Group 3

Jacinto, Syre Aires Destiny

Manglo, Dexter
Punzalan, Justine Roy
Suarez, Chairmane Joy
BSECE3 & BSCPE3
Documentation on Land Problems
Manila City Jail
On June 25, 1865, the Old Bilibid Prison, the first national penitentiary in the
country, was established in Manila under a Spanish royal decree. It was divided into
two
sections,
the "carcel"
section
housing
600
inmates,
and
the "presidio" accommodating 527 prisoners.
About seven decades later, due to increasing population and crime rate,
Commonwealth Act No. 67 was enacted and the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) was
constructed in Muntinlupa, Rizal in 1936 with a budget of P1 million and initial land
area of 551 hectares.
The old prison's equipment and facilities were transferred to the NBP in 1940.
The remnants of the old facility were used by the City of Manila as its detention
center, known today as the Manila City Jail.
According to Wikipedia: The Old Bilibid Prison, then known as Carcel y Presidio
Correccional (Spanish, Correctional Jail and Military Prison) occupied a rectangular
piece of land which was part of the Mayhalique Estate in the heart of Manila. The
old prison was established by the Spanish colonial government on 25 June 1865 via
royal decree. It is divided into two sections: the Carcel, which could accommodate
600 inmates; and the Presidio, which could hold 527 prisoners.

PROBLEM

Map of Manila City Jail

Life Inside the Manila City Jail
A married couple trying to get some private time during visiting hours at Batang
City Jail, one of four gangs in the Manila City Jail. Some of the wives live with their
husbands in the prison cell. Family members of the inmates are allowed to visit daily
and bring food for their relatives. This man has been sentenced to ten years and will
soon be transferred to another jail with more restricted visiting rules. Manila City Jail
was built for 800 prisoners by the Spanish in the mid-nineteenth century.

Veronica Delacruz with her husband Jaime and their kids have an afternoon nap
inside their cell at Manila City Jail.
Today, however, it holds over 4,500 inmates, making it extremely over-crowded. The
last big riot was in 1999 when 7 people including a child died. Fights are still
rampant. The biggest killer is tuberculosis, followed by asthma. In 2002 alone, over
50 inmates succumbed to these types of respiratory tract diseases. This harsh
environment is made all the worse by the fact that all the inmates are yet to be
convicted. They are awaiting trial; that wait can last anything from four to nine
years due to a very slow judiciary court system. The jail is divided in two different
dorms; the biggest part is taken by Metro Manila's four gangs, Bahalagang
(fearless), Sputnik, Commando and Batang City Jail gang. Each gang has 400 to 800
members

SOLUTION
Republic Act 10752
President Aquino has signed a law covering procedures for the acquisition of rightof-way (ROW) for infrastructure projects of the government.

Under Republic Act 10752 or An Act Facilitating the Acquisition of ROW Site or
Location for National Government Infrastructure Projects signed on March 7, 2016,
owners of private property taken for public use would be given just compensation.
The State shall ensure that owners or real property acquired for national
government infrastructure projects are promptly paid just compensation for the
expeditious acquisition of the required ROW for the projects, the law stated.
The law provides the following modes of acquiring real property for any national
government infrastructure project: donation, negotiated sale, expropriation or any
other modes allowed legally.
Business groups said infrastructure development is expected to accelerate at a
faster pace in the coming years with the passage of the ROW law.
With infrastructure being one of the countrys weak spots, local and foreign
business groups welcomed the recent signing of RA 10752.
The signature of RA 10752 by the President is a welcome development for the
infrastructure industry. We are hopeful that it will address the substantial delays
that right of way issues have caused for vital infrastructure projects across the
country in the past, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP)
president Guenter Taus said.
This is a great news as this law will make infrastructure development faster, ECCP
vice president for external affairs Henry Schumacher added.
According to the business community, the law would primarily boost roll out and
development of projects under the governments public-private-partnership (PPP)
program.
Business groups have long been clamoring for more infrastructure projects given
the countrys sustained and robust economic growth.
That should help, though at the end of the day it boils down to the ability of
agencies to execute, said John Eric Francia, head of Ayalas infrastructure and
energy group.
The Ayala Group has been an active participant in the PPP program in recent years
and the countrys oldest conglomerate is expected to continue doing so in the
coming years.
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries president George Barcelon said
right of way issues have long been hampering the immediate development of some
of the countrys important infrastructure developments.

Modes of acquiring real property

The law provides the following modes of acquiring real property for any national
government infrastructure project: donation, negotiated sale, expropriation or any
other modes allowed legally.
For property acquired via negotiated sale, the implementing government agency of
the project must pay the owner fair compensation equivalent to the current market
value of the land, costs of replacement of structure and improvements therein, as
well as the value of crops and trees to be removed.
To determine the appropriate price offer, the implementing government agency may
engage the services of a government financial institution or an independent
property appraiser accredited by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
The property owner is given 30 days to accept or refuse the governments offer for
payment. If the land owner accepts the offer, the implementing agency will need to
pay 50 percent of the negotiated price upon execution of a deed of sale. The
balance would be paid by the time the land title is transferred to the government.
Should the property owner decline the price offer, the implementing agency could
initiate expropriation proceedings and take the matter to the proper court.
For informal settlers to be affected by the project, the government will have to
establish resettlement sites.
To be able to acquire ROW site or location for infrastructure projects, the
government will need to provide adequate appropriations.