FOR more than two decades, many different versions of a proposed National Land Use Act (NLUA) have languished in Congress. I recall that even under the previous administration, the passage of the NLUA Bill was certified as urgent, but, until now, no version of the bill has been enacted into law. The call by President Rodrigo Duterte for Congress to pass the NLUA before the end of the year should prompt our representatives and senators to finally act on the much-delayed measure. As of now, the Philippines is reportedly the only developing country without a national land use policy.