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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Barangay Km s na Ligas (KNL) is a com m unity in Diliman, 
Quezon City th at has been in existence as early as the Spanish 
occupation of the Philippines. During the 
1896 Philippine 
Revolution, the area was used as a retreat place of Andres 
Bonifacio and the Katipuneros. Num erous other docum ents 
indicate the history and existence of KNL as early as the 19th 
Century, preceding even the establishm ent of the University of 
the Philippines (U.P.).
On April 2, 1949, President Elpidio Quirino sold a large 
parcel of land to the University of the Philippines for one peso, 
which included the KNL area. Various peitions have been m ade 
by the residents to protect their lands, but the right of ownership 
rem ained with U.P.
From 1975 to 1981, the adm inistration of U.P. took the 
initiative to resolve twenty-six (26) cases involving U.P. and the 
residents of KNL. On July 28, 1979, then U.P. President Onofre 
D. Corpuz recognized the need to address the issue concerning 
the ownership of land due to the growing num ber of residents of


Km s na Ligas and the U.P. Community, A num ber of U.P. 
Adm inistrations have also shown resolve to transfer ownership of 
KNL to its legitimate residents, including an attem pt to donate 
the KNL estate to the Local Government of Quezon City. 
Unfortunately, these efforts have not come into fruition.
Through the years, the U.P. Adm inistration and the U.P. 
Community have m anifested their willingness to recognize the 
rights of the people of Barangay KNL, and to transfer the 
qualified residents of KNL the onwerhsip over the properties upon 
which they have built their hom es and raised their families for 
generations.
The precepts of social justice th at are enshrined in the 1987 
Constitution compel us to give the highest and utm ost priority to 
enact this law in order to fully and finally protect and recognize 
the rights of the people of Barangay KNL to the land over which 
they have long resided. Hence, the passage of this bill is earnestly 
sought.
VICENTE C. SOTTO
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO III
AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF PARCELS OF LAND IN 
BARANGAY KRUS NA LIGAS, QUEZON CITY TO ITS 
LEGITIMATE AND QUALIFIED RESIDENTS, AMENDING FOR 
THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9500, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE “UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
CHARTER OF 2 0 0 8 ”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the Philippines in Congress assem bled:
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SECTION 1. Section 23 of Republic Act No. 9500 or the
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“University of the Philippines C harter of 2008” is hereby am ended
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to read as follows:
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“SEC. 23. Safeguards on Assets Disposition. -
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The preservation of the value of the assets of the
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national university shall be primordial consideration.
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“The sale of any existing real propeerty of the
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national university shall be prohibted: Provided, That
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the Board may alienate real property donated after the
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effectivity of this Act if the term s of the donation
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specifically allow it[.]: PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
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AS 
A 
MATTER 
OF 
SPECIFIC 
EXCEPTION,


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BARANGAY KRUS NA LIGAS, QUEZON CITY IS 
HEREBY DECLARED AS A DISPOSABLE ASSET FOR 
SALE 
OF 
THE 
NATIONAL 
UNIVERSITY 
FOR 
HOUSING AND URBAN SETTLEMENT PURPOSES 
ONLY, 
SUBJECT 
TO 
THE 
PROVISIONS 
OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 
THE “URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT 
OF 
1992”, 
AS 
AMENDED: 
PROVIDED,
FURTHERMORE, 
THAT 
ONLY 
LEGITIMATE 
RESIDENTS 
OF 
BARANGAY 
KRUS 
NA 
LIGAS 
WHOSE 
LONG-STANDING 
RESIDENCE 
IN 
THE 
AREA CAN SUFFICIENTLY BE ESTABLISHED BY 
AUTHENTICATED 
DOCUMENTARY 
AND
TESTIMONIAL 
EVIDENCE 
ARE 
QUALIFIED 
TO 
BECOME 
BUYERS 
OF PARCELS 
OF 
LAND 
IN 
BARANGAY KRUS NA LIGAS: PROVIDED, FINALLY, 
THAT 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF 
EVALUATING 
THE 
LEGITIMACY OF APPLICANTS, ONLY THOSE WHO 
BY 
THEMSELVES, 
OR 
THROUGH 
THEIR 
PREDECESSORS-IN-INTEREST, 
HAVE 
BEEN 
IN 
CONTINUOUS POSSESSION AND OCCUPATION OF 
THE SAME PARCELS OF LAND IN THE CONCEPT 
OF OWNER SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, OR FOR A 
PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY (30) YEARS 
IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE APPROVAL OF 
THIS ACT, AND UNCONTESTED BY ANY RESIDENT 
OF THE SAME PARCELS OF LAND, SHALL HAVE 
THE OPTION TO SECURE TITLE UNDER THE


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PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
“ X X  X . ”
SEC. 2. Suppletory Application of the Urban Development 
and Housing Act. -  Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as 
the “Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992”, shall have 
suppletory application to the housing and urban settlem ent 
com ponents of this Act.
SEC. 
3. 
Implementing Rules 
and 
Regulations. 
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interagency committee headed by the local government of Quezon 
City and composed of the University of the Philippines, the 
Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and the 
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor shall issue the 
necessary rules and regulations for the effective im plem entation 
of this Act, including the determ ination of the actual m etes and 
bounds and the process of valuation of the area of Krus na Ligas: 
Provided, That the area covered under the Transfer Certificate of 
Title (TCT) No. RD 57197 (192690) shall already be deemed 
included and part of Krus na Ligas: Provided, further, That the 
total area shall not exceed a maxim um  of twenty-five (25) 
heactares: Provided, finally. That the total area shall not include 
any currently existing vital facility of the University of the 
Philippines.
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. -  If any part or provision of this 
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other parts hereof 
not affected thereby shall rem ain valid.
SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. -  All other laws, rules and 
regulation sinconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
am ended or modified accordingly.


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SEC. 6. E ffectivity. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) 
days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a 
new spaper of general circulation.
Approved,