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Section 9Sec./Art. 9
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Priorities in the Acquisition of Land.- Lands for socialized housing shall be acquired in the following order:
a. Those owned by the Government or any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities, or agencies, including government-owned or -controlled corporations and their subsidiaries;
b. Alienable lands of the public domain;
c. Unregistered or abandoned and idle Iands;
d. Those within the declared Areas for Priority Development, Zonal Improvement Program sites, and Slum Improvement and Resettlement Program sites which have not yet been acquired;
e. Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services or BLISS sites which have not yet been acquired; and
f. Privately-owned lands.
Where on-site development is found more practicable and advantageous to the beneficiaries, the priorities mentioned in this section shall not apply. The local government units shall give budgetary priority to on-site development of government lands.
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