EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.

129 October 15, 1993

ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO CURTAIL THE ACTIVITIES
OF PROFESSIONAL SQUATTING SYNDICATES AND PROFESSIONAL SQUATTERS
AND INTENSIFYING THE DRIVE AGAINST THEM
WHEREAS, it is imperative to arrest the proliferation of squatters in the urban areas, which is
aggravated by the activities of squatting syndicates;
WHEREAS, there is a need to effect the identification and registration of the rightful
beneficiaries of the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA), who will be affected by the
urgent infrastructure projects of government as against professional squatters and squatting
syndicates;
WHEREAS, UDHA mandates the Local Government Units (LGUs), the Department of Interior
and Local Government (DILG), and the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP) to
identify and effectively curtail the nefarious and illegal activities to professional squatters and
squatting syndicates, as well as to implement relocation and resettlement procedures;
WHEREAS, there is a need to protect the rightful beneficiaries of the UDHA from the squatter
syndicates and professional squatters, who continuously prey on and victimize the former by
sowing disinformation, collecting fees, and inflicting harassment;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to establish a mechanism that shall ensure compliance with the
provisions of the UDHA and its implementing rules and regulations relative to demolition and
eviction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers
vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
In accordance with the Urban Development Housing Act of 1992 (RA 7279) the following are
hereby defined:
1.1 "Professional Squatters" refers to individuals or groups who occupy lands without the
express consent of the landowner and who have sufficient income for legitimate housing. The
term shall also apply to persons, who have previously been awarded homelots or housing units
by the Government but who sold, leased or transferred the same and settled illegally in the same
place or in another urban area, and non-bonafide occupants and intruders of lands reserved for
socialized housing. The term shall not apply to individuals or groups, who simply rent land and
housing from professional squatters or squatting syndicates.
1.2 Squatting syndicates refers to groups of persons engaged in the illegal business of squatter
housing for profit or gain.
Sec. 2. CREATION OF COMMITTEE AGAINST SQUATTING SYNDICATES AND
PROFESSIONAL SQUATTERS
2.1. National Committee
2.1.1 A National Committee Against Squatting Syndicates and Professional Squatters is
hereby created composed of the following:
a. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)

b. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)

c. Department of Justice (DOJ)

d. Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP)
e. Philippine National Police (PNP)
f. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
g. Representative of PCUP accredited National Urban Poor Organization
h. Representative of a Non-Government Organization
DILG shall be the Chairman, HUDCC as Co-Chairman, and the remaining agencies as
Members.
2.1.2 The Committee shall have the following functions:
a. Oversee and coordinate government activities relative to the intensified drive
against professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
b. Recommend appropriate measures/actions to curtail the activities of
professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
c. Provide assistance to local government units in the implementation of UDHA
provisions relative to squatting syndicates and professional squatters and make
available, through the PNP and DOJ, a consolidated list of squatting syndicates
and professional squatters.
d. Update the Office of the President and submit reports thereof on the
implementation of this EO.
2.2. Local Committee
2.2.1 All government units are hereby directed to create a Committee Against Squatting
Syndicates and Professional Squatters composed of the following:
a. The mayor of the concerned cities/municipalities with permanent alternate;
b. The local chief of PNP with permanent alternate;
c. Representative of the PCUP with permanent alternate;
d. President of the PCUP accredited urban poor organization with permanent
alternate; and
e. A representative from the private sector who shall be chosen by the above
members.
2.2.2 The Committee shall have the following functions:

a. Within 60 days from the effectivity of this Order, adopt the necessary measures
to identify and effectivity curtail the activities of professional squatters and
squatting syndicates, including the name of public officials and/or private
individuals or companies abetting or tolerating the commission of the act;

b. Provide the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC)

and NHA copies of identified squatting syndicates and professional squatters in
order to safeguard against their inclusion in future programs/projects and
recommend disqualification in existing programs.
c. Provide legal assistance to victims of professional squatters/syndicates and
make available, through the PNP and DOJ, a consolidated list of squatting
syndicates and professional squatters;
d. File the necessary charges before the court or Prosecutor's Office;
e. Undertake investigation in violation cases on demolition and eviction
forwarded to it and recommend appropriate actions on the same to the concerned
agencies.
f. Monitor demolition and eviction activities; hence, it shall draw up and establish
its monitoring system;
g. Submit reports to the National Committee Office of the President, copy-furnish
concerned agencies involved in the implementation of RA 7279; and
h. Call on any government entities for assistance, if necessary.
Sec. 3. ACTION AGAINST OFFENDERS
3.1 The LGUs, upon the recommendation of their local committees, shall summarily evict the
offenders and demolish their dwelling structures.
3.2 The LGUs, PCUP, and PNP shall monitor and implement Section 30 of Republic Act No.
7279 regarding new illegal entrants, defined as those guilty of squatting after the effectivity of
said Act.
3.3 The concerned agencies herein identified shall enforce Section 45 (Penalty Clause) of
Republic Act No. 7279 on new illegal entrants.
Sec. 4. REPEALING
All executive orders, rules, regulations and other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this
Executive Order are hereby repealed or accordingly modified.
Sec. 5. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE
This Executive Order shall take effect upon publication in a newspaper of general circulation as
provided by law.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 15th day of October in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and ninety-three.

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 143 December 13, 1993

DIRECTING THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING
COUNCIL TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PABAHAY PROGRAM, AND DEFINING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CERTAIN
AGENCIES WHICH WILL BE INVOLVED THEREIN
WHEREAS, Section 39 of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the "Urban Development
and Housing Act", mandates local government units (LGUs) with the implementation of said Act
in their respective localities in coordination with the Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and other concerned government agencies;
WHEREAS, the provisions of Title IV, Book II of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as
the "Local Government Code of 1991", authorize LGUs to contract indebtedness, avail of credit
facilities or issue bonds, debentures or other forms of projects in their respective localities;
WHEREAS, the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) has established a special
development loan window with an initial allocation of P1.0 Billion for direct lending to LGUs
for their socialized housing projects;
WHEREAS, the Home Insurance and Guaranty Corporation (HIGC) has established its own
program, corollary to that of HDMF's, known as the "Municipal Pabahay Guaranty Program",
whereby the HIGC shall guarantee the bonds, securities or other forms of obligations which shall
be floated or issued by LGUs;
WHEREAS, the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) is the government
housing agency tasked to develop a viable secondary mortgage system to generate funds for
"buyer's financing", whose support is likewise necessary for the success of LGU-initiated
socialized housing projects; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for a single agency to coordinate and oversee the efforts of all
government housing agencies involved in assisting LGUs in their respective socialized housing
projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. Implementation of a Local Government Pabahay Program. - The HUDCC is directed to
coordinate and oversee the efforts of all government housing agencies involved in assisting
LGUs in their respective socialized housing projects, especially those of the HDMF, HIGC and

NHMFC, into a coordinated and synchronized program to be known as the "Local Government
Pabahay Program". In this regard, the HUDCC shall further undertake and conduct an intensive
training program on local shelter strategy formulation for LGUs participating in such program.
Sec. 2. Creation of Advisory Committee. - An Advisory Committee is created to ensure regular
consultations with and active involvement of all sectors in the Local Government Pabahay
Program. This Advisory Committee shall be chaired by the HUDCC Chairman and co-chaired by
the Chief Executive Officer of HDMF, and shall have the following members: Secretary of the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), or his duly authorized representative;
the respective Chief Executive Officers of the NHMFC, HIGC, the National Housing Authority,
and the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board; Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila
Authority; President of the League of Provinces, Cities and Municipalities; and a representative
from the private sector to be designated by the President.
Sec. 3. Agency Responsibilities. - Anent the implementation of the Local Government Pabahay
Program, and subject to the limitations and requirements of their respective charters and other
existing laws, and without impairing their financial or required reserve positions, the following
agencies are directed as follows:

a. The HDMF shall support the program through its special development loan window, by
allocating such amounts it may deem sufficient for the purpose, for direct lending to
LGUs in order to finance their respective socialized housing projects, or for investment in
bonds, securities, and other forms of obligations which may be issued or floated by
participating LGUs;
b. The NHMFC and HDMF shall make available "buyer's financing" for the socialized
housing projects of all participating LGUs. In this connection, NHMFC may issue notes
to be known as Local Government Pabahay Participating Certificates to supplement its
existing take-out fund or to match the special development loan fund of the HDMF;
c. The HIGC shall guaranty the bonds, securities and other forms of obligations issued by
participating LGUs and/or the NHMFC;
d. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall facilitate
coordination and ensure smooth implementation of the program at the local government
level;
e. The Department of Agrarian Reform shall prioritize the processing of applications for
the conversion of agricultural lands identified by LGUs as suitable for socialized housing
projects and which have been classified into residential, industrial, commercial, or mixed,
pursuant to the LGUs' respective zoning ordinances or land use plans; and
f. Other government agencies whose services are deemed necessary to assure the
successful implementation of the program shall, upon request, extend the appropriate
assistance and support to the HUDCC.
Sec. 4. Implementing Guidelines. - The HUDCC shall, in consultation with the Advisory
Committee, promulgate rules, regulations and guidelines necessary to effectively implement the
Local Government Pabahay Program.
Such rules, regulations and guidelines shall, among others, provide and ensure that housing
projects to be supported under said program shall be low-cost in nature to enable families with
low income levels to become beneficiaries thereof, and the terms and conditions of the credit or

guaranty arrangements to be granted or provided to LGUs by the government housing agencies

concerned shall be consistent with the pertinent guidelines of the Unified Home Lending
Program or Expand Housing Loan Program.
Sec. 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Executive Order is declared invalid, the
validity of the other provisions hereof shall be unaffected thereby. lawphi1.net
Sec. 6. Repealing Clause. - All executive and other administrative issuances or parts thereof
inconsistent with this Executive Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. lawphi1.net
Sec. 7. Effectivity. - This Executive Order shall take effect upon its publication in a newspaper of
general circulation.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 13th day of December in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Ninety-Three.