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Introduced  by :
HON. MARISSA `DEL MAR' MAGSINO
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EXPLANATORY N OTE
The World  Bank in  its  report entitled,  `Managing  Environmental  and Social  Risks  in
Resilient Housing Projects', mentioned that resilient housing (RH) initiatives are a crucial means
of improving access to safe and sanitary housing in urban areas of high vulnerability to climate
change  and  disasters.  These  projects  make  residents  safer,  healthier and  more  secure,  and
increase the economic inclusion of the country's susceptible population in a manner that they
are enabled to upgrade their homes, improve neighborhoods, and change their lives after being
affected by natural disasters and similar disturbances.
This bill seeks to estaLblish aL `National Comprehensive Framework on Resilient Housing
and  Human  Sett7ements',  a  national  framework  that  will  lay-out  a  clear  and  concrete  plan
whenever the country is adversely affected by national disasters and effects of climate change;
and  it  will  serve  as  the  basis  for  mechanisms  for  post-disaster  housing  and  settlements
rehabilitation and resiliency planning and response at all levels.
The  primary objectives  of the  framework are:  (1)  to  ensure  that adversely affected
people will be quickly rehabilitated in safe, secure, and sustainable housing with attendant basic
services  and  access  to livelihood;  and  (2)  to  protect vulnerable  communities  whenever the
country suffers the effects of climate change and disasters, such as floods, typhoons, landslides,
earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts and other disasters. It is noteworthy that disasters frequently
occur in the Philippines owing to its geographic location and topography, and their incidence
aggravate the existing housing backlog and poverty in the country.
It should also be mentioned that Section 5, I-(e) of Republic Act No. 11201, also known
as  the  Department  of Human  Settlements  .and  Urban  Development  (DHSUD)  mandates  the
depalrtme" to 'fiormulate a framework for resilient housing and human settlements as a basis for
the  mechanisms for postdisaster  housing  and  resilieney  planning,  research  and  development
eutension, monitoring and evaluation Of programs, projects and activities to protect vulnerable
communities  from  the  adverse  effiects  Of  climate  change  and  disasters.'  This  hi+I  alias  to
complement  the  cited  provision  of law  by  identifying  the  components  of the  framework,


including a National Housing Resilient Agenda and priorities; a National Post-Disaster Housing
Recovery Strategy and Rules and Guidelines for Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Relocation;
Investment and Financing Requirements; and Institutional Arrangements, among others.
The proposed measure is a counterpart bill to Senate Bill No. 1972 authored and filed by
Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito in the current 19th Congress.
For the stated reasons and purposes, the immediate consideration and approval of this
bill is earnestly urged.
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Nineteenth Congress
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Introduced  by :
HON. MARISSA `DEL MAR' MAGSINO
0FW PAR"]ST
AN ACT
INSTITUTING A NATIOI\IAL COMPREHENSIVE FRAME\^/ORK ON RESILIENT HOUSING AND
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it enacted  ky the  Senate  and  the  House  Of Representatives  Of the  Philippines  in  Congress
assembled:
Section  1.  Short  Title.  -  This  Act  shall  be  \mown  as  the  '`Resilient  Housing  and  Human
SettlementsActof2024."
Section 2. DecJaratr.on o/Poll.ey. -Pursuant to Article 11, Sections 5 and 11 of the Philippine
Constitution which  provide  that the  maintenance  of peace  and  order,  the  protection  of life,
liberty, and property, and the promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment
by all the people of the blessings of democraey; the State values the dignity of every human
person and guarantees full respect for human rights. To protect, promote, and fulfill the right to
adequate  housing  as  a  component   of the  people's  right to  an  adequate  standard  of living
concomitant with the goal of enhancing the resilieney of communities to disasters, the State
shall undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a comprehensive and continuing resilient
Housing and Human Settlements Program, which shall, among other things, lay-out a clear and
concrete plan to ensure that Filipinos who will experience disasters will be quickly rehabilitated
in safe, secure, and sustainable housing, with attendant basic services and access to livelihood.
As  a  state  party to  the  United  Nations  lnternational  Covenant on the  Economic,  Social  and
Cultural  Rights  (ICESCR)  and  the  UN  Sustainable  Development  Goals,  we  will  pursue  the
sustainable development goal to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable) through
the  RIghts-Based  Approach.   Pursuant  to  Article  XIII,  Section   16   of  the   1987  Philippine
Constitution,  the  right  of  the  people  and  their  organizations  to  elective  and  reasonable
participation  at  all  levels  of  social,  political,  and  economic  decision-making  shall  not  be
abridged.  The  State  shall,  by  law,  facilitate  the  establishment  of  adequate  consultation
mechanisms.  It  is  the  policy  of the  State  to  complement and  supplement the  provisions  of
Republic Act No. 10121 or the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010
and in consonance with the Climate Change Act of 2009, as amended by Republic Act No.10174,
and other existing laws related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and


management in relation to upholding the people's constitutional rights to life and property by
addressing the root causes  of vulnerabilities to disasters and building the resilience of local
communities  to  climate  change  impacts,  and  in  terms  of  mainstreaming  climate  change
adaptation in development processes such as polity formulation, budgeting,  and governance
particularly with respect to housing and land use, it is hereby declared  the policy of the State to
work for the attainment of a more inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable human settlements.
Towards  this  end,  the  government  shall  pursue  a  comprehensive,  rights-based,  gender-
responsive, participatory and sustainable approach to resilient human settlements.
This Act declares the following as guiding principles:
a,    The Right to Adequate Housing according to the ICESCR covers the following elements:
accessibility; affordability; habitability; security of tenure; cultural adequacy; resilieney;
suitability of location;  access  to essential  services  such  as  health  and  education  and
respect for safety standards aimed at reducing damage in cases of future disasters.
b.    The State bears the primary responsibility for protecting the people, infrastructure, and
other national assets from the impact of disasters and will mobilize adequate and make
efficient use of existing resources, including financial, scientific, and technological means
in nurturing resiliency.
c.    The building of resilient human settlements requires that responsibilities be shared by
the  national  and  local  government  units  (LGUs)  and  relevant  national  authorities,
sectors, stakeholders and communities. This entails the development and strengthening
of institutions, mechanisms and capacities at all levels, in particular at the community
level that can systematically contribute to building resiliency. Convergence of resources
and  involvement  of various  stakeholders  are  essential  to  the  supply of housing  and
infrastructure  in the overall context of sustainable development and resilient human
settlements.
d.    Ensure accountability and transpareney of all sectors to monitor and evaluate programs
and initiatives.
e.    Uphold gender equity and equality, cultural diversity and the rights of vulnerable groups
such as  children, elderly and people with disabilities when planning for resilient and
sustainable settlements development.
Section 3. General Oh/.ecgivesL - This Act seeks to:
a.    Provide a framework for resilient housing and human settlements;
b.    Guide  various  stakeholders  to  take  well-planned,  concerted,  transparent,  inclusive,
livable, safe, resilient, sustainable, and pro-poor housing initiatives in the best possible
manner;
c.    Strengthen the participation of all sectors especially communities and civil society in the
planning of resilient housing and human settlements;
d.    Build   synergy,    convengence   and   integration   of   housing-related   and   livelihood
intervention for the attainment of resilient and sustainable human settlements;
e.    Foster polity and program coherence related to poverty alleviation, income generation
and employment, and delivery channels to achieve the overall objective of housing for all
and the attainment of resilient and sustainable development of human settlements;
f.     Support  innovation  and  research  and  development  into  new,  indigenous,  low-cost
resilient and sustainable human settlements.


Section 4. Definjfz.o7) a/rerms. -As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
a.   Adeqwafe  housi.ng  -  is  defined  as  that  which  affords  its  occupants  the  following
conditions:
1.    Legal security oftenure, including protection against forced evictions;
2.   Available services and infrastructure (access to water; energy for cooking, heating,
and  lighting;  sanitation  and  washing  facilities,  food  storage;  and  waste  disposal
[solid,  septage  and  sewerage];  communication  and  information;  sufficient  road
networks especially for emergencies and so on);
3.   Affordable housing costs and financing options such that the attainment of other
basic needs is not threatened;
4.    Habitability in the sense of adequate spaces, security, physical safety, and protection
from cold, damp, heat, rain, wind, structural hazards, and disease vectors;
5.    Sufficient  accessibility  such  that  disadvantaged  or  vulnerable  groups  including
persons with disabilities, elderly, children and women are not left without shelter
appropriate to their particular needs;
6.   A physical location allowing proximate access to employment and livelihood options,
health  care  services,  schools,  child-care  centers,  and  other  social  facilities  and
avoiding risks from pollution sources;
7.   Available,    resilient,    environmentally-friendly    and    appropriate    construction
materials, settlements design and process with respect to the expression of cultural
and religious identity and geographical location;
8.    Compliance with safety and resilience standards aimed at minimizing damage from
future disasters.
b.   Adequate  apex  spaces  -  which  include  roads,  green  spaces,  areas  for  persons  with
disabilities, elderly, children and materials recovery facilities.
c.    C/I.mate-resi./I.enc housing -refers to housing that is equipped and structurally designed to
resist, absorb and accommodate the effects of climate hazards like heat waves, extreme
weather variabilities without significant changes to its basic functions.
d.   Comprehensive Resilient Housing Program for Disaster Survivors - rofers to the dctivery o[
resources  and  activities  in  the  rehabilitation  and  reconstruction  of  damaged  and
destroyed  housing  and  development  of other  new  permanent  housing  options  for
persons  and families affected by disasters.  It shall follow humanitarian standards for
their protection  and  their rights  to  adequate  housing through the  provision  of safe
habitable  emengeney  and  transitional  shelter  during  displacement  and  permanent
housing  that  meets  the  basic  standards  of adequacy  and  decency;  providing  for  a
comprehensive,  multisectoral,  inter-ageney,  and  community-based  approach  to  post-
disaster housing rehabilitation, reconstruction, and recovery.    -
e.    Gender equJ.ty and equaJfty - refers to the principle asserting the equality of men and
women and their right to enjoy equal conditions realizing their full human potential to
contribute  to  and  benefit  from  the  results  of  development,  and  with  the  State
recognizing that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights.  Likewise, it
refers  to  the  policies,  instruments,  programs,  services, and  actions  that address  the
disadvantaged position of women in society by providing preferential treatment and
affirmative  action.  Such  temporary  special  measures  aimed  at  accelerating  de /acto
equality between men and women shall notbe considered discriminatory and shall in no
way entail as a consequence the maintenance of unequal or separate standards.
f.     Land-Use  Phanni.ng   -   the   process   undertaken   by  national   and   local   government
authorities, communities, private sector, and civil society to identify, evaluate, and decide
on different options for the use of land, including consideration of long-temi economic,


social and environmental objectives and the implications for different communities and
interest  groups,  and  the  subsequent  formulation  and  promulgation  of  plans  that
describe the permitted or acceptable uses.
9.    PcopJe's PJan - a resettlement option and community' development plan formulated by
people's   onganizations   (Pos),   with   or   without   the   support   of.  non-government
organization (NGOs), LGUs and national government agencies (NGAs).
h.   Post-Di.sasfer  Recovery  -  the  restoration  and  improvement  where  appropriate,   of
facilities,  livelihood,  and  living conditions  of disaster-affected  communities,  including
efforts to reduce disaster risk factors and enhancing resiliency, in accordance with the
principles of "build back better" as defined in Republic Act No.10121 or the Philippine
Disaster RIsk Reduction and Management Act of 2010.
i.     Resi.Ji.ence -the capacity of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist,
adapt,  and  transform  to  an  acceptable  level  of  functioning  and  structure.  This  is
determined by the degree to which the system is capable of organizing itself to increase
this capacity by leaming from experiences for better future protection and to improve
risk reduction measures.
Sechon 5. National Framework for Resilient Housing and Human Seidements - This is the
National   Framework   for   Resilient   Human   Settlements   aiereinafter   referred   to   as   the
Framework)   to   be   formulated   by   the   Department   of  Human   Settlements   and   Urban
Development (DHSUD) within six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act in coordination and
in partnership with the following:
a.  Attached agencies of DHSUD;
b.  National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);
c.  Climate Change Commission (CCC);
d.  Office of civil Defense (OCD);
e.  Government Service Insurance System (GSIS);
f.   Department of social Welfare and Development (DSWD;
9.  Department of science and Technology (DOST);
h.  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
I,   Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH);
j.   Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE);
k  Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
I.   Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
in. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);
n.  Office of presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP);
o.  National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP);
p.  National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC);
q.  Insurance Commission (IC);
r.   Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP);
s.   Built environment and disaster-resilient housing design experts;
t.   Academe;
u.  Civil society; and
v,   Communities and other concerned public and private entities.
The Framework shall serve as the basis for measures or mechanisms for post-disaster housing
and  resiliency planning,  research and  development,  extension,  monitoring and  evaluation  of


programs, projects, and activities to protect vulnerable communities from the adverse effects of
climate change and disasters.
The Framework shall describe how the State and all relevant stakeholders can work together to
achieve adequate and resilient housing for all, including and most especially those affected by
disasters; and chart the new direction that our national and local housing programs and efforts
must take in order to make human settlements and communities more inclusive, safe, resilient,
and sustainable.
The Framework shall include, but not limited to, the following components:
a.   Ivafrona/ Resl.Ji.ent Housing 4gendr, which shall be derived from the threats, hazards
and vulnerabilities identified; adaptation needs and requirements; risk and resiliency
assessment for the Philippine housing sector;
b`  National  and  local  resilient housing  priorities=,  outline the most efBcieut  and  cost-
effective housing projects that will best meet the short-term and long-term resilient
housing needs of individuals and households;
c.  National Standards for Resilient Housing Design and Construction.,
d. National Post-Disaster Housing Recovery Strateg)i which shall focus on how best to
restore,   rehabilitate,   redevelop,   and   revitalize   disaster-impacted   communities;
restoring   livelihoods;   effectively   preventing   the   recurrence   of   disasters   and
harnessing conditions for future development;
e.   Promotion of local govemmeut rehabilitation and recovery plans-,
i.  Rules  and  Guidelines  for  Post-Disaster  Housing  Rehabilitation,  Reconstraction,  and
Relocation.,
9,  Comprchenstve Resilient Housing Program for Disaster Survivors;
h.  Investment and financing requirements;
i.  Jnsfz.futr.ona/ arrangements, including publi`c-private partnership; national government
roles; local government support functions; and private sector responsibilities;
i.  Implementation arrangements;
k.  Reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.
Section 6.  A4onz.tort.ng a/Camp/I-Once 14rz.th tJll.sAct. -DHSUD shall take the lead to periodically
monitor the compliance with this Act. Other agencies will participate in the monitoring such as
attached agencies of the DHSUD; the DILG; the Office of Civil Defense; the NEDA; and the CCC.
There shall be a mechanism for civil society to participate in the monitoring process.
Section  7. Joint  Congressional  Oversight  Committee.  -  There  is  hereky  creaLted  aL  |o±r\t
Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor the implementation of this Act.
The Oversight Committee shall be composed of five (5) Senators and five (5) Representatives to
be  appointed  by  the  Senate  President  and  the  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,
respectively. The Oversight Committee shall be co-chained by a Senator and a Representative to
be  designated  by  the  Senate  President  and  the  Speaker  of the  House.of  Representatives,
respectively. Its funding requirement shall be charged against the appropriations of Congress.
Section 8. Annua/ JleporL - The DHSUD shall submit to the President, Senate President and
House Speaker not later than March 30 of every year following the effectivity of this Act, or upon
the request of the Congressional Oversight Committee, a report giving a detailed account of the
status  of the  implementation  of this  Act,  a  progress  report  on  the  implementation  of the
National Resilient Housing and Human Settlements Action Plan, polity gaps, and recommended
legislation,  where  applicable  and  necessary.   LGUs  shall  submit  annual   progress   on  the


implementation of their respective local action plan to DHSUD within the first quarter of the
following year.
Section 9. Appropn.atr.our. - The amount necessary for the initial implementation of this Act
shall be charged agalnst the current .appropriation of the DHSUD. Thereafter, the amount needed
for  the   continued  implementation  of  this  Act  shall   be  included   in  the  annual   General
Appropriations Act.
Section  10.    /mpJementr.qg  mfJes  and ReyuJaz].ons,  -  Within  ninety  (90)  days  from  the
effectivity of this Act, the key shelter agencies shall, upon consultation and coordination with the
pertinent government agencies,  LGUs, the  private  sector,  NGOs,  POs,  and  build  environment
expert  and  professionals,  promulgate  the  necessary  rules  and  regulations  for  the  effective
implementation of this Act: ProVI.did, That failure to issue rules and regulations shall not in any
manner affect the executory nature of the provisions of this Act.
Section 11. Separabl.Jfty CJause. - If for any reason, any section, subsection, clause or term of
this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, such parts not affected by such declaration shall
remain in full force and effect.
Section 12. RepcaJ].qg clause. -AIL existing laws, orders, decrees, mles and regulations or parts
thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified or repealed
accordingly.
Section 13. E#lech.vl.ty. - This Act sham take effect fifteen tl5) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.