EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 258
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 258 -
PRESCRIBING TIME STANDARDS IN THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR HOUSING
PROJECTS
WHEREAS,
the President declared mass housing as the centerpiece program of the
Estrada administration through the issuance of Executive Order No. 159
dated 12 October 1999; and,
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 159 (s. 1999) as amended by Executive
Order 216 (s. 2000) further strengthened the Housing and Urban
Development Coordinating Council and mandated it to coordinate and
monitor the activities of all government agencies undertaking housing
projects, including those of local government units, to ensure the
accomplishment of the government’s housing program.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order:
Section 1. Prescribing Time Standards for the
Issuance of Housing Permits. — The following agencies of the national
government shall adopt the following time standards in the issuance of
permits for housing projects:
a.
Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
•
Zoning Certification and Indorsements within five (5) days upon receipt
of completed application.
• Certificates
of Registration (CR) and Licenses to Sell (LTS) within thirty (30) days
upon receipt of completed application.
b. Department
of Agriculture
•
Certifications stating eligibility for reclassification of agricultural
lands, including the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and
Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) certifications, within ten (10) days
upon receipt of application and by the DA-Regional Field
Unit.
c. Department
of Agrarian Reform
•
Conversion Order (CO) applications within thirteen (13) days upon
receipt of completed application.
d. Department
of Environment and Natural Resources
•
National Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS) Certification stating
whether the project area is within or outside the NIPAS, within five
(5) days upon receipt of completed application.
• Issuance of
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) and Environmental Clearance
(EC) applications within forty-five (45) days of application.
• Verified
survey returns within fifteen (15) days upon submission of survey
returns to the DENR.
e. Laguna Lake
Development Authority (DENR attached)
•
LLDA Clearance for areas within its jurisdiction within fifteen (15)
days upon receipt of completed application and conduct of inspection.
f. Land
Registration Authority (DOJ attached)
•
Titles of lots of approved housing projects within fifteen (15) days
upon receipt of completed application.
g. Local
Government Units
•
Issuance of Development Permits within thirty (30) days upon receipt of
completed application.
Sec. 2. Formulation of Implementing Guidelines and
Monitoring. — The HUDCC, together with the concerned agencies, shall
formulate the implementing guidelines of this order within 45 days from
the date of effectivity of this order. The HUDCC and DILG shall monitor
the compliance of the concerned national government agencies and the
local government units, respectively, with the provision of this Order.
In this regard, the HUDCC and DILG shall submit regular reports to the
Presidential Commission on Mass Housing (PCMH).
The HUDCC and DILG may call on the support and assistance of other
government agencies, bureaus and instrumentalities, including private
sector organizations, in the implementation of this Order.
Sec. 3. Separability Clause. — In the event 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.
Sec. 4. Effectivity. — This order shall take
effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Twenty Hundred.
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