QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 108)
The EO states it is issued by the President “by virtue of the powers vested in me by law,” in line with the Administration’s priority to provide lands to landless and homeless Filipinos and to regularize the land tenurial status of informal settlers on public lands.
It covers a portion of Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) property located in Parola, Tondo and Binondo, Manila, described as covered by Original Certificate of Title No. 10722, with the full property approximate area of 781,857 square meters, more or less.
A portion endorsed for social housing, with an approximate area of 109,000 square meters, more or less, subject to final and actual survey.
Section 1 declares the specified GSIS property in Parola, Manila as a social housing site open for disposition to qualified occupants and beneficiaries, subject to conditions such as not obstructing an ongoing clearing project and complying with relevant sanitation laws.
The EO requires that the development of the area as a social housing project be pursued without obstructing the ongoing clearing project undertaken by the DPWH.
The EO references compliance with the Sanitation Code (P.D. 856) and its implementing rules and regulations.
The mode of disposition (along with qualification of beneficiaries, lot pricing, payment scheme, and guidelines) is not fixed in the EO itself; it is to be established, evaluated, and implemented by an Executive Committee composed of specified agencies.
The GSIS chairs the Executive Committee.
Members include: GSIS (chair), Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), Presidential Adviser for Special Concerns, National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Non-Government Organizations (NGO) as may be identified by the chair.
The Committee must ensure a “fair pricing and payment scheme” for the beneficiaries.
No. The EO mandates that the beneficiary guidelines, qualification of beneficiaries, proposed lot pricing, and payment scheme be established and implemented by the Executive Committee.
The whereas clauses emphasize the policy of regularizing the land tenurial status of informal settlers occupying public lands, and the dispositive clause opens the GSIS property for disposition to qualified occupants and beneficiaries.
It provides that if any provision is declared invalid by a competent court or tribunal, the remaining provisions not affected by the invalidity remain in full force and effect.
It takes effect immediately, as stated in Section 4.
Under the separability clause, the invalid portion is severed, and the other unaffected provisions remain in full force and effect.
An Executive Committee composed of GSIS (chair) and other government agencies (HUDCC, Presidential Adviser for Special Concerns, NAPC, DENR) and NGOs as identified by the chair.
It indicates that the stated 109,000 square meters is approximate and subject to confirmation by final and actual surveying for proper technical description before disposition.
Because the EO expressly requires non-obstruction, obstructing the clearing project could be a violation of EO conditions, potentially leading to administrative and/or legal challenges against implementation and approvals.
DENR is included for environmental considerations, and NAPC is included for anti-poverty concerns; the EO also includes HUDCC and the Presidential Adviser for Special Concerns to support housing and special policy oversight.