Implementation of the Programs of Reforms on Public Health, Safety and Peace and Order Caused by Squatters
Letter of Instructions No. 19-A, issued on October 28, 1972, establishes a Coordinating Committee to address public health, safety, and the challenges posed by squatters in the Philippines. This committee is responsible for the implementation of the programs outlined in the earlier Letter of Instructions No. 19, focusing on housing and urban resettlement. It assigns specific functions to various government agencies for site preparation, pre-relocation, relocation, and resettlement phases, emphasizing coordination and resource allocation. The priority for relocation efforts is centered on the Greater Manila Area. The directive aims to streamline and enhance the efficiency of government responses to the squatter issue.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 19-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
October 28, 1972
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 19-A
| TO | : | 1. The Executive Secretary |
| 2. The Secretary of National Defense | ||
| 3. The Secretary of Public Works | ||
| and Communications | ||
| 4. The Secretary of Social Welfare | ||
| 5. The Secretary of Health | ||
| 6. The Secretary of Agrarian Reforms | ||
| 7. The Director of Public Works | ||
| 8. The General Manager, PHHC | ||
| 9. The Presidential Assistant on | ||
| Housing Rehabilitation Agency | ||
| 10. The Presidential Assistant on | ||
| National Minorities | ||
| 11. Governors, City Mayors and | ||
| Municipal Mayors | ||
| 12. City and District Engineers |
In order to facilitate the implementation of the programs of reforms on public health, safety and peace and order caused by squatters and effect the prompt implementation of Letter of Instructions No. 19 dated October 2, 1972, the Presidential Coordinating Committee on Housing and Urban Resettlement created and constituted by Executive Order No. 215 dated March 7, 1970 as amended by Executive Order No. 343 dated October 13, 1971 shall serve as a continuing Coordinating Committee to implement instructions in aforecited Letter of Instructions. acd
To maximize the efficiency of all agencies concerned and insure rational allocation of resources, the following functions are assigned to the various government agencies involved in solving the squatter problems:
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FUNCTIONS
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PRIMARILY
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SUPPORTING
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RESPONSIBLE
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| A. | SITE PREPARATION | ||
| PHASE | |||
| 1. | Preparation of Dev. | PHHC | |
| Plan | Office of the Pres., | ||
| 2. | Funding | Budget | |
| Commission | |||
| DPWC, DH, | |||
| DE | |||
| PHHC-AFP | BPW-BPH- | ||
| PHHC | NEA CAO | ||
| B. | PRE-RELOCATING | ||
| PHASE | |||
| 1. | Coordination w/ | PAHRA | DSW, Local |
| Local Gov't. | Gov't. | ||
| 2. | Survey | PAHRA | AFP |
| 3. | Security | Local Police | |
| C. | RELOCATION PHASE | ||
| 1. | Dismantling | Local Gov't | BPW-PAHRA |
| 2. | Security | Local Police | AFP |
| a. | Relocation Site | PAHRA | AFP-BPH- |
| to Resettlement | Local Gov't | ||
| b. | Relocation Site | ||
| to other areas | DSW | AFP-BPH. | |
| c. | Convoy Security | AFP | |
| D. | RESETTLEMENT PHASE | ||
| 1. | Lot Assignment | PHHC | Private Sector |
| 2. | Relief in Resettlement | DSW | AFP-Local |
| Site one month | Gov't | ||
| 3. | Maintenance of roads | BPH-BPW | |
| and facilities |
The Coordinating Council shall immediately consider the relocation of squatters in the Greater Manila Area in the priority established in Letter of Instructions No. 19, dated October 2, 1992. acd
DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Two.
Cite This Law
Implementation of the Programs of Reforms on Public Health, Safety and Peace and Order Caused by Squatters, Letter of Instructions No. 19-A, Oct 28, 1972 (Philippines)
Implementation of the Programs of Reforms on Public Health, Safety and Peace and Order Caused by Squatters, Letter of Instructions No. 19-A (Phil. 1972)
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