MODULE 11: HIERARCHY OF PLANS
sectoral and development plans
Source: CLUP Guidebook Volume 1
Hierarchy of Plans
1. National Physical Framework Plan
(NPFP)
 reference point by which
subsequent national and local
sectoral or development plans
are directly linked and aligned.
 all plans and programs
prepared by national and local
government agencies should be
seen as contributing and
supportive of the physical
development objectives and
goals of the adopted national,
regional, and local physical
plans.
2. Regional Physical Framework Plan
(RPFP)
 shall cover the physical
development of their respective
territories and shall be
consistent with the National
Physical Framework Plan.
3. Provincial Development and Physical
Framework Plan/Provincial Physical
Framework Plan (PDPFP/PPFP)
 shall determine the physical
development of the entire
provincial territory, consolidate
and harmonize the
comprehensive land use plans
of component cities and
municipalities
 shall reflect the indicative land
use management and physical
development direction of the
province consistent with the
RPFP
 shall serve as basis for other
related to land, natural
resources, and infrastructure
facilities, including the
development plan of the
province
 shall serve as the basis for the
preparation of the Provincial
Development Plan (PDP) and
Provincial Development
Investment Program (PDIP)
 The PPFP, PDP, PDIP and/or
Provincial Physical
Development and Framework
Plan (PDPFP) shall serve as the
basis for the formulation of
sectoral action plans of national
government agencies in the
province and all LGUs within its
jurisdiction.
4. Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP)
 shall determine the specific
uses of land and other physical
and natural resources, both
private and public, within their
territorial jurisdiction including
areas co-managed with the
national government and, as
appropriate, management plans
for ancestral domains, critical
watersheds, river basins, and
protected areas.
 shall delineate actual
boundaries on the ground
within the territorial
jurisdiction, embody the
desired land use patterns of the
barangay, city or municipality,
translate and integrate sectoral
plans, and provide appropriate
policies for each of the four
land use planning categories
 The spatial directions
prescribed in the CLUP shall
serve as the basis for the
preparation and formulation of
the Comprehensive
Development Plan (CDP) and
Local Development Investment
Programs (LDIP) of the LGUs.