Executive Order No. 116

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 116, August 15, 2002 ]

DECLARING PORTIONS OF THE BASES CONVERSION DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BCDA) PROPERTY, NAMELY, CAMP CLAUDIO AND CAMP ATIENZA SITUATED IN PARAÑAQUE CITY AND QUEZON CITY RESPECTIVELY, AS SOCIALIZED HOUSING SITES AND PROVIDING FOR, THE DISPOSITION THEREOF TO QUALIFIED OCCUPANTS AND BENEFICIARIES

WHEREAS, in line with the priority concern of the present Administration to provide lands to deserving landless and homeless Filipinos, the President has issued a memorandum dated 05 February 2001, directing all heads of the Government Departments, Agencies, Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations and their Instrumentalities to identify areas which may be identified for socialized housing purposes;

WHEREAS, said Memorandum is in accordance with the policy of the present Administration of regularizing the land tenurial status of informal settlers occupying public lands;

WHEREAS, the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA), a government corporation created under Republic Act No. 7227, accelerated the conversion of the military reservations into other productive uses, and pursuant to the same law, was given the authority to dispose of these military camp to provide funds for their development and conversion to productive civilian use;

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 7227, transferred to BCDA the ownership, administration and control of a substantial number of military reservations which include among others, Camps Claudio and Atienza, situated in Tambo, Parañaque City and Libis, Quezon City, respectively.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO , President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

Section 1. Declaration of Socialized Housing Sites. – In view of the need of the informal settlers to acquire home ownership and shelter security, the following portions of BCDA’s property located in Tambo, Parañaque City and Libis, Quezon City are hereby declared as socialized housing sites open for disposition to qualified occupants and beneficiaries:

a) Portion of Camp Claudio – 1.000 hectare

b) Portion of Camp Atienza – 0.534 hectare

The actual metes and bounds of the foregoing properties covered by this Office shall, as necessary, be subject to final survey.

Section 2. Implementation by the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). – The implementation of this Order shall be the responsibility of HUDCC as lead agency. In this connection, BCDA shall ensure the smooth turnover of the administration and control of the above-identified area subject of this Order to HUDCC for this purpose.

Section 3. Executive Committee. – An Executive Committee shall be created to assist HUDCC in implementing this Order. This committee shall be composed of HUDCC as Chair, and the following as members: BCDA, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP), Department of National Defense/Armed Forces of the Philippines (DND/AFP) in so far as military personnel residing in the areas covered, the Municipal Government and Congressional Representative of the respective locality.

The Executive Committee shall, among others, ensure that the actual metes and bounds of the properties covered by this Order are established through final survey, as necessary, and that the qualifications and identification of beneficiaries, and a fair lot/unit pricing and payment scheme, are established and implemented. The Committee shall take into consideration existing agreements with the different peoples’ organizations in the area.

Section 4. Funding. – The Executive Committee shall formulate a budget to implement this Order taking into account the funding requirements for the various activities (social preparation, census and tagging, ground survey, mobilization, etc.) that must be undertaken in connection hereof. The Department of Budget and Management shall ensure the provision of the funding requirements of the Executive Committee.

Section 5. Separability Clause. – In the event that any provision hereof is declared invalid by any competent court or tribunal, the other provisions hereof unaffected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6. Effectivity. – This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and two.1a⍵⍴h!1

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

By the President:

(SGD.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO
Executive Secretary

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