Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11396)
The short title of Republic Act No. 11396 is the 'SUCs Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) Act.'
The policy is to provide for a national, holistic, efficient, and just allocation, utilization, development, and management of the country's land and water resources consistent with the principles of equity, social justice, environmental integrity, and sustainable development for the common good.
All state universities and colleges (SUCs), through their governing boards, are required to prepare and implement a LUDIP.
A LUDIP must include a campus planning framework, detailed geographical descriptions and surveys of the SUC sites, an inventory of existing buildings and infrastructure, cadastral surveys including land disputes and hazards, descriptions of core academic and residential areas including dormitories and housing sites, descriptions of lands used for commercial agriculture and other activities, design and estimated costs of infrastructure needs, and a financial plan.
The LUDIP shall be submitted to CHED within two (2) years after the approval of the Act, with periodic updates as needed and review by the governing board every ten (10) years after approval.
No, no new infrastructure project shall be approved and implemented in any SUC unless the LUDIP has been implemented and submitted to the CHED.
Infrastructure projects include construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of roads and bridges, railways, airports, seaports, communication facilities, irrigation, flood control and drainage, water supply and sewerage systems, shore protection, power facilities, national buildings, school buildings, hospital buildings, and other related government capital investment projects.
The Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP-SURP), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (LMB-DENR), and other government offices or agencies must provide assistance.
CHED is responsible for receiving the LUDIP submissions, being informed of any changes, ensuring periodic reviews, and leading the formulation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations in coordination with other agencies.
The Act took effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.