On-site, In-city, Near-city, or Off-city Local Government Resettlement Program for Informal Settler

TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) Van Ofe of the sur dut REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) First Regular Session FEB 18 A10:51 SENATE RECEIVED BY S. No. 1861 Introduced by Senator Bam Aquino AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, OR OFF-CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PEOPLE'S PLAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992" EXPLANATORY NOTE More than three decades after the passage of Republic Act No. 7279, or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA), the promise of secure and decent housing remains out of reach for millions of Filipino families. The country's housing backlog stood at 6.5 million units in 2022 and is projected to grow to as much as 22 million by 2040. An estimated 3.7 million informal settler families nationwide continue to face housing insecurity, with many living in high-risk and disaster-prone areas. Rapid urbanization, infrastructure expansion, and population growth make the urgency even clearer: inclusive urban development cannot happen if housing insecurity remains unaddressed. This measure strengthens UDHA to ensure that housing policy keeps pace with today's realities. It institutionalizes a clear order of preference in resettlement, prioritizing on-site, in-city, and near-city options before off-city relocation, so families can remain close to jobs and opportunities. It strengthens the role of local government units in leading accountable and coordinated resettlement programs. It also embeds the People's Plan as a central feature of housing implementation, ensuring that affected families are active partners in shaping their communities. By mandating adequate consultation, integrating livelihood support, clarifying inter-agency responsibilities, and reinforcing safeguards against forced eviction, the bill transforms existing principles into concrete, operational standards.

Inclusive cities are not built by infrastructure alone. They are built by ensuring that the workers who power our economies, the families who sustain our communities, and the vulnerable sectors who face the greatest risks are not left behind. The proposed measure is a step toward building cities that are more humane, equitable, and sustainable. In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly sought. Barm Cquin

Office of the en TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session 26 FEB 18 A10:51 SENATE 1861 RECEIVED BY S. No. - Introduced by Senator Bam Aquino AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, OR OFF-CITY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM FOR INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PEOPLE'S PLAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the "Urban

2 Development and Housing Act of 1992," is hereby further amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act: XXX (w) xxx; [and] (x) xxX I•; (Y) 'ADEQUATE AND RESPONSIVE CONSULTATION' REFERS TO THE 8 STANDARD DIALOGUE TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR THE PROJECT PROPONENT AGENCY WITH THE 10 AFFECTED INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES (ISFS); (Z) 'CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION (CSO)' REFERS TO A NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATION, 13 COOPERATIVE, TRADE UNION, PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION, FAITH

1 BASED ORGANIZATION, MEDIA GROUP, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 2 MOVEMENT, FOUNDATION AND ANY OTHER CITIZEN'S GROUP FORMED 3 PRIMARILY FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS TO 4 PLAN PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND MONITOR THEIR 5 IMPLEMENTATION, ENGAGE IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS, AND ACTIVELY 6 PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES WITH THE GOVERNMENT; (AA) 'COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP)' REFERS TO THE 8 DOCUMENT, FORMULATED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT IN 9 CONSULTATION WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS, THAT DEFINES OR PROVIDES 10 GUIDELINES ON THE ALLOCATION, UTILIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL LANDS WITHIN A GIVEN TERRITORY OR JURISDICTION ACCORDING TO THE INHERENT QUALITIES OF THE LAND ITSELF AND SUPPORTIVE ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, SOCIO-CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(B) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT'; (BB) 'IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT REFERS TO THE CITY OR MUNICIPALITYTHAT CARRIES OUT THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM 19 AND HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE THE ISFS ARE SITUATED; (CC) 'IN-CITY RESETTLEMENT' REFERS TO A RELOCATION SITE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OFALOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE THE AFFECTED ISFS ARE LIVING; (DD) 'INFORMAL SETTLEMENT' REFERS TO: (1) AN AREA WHERE HOUSING UNITS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED BY SETTLERS ON THE LAND WHICH THEY OCCUPY WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER; OR

(2) AN UNPLANNED SETTLEMENT AND AREA WHERE HOUSING IS 2 NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING PLANNING AND BUILDING 3 REGULATIONS; (EE) 'INFORMAL SETTLER FAMILIES (ISFS)' REFERS TO HOUSEHOLDS 5 LIVING IN A LOT, WHETHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, WITHOUT THE CONSENT 6 OF THE PROPERTY OWNER; OR THOSE WITHOUT LEGAL CLAIM OVER THE 7 PROPERTY THEY ARE OCCUPYING; OR THOSE LIVING IN DANGER AREAS 8 SUCH AS ESTEROS, RAILROAD TRACKS, GARBAGE DUMPS, RIVERBANKS, 9 SHORELINES, AND WATERWAYS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(E) OF 10 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201 WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST 11 STRUCTURE OWNING, RENTING AND SHARING RESIDENTS; (FF) 'KEY SHELTER AGENCIES' REFERS TO THE CORPORATIONS ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NAMELY: NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION, HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND, AND SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND OVER WHICH 17 IT EXERCISES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 18 SECTION 22 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201; (GG) 'NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT" REFERS TO A RELOCATION SITE 20 CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL SETTLEMENT OF THE AFFECTED ISFS, BUT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF ANOTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT; (HH) 'NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION OR NGO' REFERS TO A DULY REGISTERED NON-STOCK, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON THE UPLIFTMENT OF THE BASIC OR DISADVANTAGED SECTORS OF SOCIETY BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, TRAINING, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, RESEARCH, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, AS DEFINED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'SOCIAL REFORM AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION ACT', AND

1 ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SCIENTIFIC, RESEARCH, 2 EDUCATIONAL, CHARACTER-BUILDING AND YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, SOCIAL WELFARE, CULTURAL OR CHARITABLE 4 PURPOSES, OR A COMBINATION THEREOF, AND NO PART OF THE NET 5 INCOME OF WHICH INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL 6 PURSUANT TO SECTION 34(H)(2)(c)(1) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, 7 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 8 1997 AS AMENDED; (II) 'OFF-CITY RESETTLEMÈNT REFERS TOA RELOCATION SITE 10 DEVELOPED OUTSIDE AND NOT ADJACENT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE THE AFFECTED ISFS HAVE THEIR SETTLEMENT; (JJ) 'PEOPLE'S PLAN' REFERS TO THE PLAN FORMULATED BY THE BENEFICIARY-ASSOCIATION IN COORDINATION WITH THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHICH SHALL CONTAIN A SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT CONFORMS TO THE CLUP OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT UNDER WHOSE JURISDICTION THE PROJECT SITE IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED; (KK) 'RECEIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT' REFERS TO THE CITY 19 OR MUNICIPALITY, OTHER THAN THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA WHERE 21 THE QUALIFIED ISFS ARE RELOCATING OR RESETTLING; (LL) 'RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (RAP)' REFERS TO THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED PLAN PREPARED BY THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR THE PROJECT PROPONENT AGENCY THROUGH THE LOCAL INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AFFECTED FAMILIES AND BENEFICIARIES; AND (MM) 'SOCIAL PREPARATION' REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF 28 ESTABLISHING SOCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL NORMS 29 AND MECHANISMS."

Sec. 2. Section 22 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as

follows: "SEC. 22. Livelihood Component. - To the extent feasible, socialized housing and resettlement projects shall be located near areas where employment opportunities are accessible. The government agencies dealing with the PROVISION OF SKILLS 6 AND LIVELIHOOD TRAINING, development of livelihood programs, and grant of 7 livelihood loans, NAMELY: THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND THE PHILIPPINE TRADE TRAINING CENTER shall give priority to the beneficiaries of 12 the Program."

Sec. 3. Section 23 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as

follows: "SEC. 23. Participation of PROGRAM Beneficiaries OR AFFECTED ISFS, FORMATION OF BENEFICIARY-ASSOCIATION, MAINSTREAMING SOCIAL PREPARATION, AND FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEOPLE'S PLAN. - The local government units, in coordination with the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor and concerned government agencies, shall afford Program beneficiaries OR AFFECTED ISFS or their duly designated representatives an opportunity to be heard and to participate in the decision-making process over matters involving the protection and promotion of their legitimate collective interests which shall include appropriate documentation and feedback mechanisms. They shall also be encouraged to organize themselves [and undertake self-help cooperative housing and other livelihood activities] INTO AN ASSOCIATION FOR ACCREDITATION AS BENEFICIARIES OR AWARDEES OF OWNERSHIP RIGHTS UNDER THE RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM, COMMUNITY MORTGAGE PROGRAM, LAND TENURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS IN RELATION TO A SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECT ACTUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS. They shall assist the government in preventing the

incursions of professional squatters and members of squatting syndicates into their 2 communities. In instances when the affected beneficiaries OR ISFS have failed to organize themselves or form an [alliance] ASSOCIATION within a reasonable period prior to the implementation of the program or projects affecting them, consultation between the implementing LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT OR agency and the affected 7 [beneficiaries] ISFS shall be conducted with the assistance of the Presidential 8 Commission for the Urban Poor and the concerned [nongovernment organization] 9 CSOS UNTIL AN ASSOCIATION IS FORMED. THE ASSOCIATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR AND IN COORDINATION WITH THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, SHALL, WITH OR WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF CSOS, FORMULATE A PEOPLE'S PLAN WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: (A) COMMUNITY HEALTH, SANITATION, AND SECURITY PLANS; (B) NON-PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS SELF-HELP HOUSING COOPERATIVE, LIVELIHOOD, SELF-HELP DEVELOPMENT, CAPABILITY BUILDING; AND (C) A SYSTEM OF ALLOCATION OF SOCIALIZED HOUSING UNITS THAT SHALL PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY, PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AND CHILDREN AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(F) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11201; THE ASSOCIATION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF CSOS AND CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL ANTI- POVERTY COMMISSION, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION FOR THE URBAN POOR, NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, CITY OR MUNICIPAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, SOCIAL HOUSING FINANCE

1 CORPORATION, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, SHALL AGREE ON, 2 DEVELOP, AND IMPLEMENT THE PEOPLE'S PLAN. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROTECTION GUIDELINES PROVIDED 4 UNDER SECTION 28 OF THIS ACT, A RAP SHALL BE AN INDISPENSABLE § COMPONENT OF THE PEOPLE'S PLAN. THE RAP SHALL ENUNCIATE THE 6 FOLLOWING: (A) A SAFE, AFFORDABLE, DECENT, AND HUMANE CONDITION OF 8 RELOCATION, INCORPORATING THEREIN APPROPRIATE DISASTER RISK 9 REDUCTION MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STANDARDS; (B) PROVISION OF ADEQUATE SOCIAL PREPARATION WHICH SHALL ENABLE THE BENEFICIARIES TO COPE WITH CHANGES AND ENCOURAGE THEM NOT ONLY TO WORK AMONG THEMSELVES FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING UP AND UNDERTAKING THEIR HOUSING PROJECT PROPOSALS, BUT ALSO TO ACTIVELY AND MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN HOUSING PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN THEIR BEHALF, RESOLVING PROBLEMS AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COORDINATION ISSUES WITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ENTITIES; AND (C) PREVENTION OF FORCED EVICTION: PROVIDED, THAT PRIMARY CONSIDERATION SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE HOUSING FINANCIAL SCHEME SUGGESTED IN THE PEOPLE'S PLAN."

Sec. 4. Section 26 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as

follows: "SEC. 26. Urban Renewal and Resettlement. - [This] URBAN RENEWAL AND RESETTLEMENT shall include the rehabilitation and development of blighted and slum areas and the resettlement of Program beneficiaries OR AFFECTED ISS in accordance with the provisions of this Act. On-site development shall be implemented [whenever possible] AFTER THE CONDUCT OF ADEQUATE AND GENUINE CONSULTATION WITH THE AFFECTED ISFS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH

1 THE PEOPLE'S PLAN FORMULATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 23 OF THIS ACT, 2 in order to ensure minimum movement of occupants of blighted lands and slum areas. [The] WHERE DEMOLITION OR EVICTION IS ALLOWED IN THE AREA 4 OCCUPIED BY THE PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES OR AFFECTED ISFS AND ON- SITE RESETTLEMENT CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN BY REASON THEREOF, THE IN-CITY resettlement of the beneficiaries of the Program OR OF AFFECTED ISFS 7 from their existing places of occupancy shall be undertaken only [when on-site 8 development is not feasible and] after compliance with the procedures [laid down in] 9 PURSUANT TO Section 28 of this Act AND IN AÇCORDANCE WITH THE 10 PREFERENCE OF THE AFFECTED ISFS AS CONTAINED IN THE PEOPLE'S PLAN. SHOULD IN-CITY RESETTLEMENT NOT BE FEASIBLE, NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED. OFF-CITY RESETTLEMENT SHALL 14 ONLY BE RESORTED TO WHEN NEAR-CITY RESETTLEMENT IS NOT FEASIBLE, AND MUST SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF ADEQUATE AND RESPONSIVE CONSULTATION PRIOR TO RELOCATION, WHICH SHALL 17 REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING: (A) EFFECTIVE DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDING LAND RECORDS, THE PROPOSED PLAN OR PROJECT, ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS, AND COMPREHENSIVE RESETTLEMENT PLANS; (B) REASONABLE TIME FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED PLAN OR PROJECT; (C) PROVISION BY THE GOVERNMENT OR NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS OF LEGAL, TECHNICAL, AND OTHER ADVICE TO AFFECTED ISFS ON THEIR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS; (D) THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT SHALL PROVIDE AFFECTED ISFS, ADVOCATES, AND THE PUBLIC, WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO 29 COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN, OR PRESENT

1 ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS AND ARTICULATE THEIR DEMANDS AND 2 RESETTLEMENT PRIORITIES; (E) PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL OR PROJECT INTER-AGENCY 4 COMMITTEES, OR ANY OTHER MULTI-SECTORAL MECHANISMS, FORMED 5 BY IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATION 6 REGARDING RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTED ISFS; AND (F) MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, OR ADJUDICATION BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY VESTED WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY, SUCH 9 AS A COURT OF LAW, AS MAY BE APPROPRIATE, IN CASE NO AGREEMENT 10 IS REACHED ON THE PROPOSALS OF THE CONCERNED PARTIES, EXCEPT WHEN THE RESETTLEMENT IS DUE TO EVICTION OR DEMOLITION IN 12 AREAS COVERED UNDER SECTION 28 (A) AND (B)."

Sec. 5. Section 29 of Republic Act No. 7279 is hereby amended to read as

14 follows: "SEC. 29. Resettlement. - THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, JOINTLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE APPROPRIATE KEY SHELTER AGENCIES, SHALL BE CHARGED WITH THE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF: (A) CRAFTING THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN WHICH SHALL, IN 20 THE CASE OF NEAR-CITY OR OFF-CITY RELOCATION, BE CONCURRED WITH BY THE RECEIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, AND IN ALL CASES SHALL: (1) SPECIFY DETAILS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RELOCATION; (2) INCLUDE OR PRIORITIZE AS FIRST RECOURSE, TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, AND IN DESCENDING ORDER, ON-SITE, IN-CITY, NEAR-CITY, AND OFF-CITY OPTIONS; (3) INCLUDE THE BASIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES RELATIVE TO 27 THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, SECURITY, RECREATION,

1 RELIEF AND WELFARE, LIVELIHOOD, AND TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF 2 THE RELOCATEES; AND (4) COORDINATING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE 4 AND DEVELOPMENT WHENEVER THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE CAN BE 5 EXTENDED IN PARTICULAR TO MINORS, WOMEN, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (B) IMPLEMENTING THE RESETTLEMENT OF AFFECTED ISFS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LOCALITIES [Within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act, the 9 local government units, in coordination with the National Housing Authority, shall implement] AND the relocation and resettlement of [persons] ISFS living in danger areas such as esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, waterways, and in other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks, and playgrounds. The local government unit, in coordination with the National Housing 14 Authority, shall provide]; AND (C) PROVIDING relocation or resettlement sites with basic services and facilities and access to employment and livelihood opportunities sufficient to meet the basic needs of the affected [families] ISFS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MAY PURCHASE LANDS OUTSIDE ITS JURISDICTION, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ITS FEASIBILITY, VIABILITY, BUDGETARY 20 CONCERNS, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND OTHER RELEVANT LAWS. WHERE THE LAND OCCUPIED BY THE ISFS IS PRIVATELY OWNED, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT SHALL, IN COORDINATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE KEY SHELTER AGENCIES, NEGOTIATE WITH THE OWNER FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE OCCUPIED PROPERTY. SHOULD THE NEGOTIATION FAIL, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT MAY RESORT TO EXPROPRIATION: PROVIDED, THAT ITS EXERCISE SHOULD BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXPROPRIATION LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND PROCEDURES AND IN CONFORMITY TO EXISTING PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

1 UNITS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION ITS FEASIBILITY, VIABILITY, 2 BUDGETARY CONCERNS, ZONING ORDINANCES, AND OTHER RELEVANT 3 LAWS. IN INSTANCES WHEN THE RELOCATION OR RESETTLEMENT SITE IS 5 LOCATED IN ANOTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, THE IMPLEMENTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT AND THE CONCERNED NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SHALL, THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF 8 AGREEMENT, PROVIDE THE RECEIVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT WHERE 9 THE RELOCATION OR RESETTLEMENT SITE IS LOCATED, THE OTHER BASIC 10 SERVICES AND FACILITIES ENUMERATED UNDER SECTION 21 OF THIS ACT, INCLUDING A LIVELIHOOD COMPONENT FOR THE BENEFICIARIES BEING RELOCATED. THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SHALL FORMULATE THE IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE COST-SHARING MECHANISM NECESSARY TO 17 FULLY IMPLEMENT THE PROVISION OF SUCH OTHER BASIC SERVICES AND 18 FACILITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE FUNDING SOURCES PROVIDED UNDER 20 SECTION 42 OF THIS ACT, THE ALLOCATION FOR THE BASIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES MAY BE SOURCED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT IMPLEMENTING THE RELOCATION OR RESETTLEMENT FROM THE TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT APPROPRIATED FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS MANDATED UNDER SECTION 287 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'LOCAL 26 GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991'."

Sec. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Human

Settlements and Urban Development and the Department of the Interior and Local 29 Government shall, in consultation with appropriate government agencies, CSOs,

1 NGOs, representatives from the private sector, and ISFs, promulgate a new set of 2 implementing rules and regulations (IRR) within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of 3 this Act. The IRR shall include the following: (a) A template of a People's Plan that shall set the minimum standards and 5 guide ISFs in the preparation of their own People's Plan; and (b) A guide to the effective implementation of the People's Plan, including 7 details on the necessity of the issuance of internal memoranda by concerned agencies.

Sec. 7. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part, section or provision

9 of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining provisions not affected 10 thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Sec. 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations,

rules and regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Sec. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. Approved,