Quoted hereunder is HLURB Board Resolution No. R-853, Series of 2010, Amend- ment to the Implementing Rules and Regulations for Farmlot Subdivisions, which was approved by the Board on 15 March 2010:

WHEREAS, the Board is mandated to conduct a periodic review of its policies;

WHEREAS, there is a need to protect the environment and to maintain the agricultural character of the farmlot subdivisions;

WHEREFORE, RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved that the minimum lot area for farmlot subdivisions be amended from 750 sq.m. to 1,000 sq.m., and that a certified true copy of an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) or Certificate of Non-Coverage duly issued by the Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources (DENR) be required in the issuance of Certificate of Registration and License to Sell (CR/LS).

RESOLVED further that the 25% restriction on buildable area be annotated at the back of the title.

APPROVED, this 15th day of March 2010.

The above was published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer on 17 June 2010, and, in accordance with the provisions of law, will take effect fifteen (15) days from its date of publication, on 02 July 2010.

Please be guided accordingly.

Adopted: 18 June 2010