HB 3408

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 7, 2025

An Act Prohibiting the Conversion of Irrigated and Irrigable Agricultural Lands for Non-Agricultural Uses, Amending for the Purpose Section 20 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991

In plain language

The bill proposes to ban the conversion of irrigated and irrigable farm lands into non‑farm uses, requiring multiple government certifications before any re‑classification and imposing prison and fines for violations.

Agriculture and Fisheries

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Author · Representative

Nathaniel Oducado
Representative1TAHANAN (party-list)
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Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 5762· Filed Nov 5, 2025
An Act Prohibiting the Conversion of Irrigated and Irrigable Agricultural Lands for Non-Agricultural Uses, Amending for This Purpose Section 20 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991
Pending with the Committee on AGRARIAN REFORM since 2025-11-12Rep. Leila M. De Lima
SB 220· Filed Jul 7, 2025
The Agricultural Land Conversion Ban Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Kiko" N. Pangilinan
HB 6947· Filed Dec 17, 2025
An Act Providing for Stronger Measures to Preserve Agricultural Land and Regulate Its Conversion to Non-Agricultural Purposes
Pending with the Committee on AGRARIAN REFORM since 2025-12-22Rep. Tsuyoshi Anthony "Hori" G. Horibata +3
HB 12· Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Instituting a National Land Use Policy, Providing the Implementing Mechanisms, Creating for the Purpose the National Land Use Commission, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Substituted by HB08466Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez +2
HB 5026· Filed Sep 30, 2025
An Act Mandating the Preservation, Protection and Consolidation of Agricultural Lands in the Philippines, Strengthening the Regulation of Land Conversion and Reclassification, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2025-10-02Rep. Jan "Atty. Jp" Padiernos

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HB03408 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch