PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 957

The Subdivision and Condominium Buyers

Protective Decree

DISCLAIMER:
Always double-check the values given in this document with
the actual laws. For corrections or clarifications, email
arch.pedrosantosjr@gmail.com.

What PD 957 covers

Subdivisions
Condominiums

What PD 957 covers

Medium cost housing
Open market housing

SUBDIVISIONS

Saleable vs. non-saleable

70% saleable
30% non-saleable

What are non-saleable areas?

Parks and playgrounds
Community facilities
Circulation system

Parks and playgrounds

Required for projects 1 ha. or more

3.5% minimum (20 lots / ha.)
9.0% maximum (65 lots / ha.)
BUT not less than 100 sqm.

Parks and playgrounds

Community facilities

Multi-purpose center required for projects

1 hectare or bigger
These areas are non-saleable

Hierarchy of roads

RROW widths

RROW widths

Major road: 10.0m minimum

Minor road: 8.0m minimum
Applies to both medium cost and open
market

Planting strips and sidewalks

Planting strips and sidewalks

RROW

Carriageway

Sidewalk

10.0m

8.0 m

1.2 m

8.0m

7.0 m

0.6 m

Planting
strip
0.8 m

0.4 m

Minimum lot areas

Medium cost

Open market

Single detached

100 sqm.

120 sqm.

Duplex

80 sqm.

96 sqm.

Rowhouse

50 sqm.

60 sqm.

Minimum lot frontages

Single detached

Corner lot

Regular lot

Interior lot

Duplex
Rowhouse

Medium cost

Open market

12.0 m
10.0 m
3.0 m
8.0 m
4.0 m

12.0 m
10.0 m
3.0 m
8.0 m
4.0 m

Minimum lot: single detached

Minimum lot: duplex

Minimum lot: rowhouse

Block length

Block length

Rowhouse clusters
20 units

Minimum floor areas

Medium cost = 30 sqm.
Economic = 42 sqm.

Setbacks

Follow NBC.

CONDOMINIUMS

Minimum sizes of rooms

Follow NBC.
Room for human
habitation
Kitchen
Toilet and bath

Min. area
6.00sqm

Min. dimension
2.00m

3.00sqm
1.20sqm

1.50m
0.90m

Parks and playgrounds

Required if:

10 condo units or more

Project is 1,000 sqm. or larger

May be waived if a public park is within

800m

Parks and playgrounds

50 sqm. for 10 condo units

+3 sqm. for every additional unit

Parking

Follow NBC:

Units with a floor area of 18 sqm. 22 sqm. :

One slot for every 8 units

Off-site parking

OK if located 200m way or less from

commercial condo.
OK if located 100m way or less from
residential condo.

Roads

Minimum RROW: 8.00m

6.00m for carriageway

2.00m for sidewalk/planting strip

For hierarchy or roads, follow

requirements for subdivisions

Floor areas for condominiums

Single occupancy

18 sqm.
12 sqm. for students

Family occupancy

22 sqm. for medium cost

36 sqm. for medium cost