Will the NATIONAL LAND USE ACT finally make it in the 15th
Congress?
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The
Congress already passed the National Land Use Bill, but will it beat the
deadline in the Senate before the 15th Congress ends? This question
will be the topic of the press conference which is scheduled in Ilustrado
Restaurant 744 Calle Real del Palacio (Gen. Luna), Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday
November 13, 2012 at about 9:30 in the morning.
Three speakers are invited to answer the question. They are Representative Kaka Bag-ao from the Akbayan Partylist, the principal Author of the National Land Use Policy and Management Act; Ruperto ‘Ka Uper’ Alerosa, President of Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan and Audie Lavador, the Chairman of Urban Land Reform Movement.
By Angelica Carballo
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Representative Kaka
Bag-ao, Akbayan Partylist
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Three speakers are invited to answer the question. They are Representative Kaka Bag-ao from the Akbayan Partylist, the principal Author of the National Land Use Policy and Management Act; Ruperto ‘Ka Uper’ Alerosa, President of Pambansang Katipunan ng mga Samahan sa Kanayunan and Audie Lavador, the Chairman of Urban Land Reform Movement.
Background:
As a result of the efforts of the Campaign for Land Use Planning Now!
(CLUP Now!) in advocating for the passage of a land use policy law, the House
of Representatives recently approved on the 3rd Reading HB 6545 or
the “National Land Use and Management
Act” sponsored by Rep. Kaka Bag-ao of Akbayan.
The network now calls on the Senate to pass its version of the bill
and schedule the Committee Report No. 94, SB 3091 or the “National Land Use
Act” for plenary deliberation.
It cannot be denied that the proper utilization
and management of land resources is one of the primary issues that our country
faces in the light of the erratic climate change, worsening of disasters, and
the looming food and water crises. CLUP Now calls for the passage land use
policy law that will provide for a rational, holistic and just
allocation, utilization, management, and development of the country's land and
water resources.
The
forum will be attended by representatives from organizations in the
countryside, people’s organizations, non-government organizations, members of
the academe, and other concerned groups and individuals.
About CLUP Now!
The CLUP Now! network is a loose coalition of Non- Government
Organizations and People’s Organizations dedicated to the passage of a national
land law that will provide for a rational, holistic, and just allocation,
utilization, management, and development of the country’s land and water resources.