Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 653)
Proclamation No. 653 amends Proclamation No. 26 dated July 9, 1920, by segregating a portion of land reserved for school purposes in Barangay Sagpon, Daraga, Albay, and reserving it for housing purposes open for disposition in favor of actual occupants.
The land area reserved for housing purposes is SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX (17,476) square meters, more or less.
The area reserved for socialized housing purposes shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of RA 7279, also known as the Urban Development and Housing Act.
The reserved housing site shall be under the supervision of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the National Housing Authority (NHA).
An Inter-Agency Committee was created, chaired by the HUDCC, with the Local Government Unit (LGU) as Vice Chairman, and representatives from the National Housing Authority, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Homeowners Association as members.
No, parts of the housing site used or earmarked for public or quasi-public purposes shall be excluded from disposition.
Except in favor of the government or its branches/agencies, lands disposed of shall not be subject to alienation or encumbrance for ten (10) years from issuance of title or execution of contract; they also cannot satisfy any debt contracted before the expiration of the period. However, improvements on the land may be mortgaged to qualified persons or entities.
Yes, the proclamation is subject to the minimum road right of way requirements of the Department of Works and Highways pursuant to Executive Order No. 621.