The document discusses the current land use planning and management system in the Philippines. It provides details on the types of land use which include recreational, agricultural, commercial, industrial, residential, and transport land. It also outlines the key elements of the land use planning process such as the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP), as well as zoning ordinances. Some issues with the current system are the lack of coherence between spatial and socio-economic goals, the lengthy approval processes for CLUP updates, and potential for politicized or ad hoc decision making.

1. CURRENT ISSUE OF THE
PHLIPPINE LAND USE
PLANNING
SYSTEM
AND
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

2. 7,107 Islands
300,000 Square Kilometers
298,100 Square Kilometers of land
1,830 Square Kilometers of water

3. TYPES OF LAND USE
Recreational Land
Agricultural Land
Commercial Land
Industrial Land
Residential Land
Transport Land

4. RECREATIONAL LAND
Used for recreational purposes
Camping, hiking, hunting,
fishing, etc.,
City Parks, Playing fields, hiking
and biking fields, etc.,

5. AGRICULTURAL LAND
Used for growing crops such
as Corn, Wheat, Beans, etc.,
Raising and grazing farm
animals such as cattle, sheep,
pigs, etc.,

6. COMMERCIAL LAND
Used in the sale of goods and
services for financial profit
Central Business Districts,
Shopping Districts, etc.,

7. INDUSTRIAL LAND
Used in the manufacturing,
storing, processing, etc.,
Manufacturing plants,
Chemical Plants, etc.,

8. TRANSPORT LAND
Delegated to the moving or
transportation of goods and
people from one spot to
another

9. RESIDENTIAL LAND
Used for housing
Apartment complexes,
condominiums, and
townhomes

10. Article XII, Section 3
“Lands of the public domain are classified into agricultural, forest or timber, mineral
lands and national parks. Agricultural lands of the public domain may be further
classified by law according to the uses to which they may be devoted. Alienable lands
of the public domain shall be limited to agricultural lands. Private corporations or
associations may not hold such alienable lands of the public domain except by lease,
for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years, renewable for not more than
twenty-five (25) years, and not to exceed one thousand (1,000) hectares in area.
Citizens of the Philippines may lease not more than five hundred (500) hectares, or
acquire not more than twelve (12) hectares thereof, by purchase, homestead, or
grant.”

11. LAND USE PLANNING
• The process of identifying
zones of regulated land
uses. It usually
compromises a status quo
assessment of current
status of land use and the
setting of priorities for
future spatial development

12. TWO (2) COMPREHENSIVE PLANS
• Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
• Comprehensive Development Plan
(CDP)

13. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
• General Plan
• Designed to guide the future action of
a community
• It presents a vision for the future, with
long range goals and objectives for all
activities that affect the Local
Government

14. ZONING ORDINANCE
• Land use management tools that are
necessary to provide a clear guidance
to land development in order to
ensure the community’s common goal

15. 12 STEP PLANNING PROCESS

16. Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP)
• Medium-term sectoral plan of the local
government
• Integrated series of decision documents
including maps specifying the nature of
future physical, social, economic and
environmental development

17. 8 STEP PLANNING PROCESS

18. ISSUES OF THE PHILIPPINE LAND USE
• Linkage of aligning spatial and socio-
economic development goals with
budgetary planning often lacks coherence
• The process of developing and updating
CLUPS in lengthy and approval process
can be extensive

19. ISSUES OF THE PHILIPPINE LAND USE
• Municipal Executives often rely solely on
the CDP for quick project implementation
• Planning process leave greater leeway for
politicized decision
• Ad hoc projects prioritization by powerful
executives or local political elites

20. • https://cityplanningcoordinator.blog/2021/06/07/how-to-formulate-and-update-the-comprehensive-
development-plan-cdp/
• https://cityplanningcoordinator.blog/2021/06/07/how-to-formulate-and-update-the-comprehensive-
development-plan-cdp/
• https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-
1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xii/