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Introduced by SENATOR BIAZON 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Shelter is an indispensable component of every Filipinos' basic need, a 
disregard for it will expose our families and children to various health hazards 
and security risks. Our Constitution guarantees the right of the people to 
adequate and decent housing. 
Adequate housing as a human right is recognized in the International 
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and likewise guaranteed in a 
wide range of International covenants, declarations and treaties. A total of 182 
countries which include the Philippines have ratified one or more of these treaties 
indicating universal relevance and recognition of the human right to adequate 
shelter. 
The demand for adequate and decent housing remains unmet despite 
government efforts to address the problem. The availability of the housing units is 
still insufficient and the costs of available housing are unaffordable particularly to 
low income families who have no access to credit markets for housing. 
For 1999-2004, the government estimates the total housing needs at 3.3 
million housing units composed mainly of 1.1 million housing backlog and 2.2 
million units for new households. 
The housing problem is aggravated by the situation that the occupants or 
tenants on the government owned property find it difficult to compete with big 
time private developers in the purchase of the land which they had occupied for 
so many years. 
This proposed measure seeks to provide relief from the continuing 
housing burden by allowing direct negotiated purchase of government-owned 
property by the occupants for socialized housing purpose dispensing the 
requirement and need for a public bidding. 
In view of the urgent need to provide shelter for the homeless, immediate 
consideration and approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
Senator 


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AN ACT 
PROPERTIES TO ITS OCCUPANTS FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING, AMENDING 
FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES 
PROVIDING FOR 
THE "NO-BIDDING" SALE OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 10 of Republic Act No. 7279 otherwise known as the 
"Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992" is hereby amended to be read as follows: 
Sec. 10. 
Modes of Land Acquisition. The modes of acquiring lands 
for purposes of this Act shall include, among others, community mortgage, land 
swapping, land assembly or consolidation, land banking, donation to the Government, 
joint-venture agreement, negotiated purchase, and expropriation: Provided, however, 
That expropriation shall be resorted to only when other modes of acquisition have been 
exhausted: Provided, further, That where expropriation is resorted to, parcels of land 
owned by small property owners shall be exempted for purposes of this Act: Provided, 
finally, That abandoned property, as herein defined, shall be reverted and escheated to the 
State in a proceeding analogous to the procedure laid down in Rule 91 of the Rules of 
court. 
For the purpose of socialized housing, government-owned and foreclosed 
properties shall be acquired by the local government units, or by the National Housing 
Authority primarily through negotiated purchase: Provided, That qualified beneficiaries 
who are actual occupants of the land shall be given the right of first refusal. 
DIRECT 
NEGOTIATED 
PURCHASE 
OF 
GOVERNMENT-OWNED 
PROPERTY FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING PURPOSE MAY BE AVAILED BY THE 


OCCUPANTS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR A PUBLIC BIDDWG; PROVIDED, THE 
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CERTIFIED TO BE FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING 
PURPOSE BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORIDNATING 
COUNCIL AND BY THE NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND HAS BEEN 
OCCUPIED FOR AT LEAST TEN (10) YEARS, PROVIDED FURTHER, THE LIST 
OF OCCUPANTS AS THE DIRECT BENEFICIARIES SHALL BE CERTIFIED BY 
THE NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE LCOAL GOVERNMENT 
UNIT CONCERNED, PROVIDED FINALLY THAT THE LAND VALUATION 
SHALL BE MADE WITHIN REACH OF THE BENEFICIARIES INCOME, AND SET 
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 13 OF RA 7279. 
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in two (2) 
national newspapers of general circulation. The publication shall not be later than seven 
(7) days after approval hereof. 
Approved,