Declaration of Certain Parcels of Land of PCSO in Taytay, Rizal as Housing Sites

February 2, 2006

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 503

DECLARING CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OWNED BY THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE LOCATED AT TAYTAY, RIZAL, COVERED BY TRANSFER CERTIFICATES OF TITLE NOS. 502158 AND 502159, AND AT ANTIPOLO CITY, COVERED BY TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. (N-49660)-RT-5, AS HOUSING SITES, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION TO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES

WHEREAS, the priority concern of the Government is to provide housing to homeless Filipinos as the State is constitutionally mandated to protect and advance the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology, decent living conditions and social justice; IaDTES

WHEREAS, the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) is mandated to conduct an inventory of idle government lands which were not utilized for the past ten (10) years and to recommend to the President which of these lands are suitable for housing purposes under Executive Order (EO) No. 131, dated October 1, 2002, in relation to the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 7279, also known as the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992;

WHEREAS, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) owns a property at Taytay, Rizal, consisting of 3.9 hectares, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title Nos. 502158 and 502159, and another property at Antipolo City, consisting of 5.2 hectares, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. (N-49660)-RT-5;

WHEREAS, the PCSO has expressed its intention through PCSO Board Resolution No. 307, dated September 14, 2005, to develop its property at Taytay, Rizal for their rank and file employees and the Antipolo property for its officers' housing under the Asset Reform Program of the Government;

WHEREAS, the HUDCC has agreed to cooperate and assist the PCSO in the development and disposition of its idle land into low cost housing projects;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by the virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Declaration of Housing Site. — The non-core properties of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in Taytay, Rizal and Antipolo City, covered by Transfer Certificates of Title Numbers 502158, 502159 and (N-49660)-RT-5, are hereby declared housing sites. PCSO is hereby authorized to effect the development and disposition of these properties to its qualified employees.

SECTION 2. Creation of Inter-Agency Committee. — An Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) is hereby formed to formulate the Master Development Plan and implementing guidelines for the disposition of the proclaimed sites. The IAC shall be chaired by the PCSO, co-chaired by HUDCC and the Sweepstakes Employees' Union as member, pursuant to Memorandum Order No. 74.

SECTION 3. Inventory. — The PCSO is hereby directed to submit a comprehensive inventory of its idle/underutilized properties to the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) for evaluation of the viability of these properties for housing purposes.

SECTION 4. Repealing Clause. — All existing rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed and/or amended accordingly.

SECTION 5. Effectivity. — This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

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 2nd day of February, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Six.