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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 131 - DECLARING
OPEN TO DISPOSITION FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING PURPOSES CERTAIN
GOVERNMENT-OWNED LANDS DEFINED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, OTHERWISE
KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992, AND PROVIDING
FOR DISPOSITION THEREOF
WHEREAS,
under Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the Urban Development
Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA), government-owned lands which have not been
used for the purposes for which they have been reserved or set aside
for the past ten (10) years from the effectivity of UDHA including
government-owned idle lands and alienable lands of the public domain —
and are suitable for socialized housing — shall be subject to
disposition in favor of UDHA beneficiaries or for socialized housing
purposes;
WHEREAS, mass housing has been reaffirmed by this government as a
centerpiece program in its poverty alleviation efforts pursuant to
Executive Order No. 20 dated 28 May 2001;
WHEREAS, mass housing may be effected, among others, through the
regularization of land tenure of informal settlers on government-owned
lands which have not been used for the purposes for which they have
been reserved or set aside for the past ten (10) years from the
effectivity of UDHA including government-owned idle lands and alienable
lands of the public domain and are suitable for socialized housing; and
WHEREAS, through numerous laws and executive issuances, the Housing and
Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) has been identified as
the sole lead agency in the implementation of the government’s
shelter/housing program.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines do hereby declare and order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
The HUDCC is hereby directed to submit immediately an updated list of
government-owned lands suitable for socialized housing purposes.
The HUDCC shall make recommendation for the President relative to the
disposition of the lands subject hereof.
All government agencies, instrumentalities, subdivisions or
government-owned or controlled corporations which HUDCC may call upon
to participate in the disposition program pursuant to the provisions of
this Order are hereby directed to give full cooperation and support to
HUDCC.
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Done in the City of Manila,
this 1st day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Two.
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