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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 399
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 399 -
LIMITING THE USE OF A STRIP OF ONE THOUSAND METERS OF A LAND ALONG ANY
EXISTING, PROPOSED OR ON-GOING PUBLIC HIGHWAY OR ROAD, UNTIL THE
GOVERNMENT SHALL HAVE A COMPETENT STUDY AND HAVE FORMULATED A
COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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WHEREAS, it
becomes imperative to limit the use of all lands of the public domain
within a strip of one thousand (1,000) meters along existing, proposed
or on-going public highway or road for the purpose of formulating a
comprehensive land use and development plan; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is necessary to limit the use of these lands in favor of
human settlement sites, land reform, relocation of squatters from
congested urban areas, tourism development, agro-industrial estates,
environmental protection and improvement, infrastructure and other
vital projects to support the socio-economic development program of the
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and pursuant
to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order
No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Any provision of law, decree, or order to
the contrary notwithstanding, all lands of the public domain within a
strip of one thousand (1,000) meters along any existing, proposed or
on-going public highway or road outside existing towns cities and
settlements are withdrawn from settlement or sale until an appropriate
government agency shall have made a competent study and formulated a
comprehensive and integrated land use and development plan for such
lands.
Section 2. These lands of the public domain within
the strip of one thousand meters along said public highways or roads
shall be first available for human settlement sites, land reform,
relocation of squatters from congested urban areas, tourism
development, agro-industrial estates, environmental protection and
improvement, infrastructure and other vital projects in support of the
socio-economic development program of the Government. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 3. Likewise, all lands owned by private
persons within the strip of one thousand meters along existing,
proposed or on-going public highways or roads shall first be available
for human settlement sites, land reform, relocation of squatters from
congested urban areas, tourism development, agro-industrial estates,
environmental protection and improvement, infrastructure and other
vital projects in support of the socio-economic development program of
the Government. The owners of these lands shall not develop or
otherwise introduce improvements thereon without previous approval from
the proper government agency, who shall in this case be the Chairman of
the Human Settlements and Planning Commission.
Section 4. The Chairman of the Human Settlements and
Planning Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement
this Decree.
Section 5. This Decree shall take effect
immediately. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Done in the City of Manila,
this 28th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-four.
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