Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act

SEC. 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal
Act of 1997."
SEC. 2. Repeal. — Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing
Squatting and Other Similar Acts" is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. Effect on pending cases. — All pending cases under the provisions
of Presidential Decree No. 772 shall be dismissed upon the effectivity of this
Act.
SEC. 4. Effect on Republic Act No. 7279. — Nothing herein shall be
construed to nullify, eliminate or diminish in any way Section 27 of Republic
Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against
professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
SEC. 5. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
publication in two (2) newspapers of national circulation.