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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 14 -
DIRECTING PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS AND CITY MAYORS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT
THE PROYEKTONG PABAHAY SA PULIS IN EVERY PROVINCE AND CITY
WHEREAS, Sec. 9, Article II of the
Constitution states that "The State shall promote a just and dynamic
social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the
nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide
adequate social services, promote full employment, raise standard of
living, and an improved quality of life;
WHEREAS, consistent with this State policy there is a need to
accelerate the upliftment and life conditions of the members of the
Philippine National Police that is primarily charged with the
responsibility to protect the rights, security and property of
individuals and communities, as well as, ensure peace and order in
order to sustain an environment conducive for progress and development;
WHEREAS, a continuing and basic concern of the members of the
Philippine National Police is the alleviation and improvement of their
economic standing and quality of life of by providing them decent and
affordable housing units.
WHEREAS, in recognition of housing as catalyst of economic growth and
development, the State, as provided for under the Urban Development and
Housing Act of 1992 (UDHA), established the continuing program of urban
land reform and housing to make available, at affordable cost, decent
housing and basic services to the underprivileged and homeless citizens
including low-income groups;
WHEREAS, Sec. 39, Article X of the Urban Development and Housing Act
of 1992 mandated (charged) the local government units with the
implementation of this Act in their respective localities, in
coordination with the HUDCC and other government agencies, the
Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, the private sector and
other non-government organizations;
WHEREAS, Section s 17b3(viii), 17b4 and 20 of the Local Government Code
of 1991 specifically defined the functions and powers devolved to the
provinces and cities in relation to low-cost housing and land use
planning;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:
Section 1.
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Sec. 4.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 30th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred
and Ninety-Eight.
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