New law requires SUCs to submit land use dev’t, infrastructure plans

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure requiring state universities and colleges (SUCs) to design and submit their respective development and infrastructure plans to ensure proper management of land resources.

Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11396 or the “SUCs Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) Act” on August 22, a copy of which was released by Malacañang on Wednesday.

Under the new law, all SUCs are required to submit their LUDIP to the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and follow their respective development plans for all of their future infrastructure projects.

SUCs should submit their LUDIP within two years from the effectivity of the law.

According to the new law, SUCs shall include in their LUDIPs the following:

The law said SUCs may seek assistance from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning, Department of Public Works and Highways, Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in drafting their LUDIPs. /kga

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