Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill No.___________
Introduced by Rep. BERNADETTE "BH" HERRERA-DY
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is the policy of the state to provide intervention for affordable housing
program for the public, especially for the poor, marginalized and homeless Filipinos
No less than the 1987 Philippine Constitution, under Section 9, Article XIll
provides: "The State shall, by law, and for the Common good, undertake, in
cooperation with the private sector, a continuing program of urban land reform and
housing which will make available at affordable cost decent housing and basic
services to underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement
areas, "
With the housing trends in the metropolitan and urban areas in the country,
most housing developers choose, nowadays, vertical housing projects such as
condominium projects to answer for the scarcity and lack of available lots suitable
for housing projects. Past housing programs have enabled non-poor households to
have access to the formal housing markets. However, socialized housing is still
inaccessible to the poor, especially those in urban areas. The bottom 40 percent or
urban households had to resort to informal housing or informal settlements
characterized by congestion and very poor living conditions. in fact, under Chapter 4
of the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) for the year 2004-2010
on Housing Construction, one of the key challenges set forth therein is expanding
private sector participation in socialized housing Financing and construction, and
with the thrust of the government to shift towards a market-oriented housing finance
system, a level playing field for both public and private housing programs will be
ensured.
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Demand for housing continues to grow as the Philippine population continues
to grow rapidly. Government resources are, however, limited and most public
programs tend to produce complete shelter packages largely affordable to the poor.
Annual population growth is estimated at 2.36 percent while urbanization rate is 52
percent. For the period 2005-2010 according to the NEDA, the housing need is
projected to be 3,75 million units. In terms of geographical location, more than half
of the total housing needs (56%) is in Southern Tagalog, the Metropolitan Manila and
Central Luzon, 2.1 percent in the Visayas and the remaining 23 percent in Mindanao
(Chapter 4- Housing Construction MTPDP 2004-2010), With the vertical housing
development trend nowadays plus the bigger percentage c.) 1 housing needs in the
urban areas, the share and participation of the private sector in socialized housing has
to be reassessed and restructured a include vertical 1100 sing developments, such as
condominium projects, to help mitigate, if not eradicate this backlog of housing
needs in the country.
This proposed measure amends the Republic Act 4276 entitled, The
Condominium Act" by requiring developers of proposed condominium projects to
develop an area for socialized housing which is equivalent to twenty-percent (20%)
of the total project area or total condominium project cost, at the option of the
developer. The area for such socialized housing component shall be done within the
same city or municipality, whenever feasible, and in accordance with the standards
set by the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) and other existing
laws.
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought
BERNADETTE HERRERA-DY


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
House Bill No._______
Introduced by Rep. BERNADETTE "BH" HERRERA-DY
AN ACT REQUIRING DEVELOPERS OF PROPOSED
CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS TO DEVELOP AN AREA FOR
SOCIALIZED HOUSING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4726 ENTITLED "THE CONDOMINIUM ACT"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the "Socialized Housing for
Condominium Act of 2019"
Section 2. The following new sections to be designated as Sections 26 and 27 of
Republic. Act 4726, are hereby inserted to read as follows:
"Sec. 26, Developers of proposed condominium projects shall he required to
develop an area for socialized housing equivalent to at least twenty percent
(20%) of the total project area or total condominium project cost, at the
option of the developer within the same city or municipality, whenever
feasible, and in accordance with the standards set by the Housing and Land
Use Regulatory Board and other existing laws. The requirement herein may
also be complied with in any of the following manner:
(a)
Development of new settlement:
(b)
Slum upgrading or renewal of areas for priority development either
through zonal improvement programs or slum improvement and resettlement
programs;
(c)
Joint-venture projects with either the local government units or any of
the housing agencies or
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(d) Participation in the community mortgage program.
For purposes of this Act, "socialized housing" shall have the same
meaning as that stated in Section of Republic Act No. 7270 entitled
"Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992." Similarly, the provisions
of said Act on Socialized Housing, in so far as they are applicable to carry
out
the
provisions
of
this
section,
shall apply to condominium
developers."
"Sec. 27, Any person who violates the foregoing provision shall he
imposed a penalty of not more than six (6) years of imprisonment or a
fine of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,OOO,OO) but
not more than Ten Million Pesos (PI 0,000.000,00 or both, at the
discretion of the court for the first offense and cancellation of license to
do business for the second offense: Provided, that, if the offender is a
corporation, partnership, association or juridical entity, the penalty shall
be imposed on the officer of officers of said corporation, partnership.
association or juridical entity who caused the violation."
Section 3. Section 26 and 27 of RA 4726, are hereby amended and renumbered to
read as Section 28 and 29, respectively.
Section 4. Separability Clause, If any part, section or provision of this Act shall
be held invalid or unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining provisions thereof
shall be in full force and effect.
Section 5. Repealing Clause. Any presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, rules or regulation contrary to or consistent with the provisions of this Act is
hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly,
Section 6. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication
in the Official Gazette or in at least two newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,