House panel OKs bill creating national land use authority
Parañaque Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan urged the Senate to pass a national land use law, which he believes can solve the country’s perennial flooding problem. The proposed law aims to harmonize land use planning nationwide and prevent haphazard development.
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