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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 153 -
INSTITUTING THE NATIONAL DRIVE TO SUPPRESS AND ERADICATE PROFESSIONAL
SQUATTING AND SQUATTING SYNDICATES, AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDERS NOS. 178,
S. 1999 AND 129, S. 1993, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS,
various instruments have been issued under Republic Act No. 7279,
otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of
1992, instituting mechanisms to curb the nefarious activities of
professional squatters and squatting syndicates;
WHEREAS, there is need to further intensify the national drive against
these criminal elements that prey on people who need most the
protection of the law;
WHEREAS, there is need to re-orient and strengthen the existing
mechanisms to effectively curtail said menace; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book III of Executive Order
No. 292 or the Administrative Code of 1987 provides for the continuing
authority of the President to reorganize the administrative structure
of the Office of the President.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
The Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with HUDCC’s functions
under this Order, shall take the lead in the prosecution of identified
professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
The National Committee Against Squatting Syndicates and Professional
Squatters established under Executive Order No. 129 dated 15 October
1993 is hereby abolished. All the functions thereof are hereby
transferred to the HUDCC. Any reference to the National Committee shall
by virtue hereof be read as referring to HUDCC insofar as such is not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Order.
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The above agencies are hereby directed to designate full-time staff who shall be tasked to coordinate with and work closely with HUDCC and DOJ.
Sec. 4.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is hereby directed to designate
full-time staff and/or personnel for the NPTF.
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DONE in the City of Manila,
this 10th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand Two.
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