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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 72 - PROVIDING
FOR THE PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE
PLANS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS PURSUANT TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
OF 1991 AND OTHER PERTINENT LAWS
WHEREAS, RA 7160, otherwise known as the
Local Government Code of 1991 (LGC) provides that local government
units (LGUs) shall, in conformity with existing laws, continue to
prepare their respective comprehensive land use plans enacted through
zoning ordinances which shall be the primary and dominant bases for the
future use of land resources;
WHEREAS, the LGC further provides that the requirements for food
production, human settlements, and industrial expansion shall be taken
into consideration in the preparation of comprehensive land use plans;
WHEREAS, PD 933 and EO 648, S. of 1981, as amended by EO 90, S. of
1986, empower the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLRB) to
review, evaluate and approve or disapprove land use plans of cities and
municipalities;
WHEREAS, the aforesaid laws likewise authorize the HLRB to prescribe
the standards and guidelines governing the preparation of land use
plans, to monitor the implementation of such plans, and to adjudicate
and settle the disputes among LGUs over their land use plans and zoning
programs;
WHEREAS, RA 7279, otherwise known as the Urban and Housing Development
Act of 1992, in effect, reaffirms the above powers and functions of the
HLRB;
WHEREAS, there is a need to delineate the powers and responsibilities
of the LGUs and the HLRB in the preparation and implementation of
comprehensive land use plans under a decentralized framework of local
governance;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, upon the recommendation of
the Oversight Committee created under Sec. 533 of the LGC, do hereby
order and direct:
Section 1.
As a policy recommending body of the LGU, the city or municipal
development council (CDC/MDC) shall initiate the formulation or
updating of its land use plan, in consultation with the concerned
sectors in the community. For this purpose, the CDC/MDC may seek the
assistance of any local official or field officer of NGAs operating in
the LGU.
The city or municipal planning and development coordinator (CPDC/MPDC)
and/or the city or municipal agriculturist, if there is any, shall
provide the technical support services and such other assistance as may
be required by the CDC/MDC to effectively carry out this function.
The comprehensive land use plan prepared by the CDC/MDC shall be
submitted to the sangguniang panlungsod or sangguniang bayan, as the
case may be, for enactment into a zoning ordinance. Such ordinance
shall be enacted and approved in accordance with Articles 107 and 108
of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the LGC.
(b)
(c)
(d)
As a policy recommending body of the province, the provincial
development council (PDC) shall initiate the formulation or updating of
its land use plan, in consultation with the concerned sectors in its
component units. For this purpose, it may seek the assistance of any
provincial official or field officer of NGAs operating in the province.
The provincial planning and development coordinator (PPDC) and/or the
provincial agriculturist (PA) shall provide the technical support
services and such other assistance as may be required by the PDC to
effectively carry out this function.
The comprehensive land use plan prepared by the PDC shall be submitted
to the sangguniang panlalawigan for enactment into an ordinance. Such
ordinance shall be enacted and approved in accordance with Articles 107
and 108 of the IRR of the LGC.
Sec. 2.
(b)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
For purposes of policy coordination and uniformity in operational directions, the PLUC shall be attached to the PDC.
Any local planning and development coordinator and other officials of component units and field officers of NGAs operating in the province or region may be called upon by the PLUC to assist in the review of said plans. The technical secretariat of the PDC shall provide the necessary support services to the PLUC.
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
The PLUC shall call upon the concerned CPDC or MPDC whenever their respective land use plans are deliberated by the Committee.
The PLUC, through the chairman, shall submit its findings and recommendations to the sangguniang panlalawigan, which shall be considered by the said sanggunian in making its decision.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
Sec. 3.
Based on established national standards and priorities, the HLRB shall
continue to issue locational clearances for projects considered to be
of vital and national or regional economic or environmental
significance. Unless otherwise declared by the NEDA Board, all projects
shall be presumed locally-significant.
(b)
(c)
(1)
(2)
Sec. 4.
(b)
In addition, other NGAs concerned with land use are hereby directed to
extend such technical assistance as may be requested by LGUs. Such
assistance shall be extended at no extra cost to LGUs.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 25th day of March in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-three.
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