The third sentence of the first paragraph of Administrative Order No
SECTION 1. The third sentence of the first paragraph of Administrative Order No. 504, s. 1986, is hereby amended to read as follows: “All such applications, however, shall be screened and evaluated by a Committee which is hereby created composed of the Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources or his duly designated representative, as Chairman, and the Director, Lands Management Bureau and the City Mayor of Baguio as Members, to: a) determine the suitability of the area applied for the purpose for which the same is intended, including the qualifications and capability of the applicants to underwrite the project and to put the said land into beneficial use, to preclude the acquisition of such lands by speculators; b) grant clearance to all public land applications in the City of Baguio; c) monitor compliance by applicants with all legal requirements regarding construction of the improvements appropriate for the purpose for which the land has been applied for, including payment of the purchase price and all other legal fees.