Housing One-Stop Processing Centers (HOPCs).
SEC. 23. Housing One-Stop Processing Centers (HOPCs). - The Department shall establish HOPCs in the regions, which shall centralize the processing and issuance of all required housing-related permits, clearances, and licenses in accordance with Executive Order No. 45, series of 2001, entitle;} "Prescribing Time Periods for Issuance of Housing Related Certifications, Clearances and Permits, and Imposing Sanctions for Failure" to Observe the Same": Provided, That for the foregoing purpose, the respective ceilings for socialized, low cost/economic and middle-income housing shall be jointly determined by the Department and NEDA: Provided, further, That at any time, but not more than once every two (2) years, such ceilings may be reviewed or revised to conform to prevailing economic conditions.
All agencies involved in the issuance of said permits, clearances and licenses shall be represented in the HOPC and shall assign to HOPC regional centers personnel who shall be sufficiently authorized to process and issue the same.
Identification and Designation of Lands for Housing and Urban and Rural Development.
SEC. 24. Identification and Designation of Lands for Housing and Urban and Rural Development. - For the purpose of designating lands for housing and urban and rural development, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Land Registration Authority (LRA) shall, within one hundred eighty (180) days from the effeetivity of this Act, jointly identify government lands suitable for housing and rural development: Provided, That all government lands which have been idle for more than ten (10) years, except lands owned by the GOCCs and government financial institutions engaged in shelter financing as part of its fiduciary obligation to its members and/or are taken possession of in their ordinary conduct of business, are hereby prioritized for housing and urban development purposes: Provided, further, That lands exempted from conversion under existing laws shall be excluded from the coverage of this section: Provided, finally, That the national lands identified under this section shall be transferred to or administered by the Department, subject to the approval of the President.
