Legislative Proposals on Housing and Real Estate

PENDING HOUSE BILLS

On Housing and Urban Development

As of July, 2011

 

CREATING MANDATORY LOCAL HOUSING BOARDS

• HB00154:  AN ACT CREATING A LOCAL HOUSING BOARD IN EVERY CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND DEFINING ITS DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: OLIVAREZ, EDWIN L.
  Status: Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2010-12-01

• HB01161:  AN ACT CREATING A LOCAL HOUSING BOARD IN ALL CITIES AND FIRST TO THIRD CLASS MUNICIPALITIES, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-11-24

• HB03278:  AN ACT CREATING A LOCAL HOUSING BOARD IN ALL CITIES AND FIRST TO THIRD CLASS MUNICIPALITIES, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: EJERCITO, JOSEPH VICTOR GOMEZ
  Status: Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2010-12-01

 

HOUSING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS, FARMERS AND OTHER LOW INCOME GROUPS

• HB01329:  AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BAYANIHAN HOMEBUILDING PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME GROUPS THROUGH GRADUATED AMORTIZATION PAYMENT (GAP) SCHEME AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: MARCOLETA, RODANTE D.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB01498:  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE FARMERS HOUSING PROGRAM IN THE SECOND DISTRICT OF ILOILO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
  Principal Author: SYJUCO, AUGUSTO BOBOY, Ph.D.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB01645:  AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A HOUSING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB02561:  AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A HOUSING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS
  Principal Author: EJERCITO, JOSEPH VICTOR GOMEZ
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-23

• HB02576:  AN ACT TO ESTABLISH HOUSING LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM, PROVIDING MECHANISMS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-24

• HB03530:  AN ACT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A HOUSING PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-10-15

• HB04038:  AN ACT IMPROVING THE HOUSING PROGRAM SERVICES OF PAG-IBIG
  Principal Author: LAZATIN, CARMELO FELICIANO
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2011-01-31

 

ANTI-SQUATTING LAW AND RESETTLEMENT

• HB01337:  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SETTLEMENT, AID, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS 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 IN METRO MANILA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BAGATSING, AMADO SEVILLA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB02145:  AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8368, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “ANTI-SQUATTING LAW REPEAL ACT OF 1997″
  Principal Author: CALIMBAS-VILLAROSA, MA. AMELITA A.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-11

• HB03227:  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RESETTLEMENT, AID AND REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS 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 IN METRO MANILA AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: CASTELO, WINSTON “WINNIE”
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-09-21

 

GREENING PROGRAM AND ECOLOGY

• HB00320:  AN ACT INSTITUTING THE SUBDIVISION GREEN PARKS PROGRAM, GRANTING INCENTIVES FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FORESTED AREAS IN SUBDIVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: YAP, SUSAN A.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on REFORESTATION since 2010-07-27

• HB00492:  AN ACT GRANTING INCENTIVES TO SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN FORESTED AREAS WITHIN THEIR SUBDIVISIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: ANGARA, JUAN EDGARDO MANALANG
  Status: Pending with the Committee on REFORESTATION since 2011-03-14

• HB01194:  AN ACT INSTITUTING THE SUBDIVISION GREEN PARKS PROGRAM, GRANTING INCENTIVES FOR THE PLANTING OF TREES AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF FORESTED AREAS IN SUBDIVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: TEODORO, MARCELINO REYES
  Status: Pending with the Committee on REFORESTATION since 2010-08-02

• HB02236:  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF GREEN AREAS IN ALL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS NATIONWIDE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4726 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONDOMINIUM LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: TEODORO, MARCELINO REYES
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-16

• HB02303:  AN ACT REQUIRING ALL FILIPINOS IN URBAN CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, OWNING TWO HUNDRED (200) SQUARE METERS OF MORE VACANT LAND, TO RESERVE AND SEGREGATE AT LEAST TWENTY (20) PERCENT OF THEIR LAND TO PLANT TREES AND VEGETABLES
  Principal Author: ARQUIZA, GODOFREDO V.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-16

• HB03627:  AN ACT REQUIRING THE PLANTING OF TREES FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GLORIA A. MACARAEG
  Status: Pending with the Committee on REFORESTATION since 2010-11-15

 

ALLOCATING GOVERNMENT LANDS FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING

• HB01041:  AN ACT DECLARING ALL DISPOSABLE LANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAVE REMAINED IDLE AND SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL BE DEVELOPED INTO SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITE FOR LOW-SALARIED GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES AND SQUATTERS
  Principal Author: VIOLAGO, JOSEPH GILBERT FRANCISCO
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB01440:  AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY ALLOCATION OF FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL BUDGET OF EVERY PROVINCES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND CITIES FOR THE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR THE URBAN POOR
  Principal Author: LAZATIN, CARMELO FELICIANO
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB01818:  AN ACT DECLARING ALL DISPOSABLE LANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH HAVE REMAINED IDLE AND SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES SHALL BE DEVELOPED INTO SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITE FOR LOW-SALARIED GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES AND SQUATTERS
  Principal Author: SINGSON, ERIC JR. GACULA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-03

• HB02907:  AN ACT MANDATING THAT AT LEAST TEN PERCENT (10%) OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED LANDS TO BE SOLD, ALIENATED OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, BE SEGREGATED FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS
  Principal Author: CASTELO, WINSTON “WINNIE”
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-09-07

• HB03040:  AN ACT MANDATING THAT AT LEAST TEN PERCENT (10%) OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED LANDS TO BE SOLD, ALIENATED OR OTHERWISE ENCUMBERED FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES, BE SEGREGATED FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING PROJECTS
  Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-09-13

 

BALANCED HOUSING REQUIREMENT FOR CONDOMINIUM

• HB03188:  AN ACT REQUIRING DEVELOPERS OF PROPOSED CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS TO DEVELOP AN AREA FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4726 ENTITLED “THE CONDOMINIUM ACT”
  Principal Author: HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE RAMIREZ
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-09-21

• HB03189:  AN ACT REQUIRING DEVELOPERS OF PROPOSED CONDOMINIUM PROJECTS TO DEVELOP AN AREA FOR SOCIALIZED HOUSING, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279 ENTITLED “URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992″
  Principal Author: HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE RAMIREZ
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-09-21

CREATING A DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

• HB00384:  AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING, PLANNING, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, RATIONALIZING THE GOVERNMENT HOUSING SYSTEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GLORIA A. MACARAEG
  Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2010-07-27

• HB01157:  AN ACT DEFINING THE VISION AND POLICIES OF GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR, CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2010-11-24

• HB01231:  OMNIBUS HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Principal Author: CASTELO, WINSTON “WINNIE”
  Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2010-08-02

• HB02216:  AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDING ITS MECHANISMS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
  Principal Author: VALENCIA, RODOLFO GARONG
  Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2010-08-11

AMENDMENTS TO UDHA

1.       EVICTION AND DEMOLITION OF SQUATTERS

• HB01332:  AN ACT ALLOWING THE ORDER OF EVICTION OR DEMOLITION BY THE COURTS ONLY WHEN JUDGMENT BECOMES FINAL AND EXECUTORY AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT
  Principal Author: MARCOLETA, RODANTE D.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB04021:  AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT AGAINST FORCED EVICTIONS AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF THE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992
  Principal Author: BELLO, WALDEN
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2011-01-31

 

2.       BALANCED HOUSING PROVISIONS

• HB03451:  AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 18 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: MERCADO-REVILLA, LANI
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-10-11

• HB04022:  AN ACT TO PROMOTE BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRIBUTION TO EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING BACKLOG AND AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992 AND OTHER RELATED LAWS
  Principal Author: BELLO, WALDEN
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2011-01-31

• HB04371:  AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 18 AND 21 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAM, ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,” OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992″, TO INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF EDUCATION FACILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE TO THE BALANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
  Principal Author: VALENCIA, RODOLFO GARONG
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2011-03-21

 

3.       GENERAL PROVISIONS

• HB03403:  AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHT OF UNDERPRIVILEGED AND HOMELESS CITIZENS TO ADEQUATE HOUSING AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7279 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUING URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAM, ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” OR THE “URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING ACT OF 1992″
  Principal Author: TAÑADA, LORENZO III REYES
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-10-06

 

CISFA

• HB03512:  AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT FREE HOUSING PROJECTS IN SELECTED URBAN AND URBANIZABLE AREAS UNDER THE LOCAL HOUSING PROGRAM AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (e) SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7835, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SHELTER FINANCING ACT OF 1994
  Principal Author: LEONEN-PIZZARO, CATALINA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-10-15

 

DRIVE AGAINST PROFESSIONAL SQUATTING

• HB01152:  AN ACT TO DEFINE ENFORCEABLE JURIDICAL RELATIONS ON OCCUPANCY ON OR POSSESSION OR PRIVATE LANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES
  Principal Author: VILLAFUERTE, LUIS ROBREDO
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

• HB04101:  AN ACT TO INSTITUTE REFORMS IN THE GOVERNMENT’S DRIVE AGAINST PROFESSIONAL SQUATTERS AND SQUATTING RACKETEERIS OR SYNDICATES, STRENGTHENING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BAGATSING, AMADO SEVILLA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2011-02-08

 

PD 957

• HB04316:  AN ACT TO INSTITUTE REFORMS IN THE SUBDIVISION AND CONDOMINIUM BUYERS’ PROTECTIVE DECREE Principal Author: YAP, SUSAN A. Status: Approved on Third Reading on 2011-03-23

 

ON BUYING ON INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS (MACEDA LAW)

• HB01697:  AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION TO BUYERS OF REAL ESTATE ON INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS BY REQUIRING SUBDIVISION OR REAL ESTATE OWNERS TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL TITLE ON EVERY LOT AVAILABLE FIRST BEFORE OFFERING THE SAME FOR SALE, PROHIBITING ANY MORTGAGE ,LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE ON THE SAME, MAKING THE ANOTATION ON THE TITLE OF THE CONTRACT TO SELL OR SALE MANDATORY, MAKING IT COMPULSORY FOR THE EXECUTION OF A DEED OF ABSOLUTE SALE AND DELIVERY OF THE TITLE TO THE BUYER UPON COMPLETION OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS, AND PROVIDING OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2010-08-02

 

 

 

PENDING SENATE BILLS

On Housing, Real Estate, Land Use and Land Reform

As of July, 2011

 

HOUSING & URBAN DEVT. ACT

• SBN-751: Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
  An Act Defining the Vision and Policies of Government in the Housing and Urban Development Sector, Creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defining its Mandate, Powers and… Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-136: Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
  An Act Creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defining its Mandate, Powers and Functions, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 5, 2010 by Drilon, Franklin M.

• SBN-66: Omnibus Housing and Urban Development Act of 2010
  An Act Creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rationalizing the Organization and Functions of Government Agencies and Corporations Related to Housing and Urban… Filed on July 1, 2010 by Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

OTHER HOUSING-RELATED BILLS

• SBN-2699: Civil Service Housing Program of 2011
  An Act Establishing a National Housing Program for Government Employees, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes Filed on February 14, 2011 by Marcos, Ferdinand “Bongbong” R.

• SBN-2409: Incentives for Rental Residential Housing by the Private Sector Act
  An Act to Provide Incentives for the Private Sector to Undertake Rental Residential Housing At Rates Affordable to Low and Middle-Income Families and for Other Purposes Filed on August 16, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-2303: Housing Beneficiaries Act
  An Act Creating a Program Providing for the Organization of Housing Beneficiaries Into Manufacturing Cooperatives for the Fabrication of Housing Materials Required for the Construction of Their Houses Filed on August 3, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1806: Prohibiting the Filling of Waterways for Housing Projects
  An Act Prohibiting the Filling of Waterways in the Case of Housing Projects Filed on July 21, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1576: Volunteers for Nonprofit Organizations
  An Act Permitting Certain Minors to Work as Volunteers for Nonprofit Organizations Constructing Affordable Housing Filed on July 19, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1203: Public School Teachers Housing Program Act
  An Act to Institutionalize a Housing Program for Public School Teachers, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes Filed on July 12, 2010 by Villar, Manny B.

• SBN-969: Incentives for Rental Residential Housing by the Private Sector Act of 2010
  An Act to Provide Incentives for the Private Sector to Undertake Residential Housing At Rates Affordable by Low and Middle Rental Income Families, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 8, 2010 by Lapid, Manuel “Lito” M.

• SBN-918: Pilot Tribal Communities Act of 2010
  An Act to Prescribe the Establishment of Pilot Tribal Communities And/Or Housing in Each and Every Region in the Philippines, Including Metro Manila, Which Shall Serve as Model Human… Filed on July 8, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-807: Local Government Code (Secs. 447 and 458, R.A. 7160)
  An Act Creating the Local Housing Board and Amending Sections 447 and 458 of R.A. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-700: Housing Program for Teachers
  An Act to Provide for a Housing Program for Teachers Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-691: Local Housing Boards Act
  An Act Creating a Local Housing Board in All Cities and First to Third Class Municipalities, Providing for its Powers and Functions, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-391: Research, Hazard Intervention and National Outreach for Healthier Homes Act of 2010
  An Act to Improve Research on Health Hazards in Housing, to Enhance the Capacity of Programs to Reduce Such Hazards, to Require Outreach, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 6, 2010 by Trillanes, Antonio “Sonny” F.

REAL ESTATE

• SBN-2757: Real Estate Service Act
  An Act Promoting Employment Opportunities in Real Estate Service in the Philippines, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 9646, Otherwise Known as the Real Estate… Filed on March 23, 2011 by Trillanes, Antonio “Sonny” F., Marcos, Ferdinand “Bongbong” R., Lapid, Manuel “Lito” M.

• SBN-2626: Real Estate Service Act
  An Act Promoting Employment Opportunities in Real Estate Service in the Philippines, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 9646, Otherwise Known as the Real Estate… Filed on December 14, 2010 by Trillanes, Antonio “Sonny” F.

• SBN-2428: Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act
  An Act to Provide Additional Protection to Buyers of Real Estate on Installment Payments by Requiring Subdivision or Real Estate Owners to Have An Individual Title on Every Lot Available… Filed on August 17, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-785: Real Estate Taxes
  An Act Providing Tax Incentives to Developers and Builders of Residential Building And/Or Housing Projects by Exempting Them From the Payment of Real Estate Taxes, Defining the Condition… Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-757: Real Estate
  An Act to Provide Additional Protection to Buyers of Real Estate on Installment Payments by Requiring Subdivision or Real Estate Owners to Have An Individual Title on Every Lot Available… Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-658: Family Home Real Estate Tax
  An Act Amending Articles 155 and 157 of Executive Order No. 209 as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Family Code of the Philippines, So as to Strengthen the Provisions of the Law Governing… Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-598: Military Real Estate Development Act
  An Act Authorizing the Disposal And/Or Commercial Development of Certain Military Camps and Reservations, Creating for the Purpose the Military Real Estate Development Authority,… Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

 

LAND USE

• SBN-2673: National Land Use Act of the Philippines of 2011
  An Act Instituting a National Land Use Policy, Providing the Implementing Mechanisms Therefor, and for Other Purposes Filed on February 2, 2011 by Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

• SBN-2647: Land Reclassification Diligence Act of 2011
  An Act to Protect All Agricultural Lands From Indiscriminate Land Conversion, Amending Section 20 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as Local Government Code, for This Purpose Filed on January 24, 2011 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-2633: Revised Penal Code (Falsification of Torrens Certificate of Title)
  An Act to Impose Stiffer Penalty for the Falsification of Torrens Certificates of Title, Amending for the Purpose Articles 171 and 172 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known As, the… Filed on January 17, 2011 by Revilla Jr., Ramon A.

• SBN-2543: National Integrated Protected Areas System Act
  An Act Amending Section 16 of the Republic Act 7586 Otherwise Known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 Filed on September 28, 2010 by Revilla Jr., Ramon A.

• SBN-2506: Additional Ad Valorem Tax on Idle Lands
  An Act Increasing the Tax on Idle Lands, Amending for the Purpose, Section 236 of R.A. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991 Filed on September 13, 2010 by Revilla Jr., Ramon A.

• SBN-2432: Field of Land Title Insurance
  An Act Creating the Field of Land Title Insurance Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 612, Otherwise Known as the Insurance Code of 1978, as Amended by Presidential Decrees… Filed on August 23, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1947: Landowners Protection Act
  An Act Providing for a Mandatory Period to Relocate Squatters, Granting Disturbance Fees to Owners of Illegally Occupied Residential Land, and Penalizing Violations Thereof Filed on July 22, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1863: Falsification of Torrens Certificate of Title
  An Act Amending Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Penal Code, Articles 171 and 172, Imposing Stiffer Penalties for the Falsification of Torrens Certificates of Title Filed on July 22, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1369: National Land Use Act of the Philippines
  An Act Instituting a National Land Use Policy, Providing the Implementing Mechanisms Therefor, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 13, 2010 by Legarda, Loren B.

• SBN-1354: Billion Trees Act of 2010
  An Act to Spur the Planting of a Billion Trees Through Complementary Tree Planting Programs of the DENR and Various Government Agencies, Local Government Units and Communities, Schools and… Filed on July 13, 2010 by Legarda, Loren B.

 

LAND ADMINISTRATION

• SBN-2776: Land Administration Reform Act of 2011
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration Filed on March 31, 2011 by Lacson, Panfilo M.

• SBN-2114: Land Administration Reform Act
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration Filed on July 27, 2010 by Escudero, Francis “Chiz” G.

• SBN-2032: Land Administration Reform Act of 2010
  An Act Institutionalizing Reforms in Land Administration, Creating for the Purpose the Land Administration Authority and for Other Purposes Filed on July 26, 2010 by Angara, Edgardo J.

• SBN-1914: The Land Administration Reform Act
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration Filed on July 22, 2010 by Defensor Santiago, Miriam

• SBN-1366: Land Administration Reform Act of 2010
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration System, Creating the Land Administration Authority, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 13, 2010 by Legarda, Loren B.

• SBN-643: Land Administration Reform Act of 2010
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration Filed on July 7, 2010 by Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.

• SBN-142: Land Administration Reform Act of 2010
  An Act Instituting Reforms in Land Administration System, Creating the Land Administration Authority, and for Other Purposes Filed on July 5, 2010 by Cayetano, Pia S.