The University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus is considered one of the largest landholdings in Quezon City, Philippines. However, about 93 hectares are occupied by residential settlements with varying degrees and kinds of informality. Over the last decade, UP has made attempts to assert legal claims over occupied spaces through demolition, resettlement, and the fencing of spaces to prevent further incursions, but the reception of such plans has failed to successfully solve the problem as continuous occupation and encroachment of informal settlers is still evident within its territory. Taking off from the National Resettlement Policy Framework (NRPF) of the Philippines, this study examined the policy coherence as well as the overlapping, and sometimes conflicting policies for informal settler families (ISFs) within the UP Diliman Campus. Using 32 policy archives from the Office of Community Relations regarding informal settlement management in the campus, this study found changes in the policies related to certification of right of way and self-built unit (SBU) repairs over time. This presents a unique and complex situation for the university for the following reasons: 1) the need to balance the rights of these informal settlers to adequate housing and water and sanitation and the interests of the university to carry out its mandate as the country's leading academic institution; and 2) the call for continuous participation of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Quezon City, and other government agencies since UP, as an academic institution, has its limitations in managing these settlers.