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The CLUP workflow
Ten steps from preparation to adoption. Select a step to see what it requires, what it produces, and the resources that support it.
Step 1
Preparation
Organize the planning team, secure the Sanggunian mandate, and set the budget and timeline.
The LGU organizes the CLUP Technical Working Group, issues the executive/legislative issuances authorizing the plan update, prepares the work-and-financial plan, and sets the participatory planning calendar.
Inputs needed
•Executive order organizing the TWG
•Sanggunian resolution
•Work and financial plan
Outputs produced
•Approved planning calendar
•Organized TWG and sectoral committees
Resources for this step
Memorandum Circular2023Provinces
Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001: Interim Guidelines on the Formulation of the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP)
Sets updated procedures for provinces to prepare their PDPFP, aligning provincial spatial strategy with city and municipal CLUPs.
Source: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority · Provincial Physical Framework Planning Official government resource
DILG-NEDA-DBM-DOF Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, S. 2016: Harmonization of Local Planning, Investment Programming and Budgeting
Aligns the timing and content of LGU plans (CLUP, CDP, LDIP, AIP) so budgeting and investment programming follow a single synchronized calendar.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Finance · Planning-Budgeting Harmonization Official government resource
Updates the harmonization of local development and land use planning, investment programming and budgeting to reflect the expanded National Tax Allotment shares of LGUs.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Finance · Planning-Budgeting Harmonization Official government resource
Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) Illustrative Guide
Step-by-step DILG guide for preparing the multi-sectoral Comprehensive Development Plan required alongside the CLUP under the Rationalized Planning System.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government · Comprehensive Development Plan Official government resource
HLURB Memorandum Circular No. 25, S. 1996: Approving the Revised Model Zoning Ordinance
The founding issuance that established the Revised Model Zoning Ordinance as the national reference template LGUs use to draft local zoning ordinances.
Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (now DHSUD) · Model Zoning Ordinance Official government resource
Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2023-001: Interim Guidelines on the Formulation of the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP)
Sets updated procedures for provinces to prepare their PDPFP, aligning provincial spatial strategy with city and municipal CLUPs.
Source: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority · Provincial Physical Framework Planning Official government resource
DILG-NEDA-DBM-DOF Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1, S. 2016: Harmonization of Local Planning, Investment Programming and Budgeting
Aligns the timing and content of LGU plans (CLUP, CDP, LDIP, AIP) so budgeting and investment programming follow a single synchronized calendar.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Finance · Planning-Budgeting Harmonization Official government resource
Updates the harmonization of local development and land use planning, investment programming and budgeting to reflect the expanded National Tax Allotment shares of LGUs.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development, National Economic and Development Authority, Department of Budget and Management, Department of Finance · Planning-Budgeting Harmonization Official government resource
Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) Illustrative Guide
Step-by-step DILG guide for preparing the multi-sectoral Comprehensive Development Plan required alongside the CLUP under the Rationalized Planning System.
Source: Department of the Interior and Local Government · Comprehensive Development Plan Official government resource
The official national census dataset LGU planners use to establish population baselines, density, and household characteristics in the CLUP demographic profile.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · Population Census Data Official government resource
Open data portal for downloadable population, housing, and migration tables by province, city or municipality for CLUP demographic and economic analysis.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority · Open Statistical Data Official government resource
Supplemental Guidelines on Mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risks in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan
Explains how to integrate the results of a Climate and Disaster Risk Assessment into every step of CLUP preparation, from situational analysis to zoning.
Source: Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, Climate Change Commission and UNDP · CDRA-CLUP Mainstreaming Official government resource
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