Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting
Letter of Instructions No. 668, issued on February 3, 1978, aims to enhance the enforcement of laws against squatting, specifically in areas designated for Lungsod Silangan. The Secretary of Justice is tasked with drafting a decree to penalize those misleading individuals regarding land ownership. The Solicitor General is directed to take action against fraudulent organizations claiming rights to land. Local government officials, including Barangay Captains and Mayors, are held administratively accountable for inaction against squatting, while police chiefs are instructed to respond to reports from Barangay officials.
Quick Answers
- What is Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 668, issued on February 3, 1978, aims to enhance the enforcement of laws against squatting, specifically in areas designated for Lungsod Silangan. The Secretary of Justice is tasked with drafting a decree to penalize those misleading individuals regarding land ownership. The Solicitor General is directed to take action against fraudulent organizations claiming rights to land. Local government officials, including Barangay Captains and Mayors, are held administratively accountable for inaction against squatting, while police chiefs are instructed to respond to reports from Barangay officials.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 668?
- Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting (Letter of Instructions No. 668) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting enacted?
- Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting (Letter of Instructions No. 668) was enacted on Feb 3, 1978.
- What is the citation for Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting?
- Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting, Letter of Instructions No. 668, Feb 3, 1978 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 668
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
February 3, 1978
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 668
| TO | : | The Secretary of Justice |
| The Solicitor General | ||
| The Secretary of Local Governments and Community Development | ||
| The Director General, Integrated National Police | ||
| SUBJECT | : | Strengthening Existing laws, Presidential Decrees and Directives on the Prevention of Squatting Particularly on Land Reserved for Lungsod Silangan |
In order to strengthen existing laws, presidential decrees and directives on the prevention of squatting, and render more effective their implementation particularly in areas reserved for Lungsod Silangan as defined in Proclamation No. 1637 dated April 18, 1977 you are hereby directed as follows:
1. The Secretary of Justice shall cause the preparation of a decree that will make punishable acts of organizations or individuals that lead people to believe or lead people to hope that they will own a piece of land upon payment of certain dues when said organizations or individuals do not actually own or have legal claim on any land.
2. The Solicitor General shall take measures to declare as illegal those organizations operating as representatives, agents, administrators, heirs or successors of the Estate of Don Mariano San Pedro y Esteban and similar groups on the ground that their activities are intended to deceive people and defraud them.
3. The Secretary of Local Governments and Community Development shall issue the necessary instructions to Barangay Captains, Barangay Officers and Barangay Tanods that they are to be held administratively liable for their respective areas and likewise to hold Mayors administratively liable in case of their failure to act on such reports of the Barangays.
4. The Director General of the Integrated National Police shall issue necessary instructions to Chiefs of Police of cities and municipalities that are to be held administratively liable in case of their failure to act on reports of or request for assistance by the Barangay Officials on matters relating to new squatting activities.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 3rd of February, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.
Cite This Law
Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting, Letter of Instructions No. 668, Feb 3, 1978 (Philippines)
Strengthening Existing Laws, etc. on the Prevention of Squatting, Letter of Instructions No. 668 (Phil. 1978)
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