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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
INSTITUTING 
A 
NATIONAL 
LAND 
USE 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
POLICY, 
PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Land -  its ownership, utilization and distribution -  is a socio-political object. 
Beyond its economic benefits, it is also a driver of social change and social 
differentiation, and decision-making on land use inevitably have social, political, and 
ecological consequences. With the population rising and land resources dwindling, land 
and resource conflicts are the consequent realities. Almost always, the poor and the 
landless are at the losing end of these conflicts.
This is further exacerbated by the climate-related disasters that the Philippines. 
Climate change is impacting heavily on access to resources. Food, shelter, water needs 
are constantly under threat due to the onslaught of disasters hitting our archipelagic 
state. Again, climate change hits the poor the most.
Therefore, 
it is imperative to institutionalize the proper utilization and 
management of land resources in order to meet the present and future needs of the 
people, especially the poor and vulnerable, which include among others the need for 
healthy environment, sustainable agricultural production and food security, decent and 
affordable housing, jobs and industry. This can only be done through a regulatory 
framework that will ensure proper utilization of land with the express intent to meet the 
development needs of the population whilst ensuring that there is still enough for the 
generations yet to be born. Only a sound regulatory framework can protect our scarce 
resources from commercial pressures and development aggression.


In this regard, we are endorsing the adoption of the proposed National Land Use 
and Management Policy. It provides guidelines and criteria for land use based on the 
assessment of the development needs of various sectors in a participatory bottom-up 
top-bottom approach.
In particular, the bill provides for the:
1. Mechanism to harmonize conflicting land laws;
2. Adherence to the principle of sustainable development and just management, 
and utilization of natural resources;
3. Clear delineation of land use categories;
4. Protection of prime agricultural lands for food security and sufficiency;
5. Integration and institutionalizing people's participation in land use planning 
and applies the combined bottom-up top-bottom approach in land use 
planning;
6. National Physical Framework Plan which shall define the national strategy 
and objective of the country's urban, rural, and regional development;
7. Creation of the National Spatial Database Information and Mapping Inter- 
Agency Support System; and
8. Final determination and ground delineation of the country's permanent forest 
line and completion the Geohazard Mapping Program to effectively provide 
adequate and up to date information necessary for land use planning.
It is worthy of note that this bill 
is the result of a painstaking process of 
consultations and validation with and among different basic sectors such as farmers, 
fisherfolk, and the urban poor, and therefore is based on the felt needs and lived 
experiences of our fellow Filipinos whose lives are intertwined with land on which they 
live and work.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of the bill is earnestly sought.
r is a Hh o n t iv e r o s  
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS
AN ACT
INSTITUTING 
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NATIONAL 
LAND 
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MANAGEMENT 
POLICY, 
PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
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Section 1. Title. -  This Act shali be known and cited as the " National Land Use
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and Management Act o f the Philippines."
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Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policies and Principles. -  It is the policy of the State to:
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a. Provide for a rational, 
holistic and just allocation, 
utilization,
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management, and development of the country's land and water
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resources so that their use is consistent with the principles of equity,
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social justice, environmental integrity and 
sustainable development
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for the common good;
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b. Hold owners and users of land responsible for developing and
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conserving their lands, thereby making these productive and
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supportive of sustainable development and environmental stability in
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accordance with the principle that the use of land bears a social
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function and that all economic agents shall contribute to the common
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good;
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c. Treat groups of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting
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waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated, as
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forming an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or
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which historically have been regarded as such entity; and
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d. Strengthen the capacity of the local government units (LGUs) to
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accordance with the Philippine Constitution and Republic Act No. 7160
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or the Local Government Code of 1991.
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Towards these ends, the State shall institutionalize land use and physical planning
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as a mechanism for identifying, determining, and evaluating appropriate land use
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and allocation patterns that promote and ensure:
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a) Maintenance and preservation of environmental integrity and stability;
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b) Sustainable and just management and utilization of natural resources;
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Disaster risk reduction and climate risk-based planning;
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d) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food security, with emphasis
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on self-sufficiency through efficient and sustainable use of land
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resources consistent with the 
principles of sound 
agricultural
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development, natural resources development, and agrarian reform;
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e) Protection and conservation of the country's natural heritage.
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permanent forestlands, natural forests, critical watersheds and key
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biodiversity areas to ensure adequate forest cover to maintain
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ecological processes in the country;
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Sustainable development and management of water resources;
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g) Settlements, transportation and other infrastructure development in
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support 
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inclusive 
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regional
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development;
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h) Improved access to affordable housing by increasing its supply
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through direct allocation, better access to unutilized lands, and
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multiple use and higher densities, where appropriate;
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Respect for and protection of the traditional resource right of the
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Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) to
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their ancestral domains; compliance with free and prior informed
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consent of ICCs/IPs; 
and recognition of customary laws and
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traditional resource use and management, knowledge, and practices
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in ancestral domains;
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Equitable access to land through State intervention that guarantees
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its affordability to the basic sectors;
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k) Energy security or energy self-sufficiency;
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Preservation and conservation of parks and protected areas to keep
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the scenery, the natural and historic objects, and the biodiversity
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therein in their natural state and prevent them from being damaged
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for purposes of public recreational use and enjoyment; and
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m) Meaningful participation of the basic sectors.
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Sec. 3. Scope. -  This Act shall apply to all lands and all resources therein,
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whether public, private, government-owned and/or in the possession of any person,
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whether natural or juridical, and shall guide the rational, holistic and just allocation,
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utilization, development and management of the country's land and water resources
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including such activities that bear impact on said resources.
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Sec. 4. Definition o f Terms. -  For the purposes of this Act, the following terms
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shall be defined as follows;
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a) Agricuiturai iand refers to the subclass of classified agricultural lands
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devoted to or suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops,
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growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture
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production, including the harvesting of such farm products and other
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farm activities and practices performed in conjunction with such
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farming operations, by persons whether natural or juridical, and not
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classified as residential land, commercial land or industrial land;
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b) Agricuiturai land use conversion refers to the undertaking of any
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development 
activity 
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modifies 
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alters 
the 
physical
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characteristics of agricultural lands to render them suitable for
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nonagricultural purposes under an approved order of conversion issued
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by the appropriate government agency;
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c) Alienable and disposable lands o f the public domain refer to lands of the
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public domain which have been delineated, classified, and certified as
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such and available for disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141,
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otherwise known as the Public Land Act, as amended;
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d) Ancestral domains refer to all areas generally belonging to ICCs/IPs as
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defined in Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous
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Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997;
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e) Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan
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(ADSDPP) refers to a plan formulated and pursued in accordance with
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the rights of ICCs/IPs to manage and develop the land as well as
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natural and human resources within their ancestral domains based on
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f) Classified agricultural land refers to one of the four (4) classifications of
land under the Constitution not classified by law as mineral land, 
forestland or national park and the only land classification subject to 
alienation;
g) Coastal area/zone refers to a band of dry land and the adjacent ocean 
space (water and submerged land) in which terrestrial processes and 
uses directly affect oceanic processes and uses, and vice versa. Its 
geographic extent may include areas within a landward limit of one (1) 
kilometer from the shoreline at high tide to include mangrove swamps, 
brackish water ponds, nipa swamps, estuarine rivers, sandy beaches 
and other areas within a seaward limit of two hundred (200) meters 
isobath to include coral reefs, algal flats, seagrass beds, and other 
soft-bottom areas;
h) Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) refers to a document embodying 
a set of policies, accompanied by maps and similar illustrations that 
serve as a policy guide for determining the future use of lands and 
natural resources within the territorial jurisdiction of the LGUs. It 
represents the community-desired pattern of population distribution 
and proposes future allocation of land and resources to various 
activities. It includes the processes and criteria employed in such 
determination of allocation of land and resources. It is a plan for the 
long-term management of the local territory covering a period of 
minimum of ten (10) years, reviewable not earlier than every five (5) 
years based on the four (4) categories of land use planning provided in 
Section 6 of this Act;
i) 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, sociocultural and environmental objectives as 
an aid to decision-making and legislation;
j) Critical watershed refers to watersheds or forestlands that have been
identified and evaluated to provide critical and vital natural, ecological, 
environmental 
and 
physical 
beneficial 
services 
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demands immediate rehabilitation, protection and management to 
prevent its further denudation, deterioration and exploitation;
k) Cultural heritage refers to the totality of cultural properties, whether 
natural or human-made, preserved and developed through time, and 
passed on for posterity;
l) Customary laws refer to a body of written and/or unwritten rules,
usages, customs and practices traditionally and continually recognized, 
accepted, and observed by respective ICCs/IPs consistent with the 
IPRA;
m) Danger zones refer to areas with high level of threat to the lives and 
well-being of people that cannot be addressed through scientific, 
physical and engineering methods, and are therefore not suitable for 
settlement and permanent structures. Areas can only be declared as 
danger zones after conducting proper technical studies and public 
consultations with affected families;
n) Development plan refers to a document that defines the activities and 
measures that the national government or LGUs intend to implement 
over a specified period of time in order to achieve the defined set of 
development goals 
identified 
in the 
national 
or local 
physical 
framework plans. 
It integrates socioeconomic, financial, fiscal, legal 
and legislative, 
institutional and sectoral 
plans of the national 
government or any of its instrumentality or a particular LGU, consistent 
with the objectives identified in spatial plans such as land use plans 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;
o) Disaster-prone areas or geo-hazard areas refer to areas frequented by 
and/or vulnerable to experience weather, climatic, hydrologic, geologic, 
and other natural disturbances or calamities;
p) Disaster risk reduction refers to the concept and practice of reducing 
disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyze and manage the 
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land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse 
events;
q) Ecologically-fragile lands refer to lands within critical watersheds, 
brackish and freshwater wetlands, pasture lands, inland rivers and 
waterways, coastal and settlement areas, and croplands which require 
rehabilitation, protection and whose continued unsustainable use 
would result in physical risks and threats to life and property, public 
health and safety, as well as adversely affect the productivity of 
lowland agricultural areas and stability of the upland system;
r) Ecotourism refers to a form of sustainable tourism within a natural
and/or 
cultural 
heritage 
area 
where 
community 
participation, 
protection 
and 
management of natural 
resources, 
culture and 
indigenous knowledge and practices, environmental education and 
ethics, as well as economic benefits are fostered and pursued for the 
enrichment of host community and satisfaction of visitors;
s) Energy resources refer to surface or subsurface substances that serve 
as energy sources. These are traditionally mineral fuel deposits such as 
coal, petroleum, natural gas or renewable resources from geothermal, 
hydro reservoirs, or nonconventional sources including ocean waves, 
solar, wind, biomass, and other similar resources which serve the same 
purpose;
t) Energy resource lands refer to lands where naturally occurring or
indigenous energy resources exist in sufficient quantity and/or quality 
as to be economically viable for exploration, development, production, 
utilization, and distribution purposes;
u) Environmentally-critical areas refer to areas declared by law as (i) areas 
for 
natural 
parks, 
watershed 
reserves, 
wildlife 
preserves, 
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sanctuaries; (ii) areas set aside for aesthetic and visual value; (iii) 
areas that constitute the habitat for any endangered or threatened 
species of indigenous Philippine wildlife, both flora and fauna; (iv) 
areas of unique historic, archaeological, or scientific interests; (v) areas 
that are traditionally occupied by ICCs/IPs; (vi) areas with critical 
slopes; (vii) areas frequented and/or hard hit by natural calamities 
such as, but not limited to, geologic hazards, floods, typhoons and 
volcanic activities; (viii) recharge areas of aquifers; (ix) mangrove 
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riverbanks; (xiii) swamp forest and marshlands; (xiv) foreshore lands; 
(xv) protected areas pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS 
Act of 1992; and (xvi) areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist 
spots. This term shall also include 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 LCDs in 
consultation with the concerned stakeholders;
v) Exhausted mineral resources refer to a situation where the mineral 
resources in specific sites are no longer in sufficient quantity or quality 
to justify additional expenditure for extraction or utilization;
w) Flood plain refers to the portion of a river valley adjacent to a river 
channel which is covered with water when the river overflows its banks 
at flood stages, and which usually consists of silt deposited by the 
stream;
x) Flood-prone areas refer to low lying areas usually adjacent to large or 
active water bodies and which therefore experience regular or seasonal 
inundation as a result of changes in the mean water level of these 
bodies or because of land reclamation and other artificial interference 
with the natural processes;
y) Food security refers to the policy objective of meeting the food 
availability, accessibility, and affordability requirements of the present 
and future generations of Filipinos in a sustainable manner, through 
local production or importation in cases of shortage based on a micro 
level situation, or both, and taking into account the country's existing 
and 
potential 
resource 
endowments 
and 
related 
production 
advantages, and consistent with the overall national development 
objectives and policies;
z) 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 resources and 
related production advantages;
aa) Foreshore land refers to a string of land margining a body of water, 
the part of a seashore between the low-water line usually at the 
seaward margin of a low tide terrace and the upper limit of wave wash 
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bb) Forest refers to an ecosystem or an assemblage of ecosystems 
dominated by trees and other woody vegetation; a community of 
plants and animals interacting with one another and its physical 
environment;
cc) Forestlands refer to one of the four (4) classifications of land under the 
Constitution under the public domain classified and/or determined as 
suitable for forest purposes not classified as mineral land, national park 
and classified agricultural land. These include all permanent forest, 
forest reserves, forest reservations, and all the remaining unclassified 
lands of the public domain;
dd) Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) refers to the allocation of forestlands into 
their appropriate uses consistent with existing biophysical conditions 
such as topography, soil type, land use, climate, water sources and 
socioeconomic, cultural and political realities. Forestland use planning 
should be able to delineate protection and production forests; 
ee) Forestland subclassification refers to the process of determining the 
most appropriate and sustainable use of forestlands primarily as 
protection forest and 
production forest. They 
may 
be further 
subclassified as grazing/pasture land, recreational areas and other 
uses, 
taking 
into 
account 
ecological, 
social 
and 
economic 
considerations;
ff) Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) means the consensus of all 
members of the ICCs/IPs to be determined in accordance with their 
respective customary laws and practices, free from any external 
manipulation, interference and coercion, and obtained after fully 
disclosing the intent and scope of the activity, in a language and 
process understandable to the community; 
gg) Geo-hazards refer to nature and human-induced geological processes 
that have potential to cause destruction and which pose a threat or risk 
to a person's life and property. These may include, but are not limited 
to, ground, water and weather-related conditions, volcanic and 
earthquake induced hazards such as ground shaking, ground rupture, 
earthquake-induced landslides, liquefaction and tsunamf, 
hh) Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) refer 
to groups of people or homogenous societies identified by self­
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organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, 
and who have, under claims of ownership since time immemorial, 
occupied, possessed and utilized such territories, sharing common 
bonds of language, customs, traditions and other distinctive cultural 
traits, or who have, through resistance to poiitical, social and cultural 
inroads of colonization, nonindigenous religions and cultures, became 
historically differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. ICCs/IPs shall 
likewise include peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of 
their descent from the populations which inhabited the country, at the 
time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of inroads of 
nonindigenous religions and cultures, or the establishment of present 
State boundaries, who retain some or all of their own social, economic, 
cultural and political institutions, but who may have been displaced 
from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their 
ancestral domains;
ii) Inland waters refer to waters, which are not coastal and marine waters, 
and not subject to acquisitive prescription consistent with the 
provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1067 or the Water Code of the 
Philippines;
jj) Integrated watershed management refers to a planning strategy or 
program for watershed areas that complement environmentally-sound 
soil and water management practices with mechanisms for ensuring 
greater responsibility, involvement, or participation of individuals, 
groups, communities and other stakeholders benefiting from these 
areas and water-related infrastructure;
kk) Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) represent the most important sites for 
biodiversity conservation worldwide. These are places of international 
importance for the conservation of biodiversity through protected areas 
and other governance mechanisms. They are identified nationally using 
simple, standard criteria, based on their importance in maintaining 
species populations;
II) Land refers to resources, both artificial and natural, found on the 
surface, below, and above the ground including inland waters and the 
air therein;
mm) Land subclassification refers to the act of determining and assigning 
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agricultural lands, mineral lands and national parks in accordance with 
existing laws and this Act;
nn) Land use refers to the manner of allocation, utilization, management 
and development of land;
00) Land use classification refers to the act of delineating or allocating 
lands 
according 
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protection 
land 
use, 
production 
land 
use, 
settlements development and infrastructure development as defined 
and provided for in this Act;
pp) Mandatory public hearings/consultations refer to the mechanism to 
ensure the involvement of concerned stakeholders and communities in 
land use planning, from the barangay to the national level, to ensure 
the social acceptability of the plans. It should involve giving notice of 
hearing/consultation to concerned stakeholders through publication or 
posting in conspicuous places, conduct of a reasonable number of 
hearings, solicitation of positions to arrive at a consensus. Public 
presentation and validation of the planning results shall also be 
undertaken before the final adoption of the plans;
qq) Marine Protected Area (MPA) refers to a defined area of the sea 
established and set aside by law, administrative regulation or any other 
effective means in order to conserve and protect a part of or the entire 
enclosed environment, through the establishment of management 
guidelines. It includes all declared areas governed by specific rules or 
guidelines in order to protect and manage activities within the enclosed 
area;
rr) Mineral exploration refers to the systematic searching or prospecting 
for mineral resources including energy resources;
ss) Mineral lands refer to lands of the public domain, excluding those in 
permanent forestlands and protection lands, where mineral resources 
are found in sufficient quantity and quality for extraction, development 
and utilization;
tt) Multiple use o f land resources refers to the utilization or management 
strategy for any land which allows any activity involving one or more of 
its resources, depending on the result of prior evaluation on its 
numerous beneficial use, that will produce the optimum benefits to the 
development and progress of the country and the public welfare 
without impairment or with the least injury to its other resources;
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uu) Municipal waters include not only streams, lakes, inland bodies of 
water and tidal waters within the municipality which are not included 
within the protected areas as defined under Republic Act No. 7586 of 
the National Integrated Protected Areas System or the NIPAS Act of 
1992, public forest, timberlands, forest reserves or fishery reserves, 
but also marine waters included between two (2) lines drawn 
perpendicular to the general coastline from points where the boundary 
lines of the municipality touch the sea at low tide and a third line 
parallel with the general coastline including offshore islands and fifteen 
(15) kilometers from such coastline. Where the territory of a 
municipality includes several islands, the outermost points of such 
islands shall be used as base points and connected by archipelagic 
baselines, irrespective of the lengths of such baselines from the main 
coastlines. Where two (2) municipalities are situated on opposite 
shores that there is less than thirty (30) kilometers of marine waters 
between them, the third line shall be equally distant from opposite 
shore of the respective municipalities;
w ) National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) refers to the 
classification and administration of all designated protected areas to 
maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to 
preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources 
found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest 
extent possible;
ww) National Land Use Policy Council (NLUPC) refers to the administrative, 
policy-making, and regulatory body created under this Act;
xx) National park refers to forest reservation essentially of natural 
wilderness character which has been withdrawn from settlement, 
occupancy or any form of exploitation except in conformity with 
approved management plan and set aside as such exclusively to 
conserve the area or preserve the scenery, natural and historic objects, 
wild animals and plants therein and to provide enjoyment of these 
features in such areas. It shall also refer to lands and waters of the 
public domain classified as such in the 1987 Constitution which include 
ail areas under the NIPAS pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992, primarily 
designated for the conservation of native plants and animals and 
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yy) Network o f Protected Areas for Agriculture and Agro-industrial 
Development (NPAAAD) refers to agricultural areas identified by the 
Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Soils and Water 
Management (BSWM), in coordination with the National Mapping and 
Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), in order to ensure the 
efficient 
utilization 
of 
land 
for 
agriculture 
and 
agro-industrial 
development and promote sustainable growth. The NPAAAD covers all 
irrigated areas; all irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects; 
all alluvial plains; lands highly suitable for agriculture whether irrigated 
or not; agro-industrial croplands or lands planted to industrial crops 
that support the validity of existing agricultural infrastructure and agro- 
based enterprises; highlands or areas located at an elevation of five 
hundred (500) meters or above and have the potential for growing 
semi-temperate and high value crops; all agricultural lands that are 
ecologically fragile, the conversion of which will result in serious 
environmental 
degradation; 
and 
all 
mangrove 
areas 
and 
fish 
sanctuaries;
zz) Permanent forests or forest reserves refer to lands of the private or 
public domain which have been identified and determined to be 
needed for protection, conservation, preservation and management as 
forests and shall be reserved, conserved and protected into perpetuity 
for such purpose;
aaa) Permanent forestlands refer to forestlands, within public lands, that 
have been identified, determined and demarcated on the ground by 
the State to serve such purpose and shall be protected, conserved, 
preserved, maintained and managed as forestlands free from any form 
of utilization, exploitation or development, and reserved permanently 
as such for the benefit and use of future generations;
bbb) Physical framework plans refer to the national, regional or provincial 
indicative plans that outline the overall and macro-level physical 
development objectives, priorities, directions and strategies in its 
respective levels as prepared, reviewed, integrated and finalized by the 
national, regional and provincial land use councils/boards, respectively, 
based on the CLUPs of the LGUs and the national policy guidelines 
relating to land use and environmental management to prevent or
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mitigate the adverse effects of inappropriate resource utilization on 
food security, the people's welfare, and their environment; 
ccc) Premature or illegal conversion refers to any activity that modifies or 
alters the physical characteristics of agricultural lands to render them 
suitable for nonagricultural purposes without an approved order of 
conversion from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary; 
ddd) Prime agricultural lands refer to all contiguous irrigated areas and 
irrigable lands already covered by irrigation projects; all alluvial plain 
lands highly suitable for agriculture, whether irrigated or not, that have 
been identified to satisfy the country's needs for food self-sufficiency 
and security; agro-industrial croplands or lands presently planted and 
suitable to industrial and high value crops; highlands, or areas located 
at elevation of five hundred (500) meters or above and have the 
potential for growing semi-temperature and high value crops outside of 
declared permanent forestlands and protection forests and not located 
in ecologically-fragile and environmentally-critical areas; 
eee) Production forest refers to forestland located In production lands 
managed primarily for the production of timber and other tree 
products;
fff) 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, indigenous energy resource development, industry, 
and tourism;
ggg) Protected areas refer to portions of land and water set aside by 
reason of their unique physical and biological significance, managed to 
enhance biological diversity, and protected against human exploitation. 
For purposes of this Act, these shall also include all natural forests and 
agricultural lands identified and delineated under this Act; 
hhh) Protection forests refer to forests and forestlands, in both public and 
private lands, that have been identified and determined by the State 
for the beneficial use of present and future generations and shall be 
preserved, conserved, protected and maintained as such free from any 
form of utilization, exploitation or development;
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iii) Protection land use refers to the use of land primarily resen/ed for 
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promotion of the country's ecological and life-support systems;
jjj) Public domain refers to lands belonging to the State which may be 
classified as agricultural, forest or timber, mineral, or national park as 
provided for in the Constitution;
kkk) Reclassification o f agricultural lands refer to the act of specifying how 
agricultural lands shall be utilized for nonagricultural uses such as for 
residential, industrial, or commercial purposes, through the local 
planning and zoning processes, pursuant to the Local Government 
Code of 1991, and subject to the requirements and procedures for 
conversion;
111) Resettlement sites refer to areas identified by the appropriate national 
agency or by the LGU, with respect to areas within its jurisdiction, 
which shall be used for the relocation of the underprivileged and 
homeless, as defined under Republic Act No. 7279 or the Urban 
Development and Housing Act (UDHA);
mmm) Restoration refers to returning forestland to its original forested 
state in terms of species' composition, structure, function and 
productivity;
nnn) Restoration zones refer to forest areas where activities are conducted 
to restore its forested state;
ooo) River basin refers to the horizontal projection of area from which a 
river and its tributaries receive surface water originating from 
precipitation;
ppp) Settlements refer to communities or built-up environment areas 
where people prefer to live in;
qqq) 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, determination of relationships among settlement areas, and 
the provision of basic services and facilities of identified major 
settlement areas or growth centers;
rrr) Shoreline refers to a strip of land covering at least one (1) kilometer 
from the point where seawater reaches during the highest high tide;
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sss) Spatial data infrastructure refers to a system consisting of spatial 
data, 
technology, 
policies, 
practices, 
relationships, 
people 
and 
resources necessary to acquire, process, store and distribute spatial 
information to improve sharing and use throughout all levels of the 
government and private sector, among others, which shall be 
operationalized through electronic system that provides access to a 
network of spatial data sources and users and shall serve as the official 
linkage of the government to international and regional spatial data 
infrastructure;
ttt) Socialized housing refers to housing programs and projects covering 
homelots, houses and lots, or low-rise to medium-rise buildings, or 
high density housing projects undertaken by the government or the 
private sector for the underprivileged and homeless citizens which shall 
include sites and services development, long-term financing, direct 
subsidy programs, liberalized terms on interest payments, and such 
other benefits in accordance with the UDHA and Batas Pambansa Big. 
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uuu) Socialized housing sites refer to lands identified and designated by 
LGUs as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of the UDHA 
and its implementing guidelines;
v w ) Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZs) 
refer to areas within the NPAAAD identified for production, agro­
processing and marketing activities to help develop and modernize, 
with the support of government, the agriculture and fisheries sectors in 
an environmentally and socioculturally sound manner;
WWW) Subclassification or reclassification o f agricultural lands refers to the 
process undertaken by the LGUs of allocating declared agricultural 
lands in their respective territorial jurisdictions to specific uses such as 
residential, industrial or commercial purposes and may be used as a 
basis for application for land conversion by the owners thereof;
xxx) Sustainable development refers to the development objective of 
meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the 
ability of future generations to meet their own needs consistent with 
the principles of social equity, efficiency, and environmental integrity;
yyy) Sustainable traditional resource rights refer to the rights of ICCs/IPs 
to sustainably use, manage, protect and conserve: (1) land, air, water.
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and minerals; (2) plants, animals and other organisms; (3) collecting, 
fishing and hunting grounds; (4) sacred sites; and (5) other areas of 
economic, ceremonial and aesthetic value in accordance with their 
indigenous knowledge, beliefs, systems and practices;
zzz) 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, recreation complexes, and other tourism-related facilities;
aaaa) Tourism ecozone refers to tourism development areas, outside 
protection lands, which have been granted Special Economic Zone 
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registration and issuance of the required Presidential Proclamation, 
with its metes and bounds delineated by said Proclamation, pursuant 
to Republic Act No. 7916 or the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 
(SEZA), as amended;
bbbb) Tourism estates refer to large tracts of land with well-defined 
boundaries in any area, excluding those in protection lands, identified 
in the Philippine tourism master plan and regional tourism master plan, 
by proclamation of the President of the Philippines and/or by acts of 
Congress and/or by local legislation and declared suited for the 
development of an integrated tourism and resort complex with 
prescribed carrying capacities and limits for its facilities and activities;
cccc) Tourist spot refers to a particular area/site/spot, man-made or 
natural, known for its unique tourist/visitor-drawing attributes and 
activities and which may be classified according to its social, cultural, 
natural, 
historical, 
aesthetic, 
visual, 
scientific, 
religious, and
recreational significance;
dddd) Tourist zone refers to a geographic area with well-defined 
boundaries proclaimed as such by the President of the Philippines 
and/or by acts of Congress. No development projects for any purpose 
shall be initiated and introduced within the zone prior to the 
formulation of a tourism master development plan which shall be 
undertaken in coordination with the Department of Tourism (DOT) and 
the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA). A
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conservation of cultural and historical heritage and for the appreciation 
and enjoyment of the local population and its visitors; 
eeee) 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;
ffff) Urbanizable areas refer to sites and lands which, considering present 
characteristics and prevailing conditions, display marked and great 
potential of becoming urban areas within a period of five (5) years; 
9999) Urban forestry or green space refers to the establishment or 
setting-up of areas for mini-forests, ecoparks or small nature parks, in 
both public and private lands: wetlands, man-made lagoons and lakes 
systems, riverbanks and shores, grasslands, roof and rock gardens: 
lining roads and highways with trees, shrubs, or ornamental plants, 
and ground landscaping of schools, hospitals, and other government 
agencies in order to improve the environment in urban areas; 
hhhh) Water security refers to the sufficient access throughout the year to 
the minimum daily requirement of clean water to maintain a healthy 
life;
iiii) Water use refers to the appropriation of water for domestic, municipal, 
irrigation, power generation, inland fisheries, poultry and livestock, 
industrial and commercial, environmental, and recreational use; 
jjjj) Watershed refers to a topographically delineated area of land from 
which rainwater can drain as surface runoff vis-a-vis a specific stream 
or river system to a common outlet point which may be a dam, 
irrigation system or urban water supply take-off point, or where the 
stream discharges into a river, lake, or the sea; 
kkkk) Zoning refers to the regulatory tool for delineating the specific land 
uses in accordance with the approved CLUP within the territorial 
jurisdiction of a city/municipality and specifying the conditions for their 
regulation, subject to the limitations imposed by law and competent 
authority; and
Zoning ordinance refers to a local law passed by the sangguniang 
bayan 
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panlungsod 
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development 
control/zoning plan in accordance with an approved or adopted CLUP 
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limitation 
on 
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infrastructure that may be placed within the city's/municipality's 
territorial jurisdiction. It incorporates the protected areas, protected 
agricultural lands and ancestral lands as provided for in this Act.
CHAPTER I I
FRAMEWORK FOR LAND USE PLANNING
Sec. 5. Basic Land Use Considerations. -  Various land uses as categorized in 
the succeeding section shall be determined in a manner that promotes the policies and 
principles defined in Section 2 of this Act and shall consider the following elements of 
the framework therefor, among others:
a) Protection land use category as defined in Section 6 shall prevail over 
existing production land use category. The State shall undertake the 
necessary action in changing the classification of these production 
areas;
b) Preservation, conservation, rehabilitation and protection to perpetuity 
of permanent forestlands, critical watersheds, key biodiversity areas, 
environmentally-critical 
and 
ecologically-fragile 
areas 
and 
prime 
agricultural lands from any other land use, conversion, disposition, 
intrusion, utilization and development aside from their determined use 
and limits;
c) Protection 
of 
natural 
forests 
and 
natural 
resources 
ensures 
environmental 
stability, 
conserve 
biological 
diversity, 
improve 
ecosystem functions and provide long-term ecological and economic 
benefits. Designated restoration areas are designed to revive the 
ecosystem functions and services of forests as well as improve the 
economic and ecological benefits of local communities;
d) Protection of forest and wetlands from infrastructure development to 
preserve the ecological services they provide which are essential to 
economic development. These activities include, but not limited to, 
river channelization and dredging, large-scale irrigation and river 
diversions which reduce riverine habitat and alter flood patterns and 
natural flow regimes, 
reduce downstream water availability for 
agriculture and contribute to salinization through saltwater intrusion in 
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of land 
use conflicts which 
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life-threatening 
or
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threatening to public safety, sustainability of key production resources
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or employment activities and the delivery of basic services which are
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harmful or destructive to protected areas, flora and fauna, and other
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protected natural resources. 
Greater consideration shall be given to
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the human and tenurial rights of vulnerable groups in resolving land
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use conflicts;
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f) Identification of geo-hazard prone areas and high risk/danger zones
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and corresponding risk reduction measures to ensure the prioritization
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of life and safety: Provided, That specifically identified and assessed as
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extremely hazardous and high-risk/danger zones shall be similarly
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protected and cleared from  all form s o f hum an-m ade obstacles,
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obstructions and instructions to ensure and secure public health and
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h) Identification of settlement areas to check the demand for land and
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establish the location of employment-generating industries and basic
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i) The availability of natural resources including indigenous energy
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security 
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self-sufficiency. 
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natural ecosystems shall not be allowed if it would interrupt the
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connectivity of river systems, disrupt fish spawning and migration, and
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defining the national, regional and provincial framework plans, and CLUPs, land uses
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a) Protection 
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stability and ecological integrity, ensure a balance between resource
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use and the preservation of some areas with environmental, aesthetic,
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educational, cultural and historical significance, aid and protect people
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Areas under this category are those covered by the NIPAS Act of 1992
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and other coastal and marine protected areas; areas outside NIPAS,
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which include, but are not limited to:
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Natural and restored forests, which consist of:
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i. All existing areas within forestland containing primary and
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secondary forests of whatever types of species;
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ii. All existing areas within forestland containing secondary
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growth or residual forests of whatever type or specie;
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ix. Other disasters caused by climatic conditions; and 
X. Other areas that pose a high degree of hazard to human
occupation and activity;
e. Critical watershed areas;
f. Marine protected areas;
g. All prime agricultural lands as defined under this Act;
h. Ecologically-fragile and environmentally-critical areas whose 
conversion will result to serious environmental problems and 
threats to public health and safety;
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Natural and human-made areas/sites of cultural, historical and 
anthropological significance, which are declared as such by 
internationally-recognized institutions; and
j. All other areas not included and declared as production areas 
shall become protection areas.
b) Production Land Use refers to the most efficient, sustainable, and 
equitable utilization, development and management of land for 
productive purposes which are not classified for protection land use as 
defined in this section. Areas included in this category are agricultural 
lands, coastal and marine zones, production forests, mineral lands, 
energy resource lands, industrial and tourism development areas 
where productive activities could be undertaken to meet the country's 
requirements for economic growth and development. Production land 
use shall comprise of, but shall not be limited to:
a. Other agricultural lands not identified as prime agricultural 
lands. They shall consist of, but shall not be limited to:
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Lands 
whose 
soils 
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agricultural 
development;
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All alluvial plain lands that are suitable for agricultural 
production and/or can be devoted to food production;
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All lands that are traditional sources of staple food;
IV. 
All croplands required to attain a certain scale of 
production to sustain the economic viability of existing 
agro-based industries in the municipality, city or 
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All lands in areas not highly prone to natural hazards 
that are suitable for the production of tree crops and 
other cash crops;
b. Coastal, inland water and marine zones, such as fishponds;
c. Production forests, such as:
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All areas within forestland not classified as protection 
forests under Section 6(a) and shall be devoted to the 
production of timber and/or non-forest products or the 
establishment of industrial tree plantations, tree farms, 
woodlots, agro-forestry, or as multiple-use forests;
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All areas within forestlands considered as rangelands 
for grazing purposes; and
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All areas within forestlands managed 
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community-based forest management in areas not 
classified as protection forests;
d. Rangelands for grazing;
e. Industrial development areas; and
f. Tourism development areas, including potential small islands for 
similar purposes.
c) Settlements and Institutional Land Use refers to the use of urban and 
rural lands for settlements development purposes and/or improvement 
on existing settlements involving the spatial distribution of population, 
identification of the roles and functions of key urban centers, 
determination of relationships among settlement areas, and the 
provision of basic services and facilities to such settlements.
It shall also include lands identified for institutional uses such as 
educational, administrative, government, law enforcement, health 
care and social services. Settlements and institutional land uses aim 
to ensure for the present and future generation the: (1) effective 
integration of activities within and among settlements, allowing 
efficient movement of people and production of commodities 
through the provision of appropriate land, infrastructure, and 
facilities; and (2) access of the population to housing, education, 
health 
care, 
recreation, 
transportation 
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communication, 
sanitation, and basic utilities such as water, power, waste disposal, 
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provision of basic services that foster economic and other forms of
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integration necessary for producing or obtaining the material
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requirements of Filipinos, in an efficient, responsive, safe and
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ecologically friendly built environment. It includes, among others,
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subsectors like; road networks, transportation and communication
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social 
services, 
environmentai 
service facilities, 
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Provided, That the determination of the functional uses of lands within ancestral
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may be formulated by the concerned ICCs/IPs themselves in accordance with their
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particular needs and traditional resource and management systems.
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Sec. 7. Land Use Pians for Ancestrai Domains. -  Land use plans for ancestral
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domains shall be formulated by the ICCs/IPs themselves in accordance with their
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particular needs and traditional resource and management systems with the assistance
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of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the LGUs and civil society
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organizations (CSOs) concerned. Such plans shall be recognized and adopted in the
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barangay, city/municipal, provincial, regional and national physical framework plans.
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such plans or ordinances shall, without prejudice to the rights of the ICCs/IPs
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concerned, adopt different land use categories in accordance with their particular needs
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and traditional resource and management systems.
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In cases where there are no ADSDPPs, the LGU and the ICCs/IPs shall jointly formulate
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the land use plan within the ancestral domain until such time that the ICCs/IPs have
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Sec. 8. Adoption o f Muitipie Uses o f Land. -  The primary and alternative uses
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of a specific land resource shall be determined and evaluated by the respective local
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land use boards prior to any decision for the assignment of its use. Areas feasible for
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sustainable land resource use may be considered multiple-use zones wherein
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settlements, tourism, agriculture, agro-forestry and extraction activities and other
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income-generating or livelihood activities may be allowed except areas under protection
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land use: 
Provided, That multiple uses of land resources shall be in accordance with
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priorities in land use allocation identified in the approved physical framework and land
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use plans wherein such multiple uses are compatible with the original land use and
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areas feasible for sustainable land resource use, the same shall be respected.
CHAPTER I I I
SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN 
ARTICLE 1. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
Sec. 9. Review o f Land Use Classification. -  The NLUPC shall review and assess 
the current land use classification system and definitions used in the country to ensure 
that ireflects the actual use of lands in the country.
The Land Management Bureau (LMB) shall provide the necessary technical information 
and conduct the needed assessment of the status of the existing land use classification 
and shall submit an assessment report to the NLUPC not later than ninety (90) days 
from the establishment of the latter.
Sec. 10. Consideration o f Assessment Report. -  Upon validation and affirmation 
by local land use boards, the land use classification assessment report submitted by the 
LMB shall be taken into consideration by the NLUPC in the formulation of its planning 
guidelines.
ARTICLE 2. NIPAS AREAS
Sec. 11. Integrated Management Strategy. -  For more effective planning, 
management, and protection of protected areas at the provincial and municipal/city 
levels, the Protected Area Management Plan (PAMP) referred to in the NIPAS Law shall 
be incorporated in the Provincial Physical Framework Plan (PPFP) and CLUPs, if 
applicable, wherein protected area zoning shall be reflected.
ARTICLE 3. AGRICULTURAL LANDS
Sec. 12. Priority Areas for Agricultural Development -  Priority areas for 
agricultural development are the areas distributed under agrarian reform, areas that 
can be covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), and the 
NPAAAD. The 
mapping 
of the 
NPAAAD 
under the Agriculture and 
Fisheries 
Modernization Act (AFMA) shall be completed not later than one (1) year from the 
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Sec. 13. Conversion o f Agricultural Lands. -  All lands considered and identified as 
prime agricultural lands shall be maintained, managed and protected for agricultural use 
and shall not be subjected to any form of conversion or reclassification.
All other agricultural lands not identified as prime agricultural lands can only be 
converted to nonagricultural uses upon issuance of a DAR conversion order: Provided, 
That such conversion shall not drastically change the nature of the overall land uses in 
the surrounding and adjacent areas from its existing land use: Provided, further. That 
consistent with the State policy on giving priority to the completion of the CARP, those 
lands covered under compulsory acquisition/voluntary offer to sell, production or profit- 
sharing subject to CARP shall also be protected from conversion pending the 
distribution and/or installation of the farmer beneficiaries: Provided, finally. That 
pending the completion of mapping activities of the specific areas under the NPAAAD 
and the SAFDZs under the AFMA and their incorporation in the National Physical 
Framework Plan (NPFP), the application for conversion of these areas shall not be given 
due course by the appropriate government agency.
ARTICLE 4. ANCESTRAL DOMAIN
Sec. 14. 
Priority Areas for Agricultural Development Within Ancestral 
Domain. -  Agricultural lands within ancestral domain shall be developed in accordance 
with their ADSDPP.
Sec. 15. 
Respect for Ancestral Domains. 
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The 
Ancestral 
Domain 
Management Plan (ADMP) or ADSDPP shall be adopted in the CLUP and/or other plans 
that the LGU is mandated to produce. The extent of the ancestral domains shall be 
reflected in the land use plan and shall be zoned as such in the zoning ordinance. It 
shall be co-managed by the LGU and IP community. Additionally, the ADSDPP shall be 
included in the investment plans of the LGU.
Sec. 16. 
Ancestral Domain Policy Adoption. -  Ancestral domain policies shall 
be adopted in the LGU's land use policy framework. Flowever, in the event that the 
ADMP/ADSDPP is still in the formulation stage or remains to be formulated, the right to 
self-determination and traditional resource and management systems and processes 
shall be upheld at all times as provided for by the IPRA of 1997.
ARTICLE 5. FORESTLANDS AND RESERVATION OF WATERSHED
Sec. 17. Permanent Forestlands. -  All forestlands are classified as forest or 
timberlands. Titles, settlements, permits, leases, and/or agreements within critical
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habitats, critical watershed areas, protected areas and KBAs shall be reviewed, and
2 
their legality affirmed. 
All erroneous titles, settlements, permits, leases, and/or
3 
agreements within permanent forestlands shall be cancelled or revoked in due course.
4 
Noncompliance with and violations of these instruments shall be grounds for their
5 
cancellation or revocation: Provided, That the applicable provisions of the IPRA of 1997
6 
shall be respected.
7 
Upon recommendation by the LGU, or the Forest Board, the DENR Secretary shall
8 
revoke the abovementioned instruments.
9 
Sec. 18. Additional Areas to be Included as Permanent Forestlands. -  The
10 
following lands are needed for environmental protection and forestry purposes and shall
11 
not be reclassified as agricultural lands or for any other land use:
12 
a) Isolated patches of forest, regardless of size and/or area, with rocky
13 
terrain or which protect a spring/water source for communal use;
14 
b) All mangroves and swamplands including twenty (20)-meter wide strips
15 
facing oceans, lakes and other bodies of water not yet classified as
16 
alienable and disposable lands;
17 
c) Ridge tops and plateaus regardless of size found within or surrounded
18 
wholly or partially by forestlands where headwaters emanate;
19 
d) Twenty (20)-meter wide strips of land from the edge of the normal high
20 
waterline of rivers and streams with channels of at least five (5) meters
21 
width which are not yet classified as alienable and disposable;
22 
e) Areas needed for public interest such as research or experimental
23 
purposes; and
24 
f) Areas 
considered 
as 
environmentally-critical 
because 
of 
their
25 
vulnerability to damage from landslides, volcanic eruptions, and other
26 
natural causes.
27 
Sec. 19. Reversion o f Alienable and Disposable Lands to Forestlands. -  Upon the
28 
recommendation of the DENR Secretary, duly reviewed and endorsed by the NLUPC,
29 
and after due consultations with the concerned LGUs and the affected parties. Congress
30 
may authorize the reversion of alienable and disposable lands of the public domain or
31 
portion thereof to forestlands.
32 
Sec. 20. Critical Watershed Areas. -  The DENR, in coordination with the DA, the
33 
LGUs concerned, and other government agencies, including government-owned and -
34 
controlled corporations, and after mandatory public hearings/consultations, shall
35 
identify and delineate critical watershed areas that need to be protected, rehabilitated,
36 
enhanced, and/or withdrawn from uses that contribute to their further degradation.
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Sec. 21. Formulation and Implementation o f Integrated Watershed Management
2 
Plans. -  With the assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the
3 
concerned sectors and communities, the LGUs, through their local land use boards,
4 
shall prepare their watershed management plans which shall be integrated into their
5 
respective CLUPs. The formulation and integration of the plan shall be guided, among
6 
others, by the principle of the management and development of inland water resources
7 
at the watershed level and shall be consistent with the National Forestry Master Plan
8 
(NFMP).
9 
The DENR and the LGUs concerned shall jointly implement the watershed management
10 
plan subject to regular consultations with and involvement of the community and other
11 
stakeholders in the implementation of the plan.
12 
Sec. 22. Establishment 
and Management o f National Parks. -  All areas
13 
proclaimed by the President of the Philippines and Congress to be under the NIPAS,
14 
unless disestablished, including those identified initial components of the NIPAS as KBAs
15 
shall comprise the national parks classification of the public domain. The DENR and the
16 
LGUs concerned shall ensure that such areas are integrated in the CLUP and physical
17 
framework plans: Provided, however, That the preparation of management plans of
18 
protected areas/national parks shall be in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS
19 
Act and other laws establishing or declaring specific areas as protection areas.
20 
Sec. 23. Establishment 
o f Restoration Zones. -  Restoration areas shall be
21 
designated in the management plan as such. Designation of restoration zones is
22 
compulsory in all forest management plans and for all LGUs.
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ARTICLE 6. COASTAL ZONES
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Sec. 24. Criteria for the Allocation and Utilization o f Lands Within the Coastal
27 
Zones. -  The allocation and utilization of lands within the coastal zones shall be subject
28 
to the following guidelines:
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a) Areas vegetated with mangrove species shall be protected, preserved
30 
and managed as mangrove forestland and shall not be converted to
31 
other uses;
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b) Areas that meet all accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth
33 
topography, supply for successful fishpond development, and are not
34 
identified as mangrove protected areas shall be utilized for aquaculture
35 
purposes as long as a 4:1 ratio for mangroves and fishponds is
36 
maintained to support ecological processes in mangrove ecosystems;
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c) Areas subclassified as mangrove and still suitable for use as such, or
2 
due to environmental conditions, need to be preserved as mangroves
3 
but are devoid of mangrove stands, shall not be converted to other
4 
uses. The DENR shall ensure that these lands shall be reforested within
5 
a given period of time;
6 
d) Areas accessible to the sea and identified for fisherfolk settlement and
7 
housing but are not part of or are not within any protected land use
8 
areas shall be allocated to traditional fisherfolk who are inhabitants of
9 
the coastal communities and/or members of registered fisherfolk
10 
organizations and/or holders of stewardship lease contracts or titles to
11 
ancestral domains or any form of property right arrangements who
12 
participate in coastal resource management initiatives, subject to the
13 
usual census procedures of the Housing and Urban Development
14 
Coordinating Council (HUDCC): 
Provided, That the government shall
15 
issue marine tenurial rights to organizations concerned based on a
16 
criteria to be established by the NLUPC;
17 
e) Areas that are neither subclassified as mangrove, fisherfolk settlement
18 
nor fishpond may be devoted to recreational or tourism purposes;
19 
Provided, That such undertaking will not result in environmental
20 
degradation and displacement of small fisherfolks;
21 
f) Areas which are considered as traditional fishing grounds shall be used
22 
primarily for such purpose;
23 
g) Areas shall be allocated for small infrastructure needed by municipal
24 
fisherfolk and for fishing gear, boats, and post-harvest facilities; and
25 
h) Areas which form part of foreshore lands as defined in this Act,
26 
including those under lease agreements or arrangements, shall
27 
undergo zoning and evaluation so their boundaries, actual sizes and
28 
corresponding uses can be determined while ensuring that mangrove
29 
protection or restoration zones are considered to keep the required 4:1
30 
ratio between mangroves and fishponds.
31 
Sec. 25. Coastal Land Zone Subclassification. -  All public lands in the coastal
32 
zones shall be subclassified into any of the following: fishponds, mangroves, protection
33 
from tidal surge for preservation of biodiversity, habitats and sanctuaries for
34 
endangered wildlife, fisherfolk settlement, or recreational/tourism areas.
35 
No subclassification of coastal zones to different uses shall be done without the
36 
following:
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a) Conduct of a comprehensive inventory and resource and environmental
2 
assessment by the DENR with respective LGUs and accredited
3 
nongovernment 
organizations/peoples 
organizations 
(NGOs/POs)
4 
within their jurisdiction. The result of such assessment along with a list
5 
of all existing applications and expired foreshore lease agreements
6 
shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the 
affected
7 
localities; and
8 
b) Prior 
consultation 
with 
local 
Fisheries 
and 
Aquatic 
Resource
9 
Management Councils (FARMCs) formed pursuant to Republic Act No.
10 
8550 or the Fisheries Code.
11 
Sec. 26. Zoning o f Coastal Areas. -  LGUs, in coordination with the DENR, the
12 
FARMCS, local fisherfolk organizations and other concerned stakeholders such as
13 
women and youth, shall prepare the Coastal Zoning Resource Management Plan
14 
(CZRMP) which shall be incorporated in the CLUP. Management zones defined in the
15 
CZRMP should be reflected in the CLUP and the subsequent zoning ordinance (ZO).
16 
Sec. 27. Tourism and Recreation Zone. -  The designation of areas for tourism
17 
and resorts near to or over fishery areas or ports thereof shall be with the consent of
18 
the concerned LGUs and FARMCs, and subject to the policies and guidelines set forth in
19 
this Act.
20 
Sec. 28. Protection o f Waterways, Easements and Flood Plains. -Structures of
21 
any kind shall not be built in waterways and easements. Pursuant to Presidential Decree
22 
No. 1067 or the Water Code of the Philippines, the banks of rivers and streams and the
23 
shores of the seas and lakes throughout their entire length and within a zone of three
24 
(3) meters in urban areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40)
25 
meters in forest areas, along their margins, are subject to the easement of public use
26 
only in the interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage.
27 
The protection of flood plains shall adopt a river basin management approach, in order
28 
to come up with integrated flood mitigation interventions. Development within flood
29 
plains and other flood-prone areas must be controlled or, if allowed, must be so sited,
30 
constructed and serviced that life of occupants are not put at risk and that disruptions
31 
during floods are minimized. The identification and characterization of flood-prone areas
32 
and flood plains shall be an integral part of the CLUP preparation. Through the CLUPs
33 
and ZOs, LGUs shali establish iand use regulations to mitigate flood risks.
34 
To promote the best interest and the coordinated protection of flood plains, the
35 
Department of Public Works and Flighways (DPWFI), in coordination with the
36 
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the DENR, shall declare flood
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control areas, as necessary, and shall prohibit or control activities that could damage or
2 
cause deterioration of lakes and dikes, obstruct the flow of water, change the natural
3 
flow of rivers, increase flood losses or aggravate flood problems pursuant to the Water
4 
Code of the Philippines.
5 
Sec. 29. Disposition o f Public Lands for Fishponds. -  Upon the effectivity of this
6 
Act, but subject to existing rights and the preceding section, no Fishpond Lease
7 
Agreement (FLA) shall be issued for tidal swamps, mangroves and oilier swamps,
8 
marshes, ponds, foreshore lands, and coastal areas within public lands, including those
9 
presently declared available for fishpond development. The Land Use Policy Council
10 
(LUPC), in coordination with the DENR, the DA, the FARMCs and the LGUs, shall set
11 
aside a portion of available public lands for fish propagation, fish sanctuary,
12 
conservation, ecological purposes and fisherfolk settlement areas. Fishponds covered by
13 
existing FLAs but are abandoned or are not operating efficiently and are found suitable
14 
for mangroves, shall be reforested with mangroves.
15 
Sec. 30. Immediate Restoration o f Converted Mangrove Areas. -  The DENR, in
16 
coordination with the FARMCs and other concerned agencies, shall immediately take
17 
steps in the restoration of all abandoned, undeveloped and underutilized fishponds to
18 
their original state as mangrove forests.
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ARTICLE 7. MINERAL LANDS
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Sec. 31. Policies on Mineral Lands. -  Land use policies for mineral lands shall be
23 
geared towards the rational, ecologically sound, and sustainable use of mineral
24 
resources which shall promote economic growth for the local economy and uphold the
25 
human rights of IPs and local communities in the affected areas.
26 
Sec. 32. Criteria for the Utilization and Allocation o f Land for Mining Purposes. -
27 
The allocation and utilization of lands for mining purposes shall be guided by the
28 
following:
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a) The principles of sustainable development;
30 
b) In case of small-scale mining, adequate and acceptable safeguards shall
31 
be instituted by the holders of mining rights or permits to prevent
32 
environmental degradation of the mining sites and adjacent areas;
33 
c) Mineral reservations which have become nonoperational for more than
34 
ten (10) years, as determined by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau
35 
(MGB), shall be placed under appropriate surface management by the
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d) Ancestral domains declared as protected by virtue of their ADSDPP as
2 
weli as ail watershed areas shall be closed to mining.
3 
Sec. 33. Reversion of Mineral Lands. -  AN minerai iands with exhausted minerai
4 
resources, as determined by the MGB, shail automaticaily revert to their original land
5 
classification, that is, as forestland or agricultural land. The concerned mining
6 
companies shall bear the full cost of rehabilitation of these areas.
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ARTICLE 8. ENERGY RESOURCES
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Sec. 34. Guidelines for the Utilization and Allocation of Lands for Energy
11 
Resource Exploration, Development, Production, Utilization, and Distribution Purposes.
12 
-  To ensure that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and maximizing the
13 
power potential from indigenous energy resources in the most economical and
14 
environmentally-acceptable means are realized, the allocation and utilization of lands
15 
shall be guided by the following, consistent with existing regulations and laws on
16 
energy resources:
17 
a) Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the
18 
purpose of creating a National Energy Resource Inventory and
19 
Database as well as an Energy Resource Block Map shall be allowed
20 
subject to the implementation of complementary watershed and other
21 
land management plans;
22 
b) Indigenous energy resource exploration, development production,
23 
utilization, and distribution shall be subject to the appropriate
24 
requirements and processes of the Philippine Environmental Impact
25 
Statement (EIS) system. Each project shall secure an Environmental
26 
Compliance Certificate (ECC) prior to project implementation to ensure
27 
that adequate and appropriate environmental management measures
28 
and optimum methods for resource access and recovery are used;
29 
c) Protected areas defined in Section 6 shall be closed to any kind of
30 
energy resource development;
31 
d) Energy reservations or portions thereof which have become or have
32 
been established to be non-economically viable to operate or are no
33 
longer used for energy purposes shall be reclassified to other land
34 
uses, subject to existing laws covering energy reservations; and
35 
e) Renewable energy shall be preferred over other energy resource.
36 
Sec. 35. Reversion of Energy Resource Lands. -  All exhausted indigenous
37 
energy resource lands, as determined by the Department of Energy (DOE), which are
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not covered by proclamations shall automatically revert to the category of forestlands or
2 
agricultural lands open to disposition, whichever is appropriate, unless the DENR shall
3 
classify such areas for other purposes. Exhausted energy resource lands shall refer to
4 
specific energy resource sites whose energy reserves of the desired type/s are no
5 
longer in sufficient quantity or quality to justify additional expenditure for their
6 
extraction and utilization.
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ARTICLE 9. SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT
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Sec 36. Municipalities, Cities, and Settlements Development. -  The development
11 
of municipalities, cities, and settlements through the CLUP and implemented by the ZOs
12 
of cities and municipalities shall be guided by urban zoning standards designed to
13 
maximize existing urban spaces, taking into account studies of pertinent government
14 
agencies on climate change.
15 
Sec. 37. Settlements Within Geo-hazard Areas and/or High RIsk/Danger Zones. -
16 
Settlements within geo-hazard areas and/or high risk/danger zones shall not be
17 
allowed. In cases where there are existing settlements within geo-hazard areas and/or
18 
high risk/danger zones, the concerned government agencies shall provide assistance to
19 
concerned LGUs and settlers in instituting safety and corrective measures to address
20 
the potential danger or risk.
21 
Sec. 38. Designation of Waste and Environment Management Site. -  Each city or
22 
municipality shall identify and designate an area to serve as waste and environment
23 
management, waste disposal, and facilities within one (1) year from the effectivity of
24 
this Act. The LGUs, in coordination with the DENR or any other competent authority,
25 
shall identify sanitary landfill in order to fast-track the conduct of the Environment
26 
Impact Assessment (EIA) study and to facilitate the processing of the ECC. The site or
27 
area shall be identified in the city's or municipality's CLUP. For this purpose, cities and
28 
municipalities shall establish their solid waste management program, pursuant to
29 
Republic Act No. 9003, otherwise known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management
30 
Act of 2000". Likewise, as provided under Section 33 of the Local Government Code of
31 
1991, cities and municipalities may, through appropriate ordinances, bind themselves
32 
towards the establishment of a common solid waste management program.
33 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with
34 
concerned agencies, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines and standards for the
35 
formulation and establishment of solid waste management programs by cities and
36 
municipalities, and shall submit the same to the NLUPC for review and approval.
37 
Sec. 39. 
Designation and Zoning of Socialized Housing Sites. -  Each city or
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municipality in urban, urbanizable and rural areas shall designate through the CLUP
2 
adequate lands for housing or residential purposes, including socialized housing and
3 
resettlement areas, for the immediate and future needs of the local population as well
4 
as the underprivileged and homeless in their territory, pursuant to existing laws and
5 
regulations. In order to ensure adequate availability of land for the housing needs of
6 
the local population, the CLUP may be revised at the minimum of ten (10) years, and
7 
reviewable not earlier than every five (5) years.
8 
The designated sites for socialized housing shall be located in residential zones, and
9 
shall be zoned as socialized housing zones that are integrated in the city's or
10 
municipality's ZO, duly approved by the NLUPC, pursuant to existing laws and
11 
regulations. Preference shall be given to lands proximate to public transportation
12 
facilities which may include inter alia railways and public terminals.
13 
The location of resettlement areas may either be on-site or off-site and may be within
14 
the city or municipality: Provided, That designated settlement and socialized housing
15 
areas shall consider the proximity and accessibility of the affected community to
16 
employment, economic activities and social services.
17 
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NLUPC, in coordination with
18 
concerned agencies, pursuant to HUDCC Resolution No. 521, series of 1992; Executive
19 
Order No. 124, series of 1993; and other pertinent guidelines on the matter, shall
20 
promulgate the necessary guidelines for the identification and designation of socialized
21 
housing sites. All cities and municipalities in urban and urbanizing areas shall identify
22 
and designate their socialized housing sites within one (1) year from the effectivity of
23 
this Act and must submit the list of these sites and their respective areas to the HUDCC.
24 
These sites shall be used exclusively for socialized housing as defined in the UDHA.
25 
Sec. 40. 
Zoning of Identified Sites for Socialized Housing. -  The identified
26 
sites for socialized housing shall be located in residential zones identified by the city's or
27 
municipality's CLUP and ZO duly approved by the NLUPC. However, for cities and
28 
municipalities where the identified sites are not within the said residential zones, the
29 
location shall be within the priority sites and conform with the suitability criteria as
30 
defined in Sections 6.3 and 6.4 of the Guidelines in HUDCC Resolution No. 521, series
31 
of 1992, or as may be defined in subsequent issuances. The identified sites shall be
32 
zoned as socialized housing zones as defined herein.
33 
The current ZO of LGUs shall be reviewed and revised such that the socialized housing
34 
component shall be integrated thereto.
35 
Sec. 41. Valuation of Lands for Socialized Housing. -  Equitable land valuation
36 
guidelines for socialized housing shall be set by the Department of Finance (DOF) on
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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 DOF shall factor into the valuation, the blighted status of the land as certified by the 
LGU or the National Flousing Authority (NFIA).
Sec. 42. Guidelines for Identification o f Settlement Sites. -  In identifying 
settlement areas, prospective sites should be:
a) Within alienable and disposable lands but not in environmentally- 
critical, geo-hazard or other protection areas;
b) Along established urban growth directions;
c) With provisions for or can be provided with basic services and 
utilities;
d) Within the 0-8% slope range; and
e) Accessible from existing built-up areas and other employment 
centers through existing or proposed roads and other transportation 
facilities.
Sec. 43. 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 NLUPC.
Sec. 44. Protection of Ecological Harmony. -T o  ensure the ecological harmony 
of towns, cities and settlements, certain projects that can alter the present use of a 
zoned area shall not be issued a building permit, business permit, and/or development 
permit. The identification of these projects shall be done in coordination with the LGU 
concerned. All LGUs shall be required to designate restoration areas in their forestland 
use plans.
ARTICLE 10. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS/SITES
Sec. 
45. 
Criteria for Designating Industrial Development Areas. -  The 
identification and establishment of industrial development areas shall conform to the 
provisions of the SEZA, the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL), the IPRA, the 
UDFIA, the Fisheries Code and the AFMA, taking into consideration the following:
a) Identified network of areas for agricultural development and protected 
agricultural areas pursuant to the AFMA;
b) National policies on the regional dispersal of industries and agri-based
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industrial development;
2 
c) Identified growth areas and corridors in the National Development
3 
Plan;
4 
d) NIPAS and non-NIPAS areas such as, but not limited to, KBAs and
5 
restored areas th a t require protection;
6 
e) National and Urban Development and Housing Framework;
7 
f) Identified socialized housing zones; and
8 
g) National Framework for Physical Planning and other existing national
9 
programs and policies.
10 
The designated industrial development areas shall be located only in production land
11 
use areas and shall become an integral part of the land use plan and ZO of the city or
12 
municipality where these areas are located. The laws on CARP Extension with Reforms
13 
(CARPER), the IPRA, the UDHA, the Fisheries Code, the AFMA and the Local
14 
Government Code shall apply to all special economic zones and freeports.
15
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ARTICLE 11. TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREAS
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Sec. 46. Designating Tourism Deveiopment Areas. -  The identification, selection,
19 
and development of tourism development areas, and Tourism Enterprise Zones (TEZs)
20 
shall be done in consultation and coordination with the concerned LGUs, TIEZA, DOT,
21 
and other concerned national government agencies, the private sector and the affected
22 
communities, subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9593 or the Tourism Act of
23 
2009. Tourism development areas shall likewise include those covered by legislative and
24 
executive issuances such as tourist spots, tourist zones and tourism ecozones which can
25 
be developed into tourism estates or integrated resort, leisure and recreation complexes
26 
and other tourism-related facilities as well as those identified in the national, regional,
27 
and area-specific tourism  m aster plans and o th e r sector plans, such as ecotourism  and
28 
agri-tourism sites: Provided, That such sites designated for tourism development are
29 
outside of areas identified for protection land use. As much as practicable, community-
30 
based tourism shall be the principal mode of tourist spot operation. The laws on
31 
CARPER, IPRA, UDHA, the Fisheries Code, AFMA, the Local Government Code and
32 
National Ecotourism Strategy shall likewise apply to all tourist zones and tourist
33 
development areas.
34 
Designated areas for tourism development shall become part of the CLUPs and ZOs of
35 
th e  cities or m unicipalities w here these are located.
36 
Sec. 47. Identification and Preservation of Cuiturai Heritage. -  In accordance
37 
with Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, the National
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Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the National Museum (NM), and the
2 
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in coordination with other
3 
concerned agencies, local communities, and the private sector, shall identify and
4 
declare areas and structures which shall be protected and preserved as part of
5 
Philippine cultural heritage.
6 
The NHCP and the NM, in consultation with the NCCA and the Housing and Land Use
7 
Regulatory Board (HLURB), shall designate heritage zones to protect the historical and
8 
cultural integrity of a geographical area that is significant to national history.
9 
The LGUs, in consultation with the NHCP, the NM, and the NCCA, shall designate
10 
heritage zones to protect the historical and cultural integrity of geographical areas and
11 
cultural spaces of intangible cultural properties, which are significant to a city or
12 
municipality and the community.
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ARTICLE 12. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 48. Allocation and Use of Land for Infrastructure Development -  Land,
17 
whether public or private, shall be allocated and utilized for priority infrastructure
18 
projects that are supportive of national or local development objectives. The National
19 
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), in consultation with the concerned
20 
national government agencies, LGUs, and the private sector, shall identify and
21 
periodically review, update and/or revise the list of priority infrastructure projects under
22 
an overall national strategic infrastructure development plan subject to the provisions of
23 
this Act, AFMA and IPRA: 
Provided, That such national strategic infrastructure
24 
development plan shall be consistent and integrated in the objectives and directions of
25 
the NPFP.
26 
In determining and evaluating the list of priority infrastructure projects, consideration
27 
shall be given to those that:
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a) Respond to immediate and vital requirements of the national and
29 
regional 
economy with 
priority 
to improving 
production-market
30 
integration, inter-modal transport, conveyance and logistics linkages,
31 
rural infrastructure and the development of the agriculture and
32 
fisheries sectors;
33 
b) Upgrade existing facilities to international public safety standards;
34 
c) Address the need for sustainable settlements development; and
35 
d) Mitigate the destructive effects of natural disaster-causing phenomena
36 
or those that shall serve as alternatives to existing infrastructure found
37 
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Provided, That the provision and implementation of infrastructure support shall be
2 
made compatible with existing environmental conditions and the physical, whether
3 
natural or human-made, and cultural character of the area. Mandatory public
4 
consultations pursuant to existing laws and regulations shall be held prior to the
5 
conduct of all infrastructure projects that will necessarily involve dislocation or
6 
displacement of people in the area:
7 
Provided, further. That the proponent of the infrastructure project shall follow the rules
8 
on just and humane eviction or demolition under Section 28 of the UDHA as a last
9 
resort, notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act No. 8975, prohibiting lower courts
10 
from issuing temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, or preliminary
11 
mandatory injunctions, and that the proponent shall follow provisions of the IPRA,
12 
particularly those pertaining to the rights of ICCs/IPs in case of displacement:
13 
Provided, hnaiiy. That national government infrastructure projects shall provide
14 
budgetary allocations for the adequate relocation of displaced communities.
15 
Sec. 49. Infrastructure Projects Within Geo-hazard Areas. -  Construction of
16 
priority infrastructure projects within hazard-prone areas shall be allowed: Provided,
17 
That mitigating and/or preventive measures are adopted and implemented to address
18 
the potential adverse economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts that will
19 
emanate from 
these 
infrastructure 
projects, 
subject 
to 
the 
findings 
and
20 
recommendations of a feasibility study/EIA in accordance with Presidential Decree No.
21 
1586 (EIS System) and Republic Act No. 4846 or the Cultural Properties Preservation
22 
and Protection Act.
23 
Existing projects that were undertaken without the required EIA and which pose a
24 
threat to the environment, or to the integrity of historic, archaeological, or scientifically
25 
significant areas, or impinge on critical ecosystems, may be terminated immediately, or
26 
gradually phased-out and relocated, or maintained up to their life span, subject,
27 
however, to mitigating measures: Provided, That the rules on mandatory public
28 
hearings/consultations and just and humane eviction or demolition shall also be
29 
observed prior to the termination, gradual phase-out, or relocation of projects that will
30 
necessarily involve dislocation or displacement of people in the area.
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PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK AND LAND USE PLAN
Sec. 50. National Land Use Planning Process. -  The physical framework and land 
use planning process shall be participatory, following a combined bottom-up and top- 
down approach, with mandatory public hearings/consultations conducted at all levels.
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and shall consider available and updated multidisciplinary scientific information of land
2 
uses.
3 
A set of national policy guidelines and standards for physical planning shall be
4 
formulated by the NLUPC. These shall guide the preparation and formulation of the
5 
national, regional and provincial physical framework plans.
6 
These standards shall give due consideration to conflicting uses and areas being used,
7 
declared or designated for agrarian reform, protected areas, coastal resource
8 
management and/or ancestral domains.
9 
The NPFP shall define the national strategy and objectives of the country's urban, rural
10 
and regional development. It shall guide the rational distribution of population, access
11 
to economic opportunities and social services, sustainable utilization of resources, and
12 
maintenance of environmental integrity.
13 
Furthermore, it shall consider the existing regional physical framework plans (RPFPs)
14 
and PPFPs.
15 
The RPFPs, the PPFPs and the CLUPs, which cover the physical development of their
16 
respective territories, shall be consistent with the NPFP: Provided, That the integration
17 
and harmonization of physical framework plans at all levels shall be iterative to ensure
18 
that the concerns of both top and bottom levels of government are considered in the
19 
NPFPs, RPFPs, PPFPs and CLUPs.
20 
The physical framework and land use plans prepared at all levels shall be consistent
21 
with each other, specifically on the linkages of the major land use categories to ensure
22 
their complementation in the utilization, development and management of resources.
23 
The period of coverage of the national, regional and provincial framework plans shall be
24 
thirty (30) years with regular review and updating every ten (10) years.
25 
Sec. 51. National Physical Framework Plan. -  The NPFP shall guide the planning
26 
and management of the country's land and other physical resources at the national and
27 
subnational levels, and indicate broad spatial directions and policy guidelines on
28 
protection land use, production land use, settlement development and infrastructure
29 
development. The NPFP shall be the basis for adopting the land use and physical
30 
planning-related guidelines, including zoning and other land use control standards that
31 
will guide the formulation of city/municipal ZOs.
32 
The NLUPC, in consultation with concerned sectors and communities, shall update the
33 
NPFP after such period that objectives and goals set by the NPFP have been
34 
substantially achieved. It shall also formulate and issue the appropriate planning
35 
guidelines and 
standards through which all 
physical 
planning, 
land 
use and
36 
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The resulting land use plan/physical framework shall be the basis for the identification,
2 
formulation and development of national and local development plans, programs,
3 
projects and activities of the government at all levels.
4 
Sec. 52. Regional Physical Framework Plan. -  The RPFP shall provide broad
5 
spatial directions and policy guidelines on protection land use, production land use,
6 
settlement development, and infrastructure development at the regional level and guide
7 
the formulation of the PPFPs. The RPFP shall consider the existing PPFPs and the CLUPs
8 
of LGUs within the territorial jurisdiction of the region.
9 
The Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPC), created under Section 59 of this Act,
10 
shall formulate and periodically update the RPFP based on the guidelines issued by the
11 
NLUPC, in a manner consistent with and following the objectives of the NPFP. Likewise,
12 
the Medium-Term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP) and the Medium-Term Regional
13 
Development Investment Program (MTRDIP) shall be guided by and made consistent
14 
with the objectives identified in the RPFP.
15 
Sec. 53. Provincial Physical Framework Plan. -T h e  PPFP shall determine the
16 
physical development of the entire provincial territory, consolidate and harmonize the
17 
comprehensive land use plans of component cities and municipalities, consistent with
18 
the RPFP. It shall reflect the indicative land use management and physical development
19 
direction of the province.
20 
Further, the PPFP shall serve as basis for other sectoral and development plans related
21 
to land, natural resources, and infrastructure facilities, including the development plan
22 
of the province; reconciliation and rationalization of land use proposals among
23 
component cities and municipalities and with the higher level framework plan; guiding
24 
development agencies and private developers, particularly those that undertake large-
25 
scale projects; and providing a basis for resolving conflicts arising from the
26 
implementation of land use plans and development projects involving two (2) or more
27 
municipalities.
28 
The PPFP shall serve as the basis for the preparation of the Provincial Development Plan
29 
(PDP) and Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP). The PPFP, PDP, PDIP
30 
and/or Provincial Physical Framework and Development Plan (PPFDP) shall serve as the
31 
basis for the formulation of sectoral action plans of national government agencies in the
32 
province and all LGUs within its jurisdiction. The province may opt to prepare their PDP
33 
alongside the preparation of the PPFP and consolidate them into a PPFDP; Provided,
34 
That PPFDP shall remain consistent with the PPFP: Provided, further. That any review or
35 
changes in the PPFP shall coincide with the overall review process of the NPFP.
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The Provincial Land Use Planning and Management Board (PLUPMB), created under this
2 
Act, shall ensure that the PPFP is consistent with the national and regional planning
3 
framework and guidelines issued by the NLUPC/RLUPC. The PPFP shall be presented to
4 
the Provincial Development Council (PDC) for endorsement to the sangguniang
5 
panlalawigan, who shall formally adopt and approve the PPFP. The approved PPFP shall
6 
be submitted to the RLUPC for consolidation and integration into the RPFP.
7 
Under the general supervision of the PLUPMB, the Provincial Planning and Development
8 
Office/Coordinator (PPDO/PPDC) shall provide technical, secretariat and administrative
9 
support in the preparation, consultation, integration and formulation process of the
10 
PPFP.
11 
Sec. 54. City and Municipal Land Use Rians. -  All barangays shall provide their
12 
sectoral, temporal and spatial data for the CLUP which shall serve as the foundation for
13 
the formulation of the city/municipal CLUPs. The data shall be provided by the
14 
sangguniang 
pambarangay 
through 
stakeholder consultations. 
The 
CLUP 
shall
15 
determine the specific uses of land and other physical and natural resources, both
16 
private and public, within their territorial jurisdiction including areas co-managed with
17 
the national government and, as appropriate, management plans for ancestral domains,
18 
critical watersheds, river basins, and protected areas.
19 
The CLUP shall delineate actual boundaries on the ground within the territorial
20 
jurisdiction, embody the desired land use patterns of the barangay, city or municipality,
21 
translate and integrate sectoral plans, and provide appropriate policies for each of the
22 
four (4) land use planning categories. The spatial directions prescribed in the CLUP shall
23 
serve as the basis for the preparation and formulation of the Comprehensive
24 
Development Plan (CDP) and the Local Development Investment Programs (LDIP) of
25 
the LGUs.
26 
Consistent with the national standards and guidelines prescribed in Section 50, the
27 
cities and municipalities shall, in consultation with the concerned sectors, prepare their
28 
respective CLUPs. The City/Municipal Land Use Planning and Management Board
29 
(C/MLUPB), created under this Act, shall be responsible for the preparation and
30 
formulation of the CLUP and ensure its consistency with national and regional physical
31 
planning guidelines and standards. Under the general supervision of the respective
32 
C/MLUPB, 
the 
City/Municipal 
Planning 
and 
Development 
Office/Coordinator
33 
(C/MPDO/PDC) shall provide technical, secretariat and administrative support in the
34 
preparation, consultation, integration and formulation process of the respective CLUPs
35 
of each city or municipality.
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The CLUPs shall be submitted by the city/municipal local development councils (LDC) 
for adoption and approval of the sangguniang bayan. The approved CLUPs shall be 
submitted to the province for integration into the PPFP.
CHAPTER V
IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM
Sec. 55. Creation o f the NLUPC. -  The National Land Use Committee (NLUC) 
under the NEDA Board (NB) is hereby abolished and, in its stead, the NLUPC shall be 
created. It shall exercise the powers and responsibilities identified under this Act and 
assume the functions of the NEDA Board-National Land Use Committee (NB-NLUC). It 
shall further exercise the powers and functions pertaining to land use planning vested 
by law to the HLURB, except the following:
a) Formulate land use planning guidelines in the preparation of the CLUPs 
and ZOs of LGUs to ensure compliance with the national policies, 
objectives, priorities and directions set by the NLUPC;
b) Provide technical and other forms of planning assistance to, including 
capacity building for, LGUs and zoning boards; and
c) Act as the appellate body on decisions of local zoning bodies on 
locational clearance applications and/or oppositions thereto and other 
zoning issues involving private rights.
The NLUPC shall act as the highest policy-making body on land use and shall resolve 
land use policy conflicts between or among agencies, branches, or levels of the 
government. It shall integrate efforts, monitor developments relating to land use and 
the evolution of policies.
Sec. 56. Composition o f the NLUPC. -  The NLUPC shall be headed by the 
Secretary of the NEDA as Chairperson. It shall choose a Vice Chairperson from among 
the members of the Council, who shall assume the functions of the Chairperson in case 
of absence. The NLUPC shall meet at least once every quarter.
The members of the Council shall be the following:
a) The Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR);
b) The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA);
c) The Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR);
d) The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and 
Local 
Government (DILG);
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e) The Chairperson of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
2 
(NCIP);
3 
f) The Chairperson of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating
4 
Council (HUDCC);
5 
g) The Chief Executive Officer of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
6 
Board (HLURB);
7 
h) The Administrator of the National Mapping and Resource Information
8 
Authority (NAMRIA);
9 
i) President of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP);
10 
j) President of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP);
11 
k) Two (2) representatives each from four (4) basic sectors directly
12 
involved in land use, namely: urban poor, peasants, fisherfolk, and
13 
indigenous peoples who shall be appointed by the respective National
14 
Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) sectoral councils. Of the eight (8)
15 
sectoral representatives, at least four (4) shall be women: Provided,
16 
That one of whom shall be from the Moro sector;
17 
I) Four (4) representatives from the developers' associations; the
18 
accredited associations of professionals dealing with land use such as,
19 
but not limited to, urban and regional planners, environmental
20 
planners, architects, geologists and geodetic engineers; 
the business
21 
or private sectors; and
22 
m) The Head of the NLUPC Secretariat shall be a nonvoting ex officio
23 
member.
24 
Cabinet Secretaries who are members of the Council may designate their duly
25 
authorized and permanent representatives whose ranks shall in no case be lower than
26 
Undersecretary.
27 
Sec. 57. Powers and Functions of the NLUPC. -  The NLUPC shall have the
28 
following powers and functions:
29 
a) Guide the determination and identification of the country's strategic
30 
land use development and physical planning objectives, priorities and
31 
direction, 
as well 
as recommend 
the 
adoption, 
passage, 
or
32 
amendment of laws 
to ensure that plans, programs, projects, and
33 
activities, including local government initiatives affecting land use are
34 
consistent with national development objectives;
35 
b) Formulate the necessary national policy guidelines in the preparation
36 
of the country's physical framework plans, including the setting of
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limits/target key land uses needed for protection, production,
2 
settlements and infrastructure for present and future needs;
3 
c) Ensure that policies, guidelines and standards on land use and
4 
physical planning, including zoning, shall be followed by the RLUPC,
5 
local land use boards and concerned national agencies, and that the
6 
RPFP, PPFP and CLUPs shall be consistent with the NPFP;
7 
d) Ensure the consistency of other national development and sectoral
8 
plans 
and 
programs, 
including 
the 
medium-term 
Philippine
9 
Development Plan and Public Investment Program (PIP), with the
10 
NPFP;
11 
e) Integrate and harmonize all laws and policies relevant to land use in
12 
order to come up with a rational, cohesive, and comprehensive
13 
national land use framework and, if warranted, recommend to
14 
Congress the adoption, passage or amendment of laws to ensure that
15 
sectoral plans, projects and activities, including local government
16 
initiatives affecting land use are consistent with national development
17 
objectives;
18 
f) Resolve policy conflicts on land uses between or among agencies,
19 
branches, or levels of government and unresolved land use policy
20 
conflicts at the regional level;
21 
g) Issue locational clearance for projects of national significance;
22 
h) Call on any department, bureau, office, agency, or instrumentality of
23 
the government and or private entities and organization for
24 
cooperation, support, and assistance in the performance of its
25 
functions;
26 
i) Review the NPFP every ten (10) years;
27 
j) Advise the President of the Philippines and the NEDA Board 
on all
28 
matters concerning land use and physical planning;
29 
k) Adopt rules of procedures for the orderly and expeditious conduct of
30 
meetings and other business of the Council; and
31 
I) 
Perform such other acts and functions and exercise such other
32 
powers as may be necessarily implied, inherent, incident, or related
33 
to the foregoing.
34 
SEC. 58. The NLUPC Secretariat -  The existing unit of the NEDA in charge of
35 
Land Use and Physical Planning Division shall act as the NLUPC Secretariat which shall
36 
perform functions such as, but not limited to, 
managing information, gathering of
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data, coordinate the monitoring of government agencies and LGUs, ensuring multi-
2 
stakeholder participation towards formation of local land use policy boards, sharing of
3 
database and mapping systems, and reinforcing relevant assessment tools and
4 
capability-building programs.
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Sec. 59. The Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPC). -  At the regional level,
10 
the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC) is hereby abolished and, in its stead, 
the
11 
RLUPC shall be created. The RLUPC shall be institutionalized, replicating the NLUPC
12 
structure and composition. It shall be chaired by the NEDA Regional Director and shall
13 
exercise the following functions:
14 
a) Formulate regional policies and guidelines which are consistent with the
15 
national planning guidelines issued by the NLUPC in the preparation and
16 
formulation 
of 
the 
respective 
provincial 
physical 
planning 
and
17 
comprehensive land use plans of LGUs within its jurisdiction;
18 
b) Prepare and periodically update the RPFP, taking into consideration
19 
national polices and lower level plans;
20 
c) Review, prior to adoption by the respective sanggunians, the PPFPs and
21 
CLUPs of highly-urbanized and independent component cities to ensure
22 
consistency with the RPFP and national policies set forth by the NLUPC;
23 
d) Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, and
24 
allocation that may arise between or among regional line agencies,
25 
provinces and cities/municipalities;
26 
e) Monitor changes in land use and other physical resources in the region;
27 
f) Coordinate and monitor the land use activities of regional line agencies
28 
and LGUs;
29 
g) Evaluate consistency of major programs and projects of regional agencies
30 
and entities with the RPFP and their impact on land use and the
31 
environment; and
32 
h) Perform other related functions as may be directed by the NLUPC.
33 
In forestland use management, where the watershed area/continuum covers several
34 
municipalities across different provinces, an inter-LGU task force composed of
35 
representatives from the RLUPC and the concerned municipal local government units
36 
where the watershed area is located shall be formed. With the assistance of the DENR
37 
and upon mandatory consultations with the concerned sectors, the inter-LGU task force
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shall formulate the watershed management plan for the said watershed area.
2 
Sec. 60. The Provincial Land Use Planning and Management Board (PLUPMB).
3 
-  The Provincial Land Use Committee (PLUG) is hereby abolished. The PLUPMB is
4 
created in all provinces under this Act to oversee the preparation, integration, adoption
5 
and approval of the PPFP and shall ensure its consistency with approved national and
6 
regional planning guidelines. The PLUPMB shall also be directly responsible for the
7 
effective management and implementation of the approved PPFP and ensure that any
8 
existing and future development initiatives, programs and projects introduced within its
9 
jurisdiction are consistent with and supportive of the land use resource management
10 
and physical planning objectives, directions and character identified in the approved
11 
PPFP.
12 
Sec. 61. Powers and Responsibilities of the PLUPMB. -  The following are the
13 
powers and responsibilities of the PLUPMB:
14 
a) Formulate 
necessary 
provincial 
planning 
guidelines 
and/or
15 
implementing policies for the preparation and formulation of the
16 
respective CLUPs within its jurisdiction consistent with approved
17 
national and regional planning policies and guidelines;
18 
b) Submit to the PDC the draft CLUP for its transmission to the
19 
sangguniang panlalawigan and for the PDC to use it as reference for
20 
consistency and complementation with other development plans;
21 
c) Review, 
monitor 
and 
assess 
the 
implementation 
and
22 
operationalization of the approved CLUP and its consistency with
23 
physical planning and land use management objectives and goals
24 
identified in the CLUP;
25 
d) After an appropriate period of time or upon instruction and advice by
26 
the NLUPC, conduct and initiate a progress review of the PPFP and
27 
the achievement of its stated objectives and goals, and update the
28 
PPFP;
29 
e) Decide 
and 
resolve 
policy 
conflicts 
on 
land 
use 
planning,
30 
classification, and allocation that may arise between or among
31 
cities/municipalities and facilitate the resolution of any unresolved
32 
land use conflict, including political boundary conflicts, at the
33 
city/municipality level;
34 
f) Advise the sangguniang panlalawigan on all matters pertaining to
35 
land use and physical planning;
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component LGUs of the province or with neighboring LCDs to address
2 
common land use and development issues including those related to
3 
geo-physical hazards, 
watershed and river basin management,
4 
coastal and marine waters, climate change impact and disaster risks;
5 
and
6 
h) Assist the sangguniang panlalawigan in reviewing the submitted
7 
CLUPs of component cities/municipalities 
to ensure consistency 
with
8 
the PPFP.
9 
In cases where the watershed areas transcend the boundaries of a particular
10 
municipality, an inter-LGU task force composed of representatives from the PLUPMB of
11 
the municipal local government units where the watershed area is located shall be
12 
formed.
13 
Sec. 62. 
Composition of the PLUPMB. -  The PLUPMB shall be composed of
14 
the following fifteen (15) members to be selected based on the rules to be formulated
15 
by the NLUPC as provided in this Act:
16 
a) Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator (PPDC);
17 
b) Chairperson 
of 
the 
Sangguniang 
Panlalawigan 
Committee 
on
18 
Environment and Natural Resources;
19 
c) Provincial Chapter President-League of Municipalities and/or League
20 
of Cities;
21 
d) Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO);
22 
e) Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO);
23 
f) Provincial Agricultural Officer (PAO);
24 
g) NCIP Provincial Officer;
25 
h) HLURB Regional Officer;
26 
i) Three (3) representatives from 
the local business or private sector;
27 
the 
developers' 
association 
and 
accredited 
associations 
of
28 
professionals dealing with land use such as, but not limited to, urban
29 
and regional planners, environmental planners, architects, geologists,
30 
geodetic engineers; and chamber of commerce, who shall be
31 
appointed from among the accredited organizations within their
32 
respective development councils;
33 
j) Four (4) representatives from the basic sector groups (urban poor,
34 
fisherfolk, farmers and indigenous peoples): Provided, That at least
35 
two (2) representatives shall be women: Provided, further. That the
36 
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organizations within their respective development councils: Provided,
2 
finally, That, in predominantly Muslim areas, one of whom shall be
3 
from the Moro sector; and
4 
k) Designated Board Chairperson, to be chosen among the members.
5 
Except for ex officio members, the members of the PLUPMB shall be appointed for a
6 
term of three (3) years, subject, however, to the elected office held, government
7 
employment and/or official designation of the LGU, national agency and/or local
8 
business/private sector association or basic sector group representation in the board.
9 
The NLUPC, within ninety (90) days from its estabiishment, shall formulate the rules for
10 
the selection of the Chairperson and the members in the PLUPMB. The PPDO/PPDC
11 
shall provide technical secretariat and administrative support and resources for the
12 
effective operation of the PLUPMB.
13 
Aside from the PPDO, the PLUPMB may call upon other local and national government
14 
offices and agencies such as the local Engineer, Assessor, and local field representatives
15 
of the DA, DPWH, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC),
16 
DOT, DENR, DAR, the Department of Education (DepED), NCIP and other concerned
17 
national agencies to assist the PLUPMB in the performance of its roles and mandates.
18 
Appropriations for the regular operation and activities of the PLUPMB shall be included
19 
in the annual budget proposal of the PPDO: Provided, That other funds and resources,
20 
including grants, applicable service fees and charges collected, contributions, donations,
21 
and other funds to support its operations and activities may be accepted and received
22 
by the PLUPMB, subject to existing auditing and reporting procedures.
23 
Sec. 
63. 
City/Municipai Land Use Planning and Management Board
24 
(C/MLUPMB). -  A C/MLUPMB is hereby created under this Act in all municipalities and
25 
cities, including highly-urbanized and component cities, to oversee the preparation,
26 
integration, adoption and approval of their respective CLUPs. It shall issue a Certificate
27 
of Compliance prior to the submission of the CLUP to the sanggunian to ensure the
28 
consistency of such plans with approved national, regional and provincial planning
29 
guidelines. The C/MLUPMB shall also be directly responsible for the effective
30 
management and implementation of the approved CLUP and for ensuring that existing
31 
and future local policies, including ZOs, development initiatives, programs and projects
32 
introduced within its jurisdiction, are consistent with and supportive of the land use
33 
resource management and physical planning objectives, directions and character
34 
identified by the approved CLUP.
35 
Sec. 64. 
Powers and Responsibilities of the C/MLUPMB. -  The C/MLUPMB
36 
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a) Ensure the inclusion of the input of the 
barangays within the
2 
jurisdiction of the respective city/municipality on sectoral, temporal
3 
and spatial dimensions of the plan and its consistency with approved
4 
national, regional and provincial planning guidelines;
5 
b) Review, 
monitor 
and 
assess 
the 
implementation 
and
6 
operationalization of the approved CLUP and its consistency with
7 
physical planning and land use management objectives and goals
8 
identified in the CLUP;
9 
c) Issue a Certificate of Compliance to the sanggunian as proof that the
10 
CLUP is compliant with national 
land use polices, guidelines and
11 
standards;
12 
d) Submit to the LDC the draft CLUP for its transmission to the
13 
sanggunian and for the LDC to use it as basis for consistency and
14 
complementation with other development plans;
15 
e) Decide 
and 
resolve 
policy 
conflicts 
on 
land 
use 
planning,
16 
classification, and allocation 
that may arise between or among
17 
barangays and facilitate the resolution of any unresolved land use
18 
conflict, including boundary conflicts, involving barangays;
19 
f) Based on the CLUP, review and endorse for approval/disapproval
20 
applications for locational clearances, building and zoning permits
21 
and/or other planning-related requirement 
for any project, 
both
22 
private and public, that is submitted to the LGU for issuance;
23 
g) Advise the sangguniang bayan on all matters pertaining to land use
24 
and physical planning; and
25 
h) Promote cooperation and sharing of resources between and among
26 
its barangays and neighboring LGUs to address common land use and
27 
development issues, including those related to geo-physical hazards,
28 
watershed and river basins, coastal and marine waters, climate
29 
change impact and disaster risks.
30 
Sec. 65. Composition of the C/MLUPMB. -  The C/MLUMPPB shall be composed
31 
of the following thirteen (13) members and shall be headed by a Chairperson:
32 
a) City/Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (C/MPDC);
33 
b) Chairperson, Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Environment and
34 
Natural Resources;
35 
c) President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC);
36 
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developers' associations; the accredited associations of professionals 
dealing with land use such as, but not limited to, urban and regional 
planners, environmental planners, architects, geologists and geodetic 
engineers; and association/chamber of commerce, who shall be 
appointed from among the accredited organizations within their 
respective development councils;
h) Four (4) representatives from the basic sector groups (urban poor, 
fisherfolk, farmers and indigenous peoples): 
Provided, That at least 
two (2) representatives shall be women: Provided, further. That the 
representatives shall 
be appointed from among the accredited 
organizations within their respective development councils: Provided, 
finally. That, in predominantly Muslim areas, one of whom shall be 
from the Moro sector; and
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Designated Board Chairperson, to be chosen among the members. 
Except for ex officio members, the members of the C/MLUPMB shall be appointed for a 
term of three (3) years, subject, however, to the elected office held, government 
employment and/or official designation in the LGU, national agency and/or local 
business/private sector association or basic sector group representation in the board. 
The NLUPC, within ninety (90) days from its establishment, shall formulate the rules for 
the selection of the Chairperson and members of the C/MLUPMB. The City/Municipal 
Planning and Development Office/Coordinator (C/MPDO/C) shall provide technical 
secretariat and administrative support and resources for the effective operation of the 
C/MLUPMB.
Aside from the C/MPDO/C, the C/MLUPMB may call upon other local and national 
government offices and agencies, such as the local Engineer, Assessor, and local field 
representatives of the DA, DPWH, DOTC, DOT, DENR, DAR, DepED and other 
concerned national agencies, to assist the C/MLUPMB in the performance of its roles 
and mandates.
Annual appropriations for the operation and activities of the C/MLUPMB shall be 
included in the annual budget proposal of the C/MPDO/C: Provided, That other funds 
and resources, including grants, applicable service fees and charges collected, 
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LGUs shall create and/or activate their respective C/MLUPMB, upon guidelines issued by 
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CHAPTER V II
ADOPTION, APPROVAL AND REVIEW OF LOCAL LAND USE 
AND PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLANS
Sec. 66. Approval and Review of the PPFP and the CLUPs. -  The PPFP and the 
CLUPs of the respective city/municipal LGUs, including highly urbanized cities and 
independent component cities, shall be submitted by the local land use boards to the 
LDCs for transmission to the local sanggunian for approval.
Sec. 67. Approval of the RPFP and the NPFP. -  The RPFP and the NPFP shall be 
submitted for review and approval of the RLUPC and the NLUPC, respectively, upon the 
conduct of appropriate stakeholder and agency consultations: 
Provided, That such
processes and guidelines shall be prepared and issued by the NLUPC within six (6) 
months from effectivity of this Act.
CHAPTER V III
MAPPING AND DATA MANAGEMENT FOR 
LAND USE PLANNING
Sec. 68. National Mapping and Spatial Data Infrastructure Program (NMSDIP). -  
A national mapping program shall be implemented, coordinated and monitored through 
the creation of the Inter-Agency Technical Committee (ITC) composed of the NAMRIA 
as the lead agency, the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), the Forest 
Management Bureau (FMB), the LMB, the Land Registration Authority (LRA), the 
Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the MGB, the Philippine Institute of 
Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the DAR, the DA, the NCIP, the National 
Water Resources Board (NWRB), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National 
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the NEDA, and other 
concerned government agencies. The ITC shall be constituted, and the mapping and 
spatial data infrastructure program shall be initiated within thirty (30) days from the 
effectivity of this Act. The program shall be responsible for the production of base and 
decision maps and associated spatial databases for all planning levels based on the 
guidelines of the NLUPC.
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Under the program, all government stakeholders concerned in the production of maps 
of various themes shall collaboratively formulate the government's spatial data 
infrastructure master plan and respective government agency/stakeholders' spatial data 
infrastructure plans which shall be the basis for subsequent funding and eventual 
project implementation and/or operation.
All pertinent and updated thematic maps/data from supporting agencies of the program 
shall be submitted to the NAMRIA for compilation and integration into a national 
geospatial database established under the program.
The NAMRIA shall finish its base mapping program within two (2) years upon the 
effectivity of this Act and provide updates thereof to support the implementation of the 
spatial data infrastructure program.
The spatial and non-spatial data generated by these activities shall be transmitted to 
the LGU as soon as practicable. Existing land information data available to the national 
government agencies as of the effectivity of this Act shall be immediately transmitted to 
the LGUs.
For purposes of uniformity and standardization, the LGUs, assisted by the appropriate 
agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their respective maps using 
scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed in accordance with this Act. The 
completed maps shall be integrated in the NPFP, pursuant to Section 51 of this Act.
Sec. 69. Maps for Planning. -  Within one (1) year after the NLUPC's approval 
of the Guidelines and Standards for planning at all levels, available NAMRIA maps and 
all maps made available to the NAMRIA by supporting agencies shall be submitted to 
the NLUPC for national, provincial, cities and municipalities planning. The NLUPC shall 
forward these maps to the respective PLUPMBs and C/MLUPMBs after it has reviewed 
and approved them.
Pertinent maps to be produced through the NMSDIP shall include, among others:
a) Topographic maps;
b) Geologic maps;
c) Hydrologic maps;
d) Climate maps;
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c. Land limitation maps;
d. Cropping system zones maps;
e. Hydro-ecological conditions maps; and
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m) Geo-hazards maps:
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b. Hazard zonation maps for volcanoes;
c. Map of fault systems;
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p) Traffic flow;
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a. Power;
b. Telecommunications; and
c. Water;
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a. Health;
b. Education; and
c. Power;
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delineation of the country's permanent forest line shall be submitted to the NLUPC for
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Sec. 72. Ground Delineation of Land Use. -  For effective planning to take place
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National Geo-hazard Mapping Program. -  Within thirty (30) days
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initiated jointly through the NLUPC by the PHIVOLCS, the Philippine Atmospheric
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Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), the NAMRIA, the
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Reduction Management Councils, and other concerned government agencies. The
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program shall include the generation of indicative geo-hazard zoning maps that will
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outline areas in the Philippines which are prone to liquefaction, landslides, flooding,
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lahar, ground rupturing, tsunami, river erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole collapse,
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earthquake, lava flow, pyroclastic flow, base surge, and other natural hazards.
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TRAINING, EDUCATION AND VALUES FORMATION
Sec. 76. Values Formation. -  In order to develop a well-informed, responsible 
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. 77. Information/Education Campaign and Capacity Building. -  The NLUPC 
shall undertake a nationwide information/education campaign on land use and physical 
planning to be implemented by local and national government agencies. The DILG and 
concerned agencies shall formulate and implement a land use management capability 
building program for national and local government officials, community leaders, 
representatives of NGOs, POs, the religious sector, and the general public.
CHAPTER X
INCENTIVES, SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES 
ARTICLE 1. INCENTIVES AND AWARDS
Sec. 78. Formulation of a System of Incentives and Awards. -  The NLUPC shall 
come up with a system of incentives and awards to LGUs that regularly update their 
CLUPs/ZOs once every eight (8) years.
Sec. 79. Priority in Giving Technical Assistance to LGUs. -  In providing technical 
assistance and other forms of support related to land use management and 
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approved conversion orders, the provisions of Republic Act No. 6657 (CARL), as
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amended by Republic Act No. 9700, shall apply. A landowner and/or the designated
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developer or duly authorized representative who fail to commence and/or complete the
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shall revert to its original use as agricultural land and may be covered by the DAR
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causing, inducing, or abetting the reclassification to nonagricultural uses of protected
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agricultural areas as defined in Section 13 hereof shall be penalized with imprisonment
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workers, other farm workers, actual tillers or occupants of public lands, collective, or
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Sec. 87. Failure to Formulate, Implement and/or Enforce the CLUPs and ZOs. -  
Consistent with due process, the NLUPC, in coordination with the DILG, shall evaluate, 
review, and recommend the filing of charges against local chief executives and other 
local officials and employees responsible for the formulation, implementation and/or 
enforcement of the CLUPs in the following cases:
a) Failure of the CLUPs/ZOs to conform to the guidelines provided in the 
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b) Three (3) to six (6) months, in case of nonconformity with the NPFP; or
c) Six (6) to nine (9) months, in case of non-implementation of the CLUP. 
Failure to comply with the provisions of the IPRA on the formulation of the CLUP shall 
be penalized according to Section 72 of the IPRA.
Sec. 88. Illegal Conversion of City or Municipal Parks, Communal Forests, and 
Tree Parks In Subdivisions. -  Penalties in the amount of one hundred thousand pesos 
(P100,000.00) to five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00) or imprisonment of six (6) 
years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years, or both, at the discretion of the court shall 
be imposed for each of the following offenses:
a) Illegally converting or causing the conversion of a city/municipal park, 
communal forests, or tree parks within subdivisions established pursuant 
to Presidential Decree No. 953 requiring the planting of trees in certain 
places into other uses, including the construction of permanent buildings;
b) Destroying or causing damage to the timberlands and other forest 
products found in the abovementioned forest and parks;
c) Setting the abovementioned forests and parks on fire, or negligently 
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commercial value of the forest products destroyed without prejudice to payment of the 
full cost of rehabilitation of the areas, as determined by the DENR.
The maximum penalty prescribed shall be imposed upon the offender who repeats the 
same offense and double the maximum penalty upon the offender who commits the 
same offense for the third time or more.
All improvements made therein, as well as all vehicles, domestic animals, and 
equipment of any kind used in the commission of the offense shall be forfeited in favor 
of the government.
If not suitable for use by the DENR, said improvements, vehicles, domestic animals and 
equipment shall be sold at public auction and the proceeds from which shall accrue to 
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TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 89. Mandatory Review Every Ten (10) Years. -  The Congress shall 
undertake a mandatory review of this Act at least once every ten (10) years from its 
effectivity or as often as it may be deemed necessary to ensure that land use policies 
and guidelines remain responsive to changing circumstances.
For this purpose, the Congress may call on to the NLUPC to undertake the necessary 
researches and consultations.
Sec. 90. Convening o f the NLUPC. -  Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of 
this Act, the Chairperson shall convene the NLUPC. The Head of the NLUPC Secretariat 
shall immediately assume his/her position.
Sec. 91. Impiementing Ruies and Regulations. -  Within ninety (90) days from the 
effectivity of this Act, the NLUPC shall promulgate its implementing rules and 
regulations (IRR) including the rules on the selection of the members of the C/MLUPMB 
and the PLUPMB. It shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in 
the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
Sec. 92. Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act. -  A 
Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act shall be created. It shall be 
composed of seven (7) members from the Senate and seven (7) members from the 
House of Representatives. The members from the Senate shall be appointed by the 
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Representatives, also based on proportional representation of the parties or coalitions 
therein, with at least two (2) members representing the minority.
The Oversight Committee shall function for a period of not more than three (3) years to 
oversee the implementation of this Act. The secretariat of the Oversight Committee 
shall be drawn from the existing secretariat personnel of the committees comprising the 
oversight.
Sec. 93. Transfer of Powers and Functions. -  The functions of the HLURB on 
land use planning as provided for under Sections 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), and 5(f) of 
Executive Order No. 648, series of 1991 and Executive Order No. 72, series of 1993, 
shall be immediately transferred to the NLUPC and its appropriate subnational LGU 
structures, except as provided in Section 55 hereof. Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to transfer or limit the functions embraced within the said provisions that 
pertain to or relate to HLURB non-planning functions.
Sec. 94. 
Appropriations. -  The amount needed for the initial implementation 
of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the NB-NLUC. 
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this 
Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Sec. 95. Review of Existing 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 issued by the NLUPC within one (1) year 
from the effectivity of this Act.
Sec. 96. Access to Information. -  Access to records and documents pertaining 
to official acts, transactions, or decisions as well as to data used as basis for policy 
development by the NLUPC shall be made available to the public.
Sec. 97. Repealing Cause. -  Section 10 of the AFMA and Sections 447 (a2vii) 
and 458 (a2viii) of the Local Government Code and their related laws and administrative 
issuances are hereby modified by Section 13 hereof. 
The pertinent provisions of 
Executive Order No. 648, Executive Order No. 72, series of 1993 and Executive Order 
No. 770, series of 2008, amending Letter of Instruction (LOI) No. 1350, are also 
modified accordingly. Section 11 of the AFMA as to the penalty for agricultural inactivity 
and premature conversion 
is also modified by Section 83 hereof. 
LOI No. 1350, 
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and special laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and administrative 
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All republic acts, executive orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts 
thereof that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or 
amended accordingly.
Sec. 98. Non-impairment Clause. -  Nothing in this Act shall be construed as to 
diminish or, impair rights recognized, granted, or available to marginalized or the basic 
sectors under existing laws including, but not limited to. Republic Acts Numbered 7279; 
6657, as amended by Republic Act No. 9700; 8371; 8550; and 7942.
Sec. 99. 
Separability Clause. -  If, for any reason, any section or provision 
of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions not 
affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
Sec. 100. Effectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,
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