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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70 - DECLARING
PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY OF THE BASES CONVERSION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
LOCATED IN FORT BONIFACIO AND ITS ENVIRONS AS SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITES
AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSITION THEREOF TO QUALIFIED OCCUPANTS AND
BENEFICIARIES
WHEREAS,
in line with the priority concern of the present Administration to
provide lands to deserving landless and homeless Filipinos, the
President has issued a memorandum dated 05 February 2001, directing all
heads of Government Departments, Agencies, Government-Owned and
Controlled Corporations and their Instrumentalities to identify areas
which may be identified for socialized housing purposes;
WHEREAS, said Memorandum is in accordance with the policy of the
present Administration of regularizing the land tenurial status of
informal settlers occupying public lands;
WHEREAS, the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), a
government corporation created under Republic Act No. 7227, accelerated
the conversion of the military reservations into other productive uses,
and pursuant to the same law, was given the authority to dispose of
these military camp to provide funds for their development and
conversion to productive civilian use;
WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7227, transferred to BCDA the ownership,
administration and control of a substantial portion of Fort Bonifacio
consisting of 723.3 hectares;
WHEREAS, a portion of the Fort Bonifacio property consisting of 119
hectares has been designated as the Bonifacio Housing and Information
Technology Zone (BHIT Zone) pursuant to the Master Development Plan for
the area which was updated pursuant to A.O. No. 25, series of 1998;
WHEREAS, portions of the said BHIT Zone are currently occupied by
informal dwellers;
WHEREAS, another portion of the Fort Bonifacio property identified as
Lupang Katuparan covering an area of approximately 48 hectares is
currently being developed as land-based housing site to accommodate the
families to be affected by BCDA Projects;
WHEREAS, the Pamayanang Diego Silang area located along the C-5 Road
with a total of 2,880 units in 5-storey medium rise buildings spread
out over 23.86 hectares was developed for socialized housing purposes
primarily to accommodate the families to be affected by BCDA Project as
well as military, BCDA and PNP/DILG/NAPOLCOM personnel;
WHEREAS, the area known as Philippine Centennial Village located along
the C-5 Road with a total of 1,140 units in 5-storey medium rise
buildings covering 13.08 hectares was developed for socialized housing
purposes primarily to accommodate the families to be affected by BCDA
Projects.
WHEREAS, the BCDA as contained in its Board Resolution No. 2002-01-011
has signified its approval to dispose of approximately 35 hectares of
occupied portions of the BHIT Zone, Pamayanang Diego Silang covering
13.08 hectares, including 2,880 residential units in medium rise
buildings, Philippine Village Centennial Village covering 23.86
hectares including 1,140 residential units in medium rise buildings,
and approximately 48 hectares at Lupang Katuparan, to qualified
occupants and beneficiaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1.
a)
b)
c)
d)
This declaration shall include in the case of Pamayanang Diego Silang, 2,880 residential units in 5-storey medium rise buildings found therein, and, in the case of Philippine Centennial Village, 1,140 residential units in 5-storey medium rise buildings therein.
The actual metes and bounds of the foregoing properties covered by this Order shall, as necessary, be subject to final survey.
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
The Executive Committee shall, among others, ensure that the actual
metes and bounds of the properties covered by this Order are
established through final survey, as necessary, and that the
qualifications and identification of beneficiaries, beneficiary
guidelines, and a fair lot/unit pricing and payment scheme, are
established and implemented. The Committee shall take into
consideration existing agreements with the different peoples’
organizations in the area.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
Two.
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