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 NUDHF Legal Basis
The Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992
mandates the Housing and Land Use Regulatory
Board (HLURB), under the direction of the Housing
and Urban Development Coordinating Council (now
DHSUD) and pursuant to Article III, Sec.6, to formulate
the NUDHF in coordination with all local government
units and other concerned public and private sectors.
 NUDHF Legal Basis
The Climate Change Act of 2009 (CCA) and its amending law
seeks to build national and local resilience to climate change
related disasters and protect and advance the people’s right
to a healthful ecology. It compels the government to stabilize
greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations at a level that
prevents dangerous human interference with the climate
system. This is to ensure that food production is not
threatened and that economic development proceeds in a
sustainable manner.
 NUDHF Legal Basis
The Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2010, in
response to the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters as
well as climate change impacts, “provides for the development
of policies and plans and the implementation of actions and
measures pertaining to all aspects of disaster risk reduction
and management, including good governance, risk
assessment and early warning, knowledge building and
awareness raising, reducing underlying risk factors, and
preparedness for effective response and early recovery.”
 NUHDF Legal Basis
Section 16 of the Local Government Code (Rep. Act No. 7160)
directs local government units (LGUs) to exercise their powers for
efficient and effective governance and to promote general welfare.
LGUs shall ensure and support the “preservation and enrichment of
culture, promote health and safety, enhance the right of the people to a
balanced ecology, encourage and support the development of
appropriate and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities,
improve public morals, enhance economic prosperity and social justice,
promote full employment among their residents, maintain peace and
order, and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants.”
 NUHDF Anchors
a. Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• The 17 SDGs set the course for the global effort to end all forms of poverty,
fight inequalities, and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is
left behind.

• SDG 11 aims to “make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe,

resilient, and sustainable.” Within this goal are targets that constitute the
built environment agenda, and ensure that issues are addressed through the
spatial lens.
 NUDHF Anchors
b. The New Urban Agenda aims to address urban poverty and
social exclusion, enhance and extend human rights perspectives in
their application to cities and human settlements, and embrace a
shift in the predominant urban pattern to minimize socio-spatial
injustices and enhance equity, socio-spatial inclusion, political
participation, and a decent life for all inhabitants.
 NUDHF Anchors
c. AmBisyon Natin 2040 represents the long-term vision and
aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and for the
country. It describes the kind of life that people want to live and how
the country will be by 2040. The long-term vision serves as an
anchor for development planning for the next 25 years. Part of this is
the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017–2022.
 NUDHF Vision
The NUDHF adopts the country vision on urban development, as
articulated in the Philippine New Urban Agenda.
➢ Urbanization as catalyst for inclusive growth
➢ Climate change resilience as a base for spatial structuring and
sectoral development
➢ Spatially and thematically integrated settlements within
coherent and efficient urban systems and forms across scales
➢ Urban areas as accessible platforms for social and economic
opportunity, cultural expression, and innovation
➢ People’s participation and empowerment as foundations of urban governance,
facilitating sustainable resource use, planning, management, and finance
➢ Sustainable urban environment