Title
NBP Land Declared for Housing and Development
Law
Proclamation No. 1159
Decision Date
Sep 8, 2006
Proclamation No. 1159 designates the New Bilibid Prison Reservation as a socialized housing site, aiming to decongest Metro Manila and provide housing for underprivileged citizens, with the government overseeing the development and implementation of a Master Development Plan for the site.

Legal basis, policy, and constitutional anchors

  • The proclamation is anchored on Article XIII, Section 9 of the 1987 Constitution, requiring a continuing program of urban land reform and housing that makes affordable, decent housing available to underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban cities and resettlement areas.
  • The proclamation affirms a State policy of pursuing asset reform based on social justice, intended to redistribute physical assets to the poor.
  • The proclamation emphasizes land-resource allocation, utilization, management, and development under principles of economic growth and efficiency and social equity and justice.
  • The proclamation stresses that shelter programs generate economic benefits for marginalized sectors and “pump priming” effects in the economy.
  • The proclamation cites a presidential direction to decongest Metro Manila by forming new government and housing cores in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
  • The proclamation directs the HUDCC to rationalize land use and prepare a Master Development Plan to optimize remaining areas of the Muntinlupa Penitentiary for housing projects for government employees and legitimate occupants.

Coverage: land area and purposes

  • The proclamation applies to portions of the New Bilibid Prison Reservation encompassing an aggregate area of three hundred sixty six hectares and seven thousand square meters (366.7 hectares), more or less.
  • The declared area is “open for disposition and development” subject to conformity with the approved land use plan for the NBP identified as Annex A, and consistent with the NBP Master Development Plan framework, policies, guidelines, and strategies.
  • Land allocation within the declared site is governed by the specific square-meter allocations for each category of use set out in the proclamation.
  • Allocation is subject to revision and proration if the total land area determined by actual survey is less than the declared figure.
  • Disposition of land must be undertaken through “lawful and appropriate modalities” including sale, lease, usufruct, or other variants, consistent with applicable laws.

Land allocation and allocation revision

  • The proclamation allocates SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND (780,000) SQUARE METERS for government housing purposes, with priority given to Office of the President, Department of Justice/Bureau of Corrections, and DENR qualified employees.
  • The proclamation allocates TWO HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND (220,000) SQUARE METERS for mixed-income residential purposes, with priority given to existing and qualified residents within NBP.
  • The proclamation allocates FOUR HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND (440,000) SQUARE METERS for institutional, public or quasi-public purposes.
  • The proclamation allocates ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY THOUSAND (1,470,000) SQUARE METERS for mixed-use/commercial (residential purposes.
  • The proclamation allocates FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND (517,000) SQUARE METERS for open space/park purposes.
  • The proclamation allocates TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND (240,000) SQUARE METERS for implementation of the Daang-Hari-SLEX Road Link Project.
  • If the total land area upon actual survey is less than the specified aggregate area, the land allocation shall be revised and prorated according to the distribution above.

Inter-Agency Steering Committee governance

  • The proclamation creates an Inter-Agency Steering Committee composed of the HUDCC, DENR, the Office of the President (OP), the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR), the City Government of Muntinlupa, the National Housing Authority (NHA), and the Office of Lone Congressional District of Muntinlupa City.
  • The Inter-Agency Steering Committee oversees the preparation and implementation of the NBP Master Development Plan.
  • The Inter-Agency Steering Committee issues necessary implementing rules and regulations consistent with the proclamation and previous presidential directives.
  • The HUDCC acts as Chairman of the Inter-Agency Steering Committee.
  • The DOJ acts as co-chairman of the Inter-Agency Steering Committee.
  • The Inter-Agency Steering Committee and its members are authorized to use available resources and apply fund reflows, and to allocate, raise, or arrange necessary financing for different subprojects, subject to applicable government budget, accounting, and auditing laws, rules, and regulations.

Role of the lead implementing agency

  • The proclamation designates the NHA as the lead implementing agency or sponsor of all development subprojects within the NBP site.
  • The NHA may enter into “suitable and binding agreements” with other government agencies involved for the development of specific portions of the site and/or the implementation of a defined section of the NBP Master Development Plan.

Disposition modalities and usufruct rules

  • Land disposition under the proclamation is conducted through lawful modalities including sale, lease, usufruct, or other variants, consistent with applicable laws.
  • Usufruct applies to dwelling units in government and socialized housing sites within the NBP site.
  • Usufruct is granted for an initial period of fifty (50) years.
  • The beneficiary’s usufructuary right is not transferable to other parties.
  • The beneficiary’s usufructuary right is transferable only in cases of hereditary succession or to a relative on first degree of consanguinity.

Priority oversight priorities and disposition administration

  • The allocation for government housing purposes prioritizes the Office of the President, Department of Justice/Bureau of Corrections, and DENR qualified employees.
  • The allocation for mixed-income residential purposes prioritizes existing and qualified residents within NBP.
  • The Inter-Agency Steering Committee oversees the Master Development Plan to ensure the development framework and strategies are implemented for the declared site.
  • The NHA undertakes development subprojects as lead agency and can engage other government agencies for specific portions or defined plan sections.

Supersession and repeal/modification

  • Proclamation No. 1159 supersedes all other proclamations issued regarding the NBP site.
  • Inconsistent provisions in other proclamations regarding the NBP site are deemed repealed or modified.

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