Policy and purpose of the reservation
- Proclamation No. 659 amends the reservation of certain Iloilo City land originally set aside for Central Bank site purposes.
- Proclamation No. 659 reserves the subject land for socialized housing purposes.
- Proclamation No. 659 opens the reserved land for disposition in favor of the actual occupants under Republic Act No. 7279, the Urban and Housing Development Act.
- Proclamation No. 659 subjects the reservation to actual survey and to private rights, if any there be.
Coverage: land parcels and legal treatment
- Proclamation No. 659 covers the parcels previously reserved under Proclamation No. 403, as amended by Proclamation No. 454, with an aggregate area of 22,477 square meters.
- Proclamation No. 659 identifies the reserved parcels in Iloilo City, Port Area, Island of Panay as:
- Lot 1, Plan NG-06-000008, a portion of Lot 1051, Cad-23, Iloilo Cadastre; and
- Lot 2, Plan NG-06-000008, a portion of Lot 1066, Cad-23, Iloilo Cadastre.
- Proclamation No. 659 states that the above parcels contain a total area of 22,477 square meters, more or less.
- Proclamation No. 659 requires disposition to follow actual survey results and recognizes private rights, if any, as affecting the parcels.
Housing disposition under R.A. 7279
- Proclamation No. 659 requires that disposition of the reserved land be open for disposition in favor of the actual occupants.
- Proclamation No. 659 ties eligibility and disposition rules to Republic Act No. 7279, the Urban and Housing Development Act.
- Proclamation No. 659 authorizes the issuance of a Special Patent by DENR for the socialized housing reserved area.
Road right-of-way and survey condition
- Proclamation No. 659 makes the reservation subject to minimum road right of way requirements of the Department of Public Works and Highways pursuant to Executive Order No. 621.
- Proclamation No. 659 makes the reservation and disposition subject to actual survey.
- Proclamation No. 659 recognizes that the parcels remain subject to private rights, if any there be.
Special patent issuance and reimbursement obligation
- Proclamation No. 659 authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to issue a Special Patent covering the area reserved for socialized housing purposes.
- Proclamation No. 659 specifies that the Special Patent shall be issued in favor of the National Housing Authority (NHA).
- Proclamation No. 659 requires the NHA to reimburse the national government the value of the land as provided in Republic Act No. 7279.
- Proclamation No. 659 requires reimbursement after the final payment of the areas reserved for socialized housing purposes by the qualified beneficiaries.
Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC) creation
- Proclamation No. 659 creates a Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC).
- Proclamation No. 659 designates the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Committee as Chair of the LIAC.
- Proclamation No. 659 designates the City Government of Iloilo as Co-Chair of the LIAC.
- Proclamation No. 659 includes the following as LIAC members: DENR, Presidential Commission on Urban Poor, and the representative of the homeowners association.
- Proclamation No. 659 directs the LIAC to prepare the implementing rules and regulations of the proclamation.
Implementation mechanics and coordination
- Proclamation No. 659 directs DENR to perform the legal act of issuing the Special Patent for the reserved housing area.
- Proclamation No. 659 directs the NHA to fulfill the reimbursement obligation after final payment by qualified beneficiaries.
- Proclamation No. 659 empowers the LIAC to develop the implementing rules and regulations to carry out socialized housing disposition for actual occupants.
- Proclamation No. 659 requires compliance with minimum road right of way standards set by the Department of Public Works and Highways under Executive Order No. 621.