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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
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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 aue 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.


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AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND USE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY, 
PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phiiippines in Congress 
assembied:
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
Section 1. Tide. - This Act shall be known and cited as the "Nationai Land Use 
and Management Act of the Phiiippines."
Sec. 2. Deciaration ofPoiicies andPrincipies. - It Is the policy of the State to:
a. Provide for a rational, holistic and just allocation, utilization, 
management, and development of the country's land and water 
resources so that their use is consistent with the principles of equity, 
social justice, environmental integrity and sustainable development for 
the common good;
b. Hold owners and users of land responsible for developing and 
conserving their lands, thereby making these productive and 
supportive of sustainable development and environmental stability in 
accordance with the principle that the use of land bears a social 
function and that all economic agents shall contribute to the common 
good;
c. Treat groups of islands, including parts of islands, interconnecting 
waters and other natural features which are so closely interrelated, as 
forming an intrinsic geographical, economic and political entity, or 
which historically have been regarded as such entity; and
d. Strengthen the capacity of the local government units (LGUs) to 
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jurisdiction, in partnership with the national government in accordance 
with the Philippine Constitution and Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local 
Government Code of 1991.
Towards these ends, the State shall Institutionalize land use and physical planning as 
a mechanism for identifying, determining, and evaluating appropriate land use and 
allocation patterns that promote and ensure:
a) Maintenance and preservation of environmental Integrity and stability;
b) Sustainable and just management and utilization of natural resources;
c) Disaster risk reduction and climate risk-based planning;
d) Protection of prime agricultural lands for food security, with emphasis 
on self-sufficiency through efficient and sustainable use of land 
resources consistent with the principles of sound agricultural 
development, natural resources development, and agrarian reform;
e) Protection and conservation of the country's natural heritage, 
permanent forestlands, natural forests, critical watersheds and key 
biodiversity areas to ensure adequate forest cover to maintain 
ecological processes in the country;
f) Sustainable development and management of water resources;
g) Settlements, transportation and other infrastructure development in 
support of Inclusive growth and rural, urban and regional development;
h) Improved access to affordable housing by increasing Its supply through 
direct allocation, better access to unutilized lands, and multiple use and 
higher densities, where appropriate;
I) Respect for and protection of the traditional resource right of the 
Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) to 
their ancestral domains; compliance with free and prior Informed 
consent of ICCs/IPs; and recognition of customary laws and traditional 
resource use and management, knowledge, and practices in ancestral 
domains;
j) Equitable access to land through State intervention that guarantees its 
affordability to the basic sectors;
k) Energy security or energy self-sufficiency;
l) Preservation and conservation of parks and protected areas to keep 
the scenery, the natural and historic objects, and the biodiversity 
therein in their natural state and prevent them from being damaged 
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m) Meaningful participation of the basic sectors.
Sec. 3. Scope. — This Act shall apply to all lands and all resources therein, 
whether public, private, government-owned and/or in the possession of any person, 
whether natural or juridical, and shall guide the rational, holistic and just allocation, 
utilization, development and management of the country's land and water resources 
including such activities that bear impact on said resources.
Sec. 4. Definition of Terms. - For the purposes of this Act, the following terms 
shall be defined as follows:
a) Agricultural land refers to the subclass of classified agricultural lands 
devoted to or suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, 
growing of trees, raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture 
production, including the harvesting of such farm products and other 
farm activities and practices performed in conjunction with such farming 
operations, by persons whether natural or juridical, and not classified as 
residential land, commercial land or industrial land;
b) Agricultural land use conversion refers to the undertaking of any 
development activity which modifies or alters the physical characteristics 
of agricultural lands to render them suitable for nonagricultural purposes 
under an approved order of conversion issued by the appropriate 
government agency;
c) Alienable and disposable lands of the public domain refer to lands of the
public domain which have been delineated, classified, and certified as 
such and available for disposition under Commonwealth Act No. 141, 
otherwise known as the Public Land Act, as amended;
d) Ancestral domains refer to ail areas generally belonging to ICCs/IPs as 
defined in Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous 
Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997;
e) Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan 
(ADSDPP) refers to a plan formulated and pursued in accordance with 
the rights of ICCs/IPs to manage and develop the land as well as natural 
and human resources within their ancestral domains based on their 
indigenous knowledge systems and practices on the principle of self- 
determination;
0 Classified agricultural land refers to one of the four (4] classifications of 
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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 often 
(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 such as water, 
biodiversity, energy, irrigation, social and cultural, among others, to a 
specific area or community and whose existing biophysical condition 
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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 governnient 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;
0) 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 
causal factors of disasters, including reduced exposure to hazards, 
lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of 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 
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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, and 
sanctuaries; (li) areas set aside for aesthetic and visual value; (ill) 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; (vl) 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; 
(vlii) recharge areas of aquifers; (ix) mangrove areas; (x) coral reefs; 
(xi) mossy and virgin forests; (xll) rivers and riverbanks; (xlli) swamp 
forest and marshlands; (xiv) foreshore lands; (xv) protected areas 
pursuant to Republic Act No. 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992; and (xvl) 
areas set aside as aesthetic potential tourist spots. This term shall also 
include other terrestrial, aquatic and marine areas that need special 
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fragile or they are needed for food security and food self-sufficiency as
determined by concerned agencies and LGUs 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) Fbod-prone areas refer to low lying areas usually adjacent to large or 
active water bodies and which therefore experience i’egular 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 /^/7<y 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 upoer limit of wave wash at high 
tide often marked by a beach scarp or berm;
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 
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and classified agricultural land. These include all permanent forest,
forest reserves, forest reservations, and ail 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 subclassificatlon 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;
99) 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 tsunamt,
hh) Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) refer 
to groups of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription 
and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as 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 cult ural tracts, or who 
have, through resistance to political, social and cultural inroads of 
colonization, nonindigenous religions and cultures, became historically 
differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. ICCs/IPs shall likewise 
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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) Landrefers 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 
specific uses of classified lands such as forestlands, classified 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 to 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 
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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 of 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;
uu) Municipal 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
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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 
all areas under the NIPAS pursuant to the NIPAS Act of 1992, primarily 
designated for the conservation of native plants and animals and 
associated habitats and cultural diversity;
yy) Network of 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; ail 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
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(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 ail 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 
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
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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 iand 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; 
ill) Protection iand use refers to the use of land primarily reserved for 
rehabilitation, conservation, and protection purposes and the promotion 
of the country's ecological and life-support systems; 
jjj) Pubiic 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) Reciassification of agricuiturai iands 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 procedu es for conversion; 
III) Resettiement 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);
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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;
000) River basin refers to the horizontal projection of area from which a 
river and its tributaries receive surface water originating from 
precipitation;
ppp) Settiementsrefer 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; 
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. 220; 
uuu) Socialized housing sites refer to lands identified and designated by 
LGUs as sites for socialized housing pursuant to Article IV of the UDHA 
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vw) Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZs) refer 
to areas within the NPAMD 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 of 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, 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 
status, through the Philippine Export Zone Authority (PEZA) 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 
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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) Touristspotrefers 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 tourist zone is established for the 
enhancement and/or the 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; 
gggg) 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 dally requirement of clean water to maintain a healthy life; 
liil) Water use refers to the appropriation of water for domestic, municipal, 
irrigation, power generation, inland fisheries, poultry and livestock, 
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jjjj) Watershed refers to a topographically delineated area of land from 
which rainwater can drain as surface runoff vis-a-vfsa 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/municipallty and specifying the conditions for their 
regulation, subject to the limitations imposed by law and competent 
authority; and
Nil) Zoning ordinance refers to a local law passed by the sangguniang bayan 
or sangguniang panlungsod approving the development control/zoning 
plan In accordance with an approved or adopted CLUP of the 
city/municipality, providing for the regulations and other conditions on 
the land uses including the limitation on the 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 II
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 
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c) Protection of natural forests and natural resources ensures 
environmental stability, conserve biological diversity, improve ecosystem 
functions and provide long-term ecoiogical 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 coastal areas;
e) Resolution of land use conflicts which are life-threatening or threatening 
to public safety, sustainability of key production resources or 
employment activities and the delivery of basic services which are 
harmful or destructive to protected areas, flora and fauna, and other 
protected natural resources. Greater consideration shall be given to the 
human and tenurial rights of vulnerable groups in resolving land use 
conflicts;
f) Identification of geo-hazard prone areas and high risk/danger zones and 
corresponding risk reduction measures to ensure the prioritization of life 
and safety: Provided, That specifically Identified and assessed as 
extremely hazardous and high-risk/danger zones shall be similarly 
protected and cleared from all forms of human-made obstacles, 
obstructions and instructions to ensure and secure public health and 
safety;
g) Respect for existing customary rights and traditional land uses of 
ICCs/IPs;
h) Identification of settlement areas to check the demand for land and 
establish the location of employment-generating industries and basic 
services; and
i) The availability of natural resources including indigenous energy 
resources for energy security and self-sufficiency. However, 
infrastructure energy projects such as dams with large reservoirs in 
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connectivity of river systems, disrupt fish spawning and migration, and 
alter seasonal flood regimes.
Sec. 6. Categories of Land Uses for Planning Purpose. — In determining and 
defining the national, regional and provincial framework plans, and CLUPs, land uses shall 
be grouped into four (4) major functional uses as follows:
a) Protection Land Use refers to the use of land primarily for rehabilitation, 
conservation, and protection purposes and the promotion of the 
country's ecological and life-support systems. Planning for protection 
land use intends to achieve environmental stability and ecological 
integrity, ensure a balance between resource use and the preservation 
of some areas with environmental, aesthetic, educational, cultural and 
historical significance, aid and protect people and human-made 
structures from the ill-effects of natural hazards.
Areas under this category are those covered by the NIPAS Act of 1992 
and other coastal and marine protected areas; areas outside NIPAS, 
which include, but are not limited to:
a. Natural and restored forests, which consist of:
i. All existing areas within forestland containing primary and 
secondary forests of whatever types of species;
ii. All existing areas within forestland containing secondary 
growth or residual forests of whatever type or specie;
Areas identified as KBAs;
Restoration areas;
All mangrove forests;
All easement areas as defined by Presidential Decree No. 
1067, otherwise known as the Water Code of the 
Philippines; and
All other areas that would be deemed appropriate for 
protection, as designated by the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), subject to the 
approval of the National Land Use Poliq^ Council (NLUPC), 
created pursuant to Section 55 hereof;
b. Rehabilitated and/or reforested degraded mining areas;
c. Critical ecosystems for protection, such as:
Coral reefs;
Marshes and wetlands;
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d. Disaster-prone areas that include areas subject to, or may be 
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V. Polar vortex;
Vi. Mass wasting;
vii. Volcanic eruption;
viii. Direct impact of seismic activity;
ix. Other disasters caused by climatic conditions; and 
X. Other areas that pose a high degree of hazard to human 
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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 
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a. Other agricultural lands not identified as prime agricultural lands. 
They shall consist of, but shall not be limited to:
I. Lands whose soils are suitable for agricultural 
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All alluvial plain lands that are suitable for agricultural 
production and/or can be devoted to food production; 
All lands that are traditional sources of staple food;
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 
province; and
All lands in areas not l^ighly 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
ill. All areas within forestlands managed under the 
community-based forest management in areas not 
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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 
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It shall also Include lands Identified for institutional uses such as 
educational, administrative, government, law e iforcement, 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 and communication, sanitation, and basic 
utilities such as water, power, waste disposal, and other services, 
d) Infrastructure Land Use refers to the use of land dedicated to the 
provision of basic services that foster economic and other forms of 
Integration necessary for producing or obtaining the material 
requirements of Filipinos, in an efficient, responsive, safe and 
ecologically friendly built environment. It includes, among others, 
subsectors like: road networks, transportation and communication 
facilities, social services, environmental service facilities, and utilities. 
Provided, That the determination of the functional uses of lands within ancestral domains 
should be consistent with the land use categories provided for in this Act: 
Provided, further. That other subcategories of land uses in delineated ancestral domains 
may be formulated by the concerned ICCs/IPs themselves in accordance with their 
particular needs and traditional resource and management systems.
Sec. 7. Lend Use Pians for Ancestrai Domains. - Land use plans for ancestral 
domains shall be formulated by the ICCs/IPs themselves in accordance with their 
particular needs and traditional resource and management systems with the assistance 
of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the LGUs and civil society 
organizations (CSOs) concerned. Such plans shall be recognized and adopted in the 
barangay, city/municipal, provincial, regional and national physical framework plans. 
Physical framework plans made prior to the delineation of ancestral domains included in 
such plans or ordinances shall, without prejudice to the rights of the ICCs/IPs concerned, 
adopt different land use categories in accordance with their particular needs and 
traditional resource and management systems.
In cases where there are no ADSDPPs, the LGU and the ICCs/IPs shall jointly formulate 
the land use plan within the ancestral domain until such time that the ICCs/IPs have 
formulated their ADSDPPs.
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a specific land resource shall be determined and evaluated by the respective local land 
use boards prior to any decision for the assignment of its use. Areas feasible for 
sustainable land resource use may be considered multiple-use zones wherein settlements, 
tourism, agriculture, agro-forestry and extraction activities and other income-generating 
or livelihood activities may be allowed except areas under protection iand use: Provided/ 
That multiple uses of land resources shall be in accordance with priorities in land use 
allocation identified In the approved physical framework and land use plans wherein such 
multiple uses are compatible with the original land use and planning, and that no 
reclassification shall be allowed: Provided, further, That, where there are vested rights, 
titles, and claims prior to the enactment of this Act over the areas feasible for sustainable 
land resource use, the same shall be respected.
CHAPTER III
SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN 
ARTICLE 1. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
Sec. 9. Review of Land Use Ciassification. - 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 (90days from 
the establishment of the latter.
Sec. 10. Consideration of 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.
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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 effectivlty of this Act.
Sec 13. Conversion of 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. - 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. However, in the event that the
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habitats, aitical watershed areas, protected areas and KBAs shall be reviewed, and their
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legality affirmed. All erroneous titles, settlements, permits, leases, and/or agreements
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within permanent forestlands shall be cancelled or revoked in due course. Noncompliance
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Sec. 20. Critical Watershed Areas. — The DENR, in coordination with the DA, the 
LGUs concerned, and other government agencies, including government-owned and - 
controlled corporations, and after mandatory public hearings/consultations, shall identify 
and delineate critical watershed areas that need to be protected, rehabilitated enhanced, 
and/or withdrawn from uses that contribute to their further degradation.
Sec. 21. Formulation and Implementation of Integrated Watershed Management 
Plans. - With the assistance of the DENR and upon mandatory consultations with the 
concerned sectors and communities, the LGUs, through their local land use boards, shall 
prepare their watershed management plans which shall be integrated into their respective 
CLUPs. The formulation and Integration of the plan shall be guided, among others, by the 
principle of the management and development of inland water resources at the watershed 
level and shall be consistent with the National Forestry Master Plan (NFMP).
The DENR and the LGUs concerned shall jointly implement the watershed management 
plan subject to regular consultations with and involvement of the community and other 
stakeholders in the implementation of the plan.
Sec. 22. Establishment and Management of National Parks. - k\\ areas proclaimed 
by the President of the Philippines and Congress to be under the NIFAS, unless 
disestablished. Including those Identified initial components of the NIPAS as KBAs shall 
comprise the national parks classification of the public domain. The DENR and the LGUs 
concerned shall ensure that such areas are integrated in the CLUP and physical framework 
plans: Provided, however. That the preparation of management plans of protected 
areas/national parks shall be in accordance with the provisions of the NIPAS Act and other 
laws establishing or declaring specific areas as protection areas.
Sec. 23. Establishment of Restoration Zones. - Restoration areas shall be 
designated in the management plan as such. Designation of restoration zones is 
compulsory in all forest management plans and for all LGUs.
ARTICLE 6. COASTAL ZONES
Sec. 24. Criteria for the Allocation and Utilization of Lands Within the Coastal 
Zones. - The allocation and utilization of lands within the coastal zones shall be subject 
to the following guidelines:
a) Areas vegetated with mangrove species shall be protected, preserved 
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b) Areas that meet all accepted criteria on elevation, soil type, soil depth 
topography, supply for successful fishpond development, and are not 
Identified as mangrove protected areas shall be utilized for aquaculture 
purposes as long as a 4:1 ratio for mangroves and fshponds is 
maintained to support ecological processes in mangrove ecosystems;
c) Areas subclassified as mangrove and still suitable for use as such, or due 
to environmental conditions, need to be preserved as mangroves but are 
devoid of mangrove stands, shall not be converted to other uses. The 
DENR shall ensure that these lands shall be reforested within a given 
period of time;
d) Areas accessible to the sea and identified for fisherfolk settlement and 
housing but are not part of or are not within any protected land use 
areas shall be allocated to traditional fisherfolk who are inhabitants of 
the coastal communities and/or members of registered fisherfolk 
organizations and/or holders of stewardship lease contracts or titles to 
ancestral domains or any form of property right arrangements who 
participate in coastal resource management initiatives, subject to the 
usual census procedures of the Housing and Urban Development 
Coordinating Council (HUDCC): Provided, That the government shall 
Issue marine tenurial rights to organizations concerned based on a 
criteria to be established by the NLUPC;
e) Areas that are neither subclassified as mangrove, fisherfolk settlement 
nor fishpond may be devoted to recreational or tourism purposes: 
Provided, That such undertaking will not result in environmental 
degradation and displacement of small fisherfolks;
f) Areas which are considered as traditional fishing grounds shall be used 
primarily for such purpose;
g) Areas shall be allocated for small Infrastructure needed by municipal 
fisherfolk and for fishing gear, boats, and post-harvest facilities; and
h) Areas which form part of foreshore lands as defined in this Act, including 
those under lease agreements or arrangements, shall undergo zoning 
and evaluation so their boundaries, actual sizes and corresponding uses 
can be determined while ensuring that mangrove protection or 
restoration zones are considered to keep the required 4:1 ratio between 
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Sec. 25. Coastal Land Zone Subclassification. - All public lands in the coastal 
zones shall be subclassified into any of the following: fishponds, mangroves, protection 
from tidal surge for preservation of biodiversity, habitats and sanctuaries for endangered 
wildlife, fisherfolk settlement, or recreational/tourism areas.
No subclassification of coastal zones to different uses shall be done without the following:
a) Conduct of a comprehensive inventory and resource and environmental 
assessment by the DENR with respective LGUs and accredited 
nongovernment organizations/peoples organizations (NGOs/POs) within 
their jurisdiction. The result of such assessment along with a list of all 
existing applications and expired foreshore lease agreements shall be 
posted In three (3) conspicuous places in the affected localities; and
b) Prior consultation with local Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management 
Councils (FARMCs) formed pursuant to Republic Act No. 8550 or the 
Fisheries Code.
Sec. 26. Zoning of Coastal Areas. - LGUs, in coordination with the DENR, the 
FARMCS, local fisherfolk organizations and other concerned stakeholders such as women 
and youth, shall prepare the Coastal Zoning Resource Management Plan (CZRMP) which 
shall be Incorporated In the CLUP. Management zones defined in the CZRMP should be 
reflected in the CLUP and the subsequent zoning ordinance (ZO).
Sec. 27. Tourism and Recreation Zone. - The designation of areas for tourism 
and resorts near to or over fishery areas or ports thereof shall be with the consent of the 
concerned LGUs and FARMCs, and subject to the policies and guidelines set forth in this 
Act.
Sec. 28. Protection of Waterways, Easements and Flood Plains, -Structures of 
any kind shall not be built in waterways and easements. Pursuant to Presidential Decree 
No. 1067 or the Water Code of the Philippines, the banks of rivers and streams and the 
shores of the seas and lakes throughout their entire length and within a zone of three (3) 
meters In urban areas, twenty (20) meters in agricultural areas and forty (40) meters in 
forest areas, along their margins, are subject to the easement of public use only in the 
Interest of recreation, navigation, floatage, fishing and salvage.
The protection of flood plains shall adopt a river basin management approach, in order 
to come up with integrated flood mitigation interventions. Development within flood 
plains and other flood-prone areas must be controlled or. If allowed, must be so sited, 
constructed and serviced that life of occupants are not put at risk and that disruptions 
during floods are minimized. The identification and characterization of flood-prone areas 
and flood plains shall be an integral part of the CLUP preparation. Through the CLUPs
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and ZOsA LGUs shall establish land use regulations to mitigate flood risks.
To promote the best interest and the coordinated protection of flood plains, the 
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), in coordination with the Department 
of Science and Technology (DOST) and the DENR, shall declare flood control areas, as 
necessary, and shall prohibit or control activities that could damage or cause deterioration 
of lakes and dikes, obstruct the flow of water, change the natural flow of rivers, increase 
flood losses or aggravate flood problems pursuant to the Water Code of the Philippines.
Sec. 29. Disposition of Pubiic Lands for Fishponds, - Upon the effectivity of this 
Act, but subject to existing rights and the preceding section, no Fishpond Lease 
Agreement (FLA) shall be issued for tidal swamps, mangroves and oilier swamps, 
marshes, ponds, foreshore lands, and coastal areas within public lands, including those 
presently declared available for fishpond development. The Land Use Policy Council 
(LUPC), in coordination with the DENR, the DA, the FARMCs and the LGUs, shall set aside 
a portion of available public lands for fish propagation, fish sanctuary, conservation, 
ecological purposes and fisherfolk settlement areas. Fishponds covered by existing FLAs 
but are abandoned or are not operating efficiently and are found suitable for mangroves, 
shall be reforested with mangroves.
Sec. 30. Immediate Restoration of Converted Mangrove Areas, - The DENR, in 
coordination with the FARMCs and other concerned agencies, shall immediately take steps 
in the restoration of all abandoned, undeveloped and underutilized fishponds to their 
original state as mangrove forests.
ARTICLE 7. MINERAL LANDS
Sec. 31. Poiicies on Minerai Lands. - Land use policies for mineral lands shall be 
geared towards the rational, ecologically sound, and sustainable use of mineral resources 
which shall promote economic growth for the local economy and uphold the human rights 
of IPs and local communities in the affected areas.
Sec. 32. Criteria for the Utiiization and AHocation of Land for Mining Purposes. - 
The allocation and utilization of lands for mining purposes shall be guided by the 
following:
a) The principles of sustainable development;
b) In case of small-scale mining, adequate and acceptable safeguards shall 
be instituted by the holders of mining rights or permits to prevent 
environmental degradation of the mining sites and adjacent areas;
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ten (10) years, as determined by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau 
(MGB), shall be placed under appropriate surface management by the 
DENR; and
d) Ancestral domains declared as protected by virtue of their ADSDPP as 
well as all watershed areas shall be closed to mining.
Sec. 33. Reversion of Mineral Lands, - All mineral lands with exhausted mineral 
resources, as determined by the MGB, shall automatically revert to their original land 
classification, that is, as forestland or agricultural land. The concerned mining companies 
shall bear the full cost of rehabilitation of these areas.
ARTICLE 8. ENERGY RESOURCES
Sec. 34. Guidelines for the Utilization and Allocation of Lands for Energy Resource 
Exploration, Development, Production, Utilization, and Distribution Purposes. - To ensure 
that the objectives of maintaining ecological balance and maximizing the power potential 
from indigenous energy resources in the most economical and envlronmentally- 
acceptable means are realized, the allocation and utilization of lands shall be guided by 
the following, consistent with existing regulations and laws on energy resources:
a) Indigenous energy resource exploration and development for the 
purpose of creating a National Energy Resource Inventory and Database 
as well as an Energy Resource Block Map shall be allowed subject to the 
implementation of complementary watershed and other land 
management plans;
b) Indigenous energy resource exploration, development production, 
utilization, and distribution shall be subject to the appropriate 
requirements and processes of the Philippine Environmental Impart 
Statement (EIS) system. Each project shall secure an Environmental 
Compliance Certificate (ECC) prior to project implementation to ensure 
that adequate and appropriate environmental management measures 
and optimum methods for resource access and recovery are used;
c) Protected areas defined in Section 6 shall be closed to any kind of energy 
resource development;
d) Energy reservations or portions thereof which have become or have 
been established to be non-economically viable to operate or are no 
longer used for energy purposes shall be reclassified to other land uses, 
subject to existing laws covering energy reservations; and
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Sec. 35. Reversion of Energy Resource Lands. - All exhausted indigenous energy 
resource lands, as determined by the Department of Energy (DOE), which are not covered 
by proclamations shall automatically revert to the category of forestlands or agricultural 
lands open to disposition, whichever is appropriate, unless the DENR shall classify such 
areas for other purposes. Exhausted energy resource lands shall refer to specific energy 
resource sites whose energy reserves of the desired type/s are no longer in sufficient 
quantity or quality to justify additional expenditure for their extraction and utilization.
ARTICLE 9. SETTLEMENTS DEVELOPMENT
Sec 36. Municipalities, Cities, and Settlements Development - The development 
of municipalities, cities, and settlements through the CLUP and Implemented by the ZCs 
of cities and municipalities shall be guided by urban zoning standards designed to 
maximize existing urban spaces, taking into account studies of pertinent government 
agencies on climate change.
Sec. 37. Settlements Within Geo-hazard Areas and/or High Risk/Danger Zones. - 
Settlements within geo-hazard areas and/or high risk/danger zones shall not be allowed. 
In cases where there are existing settlements within geo-hazard areas and/or high 
risk/danger zones, the concerned government agencies shall provide assistance to 
concerned LGUs and settlers in instituting safety and corrective measures to address the 
potential danger or risk.
Sec. 38. Designation of Waste and Environment Management Site. - Each city or 
municipality shall Identify and designate an area to serve as waste and environment 
management, waste disposal, and facilities within one (1) year from the effectivity of this 
Act. The LGUs, in coordination with the DENR or any other competent authority, shaii 
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be identified in the city's or municipality's CLUP. For this purpose, cities and municipalities 
shall establish their solid waste management program, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9003, 
otherwise known as the "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000". Likewise, as 
provided under Section 33 of the Local Government Code of 1991, cities and 
municipalities may, through appropriate ordinances, bind themselves towards the 
establishment of a common solid waste management program.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the DENR, in coordination with 
concerned agencies, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines and standards for the 
formulation and establishment of solid waste management programs by cities and 
municipalities, and shall submit the same to the NLUPC for review and approval.
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Sec. 39. Designation and Zoning of Sociaiized Housing Sites. - Each city or 
municipality in urban, urbanizable and rural areas shall designate through the CLUP 
adequate lands for housing or residential purposes. Including socialized housing and 
resettlement areas, for the immediate and future needs of the local population as well as 
the underprivileged and homeless in their territory, pursuant to existing laws and 
regulations. In order to ensure adequate availability of land for the housing needs of the 
local population, the CLUP may be revised at the minimum of ten (10) years, and 
revlewable not earlier than every five (5) years.
The designated sites for socialized housing shall be located In residential zones, and shall 
be zoned as socialized housing zones that are integrated in the city's or municipality's ZO, 
duly approved by the NLUPC, pursuant to existing laws and regulations. Preference shall 
be given to lands proximate to public transportation facilities which may Include interaiia 
railways and public terminals.
The location of resettlement areas may either be on-site or off-site and may be within 
the city or municipality: Provided, That designated settlement and socialized housing 
areas shall consider the proximity and accessibility of the affected community to 
employment, economic activities and social services.
Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the NLUPC, In coordination with 
concerned agencies, pursuant to HUDCC Resolution No. 521, series of 1992; Executive 
Order No. 124, series of 1993; and other pertinent guidelines on the matter, shall 
promulgate the necessary guidelines for the identification and designation of socialized 
housing sites. All cities and municipalities In urban and urbanizing areas shall identify and 
designate their socialized housing sites within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act 
and must submit the list of these sites and their respective areas to the HUDCC. These 
sites shall be used exclusively for socialized housing as defined in the UDHA.
Sec. 40. Zoning of Identified Sites for Sociaiized Housing. - The identified 
sites for socialized housing shall be located in residential zones identified by the city's or 
municipality's CLUP and ZO duly approved by the NLUPC. However, for cities and 
municipalities where the identified sites are not within the said residential zones, the 
location shall be within the priority sites and conform with the suitability criteria as defined 
in Sections 6.3 and 6.4 of the Guidelines in HUDCC Resolution No. 521, series of 1992, 
or as may be defined in subsequent issuances. The identified sites shall be zoned as 
socialized housing zones as defined herein.
The current ZO of LGUs shall be reviewed and revised such that the socialized housing 
component shall be integrated thereto.
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f) Identified socialized housing zones; and
g) National Framework for Physical Planning and other existing national 
programs and policies.
The designated industrial development areas shall be located only in production land use 
areas and shall become an Integral part of the land use plan and ZO of the city or 
municipality where these areas are located. The laws on CARP Extension with Reforms 
(CARPER), the IPRA, the UDHA, the Fisheries Code, the AFMA and the Local Government 
Code shall apply to all special economic zones and freeports.
ARTICLE 11. TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AREAS
Sec. 46. Designating Tourism Deveiopment Areas. - The Identification, selection, 
and development of tourism development areas, and Tourism Enterprise Zones (TEZs) 
shall be done In consultation and coordination with the concerned LGUs, TIEZA, DOT, 
and other concerned national government agencies, the private sector and the affected 
communities, subject to the provisions of Republic Act No. 9593 or the Tourism Act of 
2009. Tourism development areas shall likewise include those covered by legislative and 
executive issuances such as tourist spots, tourist zones and tourism ecozones which can 
be developed into tourism estates or Integrated resort, leisure and recreation complexes 
and other tourism-related facilities as well as those identified in the national, regional, 
and area-specific tourism master plans and other sector plans, such as ecotourism and 
agri-tourism sites: Provided, That such sites designated for tourism development are 
outside of areas Identified for protection land use. As much as practicable, community- 
based tourism shall be the principal mode of tourist spot operation. The laws on CARPER, 
IPRA, UDHA, the Fisheries Code, AFMA, the Local Government Code and National 
Ecotourism Strategy shall likewise apply to all tourist zones and tourist development 
areas.
Designated areas for tourism development shall become part of the CLUPs and ZOs of 
the cities or municipalities where these are located.
Sec. 47. Identification and Preservation of Cuiturai Heritage. - In accordance with 
Republic Act No. 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, the National 
Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), the National Museum (NM), and the 
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in coordination with other 
concerned agencies, local communities, and the private sector, shall identify and declare
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zones to protect the historical and cultural integrity of geographical areas and cultural
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projects that will necessarily involve dislocation or displacement of people In the area: 
Provided, further, That the proponent of the Infrastructure project shall follow the rules 
on just and humane eviction or demolition under Section 28 of the UDHA as a last resort, 
notwithstanding the provisions of Republic Act No. 8975, prohibiting lower courts from 
Issuing temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, or preliminary mandatory 
Injunctions, and that the proponent shall follow provisions of the IPRA, particularly those 
pertaining to the rights of ICCs/IPs In case of displacement:
Provided, finaiiy. That national government Infrastructure projects shall provide 
budgetary allocations for the adequate relocation of displaced communities.
Sec. 49. Infrastructure Projects Within Geo-hazard Areas. - Construction of 
priority infrastructure projects within hazard-prone areas shall be allowed: Provided,J\\dX. 
mitigating and/or preventive measures are adopted and Implemented to address the 
potential adverse economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts that will emanate 
from these infrastructure projects, subject to the findings and recommendations of a 
feasibility study/EIA in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 1586 (EIS System) and 
Republic Act No. 4846 or the Cultural Properties Preservation and Protection Act.
Existing projects that were undertaken without the required EIA and which pose a threat 
to the environment, or to the integrity of historic, archaeological, or scientifically 
significant areas, or impinge on critical ecosystems, may be terminated immediately, or 
gradually phased-out and relocated, or maintained up to their life span, subject, however, 
to mitigating measures: Provided, That the rules on mandatory public 
hearings/consultations and just and humane eviction or demolition shaii also be observed 
prior to the termination, gradual phase-out, or relocation of projects that will necessarily 
Involve dislocation or displacement of people In the area.
CHAPTER IV
PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK AND LAND USE PLAN
Sec. 50. Nationai Land Use Pianning 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, 
and shall consider available and updated multidisciplinary scientific information of land 
uses.
A set of national policy guidelines and standards for physical planning shall be formulated 
by the NLUPC. These shall guide the preparation and formulation of the national, regional 
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planning-related guidelines, including zoning and other land use control standards that
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settlement development, and infrastructure development at the regional level and guide
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the formulation of the PPFPs. The RPFP shall consider the existing PPFPs and the CLUPs
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of LGUs within the territorial jurisdiction of the region.
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The Regional Land Use Policy Council (RLUPC), created under Section 59 of this Act, shall
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formulate and periodically update the RPFP based on the guidelines issued by the NLUPC,
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in a manner consistent with and following the objectives of the NPFP. Likewise, the
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Medium-Term Regional Development Plan (MTRDP) and the Medium-Term Regional
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Development Investment Program (MTRDIP) shall be guided by and made consistent
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with the objectives identified in the RPFP.
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physical development of the entire provincial territory, consolidate and harmonize the
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comprehensive land use plans of component cities and municipalities, consistent with the
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RPFP. It shall reflect the indicative land use management and physical development
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direction of the province.
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Further, the PPFP shall serve as basis for other sectoral and development plans related
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to land, natural resources, and Infrastructure facilities, including the development plan of
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the province; reconciliation and rationalization of land use proposals among component
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cities and municipalities and with the higher level framework plan; guiding development
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agencies and private developers, particularly those that undertake large-scale projects;
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and providing a basis for resolving conflicts arising from the implementation of land use
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plans and development projects involving two (2) or more municipalities.
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The PPFP shall serve as the basis for the preparation of the Provincial Development Plan
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(PDP) and Provincial Development Investment Program (PDIP). The PPFP, PDP, PDIP
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and/or Provincial Physical Framework and Development Plan (PPFDP) shall serve as the
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basis for the formulation of sectoral action plans of national government agencies in the
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province and all LGUs within its jurisdiction. The province may opt to prepare their PDP
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alongside the preparation of the PPFP and consolidate them into a PPFDP: Provided,
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That PPFDP shall remain consistent with the PPFP: Provided, further. That any review or
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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
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Act, shall ensure that the PPFP is consistent with the national and regional planning
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framework and guidelines issued by the NLUPC/RLUPC. The PPFP shall be presented to
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the Provincial Development Council (PDC) for endorsement to the sangguniang
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panlalawigan, who shall formally adopt and approve the PPFP. The approved PPFP shall
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support in the preparation, consultation, integration and formulation process of the PPFP.
Sec. 54. City and Municipal Land Use Rians, - All barangays shall provide their 
sectoral, temporal and spatial data for the CLUP which shall serve as the foundation for 
the formulation of the city/municipal CLUPs. The data shall be provided by the 
sangguniang pambarangay through stakeholder consultations. The CLUP shall determine 
the specific uses of land and other physical and natural resources, both private and public, 
within their territorial jurisdiction including areas co-managed with the national 
government and, as appropriate, management plans for ancestral domains, critical 
watersheds, river basins, and protected areas.
The CLUP shall delineate actual boundaries on the ground within the territorial 
jurisdiction, embody the desired land use patterns of the barangay, city or municipality, 
translate and integrate sectoral plans, and provide appropriate policies for each of the 
four (4) land use planning categories. The spatial directions prescribed in the CLUP shall 
serve as the basis for the preparation and formulation of the Comprehensive Development 
Plan (CDP) and the Local Development Investment Programs (LDIP) of the LGUs. 
Consistent with the national standards and guidelines prescribed in Section 50, the cities 
and municipalities shall, in consultation with the concerned sectors, prepare their 
respective CLUPs. The City/Municipal Land Use Planning and Management Board 
(C/MLUPB), created under this Act, shall be responsible for the preparation and 
formulation of the CLUP and ensure its consistency with national and regional physical 
planning guidelines and standards. Under the general supervision of the respective 
C/MLUPB, the City/Municipal Planning and Development Office/Coordlnator 
(C/MPDO/PDC) shall provide technical, secretariat and administrative support in the 
preparation, consultation. Integration and formulation process of the respective CLUPs of 
each city or municipality.
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.
CHAPTERV
IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM
Sec. 55. Creation oftheNLUPC - 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
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functions of the NEDA Board-National Land Use Committee (NB-NLUC). It shall further
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exercise the powers and functions pertaining to land use planning vested by law to the
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and ZOs of LGUs to ensure compliance with the national policies,
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objectives, priorities and directions set by the NLUPC;
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capacity building for, LGUs and zoning boards; and
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clearance applications and/or oppositions thereto and other zoning issues
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involving private rights.
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The NLUPC shall act as the highest policy-making body on land use and shall resolve land
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It shall integrate efforts, monitor developments relating to land use and the evolution of
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Sec. 56. Composition of the NLUPC. - The NLUPC shall be headed by the
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Secretary of the NEDA as Chairperson. It shall choose a Vice Chairperson from among
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the members of the Council, who shall assume the functions of the Chairperson in case
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of absence. The NLUPC shall meet at least once every quarter.
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k) Two (2) representatives each from four (4) basic sectors directly
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involved in land use, namely: urban poor, peasants, fisherfolk, and
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Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) sectoral councils. Of the eight (8)
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sectoral representatives, at least four (4) shall be women: Provided,
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Cabinet Secretaries who are members of the Council may designate their duly authorized
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land use development and physical planning objectives, priorities and
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direction, as well as recommend the adoption, passage, or amendment
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of laws to ensure that plans, programs, projects, and activities,
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including local government initiatives affecting land use are consistent
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of the country's physical framework plans, including the setting of
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limits/target key land uses needed for protection, production,
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settlements and infrastructure for present and future needs;
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planning, including zoning, shall be followed by the RLUPC, local land
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and CLUPs shall be consistent with the NPFP;
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land use framework and, if warranted, recommend to Congress the
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adoption, passage or amendment of laws to ensure that sectoral plans,
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projects and activities, including local government Initiatives affecting
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land use are consistent with national development objectives;
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f) Resolve policy conflicts on land uses between or among agencies,
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branches, or levels of government and unresolved land use policy
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meetings and other business of the Council; and
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perform functions such as, but not limited to, managing Information, gathering of data,
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coordinate the monitoring of government agencies and LGUs, ensuring multi-stakeholder
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participation towards formation of local land use policy boards, sharing of database and
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mapping systems, and reinforcing relevant assessment tools and capability-building
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shall be created. The RLUPC shall be institutionalized, replicating the NLUPC structure
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national planning guidelines issued by the NLUPC in the preparation and
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municipalities across different provinces, an inter-LGU task force composed of
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representatives from the RLUPC and the concerned municipal local government units
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where the watershed area is located shall be formed. With the assistance of the DENR
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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.
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approval of the PPFP and shall ensure its consistency with approved national and regional
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planning guidelines. The PLUPMB shall also be directly responsible for the effective
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management and implementation of the approved PPFP and ensure that any existing and
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future development initiatives, programs and projects introduced within its jurisdiction
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are consistent with and supportive of the land use resource management and physical
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planning objectives, directions and character identified in the approved PPFP.
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respective CLUPs within its jurisdiction consistent with approved
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national and regional planning policies and guidelines;
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sanggunlang panlalawigan and for the PDC to use it as reference for
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consistency and complementation with other development plans;
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of the approved CLUP and its consistency with physical planning and
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land use management objectives and goals identified in the CLUP;
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the NLUPC, conduct and initiate a progi ass review of the PPFP and the
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achievement of its stated objectives and goals, and update the PPFP;
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and allocation that may arise between or among cities/municipalities
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and facilitate the resolution of any unresolved land use conflict,
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including political boundary conflicts, at the city/municipality level;
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f) Advise the sanggunlang panlalawigan on all matters pertaining to land
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use and physical planning;
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component LGUs of the province or with neighboring LGUs to address
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common land use and development issues including those related to
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geo-physical hazards, watershed and river basin management, coastal
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and marine waters, climate change impact and disaster risks; and
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h) Assist the sanggunlang panlalawigan in revlevving the submitted CLUPs
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of component cities/municipalities to ensure consistency with the PPFP.
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an inter-LGU task force composed of representatives from the PLUPMB of the municipal
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local government units where the watershed area is located shall be formed.
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Sec. 62. Composition of the PLUPMB. - The PLUPMB shall be composed of
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the following fifteen (15) members to be selected based on the rules to be formulated by
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the NLUPC as provided in this Act:
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developers' association and accredited associations of professionals
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dealing with land use such as, but not limited to, urban and regional
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planners, environmental planners, architects, geologists, geodetic
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engineers; and chamber of commerce, who shall be appointed from
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among the accredited organizations within their respective
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development councils;
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j) Four (4) representatives from the basic sector groups (urban poor,
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fisherfolk, farmers and indigenous peoples): Provided, That at least
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two (2) representatives shall be women: Provided, further. That the
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representatives shall be appointed from among the accredited
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organizations within their respective development councils: Provided,
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fmaiiy. That, in predominantly Muslim areas, one of whom shall be from
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Except for ex officio members, the members of the PLUPMB shall be appointed for a term
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of three (3) years, subject, however, to the elected office held, government employment
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and/or official designation of the LGU, national agency and/or local business/private
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sector association or basic sector group representation in the board. The NLUPC, within
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ninety (90) days from its establishment, shall formulate the rules for the selection of the
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Chairperson and the members in the PLUPMB, The PPDO/PPDC shall provide technical
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secretariat and administrative support and resources for the effective operation of the
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offices and agencies such as the local Engineer, Assessor, and local field representatives
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of the DA, DPWH, the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), DOT,
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DENR, DAR, the Department of Education (DepED), NCIP and other concerned national
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Including grants, applicable service fees and charges collected, contributions, donations, 
and other funds to support its operations and activities may be accepted and received by 
the PLUPMB, subject to existing auditing and reporting procedures.
Sec. 63. Cify/Municipa! Land Use Planning and Management Board (C/MLUPMB). 
“ A C/MLUPMB is hereby created under this Act in all municipalities and cities, including 
highly-urbanized and component cities, to oversee the preparation. Integration, adoption 
and approval of their respective CLUPs. It shall issue a Certificate of Compliance prior to 
the submission of the CLUP to the sanggunian to ensure the consistency of such plans 
with approved national, regional and provincial planning guidelines. The C/MLUPMB shall 
also be directly responsible for the effective management and implementation of the 
approved CLUP and for ensuring that existing and future local policies, including ZOs, 
development initiatives, programs and projects introduced within its jurisdiction, are 
consistent with and supportive of the land use resouice management and physical 
planning objectives, directions and character identified by the approved CLUP.
Sec. 64. Powers and Responsibilities of the C/MLUPMB. - The C/MLUPMB 
shall exercise the following powers and functions:
a) Ensure the inclusion of the input of the harangays within the jurisdiction 
of the respective city/municipality on sectoral, temporal and spatial 
dimensions of the plan and its consistency with approved national, 
regional and provincial planning guidelines;
b) Review, monitor and assess the implementation and operationalization 
of the approved CLUP and its consistency with physical planning and 
land use management objectives and goals Identified in the CLUP;
c) Issue a Certificate of Compliance to the sanggunian as proof that the 
CLUP Is compliant with national land use polices, guidelines and 
standards;
d) Submit to the LDC the draft CLUP for its transmission to the sanggunian 
and for the LDC to use it as basis for consistency and complementation 
with other development plans;
e) Decide and resolve policy conflicts on land use planning, classification, 
and allocation that may arise between or among barangays and 
facilitate the resolution of any unresolved land use conflict, including 
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and/or other planning-related requirement for any project, both private 
and public, that is submitted to the LGU for issuance;
g) Advise the sangguniang bayan on all matters pertaining to land use 
and physical planning; and
h) Promote cooperation and sharing of resources between and among its 
barangays and neighboring LGUs to address common land use and 
development Issues, including those related to geo-physicaf hazards, 
watershed and river basins, coastal and marine waters, climate change 
impact and disaster risks.
Sec. 65. Composition of the C/MLUPMB. - The C/MLUMPPB shall be composed 
of the following thirteen (13) members and shall be headed by a Chairperson-
a) City/Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator (C/MPDC);
b) Chairperson, Sangguniang Bayan Committee on Environment and 
Natural Resources;
c) President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC);
d) Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO);
e) LGU Environment and Natural Resources Officer (City/Municipal ENRO);
f) Municipal Agriculture Office (MAO);
g) Three (3) representatives from the local business/private sector; the 
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, 
fmaiiy. That, in predominantly Muslim areas, one of whom shall be from 
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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 ro^es 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, contributions, 
donations, and other funds to support its operations and activities mav be accepted and 
received by the PLUPMB, subject to existing auditing and reporting procedures.
LGUs shall create and/or activate their respective C/MLUPMB, upon guidelines issued by 
the NLUPC for such purposes, not later than six (6) months from the effectivlty of this 
Act.
CHAPTER VII
ADOPTION, APPROVAL AND REVIEW OF LOCAL LAND USE 
AND PHYSICAL FRAMEWORK PLANS
Sec. 66. Approvai 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. Approvai 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 effectivlty of this Act.
CHAPTER VIII
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national mapping program shall be implemented, coordinated and monitored through the
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creation of the Inter-Agency Technical Committee (ITC) composed of the NAMRIA as the
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lead agency, the Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), the Forest
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Management Bureau (FMB), the LMB, the Land Registration Authority (LRA), the
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Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB), the MG3, the Philippine Institute of
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Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the DAR, the DA, the NCIP, the National Water
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Resources Board (NWRB), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National Disaster Risk
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Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the NEDA, and other concerned
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government agencies. The TTC shall be constituted, and the mapping and spatial data
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infrastructure program shall be initiated within thirty (30) days from the effectivlty of this
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Act. The program shall be responsible for the production of base and decision maps and
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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 produc1 ion of maps of
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various themes shall collaboratively formulate the government's spatial data
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infrastructure master plan and respective government agency/stakeholders' spatial data
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infrastructure plans which shall be the basis for subsequent funding and eventual project
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implementation and/or operation.
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shall be submitted to the NAMRIA for compilation and integration Into a national
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geospatial database established under the program.
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effectivlty of this Act and provide updates thereof to support the implementation of the
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spatial data infrastructure program.
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LGU as soon as practicable. Existing land information data available to the national
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government agencies as of the effectivlty of this Act shall be immediately transmitted to
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agencies of the national government, shall likewise prepare their respective maps using
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scales, symbols, and other indicators to be prescribed in accordance with this Act. The
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Sec. 69. Maps for Planning, - Within one (1) year after the NLUPCs approval
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of the Guidelines and Standards for planning at ail levels, available NAMRIA maps and all
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NLUPC for national, provincial, cities and municipalities planning. The NLUPC shall forward
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these maps to the respective PLUPMBs and C/MLUPMBs after it has reviewed and
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approved them.
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c) Hydrologic maps;
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d) Climate maps;
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f) Slope maps;
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g) Mineral resource maps;
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h) Existing land use maps;
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i) Land suitability maps for:
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b. Commodity specific development guide maps;
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c. Land limitation maps;
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d. Cropping system zones maps;
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e. Hydro-ecological conditions maps; and
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f. Irrigation systems maps;
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k) Land classification maps;
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m) Geo-hazards maps:
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b. Hazard zonation maps for volcanoes;
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c. Map of fault systems;
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d. Tsunami^vone areas; and
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p) Traffic flow;
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r) Maps indicating the following facilities:
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b. Education; and
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c. Power;
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s) Domestic water supply;
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t) Industrial areas;
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u) Population distribution map;
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v) Ancestral domain map;
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w) NIPAS areas;
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x) Areas suitable for urban expansion;
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y) Watershed areas; and
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z) Forestlands:
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a. Protection areas;
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b. Production areas; and
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Marine protected areas.
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Sec. 70. Ground DelineaUon of the Country's Permanent Forest Line. - Pursuant
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to the Constitution and hereby provided for under this Act, the final determination and
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ground delineation of the country's permanent forest line shall be completed within one
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(1) year from the effectlvlty of this Act: Provided, That appropriations for the fulfillment
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of this provision shall be included in the annual appropriations of the DENR: Provided,
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further, That the complete report of the delineation of the country's permanent forest
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line shall be submitted to the NLUPC for appropriate integration In the country's strategic
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land use development plan and policies.
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Sec. 71. Compietion and Updating of Existing Cadastrai Surveys. - The
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completion of incomplete cadastral surveys of LGUs and the updating of existiiig surveys
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shall be given priority consideration and allocation of resources in the implementation of
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this Act. The DENR shall Include in Its annual appropriations the completion and updating
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of all Incomplete and existing cadastral surveys of all LGUs in the country: Provided, That
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such surveys and maps shall be Integrated into the national spatial database information
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and mapping system.
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Sec. 72. Ground Delineation of Land Use. - For effective planning to take place
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at the local level and for the easy enforcement of the ZO of each cityyrmunicipalityA land
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uses must be identifiable both on the map and on the ground. A joint committee
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comprised of the LGU, as represented by its M/CLUPMB, and of the national government
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agency concerned, to be assisted by the C/MPDC, shall identify and delineate on the
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ground the land uses within their jurisdiction. The following shall be given priority:
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b. Production;
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b) Ancestral domains;
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c) NIPAS areas:
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a. Strict protection zone; and
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b. Multiple-use zone;
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d) Watershed areas:
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a. Critical; and
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b. Multiple use;
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e) Network of NPAAAD;
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f) Socialized housing sites and settlement expansion areas;
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g) Extents of environmentally-constrained areas;
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h) Easement areas; and
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a. Mangroves; and
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b. Sea grass.
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Critical marine resources should also be delineated both on the map and in the waters.
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Perimeters of critical offshore areas, such as coral reefs, shall be marked in accordance
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with the coastal resource management plans concerned.
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All maps shall be updated as new Important information and data become available or as
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determined by urgent need. Updating of maps shall be undertaken not more often than
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every ten (10) years.
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Sec. 73. National Geo-hazard Mapping Program. - Within thirty (30) days
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from the effectivity of this Act, a nationwide geo-hazard mapping program shall be
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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 MGB,
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and the DOE, in coordination with the NDRRMC, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction
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Management Councils, and other concerned government agencies. The program shall
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include the generation of indicative geo-hazard zoning maps that will outline areas in the
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Philippines which are prone to liquefaction, landslides, flooding, lahar, ground rupturing,
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tsunami, river erosion, coastal erosion, sinkhole collapse, earthquake, lava flow,
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pyroclastic flow, base surge, and other natural hazards.
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For purposes of uniformity and standardization and in order to develop a safe-built
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environment, the LGUs shall subsequently incorporate and integrate tiie generated geo-
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hazard zoning maps into their respective CLUPs and ZOs. Said geo-hazard maps shall
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serve as guide for all the LGUs in the preparation of their own hazards-constrained
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development plans. The NPFP shall incorporate these geo-hazard maps.
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All entities conducting infrastructure activities, including real estate and subdivision
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projects and the development of tourist spots requiring an ECC, shall submit an
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Engineering Geological and Geo-hazard Assessment Report (EGGAR).
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Sec. 74. Scope and Nature of Responsibilities of Other National Government
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Agencies. - All concerned national government agencies/bodies shall periodically report
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to the NLUPC on the various activities and accomplishments on land use. Likewise, they
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shall provide their respective sectoral/development plans and provide technical and
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administrative support if called upon by the NLUPC for the Implementation of the
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provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 75. Submission of Annual Report on the Implementation ofCLUis and ZOs.
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“ The local land use boards shall submit their annual report on the implementation of
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their land use plans to their respective sanggunian which shall submit the same to the
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RLUPCs for consolidation. The RLUPC shall thereafter transmit the consolidated reports
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to the NLUPC for monitoring and evaluation.
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Sec. 76. Values Formation. - In order to develop a well-informed, responsible and
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committed citizenry who value the protection, conservation and development of the
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country's limited land, and other physical resources, the State shall mandate the inclusion
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of sustainable land use education or any subject related thereto in the curricula of
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primary, secondary and tertiary education.
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Sec. 77. Information/Education Campaign and Capacity Building. - The NLUPC
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shall undertake a nationwide information/education campaign on land use and physical
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planning to be implemented by local and national government agencies. The DILG and
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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 
Implementation of development plans, national government agencies shall give priority 
to cities and municipalities with approved CLUPs and ZOs.
ARTICLE 2. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES
Sec. 80. Fine for Failure to Commence or Complete the Development of Agricultural 
Lands with Approved Conversion Order, - For agricultural lands with approved conversion 
orders, the provisions of Republic Act No. 6657 (CARL), as amended by Republic Act No. 
9700, shall apply. A landowner and/or the designated developer or duly authorized 
representative who fail to commence and/or complete the development plan defined in 
the conversion order shall be jointly and severally penalized. The following fines based 
on the zonal value or the fair market value, whichever is higher of the land at the time 
the fine shall be imposed:
a) Failure to commence within three (3) years from the date of the 
conversion order:
a. Three percent (3%) for the first three (3) hectares;
b. Ten percent (10%) for the next three (3) hectares; and
c. Fifteen percent (15%) for the remaining area.
In such case, the order of conversion shall be revoked by operation of law. The land shaii 
revert to its original use as agricultural land and may be covered by the DAR through 
compulsory acquisition for distribution to qualified beneficiaries.
b) Failure to complete sixty percent (60%) of the approved conversion plan 
within a specified time frame shall result to the automatic revocation by 
the DAR of the conversion plan on the undeveloped portion. The land shall 
be reverted to Its original use as agricultural land and may be covered
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Sec. 81. Persons Abetting Illegal Conversion. - Any person initiating, causing,
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inducing, or abetting illegal conversion with intent shall be punished with Imprisonment
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or a fine In accordance with Act No. 3815 or Republic Act No. 3019, or both, at the
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discretion of the court.
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If the offender Is a public official or employee, whether elected or appointed, the penalty
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shall also include dismissal from service, forfeiture of all benefits and entitlements
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accruing to the public position, and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any
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elective or appointive public office.
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If the offender is a juridical person, the penalty of Imprisonment shall be imposed on the
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president, chief executive officer, manager, chairperson and all the members of the
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board, and other responsible officers thereof. The Imposable fine shall be equivalent to
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the zonal value of the land or forty percent (40%) of the shareholders equity, whichever
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is higher. Furthermore, the land shall be forfeited in favor of the State and sold through
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public auction. The proceeds of the sale shall automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform
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Fund.
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Sec. 82. Penalty for Reclassification of Protected Agricultural Lands and
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Exceeding the Limit of Areas Allowed for Reclassification. - Any person initiating, causing,
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inducing, or abetting the reclassification to nonagricultural uses of protected agricultural
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areas as defined In Section 13 hereof shall be penalized with imprisonment of twelve (12)
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years or a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00), or both, at
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the discretion of the court.
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If the offender is a public official or employee, whether elected or appointed, the penalty
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shall also include dismissal from service, forfeiture of all benefits and entitlements
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accruing to the public position, and perpetual disqualification to run or apply for any
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elective or appointive public office.
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If the offender is a juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed on the president, chief
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executive officer, manager, chairperson and all the members of the board, and other
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responsible officers thereof.
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the limits set forth under Section 20 of the Local Government Code pertaining to
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reclassification of lands.
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Sec. 83. Payment of Disturbance Compensation. - Following tl le order of priority'
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stated in Section 22 of Republic Act No. 6657, as amended by Republic Act No. 9700,
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agricultural lessees and share tenants, regular farm workers, seasonal farm workers,
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of the above beneficiaries, and others directly working on the land affected by agricultural
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land use conversion, shall be entitled to the payment of disturbance compensation
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equivalent to five (5) times the average of the gross harvests on the landholding during
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the preceding five (5) calendar years or a certain percentage of the converted land,
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whichever is higher, as determined by the DAR.
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Sec. 84. Authority to Impose Fines. - The DAR shall have the authority to impose
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the penalty provided under the preceding sections.
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Sec. 85. Withdrawai of Locai Deveiopment Permits and/or Licenses. - Upon
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receipt of notice from the DAR, the concerned agencies, city or municipality shall
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withdraw and/or revoke any development permit and/or other licenses that may be
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necessary to develop the agricultural land subject of conversion.
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Sec. 86. Utiiization of Fines. - The fines collected under Section 84 hereof shall
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automatically accrue to the Agrarian Reform Fund consistent with the provision of the
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CARL.
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Sec. 87. Faiiure to Formuiate, Impiement and/or Enforce the CLUPs andZOs. -
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Consistent with due process, the NLUPC, in coordination with the DILG, shall evaluate,
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review, and recommend the filing of charges against local chief executives and other local
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officials and employees responsible for the formulation. Implementation and/or
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enforcement of the CLUPs In the following cases:
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a) Failure of the CLUPs/ZOs to conform to the guidelines provided in the
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NPFP;
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b) Failure to complete the preparation of the CLUP despite the availability of
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funds, resources, and support by the sanggunian concerned;
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c) Failure to provide appropriate budgetary allocation to effect its
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implementation; and
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d) Failure to implement and enforce the CLUP/ZO due to negligence of duty.
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Any public official or employee, whether elected, appointed or holding office/employment
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In a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent, or regular capacity, found to be i esponsible
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for any of the foregoing acts, shall be punished with forfeiture of salaries and allowances,
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and suspension from:
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a) Three (3) to six (6) months, in case of noncompletion of the CLUP; or
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b) Three (3) to six (6) months. In case of nonconformity with the NPFP; or
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c) Six (6) to nine (9) months, in case of non-implementation of the CLUP.
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Failure to comply with the provisions of the IPRA on the formulation of the CLUP shall be
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penalized according to Section 72 of the IPRA.
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Tree Parks in Subdivisions, - Penalties in the amount of one hundred thousand pesos
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(P100/000.00) to five hundred thousand pesos (P500/000.00) or imprisonment of six (6)
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years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years, or both, at the discretion of the court shall
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be imposed for each of the following offenses:
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a) Illegally converting or causing the conversion of a city/municipal park,
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communal forests, or tree parks within subdivisions established pursuant to
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Presidential Decree No. 953 requiring the planting of trees in certain places
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into other uses, including the construction of permanent buildings;
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b) Destroying or causing damage to the tlmberlands and other forest products
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found in the abovementioned forest and parks;
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c) Setting the abovementioned forests and parks on fire, or negligently
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permitting a fire to be set therein; and
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d) Assisting, aiding or abetting another person to commit the offenses stated
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in this section.
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The offender shall likewise be Imposed a fine equivalent to eight (8) times the commercial
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value of the forest products destroyed without prejudice to payment of the full cost of
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rehabilitation of the areas, as determined by the DENR.
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The maximum penalty prescribed shall be imposed upon the offender who repeats the
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same offense and double the maximum penalty upon the offender who commits the same
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offense for the third time or more.
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All improvements made therein, as well as all vehicles, domestic animals, and equipment
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of any kind used in the commission of the offense shall be forfeited in favor of the
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government.
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If not suitable for use by the DENR, said Improvements, vehicles, domestic animals and
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equipment shall be sold at public auction and the proceeds from which shall accrue to
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the Forest Conservation and Development Fund (FCDF).
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Sec. 89. Mandatory Review Every Ten (10) Years. - The Congress shall undertake
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a mandatory review of this Act at least once every ten (10) years from its effectivlty or
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as often as it may be deemed necessary to ensure that land use policies and guidelines
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remain responsive to changing circumstances.
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For this purpose, the Congress may call on to the NLUPC to undertake the necessary
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researches and consultations.
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Sec. 90. Convening of the NLUPC. - Within thirty (30) days from the effectivlty of
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this Act, the Chairperson shall convene the NLUPC. The Head of the NLUPC Secretariat
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shall immediately assume his/her position.
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Sec. 91. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from the
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effectivity of this Act, the NLUPC shall promulgate its implementing rules and regulations
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(IRR) including the rules on the selection of the members of the C/MLUPMB and the
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PLUPMB. It shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official 
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Sec. 92. Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act. - A
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Congressional Oversight Committee on the Land Use Act shall be created. It shall be
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composed of seven (7) members from the Senate and seven (7) members from the House
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of Representatives. The members from the Senate shall be appointed by 4'he Senate
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President based on proportional representation of the parties or coalitions therein, with
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at least two (2) Senators representing the minority. The members from the House of
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Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, also
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based on proportional representation of the parties or coalitions therein, with at least two
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(2) members representing the minority.
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The Oversight Committee shall function for a period of not more than three (3) years to
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oversee the implementation of this Act. The secretariat of the Oversight Committee shall
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be drawn from the existing secretariat personnel of the committees comprising the
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oversight.
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Sec. 93. Transfer of Powers and Functions. - The functions of the HLURB on
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land use planning as provided for under Sections 5(a), 5(b), 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), and 5(0 of
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Executive Order No. 648, series of 1991 and Executive Order No. 72, series of 1993, shall
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be immediately transferred to the NLUPC and its appropriate subnational LGU structures,
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except as provided in Section 55 hereof. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to transfer
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or limit the functions embraced within the said provisions that pertain to or relate to
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HLURB non-planning functions.
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Sec. 94. Appropriations. - The amount needed for the initial implementation
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of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriations of the NB-NLUC.
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Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act
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shall be included In the annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 95. Review of Existing Land Use Rians. - Provinces, cities, and
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municipalities with existing land use plans shall review, revise, reconcile, and harmonize
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the same with the guidelines and standards Issued by the NLUPC within one (1) year from
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the effectivity of this Act.
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Sec. 97. Repealing Clause. - 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, series of 
1983; Presidential Proclamation No. 2282, series of 1983; and all other general and 
special laws, acts, decrees, executive orders, proclamations and administrative 
regulations or any part thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed 
or modified accordingly.
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 Officiai Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general 
circulation.
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