Section 33Sec./Art. 33

National Land Use Committee (NLUC). - The NLUC shall be composed of the Secretaries of the DA, DAR, DEPDev, DENR, DHSUD, DILG, and DPWH, the Executive Secretary, and one (1) representative of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines.

The Secretary of the DEPDev shall serve as the chairperson of the NLUC.

The NLUC shall have the following functions:

(a) Advise the President and the ED Council on matters concerning land use and physical planning;

(b) Integrate and harmonize guidelines and policies relevant to land use and spatial planning;

(c) Recommend for final approval of the ED Council the national and subnational framework for physical planning;

(d) Endorse and provide technical support to the Department of Justice for the resolution of region-specific land use and spatial planning policy disputes and controversies among government agencies;

(e) Formulate the National Framework for Physical Planning (NFPP), shepherd the preparation of subnational spatial development and physical frameworks, and come up with other inter-sectoral policies and programs that guide the rational use and management of the country's land and other physical resources. The NFPP shall have a timeframe of thirty (30) years with regular review and updating every ten (10) years;

(f) Promote and ensure the integration of land use and spatial planning policies, plans, and programs, including disaster risk management and climate change adaptation and mitigation, into national and subnational socio-economic plans and programs;

(g) Coordinate the establishment of an up-to-date, interoperable, and accessible national database system which shall identify and classify the present and possible uses of specific land resources; and

(h) Periodically assess the impacts or effects of land use policies which have been adopted and implemented.