SB 220

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 7, 2025

The Agricultural Land Conversion Ban Act

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 Agricultural Land Conversion Ban Act would stop the conversion of any irrigated or irrigable farm land into housing, commercial, or industrial projects, unless several national agencies certify that the land is no longer viable for farming and that the change is environmentally sound.

Agriculture and FisheriesLocal Government

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Author · Senator

Kiko Pangilinan
SenatorFrancis "Kiko" Pangilinan
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Subjects

Agricultural Land Conversion

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
HB 3408· 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
Pending with the Committee on AGRARIAN REFORM since 2025-08-12Rep. Nathaniel M. Oducado
SB 1499· Filed Nov 11, 2025
Agricultural Land Preservation Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid
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 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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SBN-220 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch