Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 187)
The proclamation reserves a parcel of land in the District of Tondo, City of Manila, as a site for low-cost housing projects under the administration of the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation.
It is authorized under Section 83 of Commonwealth Act No. 141.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources recommended the reservation.
The People's Homesite and Housing Corporation will administer the low-cost housing projects.
The tract of land is bounded on the north by the Tondo Tenement House and the Estero de Vitas, on the east by private properties, on the south by Azcarraga Street, and on the west by the Dewey Boulevard Extension.
Yes, the reservation is subject to private rights, if any there be.
No, the reservation is subject to future survey to determine the exact area of the land.
President Elpidio Quirino executed the proclamation, and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines was affixed to it with the signature of the Executive Secretary, Teodoro Evangelista.
The legal effect is to set aside the specified land for development as sites for low-cost housing projects, restricting other uses and ensuring management by the People's Homesite and Housing Corporation.
The location in Tondo, a district in Manila, is significant because it provides an urban site for developing affordable housing to address housing needs in a densely populated city area.