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14 H Congress of The Republic Second Regular Session of The Philippines

1) The document is a proposed bill that aims to provide habitable housing and resettlement for over 126,000 homeless families living in dangerous areas in Metro Manila. 2) It seeks to advance social justice by aiding the underprivileged who were affected by demolitions of homes in dangerous areas or disasters through establishing resettlement centers or housing programs. 3) The bill outlines guidelines for allocating funds exclusively for resettlement of underprivileged families in Metro Manila through community-led or off-site housing programs. It also provides penalties for any misuse of funds.

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14 H Congress of The Republic Second Regular Session of The Philippines

1) The document is a proposed bill that aims to provide habitable housing and resettlement for over 126,000 homeless families living in dangerous areas in Metro Manila. 2) It seeks to advance social justice by aiding the underprivileged who were affected by demolitions of homes in dangerous areas or disasters through establishing resettlement centers or housing programs. 3) The bill outlines guidelines for allocating funds exclusively for resettlement of underprivileged families in Metro Manila through community-led or off-site housing programs. It also provides penalties for any misuse of funds.

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14‘h CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC )


OF THE PHILIPPINES 1
Second Regular Session ) 9 FE& 24 A5 5 4

SENATE /

Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 1 of Article XI11 of the 1987 Constitution provides that:

“The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that
protect and enhance the right of all the people to human dignity, reduce social,
economic, and political inequalities, and remove cultural inequities by equitably
diffusing wealth and political power for the common good. x x x”

More than 126,230 families live in almost subhuman environment along ester-os, under
bridges, dump sites and other danger zones in Metro Manila, in which they are vulnerable to
natural and man-made disasters. It should come as no surprise that these areas are characterized
by limited access to basic services, no legal land tenure and insecure shelter generally on the
least appealing plots of land.

A Filipino once said, ‘‘Social justice, for us Filipinos, means a coherent, intelligible
system of law, made known to us, enacted by a legitimate government freely chosen by us, and
enforced fairly and equitably by a courageous, honest, impartial, and competent police force,
legal profession and judiciary, that: first, respects our rights and our freedoms both as individuals
and as a people; second, seeks to repair the injustices that society has inflicted on the poor by
eliminating poverty as rapidly as our resources and our ingenuity permit x x x.” (Jose W.
Diokno, in his essay “A Filipino Concept of Justice” published in Solidarity magazine in 1983)

Let us advance social justice by providing habitable housing for the homeless. This act
seeks to aid and alleviate the condition of the underprivileged and homeless citizens in areas
adversely affected by the demolition of houses/dwellings along danger areas such as esteros,
garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines, waterways and other public places such as sidewalks,
roads, parks and playgrounds as well as the victims of disasters and calamities and those affected
by government infrastructure projects.

Senator
idtb CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC )
OF THE PHILIPPINES 1
Second Regular Session )

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S.B. No. 3092

Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RESETTLEMENT, AID AND REHABILITATION


SERVICES FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS AFFECTED
BY THE DEMOLITION OF HOUSESIDWELLINGS ALONG DANGER AREAS SUCH
AS ESTEROS, GARBAGE DUMPS, RIVERBANKS, SHORELINES, WATERWAYS
AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES SUCH AS SIDEWALKS, ROADS, PARKS AND
PLAYGROUNDS AS WELL AS THE VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES
AND THOSE AFFECTED BY GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN
METRO MANILA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress


assembled:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to


assist the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas adversely affected by the
demolition of houses/dwellings along danger areas such as esteros, garbage dumps, riverbanks,
shorelines, waterways and other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks and playgrounds as
well as the victims of disasters and calamities and those affected by government infrastructure
projects.

SECTION 2. Statement of Objectives and Guidelines. - This Act is intended to help the
underprivileged and homeless citizens who suffered damages resulting from the demolition in or
the clearing up of the danger areas such as esteros, garbage dumps, riverbanks, shorelines,
waterways and other public places such as sidewalks, roads, parks and playgrounds as well as the
victims of disasters and calamities and those affected by government infrastructure projects in
Metro Manila. It aims to provide funds for the immediate relief of the displaced underprivileged
families and homeless citizens through the establishment of resettlement centers, home sites or
town sites, whether off-site or beneficiary-led, through the Community Mortgage Program or
other socialized housing programs.

SECTION 3. Guidelines in the Allocation of Funds. - Government funds and resources


shall be spent effectively in consonance with the principle of providing the greatest good for the
greatest number. Accordingly, the following guidelines shall be observed in allocating the funds
made available for the implementation of this Act:

(a) Funds shall be allocated exclusively for the underprivileged and homeless citizens
affected by the demolition of their houses/dwellings in Metro Manila;

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(b) Funds shall be exclusively for relocation or resettlement sites that will be
beneficiary-led or off-site under the Community Mortgage Program of the Social
Housing Finance Corporation or under the other socialized housing programs of
other agencies;

(c) Funds shall, when necessary, be for the construction of basic services and
facilities such as schools and health centers as well as roads or access to
employment and livelihood opportunities sufficient to meet the basic needs of the
affected families; and

(d) In no case shall any portion of the sum herein appropriated be used in payment of
any subsisting obligation contracted before the passage of this Act.

SECTION 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this


Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act until such time that the total
requirements for this purpose shall have been fully implemented.

SECTION 5. Determination of Beneficiaries and Projects. - The Office of the President


through the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), in consultation
with the Metro Manila Inter-Agency Committee (MMIAC) and the local government unit (LGU)
as host site, shall assist in the resettlement of beneficiaries through a beneficiary-led or off-site
Community Mortgage Program or other socialized housing programs. The Presidential
Commission for the Urban Poor, in coordination with the MMIAC and the LGU concerned, shall
take the census of beneficiaries and cross-check the same with the census of the National
Housing Authority ("A).

SECTION 6. Alpha Listing of Beneficiaries. - The HUDCC, in coordination with the


MMIAC, shall produce an alpha listing of the beneficiaries covered under this Act.

SECTION 7. Rules and Regulations. - The HUDCC, in coordination with the MMIAC,
shall, within thirty (30) days from the approval of this Act, issue the necessary rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 8. Penalty Clause. - Any person or persons who shall take advantage of the
situation for undue personal and private gain by committing an act of profiteering in the purchase
of lots or materials, or by committing an act of misrepresentation in the documentation, or by
falsifying reports shall be imposed the penalty of not more than six (6) years of imprisonment or
a fine of not less than Five thousand pesos (P5,OOO.OO) but not more than One hundred
thousand pesos (PlO0,OOO.OO). Any other illegal act that may be committed in relation thereto
shall be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

SECTION 9. Separabilily Clause. - If any provision of this Act shall be held


unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force
and effect.

SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. - Any law, decree, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby amended or repealed
accordingly.

SECTION 11. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

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