The proposed measure mandating onsite, in-city, near-city, or off-city relocation of informal settler families (ISFs) has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives.
The proposed measure mandating onsite, in-city, near-city, or off-city relocation of informal settler families has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives.Also known as House Bill No.5, the measure gained third reading approval via vote line of 254-0-0 during plenary session Monday afternoon, Nov. 14.
The measure was mainly authored by House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre. It seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7279, or the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992. “While the government has been providing resettlement sites to informal settler families, these sites have been mostly off-city. These do not provide employment opportunities and livelihood, as well as social services,” they said.
They added that HB No. 5 seeks to address such issue, by providing for a local government-led onsite housing for ISFs and mandating that off-city relocation may be resorted to only when in-city or near-city resettlement is not feasible.“The bill also provides for social preparation activities for beneficiaries and the institutionalization of a people’s plan developed by beneficiary families in coordination with the implementing local government unit ,” the authors said.
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