DISCLAIMER

A lot of people advice to stop studying at least a week

before the exam so your mind would be rested and clear

This is presentation is a guide for what you need to do if you

had no choice ;)
Your Basic Reading
Short-List
 Must read #1
Why?
•  Because it explains:

-  Our local planning structure

and mandates of LGUs

-  SEP, how to research

information regarding the 5
Development Sectors, and
Local Development
Indicators System

-  Goal Formulation process

-  CLUP, CDP, Investment

Programming Processes

-  Monitoring and Evaluation

 Must read #2
Why?

•  Because a lot of our planning

structures and standards are
based on Law, and the
Constitution is the
fundamental law of the land

•  It sets the Principles that all

other laws are based upon

•  Has an app in the Google Play Store

(https://play.google.com/store/apps/
details?
id=com.rainbowworks.book.AOUENCT
ZINQERGMZB)
 Focus on the following:
›  Article II: Declaration of Principles and State Policies
Ex.  (5)  promotion  of  general  welfare,  (10)  social  justice,  (14)  role  of  women,  (16)  balanced  ecology,  (21)  
rural  development  /  agrarian  reform,  (25)  autonomy  of  LGUs.  

›  Article X. Local Government – LGC Principles

›  Article XII. National Economy and Patrimony

Ex.  (3)  public  domain  classification,  can  only  be  leased,  (4)  conservation  of  forestlands,  natural  parks,  
(6)  right  to  private  property,    (9)  NEDA,  60%  Filipino  ownership

›  Article XIII. Social Justice and Human Rights

Ex. (1)  regulation  of  property,  (4)  agrarian  reform,  (7)  fisherfolk  rights,  (9)  urban  land  reform,  
(10)  reseSlement,  (14)  women’s  working  rights  
  
1987  Constitution      
Management  /  Dev’t  of  Land  and  Natural  Resources    

Article  XII.  National  Economy  and  Patrimony

›  Sec  2:  All  lands  of  the  public  domain,  waters,  mineral,  
coal,   petroleum,   and   other   mineral   oils,   all   forces   of  
potential   energy,   fisheries,   forests   or   timber,   wildlife,  
flora  and  fauna,  and  other  natural  resources  are  owned  
by   the   State.   With   exception   of   agri   lands,   all   other  
natural  resources  shall  not  be  alienated.  The  exploration,  
development,   and   utilization   of   natural   resources   shall  
be  under  the  full  control  and  supervision  of  the  State.  
  
1987  Constitution      
Management  /  Dev’t  of  Land  and  Natural  Resources    

›  Sec   3:   Lands   of   the   public   domain   are   classified   into  

agricultural,   forest   or   timber,   mineral   lands,   and  
national   parks.  Alienable   land   of   the   public   domain   is  
limited  to  agri  lands  

›  Sec  4:  The  Congress  shall  determine  by  law  the  specific  
limits   of   forest   lands   and   national   parks.   Thereafter,  
these   shall   be   conserved   and   may   not   be   increased   or  
diminished  except  by  law.  
  
1987  Constitution      
Legal  Basis  for  Land  Use  Planning    

Art   XII   Sec.   6:   The   use   of   property   bears   a   social  

function,   and   all   economic   agents   shall   contribute   to  
the   common   good.   Individuals   and   private   groups,  
including   corporations,   cooperatives,   and   similar  
collective   organizations,   shall   have   the   right   to   own,  
establish,  and  operate  economic  enterprises,  subject  to  
the   duty   of   the   State   to   promote   distributive   justice  
and   to   intervene   when   the   common   good   so  
demands.
  
1987  Constitution      
Legal  Basis  for  Land  Use  Planning  

Art   XIII.   Sec   1:   The   Congress   shall   give   highest  
priority   to   the   enactment   of   measures   that   protect  
and   enhance   the   right   of   all   the   people   to   human  
dignity,   reduce   social,   economic,   and   political  
inequalities,   and   remove   cultural   inequities   by  
equitably  diffusing  wealth  and  political  power  for  the  
common   good.   To   this   end,   the   State   shall   regulate  
the   acquisition,   ownership,   use   and   disposition   of  
property  and  its  increments”  
 Must read #3
Why?

•  Because our local planning

structures are laid down by RA 7160

•  It sets down the responsibilities and

powers of the Local Government
regarding:

-  Lands (reclassification, CLUP,

boundary disputes)
-  Revenue Raising, Taxation, IRA, RPT
-  Local Officials and positions
•  Apparently, also has an app
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.rrasoft.localgovernmentcodephilippines)
 Must read #4
Why?

•  Because a lot about

Environmental Planning is based
on Land Use and Spatial Planning

•  Its Part 1: Introduction is a good

reference to understand Land Use
Planning in the PH as it discusses:

-  Hierarchy, Linkage and

relationship of National Plans and
Programs(MTPDP, NPFP, CLUPs,
etc. vs. PA 21, MDG, etc. )
 Must read #4

-  Legal mandates and enabling

policy environment (other basic
laws like EO 72, RA 7279, etc.)

-  Other important principles

(co-management, bottom-up
approach, etc)
The 12 – Step CLUP Process
 Must read #5
Any material / reviewer /
presentation / etc. about the basic
Urban Planning and Development
Theories

Why?

•  Give s you the theoretical

background and evolution of
ideas about urban and regional
planning (Garden City, City
Beautiful, Multiple-Nuclei Model,
Central Place, Growth Pole, etc.)

•  You’ll learn about important

Planning People (Ebenezer
Howard, Daniel Burnham, Patrick
Geddes, Kevin Lynch, etc)
 Must Browse list
›  RA 10587 – Environmental Planning Act

›  RA
7586 and IRR – National Integrated Protected Areas
System Act (NIPAS)

›  National
Framework for Physical Planning 2001-2030
›  Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016
(Focus on the Principles, Policies, Frameworks, Goals, etc.)
Other related works of
Prof. Ernesto Serote
›  DILG’s CDP Guide

- Like the RPS, but focused on

CDP Preparation

›  Property, Patrimony and

Territory

- Kind of like the RPS, but with

more historical perspective
and sector based
Your crash course
Study Plan
Step #1
Make your own a Reviewer
Why?

›  Ideally,
it would make you understand the
material first before you compress it into notes

›  Handwritten notes on paper is preferable.

The act of writing the notes yourself should help
you remember.
(Also, paper doesn’t need to be charged )
But you probably won’t have time to do
that anymore so…

Step #1.5

Get a reviewer
 Step #2
Read your reviewer repeatedly

›  Repetition  is  key,  no  need  to  force  memorize.    

›  TIP  #1:  Cover  to  cover,  at  least  once  a  day  (before/
after  meals,  before  sleep,  etc.)

›  TIP  #2:  Slowly  challenge  yourself  to  explain  the  

concepts  before/without  looking  at  the  notes
Step #3
Rest the day before the Exams
›  Relax.  Don’t  stress  yourself
-­‐‑  Stress  can  give  you  mental  block  on  Exam  day

›  Again, some advice to stop studying before

the exam

›  (Try to) get 8 hours of sleep

(didn’t work for me; was nervous, couldn’t sleep.)
 Things you can do the day
before Exam Day
›  Scout
the venue. Test your travel time going there. You
wouldn’t want to be late

›  Makesure all your materials are ready

(ballpen, pencils, NOA, calculator, clothes, etc.)

›  Again,
relax.
No best way to do this: do what works for you
-  Some people need to be alone to focus, others can
watch happy movies or meet friends

›  You can go to your religious places to pray or meditate

EXAM
DAY
TIPS
EXAM DAY TIPS
›  TIP#1: Its ok to bring food and drinks
- Day 1 no lunch break (7am -2pm)
-  Day 2 has lunch break and you can buy lunch
at the mini-cafeteria

-  Bathroom breaks are also allowed

EXAM DAY TIPS
›  TIP
#2: Mark your answers on the Questionnaire,
THEN shade the Answer Sheet

- Because ERASURES = WRONG

- You can still change your mind/answer in the

questionnaire,

- Be very, very careful when shading. [A] [B]

EXAM DAY TIPS
›  TIP #3: Read the Questions and Answers
very carefully

-  Exam questions are tricky, often

ambiguous

-  You can skip difficult questions and return

to it later
EXAM DAY TIPS
›  TIP #4: Take your time in answering

-  There’s way more than enough time given

in each exam session
EXAM DAY TIPS
›  TIP #5: Don’t be discouraged.

The Board Exam is difficult, and you’ll probably feel

like your failing as you answer it.

- You’ll discuss the question and answers with your

fellow takers after the exam and you might thing you
were wrong

- Ignore those feelings. Keep focused and just answer

the questions.
A FEW EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS TO WATCH OUT FOR
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
1. RA 7160 mandates that this amount be
allotted for Local Development projects

›  A. 20% of LGU Budget only

›  B. 20% or more of LGU IRA
›  C. 25% of LGU revenues for the year
›  D. No less than 20% of Real Property Taxes
›  E. None of the Above
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
2. The Reproductive Health Law

›  A. RA 10354
›  B. RA 10454
›  C. RA 10345
›  D. RA 10487
›  E. None of the Above
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
3. What are the tools for plan implementation?

›  A. Zoning, ordinance, taxation, and eminent

domain
›  B. Zoning, subdivision and building ordinance
›  C. Zoning ordinance, local investment
›  D. Urban Land Reform
›  E. None of the above
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
4. Implements the laws, rules, and regulations
that support policies of Government with regard
to optimizing the use of land as a resource

›  A. NEDA
›  B. DAR
›  C. HLURB
›  D. DPWH
›  E. All of the Above
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
5. The National Solid Waste Management
Commission is attached under?

›  A. DENR
›  B. EMB
›  C. DILG
›  D. Office of the President
›  E. None of the Above
 EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
6. Principles of the Government Procurement Reform Act
-  I. Transparency - II. Competitiveness
-  III. Public Monitoring - IV. Non-Accountability
-  V. Streamlined Procurement

›  A. I, II, III, IV

›  B. II, IV
›  C. III, IV, V
›  D. II III,
›  E. All of the Above
 EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
7. Goal Elements of the Philippine Agenda 21
-  I. Poverty Reduction - II. Peace and Solidarity
-  III. Intensive Resource Extraction
-  IV. Ecological Integrity - V. Social Equity

›  A. I, II, III, IV

›  B. III, IV, V
›  C. I, III,
›  D. All of the Above
›  E. None of the Above
EXAMPLES OF EXAM
QUESTIONS
Answer Key

›  1. B
›  2. A
›  3. C
›  4. C
›  5. D
›  6. D
›  7. E
Last Tip
Be Confident
And trust in your years of experience

(And remember Tip#5 during the Exam)

So are you ready for the
Exam?

Thank you
and good
luck to
everyone!