Priorities in the Acquisition of Land.
Section 9
SEC. 9. Priorities in the Acquisition of Land. - Lands for socialized housing shall be acquired in the following order: Those owned by the Government or any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities, or agencies, including government-owned or -controlled corporations and their subsidiaries; Alienable lands of the public domain; Unregistered or abandoned and idle Iands; 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; Bagong Lipunan Improvement of Sites and Services or BLISS sites which have not yet been acquired; and 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.