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ever-increasing population. It has to pursue a rational land use plan that will entail the rational allocation of the governments scarce land resources to include housing for the underprivileged, Biazon said. Under the measure to be known as the Idle Government-Owned Lands Disposition Act of 2011, 10 percent of government-owned lands to be sold, alienated and encumbered for development purposes shall be segregated or allocated for socialized housing projects. It directs the conveyance of the segregated land or fund to the National Housing Authority (NHA), for lands owned by the national government intended for the development of socialized housing projects However, for lands owned by the LGU, the segregated land or fund shall be retained by the LGU concerned to be utilized exclusively for its socialized housing projects. The measure authorizes the NHA and the local government unit to enter into a joint venture agreement or other similar agreements with private developers and nongovernmental organizations engaged in housing production. The co-authors of the bill are Reps. Rodante Marcoleta (Party-list, Alagad), Lani Mercado-Revilla (2nd District, Cavite), Romeo Acop (2nd District, Antipolo City), Rodolfo Valencia (1st District, Oriental Mindoro), Catalina Leonen-Pizarro (Party-list, ABS), Edwin Olivarez (1st District, Paraaque City), Amado Bagatsing (5th District, Manila), Rosenda Ann Ocampo (6th District, Manila), Angelo Palmones (Party-list, Agham), Arnel Ty (Party-list, LPGMA), Isidro Lico (Party-list, Ating Koop), Maria Milagros Magsaysay (1st District, Zambales), Elmer Panotes (2nd District, Camarines Norte), Ma. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa (Lone District, Occidental Mindoro), Romero Federico Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina City), Emerenciana De Jesus (Party-list, Gabriela), Pedro Acharon, Jr. (1st District, Cotabato and General Santos City), David Kho (Party-list, Senior Citizens), Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Party-list, Bagong Henerasyon), Rafael Mariano (Party-list, Bayan Muna), Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado (1st District, Bulacan), Carlos Padilla (Lone District, Nueva Vizcaya) and Joseph Victor Ejercito (Lone District, San Juan City). (30) lvc