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about to be implemented; or
(c) When there is a court order for eviction and demolition.
In the execution of eviction or demolition orders involving underprivileged
and homeless citizens, the following shall be mandatory:
(1) Notice upon the effected persons or entities at least thirty (30) daysprior
to the date of eviction or demolition;
(2) Adequate consultations on the matter of settlement with the duly
designated representatives of the families to be resettled and the affected
communities in the areas wherethey areto be relocated;
(3) Presence of local governmentofficials or their representatives during
eviction or demolition;
(4) Properidentification of all persons taking part in the demolition;
(5) Execution of eviction or demolition only during regular office hours
from Mondays to Fridays and during good weather, unless the affected
families consent otherwise;
(6) No use of heavy equipmentfor demolition exceptforstructuresthat are
permanent and haveconcrete materials;
(7) Proper uniforms for membersof the Philippine National Police who shall
occupy the first line of law enforcement and observe proper disturbance
control procedures; and
(8) Adequate relocation, whether temporary or permanent: Provided,
however, That in cases of eviction and demolition pursuant to a court
order involving underprivileged and homeless citizens, relocation shall
be undertaken by the local government unit concerned and the National
Housing Authority with the assistance of other government agencies within
forty-five (45) days from service of noticeoffinal judgement bythe court,
after which period the said ordershall be executed: Provided, further, That
should relocation not be possible within the said period, financial assistance
in the amount equivalentto the prevailing minimum daily wage multiplied
by sixty (60) days shall be extended to the affected families by the local
governmentunit concerned.
Section 29:
Resettlement. - With two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act, the local
government units, in coordination with the National Housing Authority,
shall implement the relocation and resettlement of persons living if
danger areas suchas esteros, railroad tracks, garbage dumps, riverbanks,
shorelines, waterways, and in other public places as sidewalks, roads,