Question 1

How many Philippine provinces does Nova Gov currently support?

Accepted Answer

Nova Gov currently covers 11 of the Philippines' highest-population provinces — Cebu, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Rizal, and the NCR-adjacent corridor. Together these provinces account for over 33 million residents and more than 300 LGUs that must comply with the CLUP requirements under RA 7160 and DHSUD's guidelines.

Question 2

What's the difference between provincial and municipal CLUP compliance under RA 7160?

Accepted Answer

Provincial governments prepare the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP), which sets region-wide land-use policies, while each municipality and city prepares its own CLUP covering local zoning, permits, and development controls. RA 7160 and EO 72 require that municipal CLUPs align with the provincial framework — a relationship Nova Gov enforces by automatically checking each LGU's plan against the parent province's PDPFP for conflicts in zoning classifications, infrastructure corridors, and hazard designations.

Question 3

How does the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) connect to Nova Gov?

Accepted Answer

The PDPFP is the master document that governs how a province's land, infrastructure, and environmental zones are organized at the macro level. Nova Gov ingests each province's PDPFP and uses it as the baseline against which every municipal CLUP is scored. When a municipality submits a zoning amendment that contradicts the provincial framework — say, proposing industrial use in an area the PDPFP designates as agricultural — the system flags the inconsistency before it reaches the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for approval.

Philippine province directory

Region IV-A (CALABARZON)

Region III (Central Luzon)

Region I (Ilocos Region)

Region VI (Western Visayas)

Region VII (Central Visayas)

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