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WHEREAS, Republic Act 7278 otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing (UDHA) of 1992 mandates as a state policy the upliftment of the conditions of the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas and in resettlement areas by making available to them decent housing at affordable cost, basic services and employment opportunities.

WHEREAS, Section 2 of the aforesaid law provides that it shall be the policy of the State to undertake, in cooperation with the private sector, a comprehensive and continuing Urban Development and Housing Program  which shall provide a decent shelter to the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban areas and resettlement areas whose lives are generally marked by economic insecurities and whose occupancy on the land is uncertain;

WHEREAS, Section 16 of the Local Government of 1991 empowers every local government unit, including the City Government of Valenzuela, to exercise powers expressly granted, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate or incidental for its efficient and effective governance, and those essential to the promotion of the general welfare which among other things, includes the preservation of comfort and convenience of its inhabitants.

WHEREAS, the Housing and Resettlement Office as an implementing arm of the City Government of Valenzuela is in charge of matters relating to housing, relocation, conducts monitoring and coordination to national government agencies and resettlement of informal settlers in Valenzuela;

WHEREAS, numerous ISC of Valenzuela City who are entitled to socialize housing are financially incapable to comply with the requirements prescribed by law in order to establish their respective socialize housing projects;

WHEREAS, the City Government of Valenzuela signified its consent to give its support to all qualified ISC of Valenzuela City who are in dire need of financial assistance in complying the requirements for their social housing project;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED as it is hereby ORDAINED by the City Council of Valenzuela in a session duly assembled the following:

SECTION 1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Assistance to Informal Settler Communities Ordinance providing mechanisms and appropriating funds thereof.

SECTION 2. Definitions of Terms. As used in this Ordinance the following terms are hereby defined as follows:

	a.)	Informal Settlers Community (referred hereto as ISC) - An existing specific community whose members are residing in one geographic area located within the boundaries of the City of Valenzuela.
	b.)	One Geographic Area - means me ISC is located in one specific sitio/purok of a barangay and the households of the ISC members are adjacent to one another.
	c.)	Informal Settlers Association - refers to a specific association located within the geographic area of the City and is registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission Socialize (SEC), Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) Socialize Housing Finance Corporation (SFHC) and Accredited by the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor (PCUP).
	d.)	Surveying or land surveying - is the technique, profession, and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional position of points and the distances and angles between them, commonly practiced by surveyors, and members of various engineering professions
	e.)	City Government of Valenzuela (CGV) Assistance - refers to the support being given by the CGV to its constituents duly recognized and identified as Qualified Informal Settlers Communities who are in need of financial assistance in the accomplishment of their socialize housing projects.

SECTION 3. Scope and Coverage of this Ordinance - This Ordinance shall cover Qualified Informal Sellers Communities who are in need of financial assistance from the City Government of Valenzuela for the preparation of their technical and documentary requirements in their respective socialized housing projects recognized and supported by the City,

SECTION 4. Stops in granting Financial Assistance to Qualified Informal Settlers Community - The financial assistance that shall be given by the City Government to qualified ISC solely for the purpose of accomplishing the requirements prescribed by law for a Socialized Housing Project, shall include but not limited to the following.

	a.)	Conduct of a research work, verification/relocation survey and monumenting of lot boundary;
	b.)	Preparation and submission of complete Engineering Plans signed and sealed by duly licensed Engineers needed for approval by the Local Government Unit pursuant with Batas Pambansa Blg. 220.
	c.)	Determination of the actual position of roads, house, and utilities among others by way of Structural Survey;
	d.)	Preparation of the Subdivision Plan and other documents needed for approval of the Land Management Bureau - National Capital Region (LMB-NCR).
	e.)	Submission of the Approved Subdivision Plan and Technical Descriptions:
	f.)	To do and perform other matters analogous and similar to the foregoing.

SECTION 5. Qualifications of Informal Settlers Community who are in need of Financial Assistance for the accomplishment of their requirements for Socialize Housing Projects - These financial assistance program will be available to all recognized and qualified informal sector of Valenzuela City whose qualifications shall be determined by the Office of the City Mayor through the Housing and Resettlement Office (HRO).

SECTION 6. Appropriation. The City Government, through the Office of the City Mayor, shall appropriate a reasonable amount to be used in the implementation of this Ordinance.

SECTION 7. Authorization. The City Mayor is hereby authorized to represent and. to sign in behalf of the City Government of. Valenzuela any documents appurtenant hereto to implement this ordinance.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause. If for any reason, a part of this Ordinance is declared illegal or invalid, other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall remain valid and in full force and effect.

SECTION 9. Repealing Clause. All previous Ordinance and rules/regulations inconsistent with the hereof are deemed repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 10. Effectivity. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

ENACTED.
MARCH 02, 2015.
VALENZUELA CITY, METROPOLITAN MANILA.

HON. LORENA NATIVIDAD-BORJA Councilor Majority Floor Leader	HON. ROSALIE ESTEBAN-CAYCO Councilor Minority Floor Leader
HON. MARCELINO G. MORELOS Councilor	(Sgd.) HON. ANTONIO R. ESPIRITU Councilor Asst. Majority Floor Leader
(Sgd.) HON. ROVIN ANDREW M. FELICIANO Councilor	(Sgd.) HON. LAILANIE P. NOLASCO Councilor
HON. CORAZON A. CORTEZ Councilor	(Sgd.) HON. KIMBERLY ANN D.V. GALANG Councilor
(Sgd.) HON. MARLON PAULO C. ALEJANDRINO Councilor	(Sgd.) HON. CRISSHA M. PINEDA Councilor
(Sgd.) HON. JENNIFER PINGREE-ESPLANA Councilor	(Sgd.) HON. KRISTIAN ROME T. SY Councilor
(Sgd.) HON. RAMON L. ENCARNACION Councilor (President League of Barangays)
	ATTESTED:
	(Sgd.) FLAVIO C. DIAZ Secretary
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
(Sgd.) HON. ERIC M. MARTINEZ City Vice Mayor
APPROVED:
(Sgd.) HON. REXLON T. GATCHALIAN City Mayor
Date Signed: _______________