Real Estate Planning Reviewer

Land Governance
 Process of applying laws related to land properties.
 Applies to land tenure, land value, land use and land development.

Eminent Domain – "the right of a government to take and appropriate private property to
public use”

Land Use Management

1.) Producing food
2.) Providing shelter
3.) Preserving culture and environment
4.) Other form of real estate
Includes:
1) Urban Planning
2) Land readjustment
3) Land taxation
4) Land administration
5) Management of public spaces
Land Administration
 Implementing and monitoring specific land policies
Includes:
1. Transfer of rights in land
2. Regulating land and development
3. Gathering revenue
4. Conflict resolution of properties

Land Use Planning

 Predicts what the future should look like
 Supporting tool for national and local government to regulate land use and
development in an efficient way.
Planning Purposes
 Support economic growth by ensuring availability of developing land.
 Coordinate provision of infrastructure
 Environment / Heritage protection and conservation of natural land
Property Development and Investment
 Equips space and create physical infrastructure
 Facilitate capital circulation
 Facilitate information exchange and transaction

Scales of Planning
1. Regional Planning
2. City-regional planning
3. Metropolitan planning
4. Town planning
5. City planning
6. Urban planning
7. Neighborhood planning
8. Village planning
9. Rural planning
Planners
 Professionals who specialize in developing strategies and designing the communities in
which we live, work and play.
Balances:
1. Built and Natural environment
2. Community needs
3. Cultural significance
4. Economic sustainability

Land Register
 Public inventory used to record existence of deeds or title documents
 Purpose: Provide a safe and certain way of acquisition, enjoyment and disposal of lands
 Achieved through a land information system

Land Registration Systems

 Provide information about real property
 Important parts:
o Man -> Name, Living Address, Birthdate, Civil Status
o Right -> Ownership and security rights
o Parcels -> Use, Identification, Address, Size
Historical Perspective of Land Planning in the Philippines
 Pre-Hispanic Era
- No traces of urban settlements
 - Indigenous port settlements composed of Barangay

Historical Perspective of Land Planning in the Philippines

 Hispanic Period
Cabeceras: Early Settlements that where centers of mission
- Became Poblaciones (Town Proper)
- Characterized by Plaza, Church with Parish house, Townhall and school houses
- Ciudades: The regional center
Historical Perspective of Land Planning in the Philippines
 American Influences
 “1901 City Beautiful Movement”
 Willian Taft’s Vision
 Architect: Daniel Burnham
 Draw plan to Cities of Chicago, Washington, Cleveland and San Francisco

 William E. Parson in 1905 continued the work of Burnham

 Supervised the design and construction of Manila Hotel
 Followed the Beautiful plan of Burnham for Cebu and Zamboanga

Post World War II

 1946 EO98: Created the “National Urban Planning Commission”
 Mandated to prepare general plans, Zoning ordinances, Subdivision regulations
 1948: RA 333 QCPC (Planning of Quezon City)
 1950’s: Renamed NUPC to National Planning Commission – overall general plan for the
Phil.

1970’s to 1980’s
 Creation of Ministry of Human Settlements
 Integration from Manila
Manila and Suburbs -> Greater Manila Area -> Metro Manila

1990’s to Present
 National Urban Development and Housing Framework (NUDHF)
 1st crafted in 1993 to address need for an overall framework for policy & strategy based
on clear urban development vision.

1990’s to Present
 HUDCC and HLURB to DHSUD
 Land Conversion to residential and commercial properties
 Privatization of government lands into commercial areas
Unique Characteristic of Real Estate Market
 Durability -> Raw land (indestructible and Immovable)
 Heterogeneity -> State of being different from another
 High transaction cost -> High financial requirements
 Long time delays -> Real estate production takes time to design and construct
 Both investment good and consumption good -> Expectation of return and intention of
using it
 Immobility -> Location cannot be changed
Important Aspects of Planning
 Reconciliation of Social and economic objectives of public and private institutions.
 Art of anticipating change and arbitrating between the economic, social, political and
physical forces that determine the location, form and effect of urban development.
Date Driven Planning
 Data is essential to planning, delivery and management of transport services and
infrastructure.

Town Planning
 Art and science of ordering the use of land and sitting of building and communication
routes so as to secure the maximum practicable degree of economy, convenience and
beauty.
 Concerned with the right:
>Site
>Time
>Place
>People
Preventing Planning failure
- Promote integrated planning.
- Value ecosystem
- Increased biodiversity
- Prioritize recovery and emergency preparedness
- Plan Utilization of critical resources
National Level Planning
1.) National Physical Framework Plan (NPFP)
- Visions, challenges, guidelines
- Provides analytical parameters for the planned allocation, use and management of
country’s land and other physical resources
- Conceptual/ Strategic plans
- Handled by NEDA

2.) Philippine Development Plan (2017-2022)

- Handle by NEDA
- Outcome: -> Philippines as an upper middle-income country by 2022.

3.) Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development Protection Plan

- Covers planning of land and resources ancestral domains

Coordination of National and Local Planning considerations

1.) Adequacy of Project Area
- Final decision depends on actual situation
- Dialogue with stakeholders requires profound knowledge and empathy
- Understanding how the land users perceive the world around them

National Economic Development Authority

- “NEDA”
- Latest legal mandate: 230
- Coordinate the development

National Economic Development Authority

- Composition of NEDA Board:
- President -> Chairman
- Director-general of the NEDA Secretariat-> Vice- Chairman
- Members:
- Executive secretary
- Secretaries (DOF, DTI, DOA, DENR, DPWH, DBM, DOLE & DILG)

Official Development Assistance

- Loan or a grant administered to promote sustainable social and economic development
and welfare of the Philippines.
- Based on RA 8182, ODA act of 1996

Infrastructure Flagship Projects

 - Most urgent and game-changing projects that are expected to greatly contribute to
achieving the country’s development goals by improving connectivity and stimulating
growth across the country

Ambisyon Natin 2040

- Long-term vision and aspirations of the Filipino people for themselves and for the
country in the next 25 years
- The Life of all Filipinos in 2040: Matatag, Maginhawa at Panatag na Buhay

Sustainable Development Goals

- 193 Partner countries of the U.N. commit to uphold the of SDG goals

Philippine Statistics Authority

- Legal mandate: Philippine Statistical Act of 2013 (R.A. 10625)
- Attached to NEDA
- Head: National Statisticians
- Conduct periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business,
industry and other sectors of economy.

Natural Resources monitored by NSCB

- Land classification