AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992, PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF PORTIONS OF METRO MANILA MILITARY CAMPS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Nineth Congress
Third Regular Session

[ REPUBLIC ACT No. 7917, February 23, 1995 ]

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992, PROVIDING FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF PORTIONS OF METRO MANILA MILITARY CAMPS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Paragraph (d), Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7227, otherwise known as the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2. The President of the Philippines is hereby authorized to sell other portions of lands in military camps in Metro Manila and in Clark and Subic and other former baselands and other unused portions of existing military reservations, in whole or in part, which are hereby declared alienable and disposable, pursuant to the provisions of existing laws and regulations governing sales of government properties: Provided, that no sale or disposition of such lands will be undertaken until a development plan embodying projects for conversion by the Conversion Authority or the Subic Authority shall be approved by Congress.

Section 3. Other provisions of Republic Act No, 7227, otherwise known as the Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, which are not affected by, the provisions of Section 8 hereof, shall remain in force and effect.

Section 4. Rules and regulations. - The President of the Philippines shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper implementation of this Act.

Section 5. Separability Clause. - If any of the provisions of this Act is declared invalid, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.

Section 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, ordinances, rules and regulations, executive or administrative orders, and other presidential issuances inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2066 and House Bill No. 14604 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on February 21, 1995.

Approved: February 23, 1995

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

"(d) A proposed 30.15 hectares as relocation site for families to be affected by circumferential road 5 and radial road 4 construction: Provided, further, That the boundaries and technical descriptions of these exempt areas shall be determined by an actual ground survey.

"The President is hereby authorized to sell the above lands, in whole or in part, which are hereby declared alienable and disposable, pursuant to the provisions of existing laws and regulations governing sales of government properties: Provided, That no sale or disposition of such lands will be undertaken until a development plan embodying projects for conversion shall be approved by the President in accordance with paragraph (b), Section 4, of this Act. However, six (6) months after approval of this Act, the President shall authorize the Conversion Authority to dispose of certain areas in Fort Bonifacio and Villamor as the latter so determines. The Conversion Authority shall provide the President a report on any such disposition or plan for disposition within one (1) month from such disposition or preparation of such plan. The proceeds from any, sale, after deducting all expenses related to the sale, of portions of Metro Manila military camps as authorized under this Act, shall be deemed appropriated for the purposes herein provided for the following purposes with their corresponding percent shares of proceeds:

"Approximately forty hectares (40 has.) of land in Fort Bonifacio, Phase 1, shall the retained as national government and local government centers, sports facilities and parks: Provided, That, in the case of Fort Bonifacio, two and five-tenths percent (2.5%) of the proceeds thereof in equal shares shall each go to the Municipalities of Makati, Taguig and Pateros: Provided, further, That in no case shall farmers affected be denied due compensation.

"The provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the proceeds of the sale thereof shall not be diminished and, therefore, exempt from all forms of taxes and fees."