DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. CLUP TRANSLATIONS INTO SPATIAL DIMENSIONS AND

ALLOCATIONS OF THE VARIOUS LAND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SOCIO-
ECONOMIC PLAN; POLICY GUIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF LAND USES
EMBRACING THE LGUs ENTIRE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
( LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ( SEC.20, 477 (SP) AND 458 (SB)

2. CDP- IS THE ACTION PLAN UTILIZED BY EVERY LOCAL

ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE PROPER
SECTORAL AND CROSS-SECTORAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS IN
THE PROPER LOCATION TO PUT FLESH ON THE SKELETON AS IT
WERE , GURADUALLY AND INCREMENTALLY , UNTIL THE DESIRED
SHAPE OR FORM OF DEVELOPMENT IS EVENTUALLY ATTAINED
OVER THE LONG TERM. ( LGC Sec 106 & 109).
3. ECOLOGICAL PROFILE (SEP) GIVE DUE RECOGNITION TO
BIO-PHYSICAL OR ECOLOGICAL DIMENSION; BASIC MINIMUM
CONTENT, 5 DEVELOPMENT SECTORS, NAMELY: POPULATION
AND SOCIAL SERVICES; THE LOCAL ECONOMY; BIO-PHYSICAL
BASE; THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AND THE
INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY OF THE LGU.

4. GOAL FORMULATION (CHADWICK) IS THE HINGEPIN ON

WHICH THE RATIONAL PLANNING PROCESS TURNS. GOALS
SERVE AT LEAST 3 PURPOSES IN TE PLANNING PROCESS:
4.1. AS AN END TOWARD WHICH ALL FUTURE ACTIONS
SPECIFIED IN THE PLAN ARE DIRECTED;
4.2. AS A SET OF CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING ALTERNATIVE
STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES;
4.3. AS A STANDARD AGAINST WHICH THE SUCCESS OR
FAILURE OF EACH ACTION IS MEASURED.
5. PLAN A CLUSTER OF PROGRAMS.A COMPREHENSIVE
AND LONG RANGE AND MULTI-SECTORAL EFFORTS
5TO ATTAIN A SET OF GOALS BY DECIDING UPON A
MIX OF STRATEGIES. 3 TO 30 YEARS.
6. PROGRAM A CLUSTER OF PROJECTS. COMPRISES
THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS OF A LONG TERM
PLAN. A PROGRAM DEFINES A PARTI ULAR CLIENTELE
AND THEIR PRI[RITY NEEDS AND BREAKS DOWN
STRATEGIC DECISIONS IN A PLAN INTO DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS OR PROJECTS WHICH ARE TACTICAL OR
SHORT TERM IN NATURE.
7. PROJECT-CLUSTER OF ACTIVITIES. A SPECIFIC
BUT COMPLEX EFFORT CONSISTING OF INTERRELATED
ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY BY VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL UNITS
AND SPECIALISTS. PROJECT HAS WELL-DEFINED OBJECTIVE, A
DEFINITE SCHEDULE, AND A SET BUDGET. 1-3 YEARS
COVERAGE.
8. ACTIVITY A CLUSTER OF TASKS. A VERY SHORT TERM
EFFORT PERFORMED BY ONE OR SEVERAL MEMBERS OF A
PROJECT TEAM OR OF AN OFFICE OR ORGANIZATION. SOME
ACTIVITIES HAVETO BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE PROJECT
CAN MOVE ON; OTHER ACTIVITIES CAN BE DONE
SIMULTANEOUSLY OR LIE IN WAIT AS OTHER TASKS GO ON.
9. TASK A PURPOSIVE COMBINATION OF PSYCHOMOTOR
ACTIONS LEADING TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE
ACTIVITY
10. ZONING ORDINANCE IS THE DIVISION OF A CITY
/MUNICIPALITY INTO DISTRICTS OR ZONES AND PRESCRIBING
USE REGULATIONS FOR EACH DISTRICT OR ZONE. IT IS THE
GUIDE TO THE PROPER LOCATION OF ACTIVITIES IN SPACE.
11.LAND TAXES AS REGULATORY TOOL
11.1. TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY: TAX ON IDLE LANDS AND
SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT.
TAX ON IDLE LANDS- IS AN ADDITIONAL IMPOSITION OF 5 %
ON THE ASSESSED VALUE OF LAND CONSIDERED AS IDLE.
(SEC. 236-239 RA 7160).
11.2. SPECIAL BENEFIT ASSESSMENT- ASSESSMENT ON LANDS
THAT HAVE BEEN BENEFITTED BY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS,
WHETHER NEWLY CONSTRUCTED OROR IMPROVEMENTS ON
EXISTING ONES.
12. EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS POWER TO TAKE BACK
PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

13. PUBLIC INVESTMENT PROGRAMMING INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC

INFRASTRUCTURES AND FACILITIES IS APOWERFUL TOOL TO SHAPE
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHOSEN URBAN
FORM IN THE CLUP. WHEN PUBLIC FACILITIES SUCH AS ROADS AND
BRIDGES, SCHOOLS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS,
OR WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHEDTHESE
HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SHAPE THE PATTERN OF LAND USE FOR
DECADES.

14. GUIDED PRIVATE INVESTMENTS- THE AUTHORITY TO GUIDE

PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IAS GIVEN TO THE LDC BY THE LGC (SEC
109,A.4, RA 7160. SUCH GUIDANCE COULD TAKE THE FORM OF
INCENTIVES TO PROMOTE THE INFLOW AND DIRECTION OF
PRIVATE INVESTMENT CAPITAL. TAX BREAKS, SELECTIVE
SUBSIDIES,REDUCED TRANSACTION COSTS THRU ONE-STOP
SHOPSELIMINATING RED TAPES, GRAFT AND CORRUPTION.
15. CO-MANAGEMENT OF OTHER DOMAINS
IN PURSUANCE OF THIS PRINCIPLE THE CODE
EMPOWERS THE MAYOR TO ADOPT
MEASURES TO SAFEGUARD AND ENSURE
LAND, MINERAL, MARINE, FOREST AND
OTHER THE RESOURCES OF THE CITY. (SEC.
445,B.3,vii, RA 7160). IN THE SPIRIT OF CO-
MANAGEMENT THE LGU CAN USE THE CLUP
IN FORGING MOA OR SIMILAR INSTRUMENT
WITH THE DENR TO JOINTLY MANAGE THE
NATURAL RESOURCE.
16. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
PROGRAMMING (LDIP)
-IS THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENT TO IMPLEMENT
THE CDP AND TO SOME EXTENT THE CLUP.
THE LDIP LINKS THE PLAN TO THE BUDGET
THUS PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE DIRECTIVE
OF THE LGC THAT LOCAL BUDGETS SHALL
OPERATIONALIZE APPROVED LOCAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANS. (SEC. 305 i, RA7160). 3
YEARS TIME FRAME.