Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HouseBi||No.1C.375
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INTRODUCED 8¥ REPRESENTATIVES RALPH l^rENDEL P. TULFO,
|0CELYN P. TULFO, AND ERWIN T. TULFO
AN ACT STREAMLINING THE PROCESS 0F ISSUANCE 0F PERMITS,
CERTIFICATI0NS, CLEARANCES AND LICENSES FOR HOUSING AND
RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS IN DISASTER-AFFECTED AREAS AND
IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 2 of Republic Act No. 11032, otherwise known as the ``Ease of Doing
Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018", mandates the State
to take appropriate measures to promote transparency in each agency with regard to
the manner of transacting with the public, which includes the adoption of simplified
requirements and procedures that will reduce red tape and expedite business and
non-business related transactions in government.
After  super  typhoon  ``Yolanda''  devastated  the  country  in  2013,  Former
President Benigno S. Aquino Ill issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 44, s. 2014, to
streamline, coordinate, and fast track the processes and requirements on the issuance
of permits, certifications, clearances, and licenses for the completion of permanent
housingunitsofmorethan200,000affectedfamilieslivinginhazard-proneanduusafe
areas. The Order intended to reduce the required steps in securing clearances, licenses,
and permits, cutting down the processing time from a month to only two weeks.1
In  order  to  avoid  bureaucratic  delays  which  slow  the  process  of  housing
construction and resettlement, this proposed legislative measure seeks to streamline
the process of issuance of permits, certifications, clearances, and licenses for housing
and resettlement projects in disaster-affected areas and impose sanctions for non-
compliance.   The   bill   provides   for   a   timeline   within   which   housing-related
certificatious, clearances, permits, and/ or licenses shall be processed and released.
1  Sabillo,  Kristine  Angeli,  ``Aquino  orders  creation  Of  one-stop-shop  for  `Yolanda'  resettlement
projects", JNQ urR£R."e£, 4 Nov. 2014, https:/ / newsinfo.inquirer.net/ 648819/ aquino-orders{reation-
of-one-stop-shop-for-yolanda-resettlement-projects.


In view of the foregoing, the urgent passing of this bill is
RALPH
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE 0F REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HouseBillNo.    1G375
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES RALPH WENDEL P. TULFO,
|0CELYN P. TULFO, AND ERWIN T. TULFO
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AN ACT STREAMLINING THE PROCESS 0F ISSUANCE 0F PERMITS,
CERTIFICATI0NS, CLEARANCES AND LICENSES FOR HOUSING AND
RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS IN DISASTER-AFFECTED AREAS AND
IMPOSING SANCTIONS FOR NON-COMPLIANCE
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Rapresentatives of the Phiitppines in Congress
assembled..
SECTION 1. D¢i.Hi.f!.o# a/ Tcri..s. - As used in this Act:
a)   D{.s¢sfer refers to a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a
society  involving  widespread  human,  material,  economic,  or  environmental
losses and impact, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society
to cope using its own resources. Disasters are often described as a result of the
combination of: the exposure to a hazard; the conditions of vulnerability that are
present;andinsufficientcapacityormeasurestoreduceorcopewiththepotential
negative consequences. Disaster impacts may include loss of life, injury, disease,
and other negative effects on human, physical, mental, and social well-being,
together with damage to property, destruction of assets, loss of services, social
and economic disruption, and environmental degradation;
b)  Sf#fe a/ C¢ha77".fy refers  to a condition involving mass casualty and/or major
damages to property, disruption of means of livelihoods, roads, and normal way
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of life Of people in the affected areas as a result of the cx:currence of natural or
human-induced hazard.
SEC. 2. DcsI.grflft.o# a/Agr#q/ Raprese#tof±.z7cs. - Upon the declaration of a State
of Calamity by the President or by a local s¢7ig:grt7£z.fl# by virtue of Section 16  of
Republic Act No. 10121, otherwise known as the ``Philippine Disaster RIsk Reduction
and Management Act of 2010", the following agencies shall designate responsible
officers for each disaster-affected province and delegate to them sufficient authority
to  facilitate  the  processing  and  issuance  of  necessary  permits,  certifications,
clearances,  and  licenses  for housing and  resettlement projects  in  the concerned
provinces within the prescribed period under Section 3 of this Act:
a.   Department of Human Settlements and Urban development (DI-ISUD);
b.   National Housing Authority (NHA);
c.   Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR);
d.   Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB);
e.   Environmental Management Bureau qMB);
f.    Department of Agriculture (DA);
9.   Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR);
h.   Department of Science and Technology (DOST);
i.    I.and Registration Authority qRA);
j.    Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); and
k.   Other agencies as may be identified by DHSUD.
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1           SEC. 3. Tc.fflc peH.ode. -The head of agencies, or their designated signatory, and local
2      government  units  (LGUs)  shall  dispose  of  housing-related  certification,  clearance,
3      permit or license within the time periods prescribed below:
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Agency
Permiv Clearance/
Timeline
CertificatiorvLicense
Oworking Days)
a.   Mines and Geosciences
Geohazard Report
2 days
Bureau (MGB)
b.   Philippine Institute of
PHIVOLCS Assessment
2 days
Volcanology and
Seismology
(PELVOLCS)
c.   DcrsT
DcrsT Assessment
2 days
d.  Housing and I.and Use
Zoning Certification
2 days
Regulatory Board
(HLURB) or Local
Zoning Administrator
e.   Municipal Agrarian
MARO clearance
2 days
Reform CIfice
f.   Municipal/City council
Sanggunian ResolutionApprovingLandReclassification
10 days
9.   National Irrigation
Irrigation Clearance
2 days
Administration (NI A)
Certification
h.  Sugar Regulatory
SRA Clearance
2 days
Authority (SRA)
Certification
i.    Philippine coconut
PCA aearance
2 days
Authority (PCA)
Certification
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j.    DENR
Certification that site isoutsideNationdIntegratedProtectedAreaSystem
3 days
k.   DENR
Approval of subdivisionplans
10 days
1.DA
Certification of EligibilityforConversionforAgrioulturalLends
10 days
in. DAR
Order or I.and Conversion
10 days
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Environmental ComplianceCertificate
10 days
o.   LGU
Development Permits
15 days
p.   Bureau of Internal
Certificate of Tax
30 days
Revenue (BIR)
Exemption for SocializedHousingProjects
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2          The DHSUD may identify other housing-related certification, clearance, permit, or
3      license and prescribe the time period for the disposition of the same.
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5          SEE. 4. Power of the president to waive Housing-Related certif ication, Clearance,
6      Peiiiici.f or Lt.cei®sc.  - The President shall have the power to waive housing-related
7      certification, clearance, permit, or license enumerated under Section 3 of this Act for
8      housing  and  resettlement  projects  in  disaster-affected  provinces  under  a  State  of
9      Calamity during the entire duration of the state of calamity and within one (1) year
10      after the lifting thereof.
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1           SEC. 5. DHSLH) ¢s I,e¢dAgr#ey. -The DHSUD shall act as the lead agency in the
2      implementation of the streamlined approval prow:ess as described in this Act.
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4           SEC. 6. S¢#cf!.oHs. In case the responsible officers of the concerned agencies fall or
5      refuse to comply with the provisions of this Act, said officers shall, in accordance with
6      civil service laws, rules and regulation, be liable for administrative sanctions.
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8          SEC. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). -WLthin six (6) rmonths frorr\ the
9      effectivity of this Act, the DHSUD, in coordination with the relevant agencies, shall
10      issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.
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12           SEC. 8. Sap¢r¢b..J..fry chausc. -If, for any reason, any section, subsection, clause or
13      term of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, such parts not affected by such
14      declaration shall remain in full force and effect.
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16           SEC. 9. Rcpeazt.#g cha#se. -All existing laws, orders, decrees, rules and regulations,
17      or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended,
18      modified or repealed accordingly.
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20           SEC.10. £#ech.tJ..fry. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
21      in the official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
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