WHEREAS, the rapid rate of population growth and urbanization in the country have given rise to a rapid expansion or built-up areas of our cities and municipalities, resulting in numerous new residential subdivisions; and

WHEREAS, there are presently in force in many of these cities and municipalities subdivision ordinances regulating the subdivision of land; and

WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of this Office that the minimum standards of such ordinances regarding design, servicing and streets, and open spaces for parks and other recreational purposes are not being complied with; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the local government, the future residents of such subdivisions and the country that compliance with those standards be ensured.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

1. All Municipal Boards or City Councils, and all Municipal Councils in cities and municipalities in which a subdivision ordinance is in force, shall submit three copies of every proposed subdivision plan for which approval is sought, together with the subdivision ordinance, to National Planning Commission for comment and recommendation;

2. The National Planning Commission shall review the proposed subdivision plan to determine if it conforms with the subdivision ordinance;

3. The comments and recommendations shall be noted on the copies of the plan submitted. One copy of the plan, with annotations shall be returned to the local government, and one copy shall be transmitted to this Office. The third copy shall be retained in the files of the Commission.

4. On receipt of the copy of the copy of the proposed plan and the comments and recommendations of the National Planning Commission, this Office will take such action as is necessary to secure compliance with the subdivision ordinance in force in the municipality, in fulfillment of our duty of supervising the activity of local governments.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 16th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-eight.


By the President:

(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS
Executive Secretary