municipality as urban forest or green space, based on the guidelines and standards to 
be issued by the DENR and approved by the LUPA. 
Article Eight 
Industrial Development Areas 
SEC. 60. Designation of lndustrial Areas. - The identification and establishment 
of industrial development areas shall conform with the provisions of R.A. No. 7916, 
otherwise known as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Law, R.A. No. 
7279, or the UDHA, and Section 33 hereof, taking into consideration the following: 
(a) Identified network of areas for agricultural development and protected 
(b) National policies on the regional dispersal of industries and agri-based 
(c) Identified growth areas and corridors in the National Development 
(d) National Integrated Protection Area Systems and other protected 
(e) National Urban Development Framework; 
(9 Identified Socialized Housing Zones; 
(9) National settlements development plan; and, 
(h) National infrastructure development plan. 
agricultural areas pursuant to Section 33 hereof; 
industrial development; 
Plan; 
areas; 
The designated industrial development areas shall become an integral 
part of the land use plan and zoning ordinance of the city or municipality 
where these areas are located. 


Article Nine 
Tourism Development Areas 
SEC. 61. 
Designation of Tourism Development Areas. - The identification, 
selection and development of tourism development areas shall be done in consultation 
and coordination with the concerned LGUs, national government agencies, the private 
sector, and the affected communities. Consistent with Sections 33 and 46 hereof, these 
areas shall likewise include those covered by legislation and executive issuances which 
designate specific sites as tourist spots and tourist zones, as well as those identified in 
the national and regional tourism master plans. 
Historical and Cultural Heritage Sites shall be included in these areas so as to 
promote their protection, preservation and development for tourism purposes and 
related activities. 
Designated areas for tourism development shall become part of the CLUPs and 
ZOs of the cities or municipalities where these are located. 
Article Ten 
infrastructure Development 
SEC. 62. Allocation and se of Land for lnfrastnrcfure 'Development. - Land, 
whether public or private, shall be allocated and utilized for priority infrastructure 
projects that are supportive of national or local development objectives. The National 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in consultation with the concerned 
NGAs, LGUs and the private sector shall identify and periodically review, update and/or 
revise the list of priority infrastructure projects. In determining and evaluating the list of 
priority infrastructure projects, consideration shall be given to those that: 
(a) 
Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the national 
economy with priority on food security and self-sufficiency concerns; 
Upgrade existing facilities to international standards; 
Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and, 
Help mitigate the destructive effects of natural disaster-causing 
phenomena or those that shall serve as alternatives to existing 
infrastructures found in natural hazard-prone areas. 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 


Provided, That the provision and implementation of infrastructure projects shall 
be made compatible with existing environmental conditions and the physical, whether 
natural or man-made, and cultural character of the area. 
Mandatory public 
hearingslconsultations shall be held prior to the conduct of all infrastructure projects that 
will necessarily involve dislocation or displacement of people living in the area: 
Provided, further, That the concerned NGA that will implement the infrastructure 
projects in areas occupied by the urban poor and in identified socialized housing zones 
shall follow the rules on mandatory consultation as provided for in R.A. No. 7160, as 
well as the rules on just and humane demolitions or eviction under Section 28 of UDHA 
and said NGA shall submit a report complying with the aforementioned provisions to the 
concerned LGU prior to project implementation. 
SEC. 63. Infrastructure Projects Within Environmentally-Critical Areas. - 
Construction of priority infrastructure projects within protected, hazard-prone, or 
environmentally-critical areas shall be allowed provided that mitigating and/or preventive 
measures are adopted to address the potential adverse economic, socio-cultural and 
environmental impacts that will emanate from these infrastructure projects subject to the 
findings and recommendations of a feasibility study and an environmental impact 
assessment in accordance with P.D. Nos. 1586 and 4846. 
Existing infrastructures found to be improperly located as well as those posing 
threats to the environmental integrity of historic, archeologic, or scientifically significant 
areas, or impinging on critical ecosystems may be terminated immediately, or gradually 
phased out and relocated, or maintained up to their life span, subject however to 
mitigating measures: 
Provided, That the concerned NGA that will implement the 
infrastructure projects in socialized housing zones are mandated to follow the rules on 
mandatory consultation as provided for in R.A. No. 7160, as well as the rules on just 
and humane demolitions or eviction under Section 28 of UDHA: Provided, further, That 
said NGA shall submit a report complying with the aforementioned provisions to the 
concerned LGU prior to project implementation. 
The DPWH, DOE, DOTC, in coordination with the concerned NGA, the LGUs 
and the private sector shall identify and assess all major infrastructure projects in 
environmentally-critical areas and submit their recommendations to the LUPA within six 
(6) months from the effectivity of this Act. 


Article Eleven 
Training, Education and Value Formation 
SEC. 64. Mandafoly Curriculum. - In order to create a well-informed, responsive 
and committed citizenry who value the protection, conservation and development of the 
country’s limited land and other physical resources, the State shall mandate the 
inclusion of sustainable land use education, or any subject related thereto in the 
curricula of primary, secondary and tertiary education. 
SEC. 65. Information and Education Campaign. - The LUPA shall coordinate a 
nationwide education information campaign in land use and physical planning to be 
implemented by local and national government agencies. The DlLG and concerned 
agencies shall formulate and implement a land use management capability-building 
program for national and local government officials, community leaders, NGOs, POs, 
religious sector, and the general public. 
CHAPTER V 
INCENTIVES, SANCTIONS, AND PENALTIES 
Article One 
Incentives and Awards 
SEC. 66. Formulation of a Sysiem of Incentives and Awards. - The LUPA shall 
come out with a system of incentives and awards to LGUs that regularly update their 
CLUPs/ZOs within the prescribed period as follows: 
(a) Provinces, highly-urbanized cities, and independent component cities 
- once every ten (1 0) years or less; and 
less 
(b) Component cities and municipalities - once every five (5) years or 
SEC. 67. 
Priority in Giving Technical Assistance to LGUs. - In providing 
technical assistance and other forms of support related to land use management and 
implementation of development plans, National Government Agencies (NGAs) shall 
give priority to cities and municipalities with approved CLUPs and ZOs. 


SEC. 68. 
Incentives for Voluntary Transfer. - Subject to existing laws and 
ordinances, the LUPA, in coordination with the Board of Investments, shall provide for 
incentives to affected industries that, within a specified period, would voluntarily transfer 
to identified Industrial Development Areas. 
Article Two 
Sanctions and Penalties 
SEC. 69. Fine on Non-Complefion and Non-Commencement of Developmenf of 
Agricultural Lands with Approved Order of Conversion. - Any landowner andlor hislher 
designated developer or duly authorized representative who fails to commence andlor 
complete the development of agricultural lands with approved order of conversion shall 
be penalized, jointly or severally, with any of the following fines based on the zonal 
value of the land at the time the fine is imposed: 
(a) 
On failure to commence within one (1) year from the date of 
conversion order: 
(1) Six percent (6%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the first 
(2) Fifteen percent (15%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the 
(3) Thirty percent (30%) of the zonal value of the subject land for the 
three (3) hectares, 
next three (3) hectares, and 
remaining area. 
Provided, That in such case, the order of conversion shall be deemed revoked 
automatically and the land shall revert back to its original agricultural use and shall be 
covered by the DAR through compulsory acquisition for distribution to qualified 
beneficiaries. 
(b) 
On failure to complete fifty percent (50%) of the approved conversion 
plan within a specified time frame, the DAR shall impose a fine 
equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the zonal value of the subject land 
and shall automatically issue an order revoking the conversion plan 
on the undeveloped portion which shall automatically revert to its 
original use as agricultural land. The same shall be covered under 
the CARP and processed for land distribution as soon as possible. 


SEC. 70. Authority to Impose Fine. - The DAR shall impose the penalty imposed 
under the preceding section. 
SEC. 71. Withdrawal of Local Development Permits and/or Licenses. - Upon 
receipt of notice from the DAR, the concerned agencies, city or municipality, shall 
withdraw and/or revoke any development permit andlor licenses that may be necessary 
to develop the agricultural land subject of conversion. 
SEC. 72. Utilization of Fines. - The fines collected under Sec. 70 hereof shall 
automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund consistent with the provisions of R.A. 
No. 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. 
SEC. 73. Failure to Formulate, €nforce and/or Implement the CLUPs and ZOs. - 
Consistent with due process, the LUPA, in coordination with the DlLG shall investigate, 
review and recommend the filing of charges against local chief executives and other 
local officials and employees responsible for the formulation, enforcement, and/or 
implementation of the CLUPs in case of any of the following: 
(a) Failure to implement and enforce the CLUPlZO due to negligence of 
duty; 
(b) Failure to provide appropriate budgetary allocation to effect its 
implementation; 
(c) Failure to complete the preparation of the CLUP despite the 
availability of funds, resources, and support by the Sanggunian 
concerned; and, 
(d) Failure of the CLUPs/ZOs to conform to the prescribed national 
guidelines and standards as provided for in Section 5 hereof and 
thereafter, with NPFP as stated in Section 9 hereof; 
Any public official or employee, regardless of whether or not elected or appointed 
or holding office or employment in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent or regular 
capacity, found to be responsible to any of the foregoing acts, after due notice and 
hearing by the appropriate body or agency, shall be punished with forfeiture of salaries 
and allowances and suspension from: 
(a) 
(b) 
Six (6) to nine (9) months, in case of non-implementation of the 
CLUP; or 
Three (3) to six (6) months, in case of non-completion of the 
CLUP. 


SEC. 74. Premature or Illegal Conversion. - Paragraph 2, Section I1 of R.A. No. 
8435, is hereby amended and shall read as follows:. 
“Any person found guilty of premature or illegal conversion as defined in 
this Act shall be penalized with imprisonment of seven (7) to twelve (12) years, or 
a fine equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the subject land, or 
both, at the discretion of the court and accessory penalty of forfeiture of the land 
and any improvement thereon: 
Pmvided, That if the offender is a juridical 
person, the penalty shall be imposed on the responsible officers thereof.” 
In addition, the DAR may impose the following penalties, after determining, in an 
administrative proceeding, that violation of this Act has been committed: 
(a) 
Cancellation or withdrawal of the authorization for land use 
(b) 
Blacklisting or automatic disapproval of pending or subsequent 
conversion; and 
conversion applications that they may file with the DAR. 
SEC. 75. Person@) Abetting Illegal Conversion. - Any person initiating, causing, 
inducing or abetting illegal conversion shall, upon conviction, be penalized with 
imprisonment of seven (7) to twelve (12) years and a fine of not less than one hundred 
thousand pesos (PIOO, OOO.OO), or both, at the discretion of the court: Provided, That if 
the offender is a public official or employee, the penalty shall, in addition thereto, 
includes perpetual disqualification and forfeiture of all hislher benefits and entitlements 
accruing to hislher public position. 
SEC. 76. 
Imposition of Penalty for Reclassification of Protected Agricultural 
Lands. - Any person, initiating, causing, inducing or abetting the reclassification of 
protected agricultural areas as defined in Section 33 hereof into non-agricultural uses 
shall be penalized with imprisonment of seven (7) to twelve (12) years and a fine of not 
less than one hundred thousand pesos (PlOO, 000.00). or both, at the discretion of the 
court: Provided, That if the offender is a public official or employee, the penalty shall, in 
addition thereto, includes perpetual disqualification and forfeiture of all hislher benefits 
and entitlements accruing to hislher public position; Provided, further, That if the 
offender is a juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed on the responsible officers 
thereof. 


CHAPTER VI 
MISCELLANEOUS, TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article One 
Mandatory Review 
SEC. 77. Mandafory Review Every Seven Years. - Congress shall undertake a 
mandatory review of this Act at least once every seven (7) years from the date of 
effectivity, or as often as it may deem necessary to ensure that land use policies and 
guidelines remain responsive to changing circumstances. For this purpose, Congress 
may call on the LUPA to undertake the necessary researches, consultations and public 
hearings. 
Article Two 
Transitory Provisions 
SEC. 78. Convening of the LUPA. - Within thirty (30) days after the effectivity of 
this Act, the Executive Secretary, as Chairman, shall convene the LUPA. The Deputy 
Director General for Land Use of NEDA and the Chief Executive Officer of the HLURB 
shall sit temporarily as ex-officio members of the LUPA Executive Board until such time 
that a regular Administrator shall have been appointed by the President. 
SEC. 79. Preparation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations and Other 
Immediate Tasks. - Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this 
Act, the LUPA, in coordination with the Senate and House Committees on Natural 
Resources, Agriculture, Agrarian Reform, Housing and Urban Development, Rural 
Development, National Cultural Communities, Appropriations and Ways and Means, 
shall undertake the preparation of the implementing rules and regulations of this Act 
with mandatory consultations with social development NGOs and POs and the private 
sector. 
Within the same period, the LUPA shall also review existing rules and regulations 
on land use, and based therefrom, revise such rules and regulations, or cause 
concerned agencies to revise them for the efficient and effective implementation of the 
provisions of this Act. All concerned national government agencies and bodies shall 
inform the LUPA of the status of the implementation of such rules and regulations. 


The LUPA shall likewise undertake the organization of its units and create 
special task forces and committees to assist in its undertakings. 
Within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act, the LUPA shall review and 
revise, if appropriate, all existing national planning guidelines and standards to facilitate 
the exercise of land use planning and zoning functions of local government units. 
All existing rules and regulations shall be in force and effect unless revoked by 
the LUPA or other competent authorities. 
SEC. 80. Effectivity of the Creation of LUPA. - Until such time that the LUPA 
have been organized and fully .operational, the NLUC, HLURB, and other agencies 
performing functions related to land use shall continue exercising such powers and 
functions and their personnel shall receive the same salary, emoluments, and 
privileges. Hiring, separation, replacement, and appointment of personnel shall be in 
accordance with existing Civil Service rules and regulations. Provided, however, That in 
filling up personnel requirements of the LUPA, preferential consideration shall be given 
to existing officers and employees of the NLUC, HLURB, and other agencies referred to 
above, who will be displaced: Provided, further, That they possess the appropriate and 
necessary skills and eligibility and meet the qualification standards for the positions. 
SEC. 81. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its 
enactment into law and thereafter. 
In case such amount is insufficient, the LUPA may request for augmentation of 
funds from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Thereafter, the LUPA 
shall be included in the General Appropriations for the next year. 
Congress shall appropriate an amount to the DENR necessary for it to conduct 
the classification and demarcation activities needed in the final inventory of all lands as 
provided herein. 
SEC. 82. 
Review of Exisfing Land Use Plans. - Provinces, cities and 
municipalities with existing land use plans shall review, revise, reconcile and harmonize 
the same with the guidelines and standards set forth under this Act. 


Article Three 
Final Provisions 
SEC. 83. Repealing Clause. - Section 9 of republic Act No. 8435 and all other 
laws and administrative issuances are hereby modified by Section 33 hereof. All other 
general and special laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, administrative 
rules and regulations, or part thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 84. Non-impairment Clause. - Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to 
diminish, impair, or repeal rights recognized, granted or available to marginalized or 
basic sectors under existing laws including but not limited to R.A. Nos. 7279, 6657, 
8371, and 8550. 
SEC. 85. Separability Clause. - If for any reason, any section or provision of this 
Act, or any portion thereof, or the application of such section, provision or portion to any 
person, group or circumstances is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of 
this Act or the application of such section, provision or portion thereof to other persons, 
groups or circumstances shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
SEC. 86. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved.