PD 2016 Section 1

Section 1

SECTION 1. Any slum or similarly depressed community identified and proclaimed as an Area for Priority Development or an Urban Land Reform Zone or is a project for development under the Zonal Improvement Program (ZIP) in Metro Manila and the Slum Improvement and Resettlement (SIR) Program for regional cities shall be under the coverage of the Urban Land Reform Law and the land tenure and other tenancy issues in such areas shall be governed by the provisions of the said law.

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