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WPL8LAS, Lhere ls a need Lo updaLe Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon AcL and Lo codlfy Lhe
varlous laws relaLlve Lo reglsLraLlon of properLy, ln order Lo faclllLaLe effecLlve
lmplemenLaLlon of sald laws,
WPL8LAS, Lo sLrengLhen Lhe 1orrens sysLem, lL ls deemed necessary Lo adopL
safeguards Lo prevenL anomalous LlLllng of real properLy, and Lo sLreamllne and
slmpllfy reglsLraLlon proceedlngs and Lhe lssuance of cerLlflcaLes of LlLle,
WPL8LAS, Lhe decrees promulgaLed relaLlve Lo Lhe reglsLraLlon of cerLlflcaLes of
land Lransfer and emanclpaLlon paLenLs lssued pursuanL Lo resldenLlal uecree no.
27 Lo hasLen Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe land reform program of Lhe counLry form
an lnLegral parL of Lhe properLy reglsLraLlon laws,
nCW, 1PL8LlC8L, l, lL8ulnAnu L. MA8CCS, resldenL of Lhe 8epubllc of Lhe
hlllpplnes, by vlrLue of Lhe powers vesLed ln me by Lhe ConsLlLuLlon, do hereby
order and decree Lhe followlng:
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+=>?@0A 21 1ltle of uectee. 1hls uecree shall be known as Lhe 8CL81?
8LClS18A1lCn uLC8LL.
+=>?@0A 41 Notote of teqlsttotloo ptoceeJloqs, jotlsJlctloo of cootts. !udlclal
proceedlngs for Lhe reglsLraLlon of lands LhroughouL Lhe hlllpplnes shall be ln rem
and shall be based on Lhe generally accepLed prlnclples underlylng Lhe 1orrens
sysLem.
CourLs of llrsL lnsLance shall have excluslve [urlsdlcLlon over all appllcaLlons for
orlglnal reglsLraLlon of LlLle Lo lands, lncludlng lmprovemenLs and lnLeresLs Lhereln,
and over all peLlLlons flled afLer orlglnal reglsLraLlon of LlLle, wlLh power Lo hear
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and deLermlne all quesLlons arlslng upon such appllcaLlons or peLlLlons. 1he courL
Lhrough lLs clerk of courL shall furnlsh Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon wlLh Lwo
cerLlfled coples of all pleadlngs, exhlblLs, orders, and declslons flled or lssued ln
appllcaLlons or peLlLlons for land reglsLraLlon, wlLh Lhe excepLlon of sLenographlc
noLes, wlLhln flve days from Lhe flllng or lssuance Lhereof.
+=>?@0A B1 5totos of otbet pte-exlstloq looJ teqlsttotloo system. 1he sysLem of
reglsLraLlon under Lhe Spanlsh MorLgage Law ls hereby dlsconLlnued and all lands
recorded under sald sysLem whlch are noL yeL covered by 1orrens LlLle shall be
consldered as unreglsLered lands.
PereafLer, all lnsLrumenLs affecLlng lands orlglnally reglsLered under Lhe Spanlsh
MorLgage Law may be recorded under SecLlon 113 of Lhls uecree, unLll Lhe land
shall have been broughL under Lhe operaLlon of Lhe 1orrens sysLem.
1he books of reglsLraLlon for unreglsLered lands provlded under SecLlon 194 of Lhe
8evlsed AdmlnlsLraLlve Code, as amended by AcL no. 3344, shall conLlnue Lo
remaln ln force, provlded, LhaL all lnsLrumenLs deallng wlLh unreglsLered lands
shall henceforLh be reglsLered under SecLlon 113 of Lhls uecree.
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+=>?@0A C1 looJ keqlsttotloo commlssloo. ln order Lo have a more efflclenL
execuLlon of Lhe laws relaLlve Lo Lhe reglsLraLlon of lands, geared Lo Lhe masslve
and acceleraLed land reform and soclal [usLlce program of Lhe governmenL, Lhere
ls creaLed a commlsslon Lo be known as Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon under
Lhe execuLlve supervlslon of Lhe ueparLmenL of !usLlce.
+=>?@0A 31 Offlclols ooJ employees of tbe commlssloo. 1he Land 8eglsLraLlon
Commlsslon shall have a chlef and an asslsLanL chlef Lo be known, respecLlvely, as
Lhe Commlssloner and Lhe uepuLy Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon who shall be
appolnLed by Lhe resldenL. 1he Commlssloner shall be duly quallfled member of
Lhe hlllpplne 8ar wlLh aL leasL Len years of pracLlce ln Lhe legal professlon, and
shall have Lhe same rank, compensaLlon and prlvlleges as Lhose of a !udge of Lhe
CourL of llrsL lnsLance. 1he uepuLy Commlssloner, who shall possess Lhe same
quallflcaLlons as Lhose requlred of Lhe Commlssloner, shall recelve compensaLlon
$
whlch shall be Lhree Lhousand pesos per annum less Lhan LhaL of Lhe
Commlssloner. Pe shall acL as Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon durlng Lhe
absence or dlsablllLy of Lhe Commlssloner and when Lhere ls a vacancy ln Lhe
poslLlon unLll anoLher person shall have been deslgnaLed or appolnLed ln
accordance wlLh law. 1he uepuLy Commlssloner shall also perform such oLher
funcLlons as Lhe Commlssloner may asslgn Lo hlm.
1hey shall be asslsLed by such number of dlvlslon chlefs as may be necessary ln Lhe
lnLeresL of Lhe funcLlonlng of Lhe Commlsslon, by a Speclal AsslsLanL Lo Lhe
Commlssloner, and by a Chlef CeodeLlc Lnglneer who shall each recelve
compensaLlon aL Lhe raLe of Lhree Lhousand four hundred pesos per annum less
Lhan LhaL of Lhe uepuLy Commlssloner.
All oLher offlclals and employees of Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon lncludlng
Lhose of Lhe 8eglsLrles of ueeds whose salarles are noL hereln provlded, shall
recelve salarles correspondlng Lo Lhe mlnlmum of Lhelr respecLlve upgraded
ranges as provlded under paragraph 3.1 of 8udgeL Clrcular no. 273, plus slxLy per
cenLum Lhereof across Lhe board, noLwlLhsLandlng Lhe maxlmum salary allowed
for Lhelr respecLlve clvll servlce ellglblllLles.
1he salarles of offlclals and employees provlded ln Lhls uecree shall be wlLhouL
pre[udlce Lo such beneflLs and ad[usLmenLs as may from Llme Lo Llme be granLed
by Lhe resldenL or by Lhe leglslaLure Lo governmenL employees.
All offlclals and employees of Lhe Commlsslon excepL 8eglsLers of ueeds shall be
appolnLed by Lhe SecreLary of !usLlce upon recommendaLlon of Lhe Commlssloner
of Land 8eglsLraLlon.
+=>?@0A D1 Ceoetol looctloos.
(1) 1he Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall have Lhe followlng funcLlons:
(a) lssue decrees of reglsLraLlon pursuanL Lo flnal [udgmenLs of Lhe
courLs ln land reglsLraLlon proceedlngs and cause Lhe lssuance by Lhe
8eglsLers of ueeds of Lhe correspondlng cerLlflcaLes of LlLle,
(b) Lxerclse supervlslon and conLrol over all 8eglsLers of ueeds and
oLher personnel of Lhe Commlsslon,
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(c) 8esolve cases elevaLed en consulLa by, or on appeal from declslon
of, 8eglsLers of ueeds,
(d) Lxerclse execuLlve supervlslon over all clerks of courL and personnel
of Lhe CourLs of llrsL lnsLance LhroughouL Lhe hlllpplnes wlLh respecL
Lo Lhe dlscharge of Lhelr duLles and funcLlons ln relaLlon Lo Lhe
reglsLraLlon of lands,
(e) lmplemenL all orders, declslons, and decrees promulgaLed relaLlve
Lo Lhe reglsLraLlon of lands and lssue, sub[ecL Lo Lhe approval of Lhe
SecreLary of !usLlce, all needful rules and regulaLlons Lherefor,
(f) verlfy and approve subdlvlslon, consolldaLlon, and consolldaLlon-
subdlvlslon survey plans of properLles LlLled under AcL no. 496 excepL
Lhose covered by .u. no. 937.
(2) 1he Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon shall have Lhe followlng funcLlons:
(a) LxLend speedy and effecLlve asslsLance Lo Lhe ueparLmenL of
Agrarlan 8eform, Lhe Land 8ank, and oLher agencles ln Lhe
lmplemenLaLlon of Lhe land reform program of Lhe governmenL,
(b) LxLend asslsLance Lo courLs ln ordlnary and cadasLral land
reglsLraLlon proceedlngs,
(c) 8e Lhe cenLral reposlLory of records relaLlve Lo orlglnal reglsLraLlon
of lands LlLled under Lhe 1orrens sysLem, lncludlng subdlvlslon and
consolldaLlon plans of LlLled lands.
+=>?@0A E1 Offlce of tbe keqlstet of ueeJs. 1here shall be aL leasL one 8eglsLer of
ueeds for each provlnce and one for each clLy. Lvery 8eglsLry wlLh a yearly average
collecLlon of more Lhan slxLy Lhousand pesos durlng Lhe lasL Lhree years shall have
one uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds, and every 8eglsLry wlLh a yearly average collecLlon
of more Lhan Lhree hundred Lhousand pesos durlng Lhe lasL Lhree years, shall have
one uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds and one second uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds.
1he SecreLary of !usLlce shall deflne Lhe offlclal sLaLlon and LerrlLorlal [urlsdlcLlon
of each 8eglsLry upon Lhe recommendaLlon of Lhe Commlssloner of Land
&
8eglsLraLlon, wlLh Lhe end ln vlew of maklng every reglsLry easlly accesslble Lo Lhe
people of Lhe nelghborlng munlclpallLles.
1he provlnce or clLy shall furnlsh a sulLable space or bulldlng for Lhe offlce of Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds unLll such Llme as Lhe same could be furnlshed ouL of naLlonal
funds.
+=>?@0A F1 AppolnLmenL of 8eglsLers of ueeds and Lhelr uepuLles and oLher
subordlnaLe personnel, salarles. 8eglsLers of ueeds shall be appolnLed by Lhe
resldenL of Lhe hlllpplnes upon recommendaLlon of Lhe SecreLary of !usLlce.
uepuLy 8eglsLers of ueeds and all oLher subordlnaLe personnel of Lhe 8eglsLrles of
ueeds shall be appolnLed by Lhe SecreLary of !usLlce upon Lhe recommendaLlon of
Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon.
1he salarles of 8eglsLers of ueeds and Lhelr uepuLles shall be aL Lhe followlng
raLes:
(1) llrsL Class 8eglsLrles 1he salarles of 8eglsLers of ueeds ln flrsL class
8eglsLrles shall be Lhree Lhousand four hundred pesos per annum less Lhan
LhaL of Lhe uepuLy Commlssloner.
(2) Second Class 8eglsLrles 1he salarles of 8eglsLers of ueeds ln second class
8eglsLrles shall be Lhree Lhousand four hundred pesos per annum less Lhan
Lhose of 8eglsLers of ueeds ln flrsL class 8eglsLrles.
(3) 1hlrd Class 8eglsLrles 1he salarles of 8eglsLers of ueeds ln Lhlrd class
8eglsLrles shall be Lhree Lhousand four hundred pesos per annum less Lhan
Lhose of 8eglsLers of ueeds ln second class 8eglsLrles.
(4) 1he salarles of uepuLy 8eglsLers of ueeds and Second uepuLy 8eglsLers of
ueeds shall be Lhree Lhousand four hundred pesos per annum less Lhan
Lhose of Lhelr correspondlng 8eglsLers of ueeds and uepuLy 8eglsLers of
ueeds, respecLlvely.
1he SecreLary of !usLlce, upon recommendaLlon of Lhe Commlssloner of Land
8eglsLraLlon, shall cause Lhe reclasslflcaLlon of 8eglsLrles based elLher on work load
or Lhe class of provlnce/clLy, whlchever wlll resulL ln a hlgher classlflcaLlon, for
'
purposes of salary ad[usLmenLs ln accordance wlLh Lhe raLes herelnabove
provlded.
+=>?@0A 51 Ooollflcotloos of keqlstets of ueeJs ooJ uepoty keqlstets of ueeJs. no
person shall be appolnLed 8eglsLer of ueeds unless he has been admlLLed Lo Lhe
pracLlce of law ln Lhe hlllpplnes and shall have been acLually engaged ln such
pracLlce for aL leasL Lhree years or has been employed for a llke perlod ln any
branch of governmenL Lhe funcLlons of whlch lnclude Lhe reglsLraLlon of properLy.
1he uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds shall be a member of Lhe hlllpplne 8ar. rovlded,
however, LhaL no 8eglsLer of ueeds or uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds holdlng offlce as
such upon Lhe passage of Lhls uecree shall by reason hereof, be removed from
offlce or be demoLed Lo a lower caLegory or scale of salary excepL for cause and
upon compllance wlLh due process as provlded for by law.
+=>?@0A 2G1 Ceoetol fooctloos of keqlstets of ueeJs. 1he offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds consLlLuLes a publlc reposlLory of records of lnsLrumenLs affecLlng
reglsLered or unreglsLered lands and chaLLel morLgages ln Lhe provlnce or clLy
whereln such offlce ls slLuaLed.
lL shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo lmmedlaLely reglsLer an lnsLrumenL
presenLed for reglsLraLlon deallng wlLh real or personal properLy whlch complles
wlLh all Lhe requlslLes for reglsLraLlon. Pe shall see Lo lL LhaL sald lnsLrumenL bears
Lhe proper documenLary and sclence sLamps and LhaL Lhe same are properly
canceled. lf Lhe lnsLrumenL ls noL reglsLerable, he shall forLhwlLh deny reglsLraLlon
Lhereof and lnform Lhe presenLor of such denlal ln wrlLlng, sLaLlng Lhe ground or
reason Lherefor, and advlslng hlm of hls rlghL Lo appeal by consulLa ln accordance
wlLh SecLlon 117 of Lhls uecree.
+=>?@0A 221 ulscharge of duLles of 8eglsLer of ueeds ln case of vacancy, eLc.
(1) unLll a regular 8eglsLer of ueeds shall have been appolnLed for a provlnce
or clLy, or ln case of vacancy ln Lhe offlce, or upon Lhe occaslon of Lhe
absence, lllness, suspenslon, or lnablllLy of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo dlscharge
hls duLles, sald duLles shall be performed by Lhe followlng offlclals, ln Lhe
order ln whlch Lhey are menLloned below, unless Lhe SecreLary of !usLlce
deslgnaLes anoLher offlclal Lo acL Lemporarlly ln hls place:
(
(a) lor Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhere ls a uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds,
by sald uepuLy 8eglsLer of ueeds, or by Lhe second uepuLy 8eglsLer of
ueeds, should Lhere be one,
(b) lor Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhere ls no uepuLy or second uepuLy
8eglsLer of ueeds, by Lhe rovlnclal or ClLy llscal, or any AsslsLanL llscal
deslgnaLed by Lhe rovlnclal or ClLy llscal,
(2) ln case of absence, dlsablllLy or suspenslon of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
wlLhouL pay, or ln case of vacancy ln Lhe poslLlon, Lhe SecreLary of !usLlce
may, ln hls dlscreLlon, auLhorlze Lhe paymenL of an addlLlonal compensaLlon
Lo Lhe offlclal acLlng as 8eglsLer of ueeds, such addlLlonal compensaLlon
LogeLher wlLh hls acLual salary noL Lo exceed Lhe salary auLhorlzed for Lhe
poslLlon Lhus fllled by hlm.
(3) ln case of a newly-creaLed provlnce or clLy and pendlng esLabllshmenL of
a 8eglsLry of ueeds and Lhe appolnLmenL of a regular 8eglsLer of ueeds for
Lhe new provlnce or clLy, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe moLher provlnce or clLy
shall be Lhe ex-offlclo 8eglsLer of ueeds for sald new provlnce or clLy.
+=>?@0A 241 Owoet's loJex, tepotts. 1here shall be prepared ln every 8eglsLry an
lndex sysLem whlch shall conLaln Lhe names of all reglsLered owners alphabeLlcally
arranged. lor Lhls purpose, an lndex card whlch shall be prepared ln Lhe name of
each reglsLered owner whlch shall conLaln a llsL of all lands reglsLered ln hls name.
1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall submlL Lo Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon wlLhln Len
days afLer Lhe monLh Lo whlch Lhey perLaln hls monLhly reporLs on collecLlons and
accompllshmenLs. Pe shall also submlL Lo Lhe Commlsslon aL Lhe end of uecember
of each year, an annual lnvenLory of all LlLles and lnsLrumenLs ln hls 8eglsLry.
+=>?@0A 2B1 cblef CeoJetlc oqloeet. 1here shall be a Chlef CeodeLlc Lnglneer ln
Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon who shall be Lhe Lechnlcal advlser of Lhe
Commlsslon on all maLLers lnvolvlng surveys and shall be responslble Lo hlm for all
plaLs, plans and works requlrlng Lhe servlces of a geodeLlc englneer ln sald offlce.
Pe shall perform such oLher funcLlons as may, from Llme Lo Llme, be asslgned Lo
hlm by Lhe Commlssloner.
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+=>?@0A 2C1 Who may apply. 1he followlng persons may flle ln Lhe proper CourL of
llrsL lnsLance an appllcaLlon for reglsLraLlon of LlLle Lo land, wheLher personally or
Lhrough Lhelr duly auLhorlzed represenLaLlves:
(1) 1hose who by Lhemselves or Lhrough Lhelr predecessors-ln-lnLeresL have
been ln open, conLlnuous, excluslve and noLorlous possesslon and
occupaLlon of allenable and dlsposable lands of Lhe publlc domaln under a
bona flde clalm of ownershlp slnce !une 12, 1943, or earller.
(2) 1hose who have acqulred ownershlp of prlvaLe lands by prescrlpLlon
under Lhe provlslon of exlsLlng laws.
(3) 1hose who have acqulred ownershlp of prlvaLe lands or abandoned rlver
beds by rlghL of accesslon or accreLlon under Lhe exlsLlng laws.
(4) 1hose who have acqulred ownershlp of land ln any oLher manner
provlded for by law.
Where Lhe land ls owned ln common, all Lhe co-owners shall flle Lhe appllcaLlon
[olnLly.
Where Lhe land has been sold under pacLo de reLro, Lhe vendor a reLro may flle an
appllcaLlon for Lhe orlglnal reglsLraLlon of Lhe land, provlded, however, LhaL should
Lhe perlod for redempLlon explre durlng Lhe pendency of Lhe reglsLraLlon
proceedlngs and ownershlp Lo Lhe properLy consolldaLed ln Lhe vendee a reLro, Lhe
laLLer shall be subsLlLuLed for Lhe appllcanL and may conLlnue Lhe proceedlngs.
A LrusLee on behalf of hls prlnclpal may apply for orlglnal reglsLraLlon of any land
held ln LrusL by hlm, unless prohlblLed by Lhe lnsLrumenL creaLlng Lhe LrusL.
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+=>?@0A 231 lotm ooJ cooteots. 1he appllcaLlon for land reglsLraLlon shall be ln
wrlLlng, slgned by Lhe appllcaLlon or Lhe person duly auLhorlzed ln hls behalf, and
sworn Lo before any offlcer auLhorlzed Lo admlnlsLer oaLhs for Lhe provlnce or clLy
where Lhe appllcaLlon was acLually slgned. lf Lhere ls more Lhan one appllcanL, Lhe
appllcaLlon shall be slgned and sworn Lo by and ln behalf of each. 1he appllcaLlon
shall conLaln a descrlpLlon of Lhe land and shall sLaLe Lhe clLlzenshlp and clvll sLaLus
of Lhe appllcanL, wheLher slngle or marrled, and, lf marrled, Lhe name of Lhe wlfe
or husband, and, lf Lhe marrlage has been legally dlssolved, when and how Lhe
marrlage relaLlon LermlnaLed. lL shall also sLaLe Lhe full names and addresses of all
occupanLs of Lhe land and Lhose of Lhe ad[olnlng owners, lf known, and, lf noL
known, lL shall sLaLe Lhe exLenL of Lhe search made Lo flnd Lhem.
1he appllcaLlon, shall, ln form, be subsLanLlally as follows:

8epubllc of Lhe hlllpplnes
CourL of llrsL lnsLance of _________________

1he underslgned,
____________________________________________________________hereby
applles (or apply) Lo have Lhe land herelnafLer descrlbed broughL under Lhe
operaLlon of Lhe roperLy 8eglsLraLlon uecree, and Lo have Lhe LlLle LhereLo
reglsLered and conflrmed:
Anu uLCLA8L . . . . .
1. 1haL Lhe appllcanLs/s ls/are Lhe owners of Lhe land (by vlrLue of
lnherlLance or deed of sale or conveyance and/or possesslon ln accordance
wlLh SecLlon 14 of sald uecree), LogeLher wlLh Lhe bulldlng and
lmprovemenLs Lhereon, wlLh Lhe excepLlon of Lhe
followlng:_______________________________________________________
___________ whlch ls/are Lhe properLy of _________________________
resldlng aL _________________________ 1he sald land, conslsLlng of
____________________ parcel/s ls/are slLuaLed, bounded and descrlbed as
shown on Lhe plan and Lechnlcal descrlpLlons aLLached hereLo and made a
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parL hereof, wlLh Lhe followlng
excepLlon:_____________________________________________________
2. 1haL sald land aL Lhe lasL assessmenL for LaxaLlon was assessed aL ____,
hlllpplne currency, and Lhe bulldlngs and oLher lmprovemenLs aL
___________, hlllpplne currency.
3. 1haL Lo Lhe besL of my/our knowledge and bellef, Lhere ls no morLgage or
encumbrance of any klnd whaLsoever affecLlng sald land, nor any oLher
person havlng any lnLeresL Lhereln, legal or equlLable, or ln possesslon, oLher
Lhan as follows: _________________________________________________
4. 1haL Lhe appllcanL/s has/have acqulred sald land ln Lhe followlng manner:
________________________________
(noLe: 8efer Lo Sec. 14 of sald uecree. SLaLe also wheLher Lhe properLy ls
con[ugal, paraphernal or excluslve properLy of Lhe appllcanL/s)
3. 1haL sald land ls occupled by Lhe followlng person:
_____________________________ ________________________________
6. 1haL Lhe names ln full and addresses, as far as known Lo Lhe underslgned,
of Lhe owners of all ad[olnlng properLles, of Lhe persons menLloned ln
paragraphs 3 and 3, and of Lhe persons shown on Lhe plan as clalmanLs, are
as follows: _____________________________________________________
7. 1haL Lhe appllcanL/s ls/are slngle or marrled Lo ____________________
(noLe: lf marrlage has been legally dlssolved, sLaLe when and how Lhe
marrlage relaLlon LermlnaLed.)______________________________________
8. 1haL Lhe appllcanL's/s' full name, age, clLlzenshlp, resldence, and posLal
address/es ls/are as follows:_______________________________________
9. 1haL (noLe: lf Lhe land lncluded ln Lhe appllcaLlon ls bounded by a publlc or
prlvaLe way or road, Lhere should be sLaLed ln Lhls paragraph wheLher or noL
Lhe appllcanL clalms any and whaL land wlLhln Lhe llmlLs of Lhe way or road
and wheLher Lhe appllcanL deslres Lo have Lhe llne of Lhe way or road
deLermlned.) ________________________________________
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10. 1haL Lhe followlng documenLs are aLLached hereLo and made a parL
hereof: ___________________________________.

Slgned aL ___________________ Lhls _____________________ day of
____________________, ln Lhe year nlneLeen hundred and
______________________.

__________________________
AppllcanL

_________________________
(osL Cfflce Address)


8Lu8LlC Cl 1PL PlLllnLS
8CvlnCL (C8 Cl1?) Cl _______________

Cn Lhls _______________ day of _________________________,19 ________
personally appeared before me Lhe above- named ________________known
Lo me Lo be Lhe person/s who execuLed Lhe foregolng appllcaLlon and made
oaLh LhaL Lhe sLaLemenLs Lhereln are Lrue of hls/Lhelr knowledge,
lnformaLlon and bellef.
1he 8esldence CerLlflcaLe/s ______________________ of Lhe appllcanL/s
______________ was/were exhlblLed Lo me belng no. _________________
lssued aL ___________________ daLed ____________, 19 __________.

"#

________________________
(noLary ubllc, or oLher Cfflcer
auLhorlzed Lo admlnlsLer oaLhs)
18 nC. _________________

+=>?@0A 2D1 Noo-teslJeot oppllcoot. lf Lhe appllcanL ls noL a resldenL of Lhe
hlllpplnes, he shall flle wlLh hls appllcaLlon an lnsLrumenL ln due form appolnLlng
an agenL or represenLaLlve resldlng ln Lhe hlllpplnes, glvlng hls full name and
posLal address, and shall Lhereln agree LhaL Lhe servlce of any legal process ln Lhe
proceedlngs under or growlng ouL of Lhe appllcaLlon made upon hls agenL or
represenLaLlve shall be of Lhe same legal effecL as lf made upon Lhe appllcanL
wlLhln Lhe hlllpplnes. lf Lhe agenL or represenLaLlve dles, or leaves Lhe hlllpplnes,
Lhe appllcanL shall forLhwlLh make anoLher appolnLmenL for Lhe subsLlLuLe, and, lf
he falls Lo do so Lhe courL may dlsmlss Lhe appllcaLlon.
+=>?@0A 2E1 wbot ooJ wbete to flle. 1he appllcaLlon for land reglsLraLlon shall be
flled wlLh Lhe CourL of llrsL lnsLance of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land ls
slLuaLed. 1he appllcanL shall flle LogeLher wlLh Lhe appllcaLlon all orlglnal
munlmenLs of LlLles or coples Lhereof and a survey plan of Lhe land approved by
Lhe 8ureau of Lands.
1he clerk of courL shall noL accepL any appllcaLlon unless lL ls shown LhaL Lhe
appllcanL has furnlshed Lhe ulrecLor of Lands wlLh a copy of Lhe appllcaLlon and all
annexes.
+=>?@0A 2F1 Appllcotloo covetloq two ot mote potcels. An appllcaLlon may lnclude
Lwo or more parcels of land belonglng Lo Lhe appllcanL/s provlded Lhey are
slLuaLed wlLhln Lhe same provlnce or clLy. 1he courL may aL any Llme order an
appllcaLlon Lo be amended by sLrlklng ouL one or more of Lhe parcels or by a
severance of Lhe appllcaLlon.
"$
+=>?@0A 251 AmeoJmeots. AmendmenLs Lo Lhe appllcaLlon lncludlng [olnder,
subsLlLuLlon, or dlsconLlnuance as Lo parLles may be allowed by Lhe courL aL any
sLage of Lhe proceedlngs upon [usL and reasonable Lerms.
AmendmenLs whlch shall conslsL ln a subsLanLlal change ln Lhe boundarles or an
lncrease ln area of Lhe land applled for or whlch lnvolve Lhe lncluslon of an
addlLlonal land shall be sub[ecL Lo Lhe same requlremenLs of publlcaLlon and noLlce
as ln an orlglnal appllcaLlon.
+=>?@0A 4G1 wbeo looJ opplleJ fot botJets oo tooJ. lf Lhe appllcaLlon descrlbes Lhe
land as bounded by a publlc or prlvaLe way or road, lL shall sLaLe wheLher or noL
Lhe appllcanL clalms any and whaL porLlon of Lhe land wlLhln Lhe llmlLs of Lhe way
or road, and wheLher Lhe appllcanL deslres Lo have Lhe llne of Lhe way or road
deLermlned.
+=>?@0A 421 kepoltemeot of oJJltloool focts ooJ popets, ocolot lospectloo. 1he
courL may requlre facLs Lo be sLaLed ln Lhe appllcaLlon ln addlLlon Lo Lhose
prescrlbed by Lhls uecree noL lnconslsLenL LherewlLh and may requlre Lhe flllng of
any addlLlonal paper. lL may also conducL an ocular lnspecLlon, lf necessary.
+=>?@0A 441 ueolloqs wltb looJ peoJloq otlqlool teqlsttotloo. AfLer Lhe flllng of Lhe
appllcaLlon and before Lhe lssuance of Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon, Lhe land Lhereln
descrlbed may sLlll be Lhe sub[ecL of deallngs ln whole or ln parL, ln whlch case Lhe
lnLeresLed parLy shall presenL Lo Lhe courL Lhe perLlnenL lnsLrumenLs LogeLher wlLh
a subdlvlslon plan approved by Lhe ulrecLor of Lands ln case of Lransfer of porLlons
Lhereof and Lhe courL, afLer noLlce Lo Lhe parLles, shall order such land reglsLered
sub[ecL Lo Lhe conveyance or encumbrance creaLed by sald lnsLrumenLs, or order
LhaL Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon be lssued ln Lhe name of Lhe person Lo whom Lhe
properLy has been conveyed by sald lnsLrumenLs.
H1 (<H#,$".,6&I 6((6+,.,6& "&- -*7"<#.
+=>?@0A 4B1 noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng, publlcaLlon, eLc. 1he courL shall, wlLhln flve
days from flllng of Lhe appllcaLlon, lssue an order seLLlng Lhe daLe and hour of Lhe
lnlLlal hearlng whlch shall noL be earller Lhan forLy-flve days nor laLer Lhan nlneLy
days from Lhe daLe of Lhe order.
"%
1he publlc shall be glven noLlce of Lhe lnlLlal hearlng of Lhe appllcaLlon for land
reglsLraLlon by means of (1) publlcaLlon, (2) malllng, and (3) posLlng.
1. 8y publlcaLlon.
upon recelpL of Lhe order of Lhe courL seLLlng Lhe Llme for lnlLlal hearlng, Lhe
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall cause noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng Lo be
publlshed once ln Lhe Cfflclal CazeLLe and once ln a newspaper of general
clrculaLlon ln Lhe hlllpplnes: rovlded, however, LhaL Lhe publlcaLlon ln Lhe
Cfflclal CazeLLe shall be sufflclenL Lo confer [urlsdlcLlon upon Lhe courL. Sald
noLlce shall be addressed Lo all persons appearlng Lo have an lnLeresL ln Lhe
land lnvolved lncludlng Lhe ad[olnlng owners so far as known, and "Lo all
whom lL may concern". Sald noLlce shall also requlre all persons concerned Lo
appear ln courL aL a cerLaln daLe and Llme Lo show cause why Lhe prayer of
sald appllcaLlon shall noL be granLed.
2. 8y malllng.
(a) Malllng of noLlce Lo persons named ln Lhe appllcaLlon. 1he
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall also, wlLhln seven days afLer
publlcaLlon of sald noLlce ln Lhe Cfflclal CazeLLe, as herelnbefore
provlded, cause a copy of Lhe noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng Lo be malled Lo
every person named ln Lhe noLlce whose address ls known.
(b) Malllng of noLlce Lo Lhe SecreLary of ubllc Plghways, Lhe rovlnclal
Covernor and Lhe Mayor. lf Lhe appllcanL requesLs Lo have Lhe llne of a
publlc way or road deLermlned, Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon
shall cause a copy of sald noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng Lo be malled Lo Lhe
SecreLary of ubllc Plghways, Lo Lhe rovlnclal Covernor, and Lo Lhe
Mayor of Lhe munlclpallLy or clLy, as Lhe case may be, ln whlch Lhe land
lles.
(c) Malllng of noLlce Lo Lhe SecreLary of Agrarlan 8eform, Lhe SollclLor
Ceneral, Lhe ulrecLor of Lands, Lhe ulrecLor of ubllc Works, Lhe
ulrecLor of loresL uevelopmenL, Lhe ulrecLor of Mlnes and Lhe ulrecLor
of llsherles and AquaLlc 8esources. lf Lhe land borders on a rlver,
navlgable sLream or shore, or on an arm of Lhe sea where a rlver or
"&
harbor llne has been esLabllshed, or on a lake, or lf lL oLherwlse appears
from Lhe appllcaLlon or Lhe proceedlngs LhaL a LenanL-farmer or Lhe
naLlonal governmenL may have a clalm adverse Lo LhaL of Lhe appllcanL,
noLlce of Lhe lnlLlal hearlng shall be glven ln Lhe same manner Lo Lhe
SecreLary of Agrarlan 8eform, Lhe SollclLor Ceneral, Lhe ulrecLor of
Lands, Lhe ulrecLor of Mlnes and/or Lhe ulrecLor of llsherles and
AquaLlc 8esources, as may be approprlaLe.
3. 8y posLlng.
1he Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall also cause a duly aLLesLed copy
of Lhe noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng Lo be posLed by Lhe sherlff of Lhe provlnce or
clLy, as Lhe case may be, or by hls depuLy, ln a consplcuous place on each
parcel of land lncluded ln Lhe appllcaLlon and also ln a consplcuous place on
Lhe bulleLln board of Lhe munlclpal bulldlng of Lhe munlclpallLy or clLy ln
whlch Lhe land or porLlon Lhereof ls slLuaLed, fourLeen days aL leasL before
Lhe daLe of lnlLlal hearlng.
1he courL may also cause noLlce Lo be served Lo such oLher persons and ln
such manner as lL may deem proper.
1he noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng shall, ln form, be subsLanLlally as follows:

(CapLlon and 1lLle)
nC1lCL Cl lnl1lAL PLA8lnC

1o (here lnserL Lhe names of all persons appearlng Lo have an lnLeresL and Lhe
ad[olnlng owners so far as known, and Lo all whom lL may concern):
An appllcaLlon (or peLlLlon) havlng been flled ln Lhe above-enLlLled case by (full
name and address) praylng for Lhe reglsLraLlon and conflrmaLlon (or for Lhe
seLLlemenL and ad[udlcaLlon, ln case of peLlLlon ln cadasLral proceedlngs) of LlLle Lo
Lhe followlng descrlbed lands:
"'

(lnserL descrlpLlon)
?ou are hereby served Lhls noLlce Lo appear before Lhls CourL aL lLs sesslon Lo be
held aL _________________ on Lhe ______________ day of _______________, 19
______, aL _____________ o'clock ln Lhe _________ Lhen and Lhere Lo presenL
such clalms as you may have Lo sald lands or any porLlon Lhereof, and Lo submlL
evldence ln supporL of such clalm, and unless you appear aL sald CourL aL Lhe Llme
and place aforesald, your defaulL wlll be recorded and Lhe LlLle Lo Lhe lands wlll be
ad[udlcaLed and deLermlned ln accordance wlLh law and Lhe evldence before Lhe
CourL, and LhereafLer you wlll forever be barred from conLesLlng sald appllcaLlon
(or peLlLlon) or any decree enLered Lhereon.
WlLness, Lhe Pon. ________________________ !udge of Lhe CourL of llrsL
lnsLance of _______ Lhls _______ day of _________________, ln Lhe year
19______.

ALLesL:
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon

+=>?@0A 4C1 ltoof of pobllcotloo ooJ ootlce. 1he cerLlflcaLlon of Lhe Commlssloner
of Land 8eglsLraLlon and of Lhe sherlff concerned Lo Lhe effecL LhaL Lhe noLlce of
lnlLlal hearlng, as requlred by law, has been complled wlLh shall be flled ln Lhe case
before Lhe daLe of lnlLlal hearlng, and shall be concluslve proof of such facL.
+=>?@0A 431 Opposltloo to oppllcotloo lo otJlooty ptoceeJloqs. Any person clalmlng
an lnLeresL, wheLher named ln Lhe noLlce or noL, may appear and flle an opposlLlon
on or before Lhe daLe of lnlLlal hearlng, or wlLhln such furLher Llme as may be
allowed by Lhe courL. 1he opposlLlon shall sLaLe all Lhe ob[ecLlons Lo Lhe
appllcaLlon and shall seL forLh Lhe lnLeresL clalmed by Lhe parLy flllng Lhe same and
apply for Lhe remedy deslred, and shall be slgned and sworn Lo by hlm or by some
oLher duly auLhorlzed person.
"(
lf Lhe opposlLlon or Lhe adverse clalm of any person covers only a porLlon of Lhe loL
and sald porLlon ls noL properly dellmlLed on Lhe plan aLLached Lo Lhe appllcaLlon,
or ln case of undlvlded co-ownershlp, confllcLlng clalms of ownershlp or
possesslon, or overlapplng of boundarles, Lhe courL may requlre Lhe parLles Lo
submlL a subdlvlslon plan duly approved by Lhe ulrecLor of Lands.
+=>?@0A 4D1 OtJet of Jefoolt, effect. lf no person appears and answers wlLhln Lhe
Llme allowed, Lhe courL shall, upon moLlon of Lhe appllcanL, no reason Lo Lhe
conLrary appearlng, order a defaulL Lo be recorded and requlre Lhe appllcanL Lo
presenL evldence. 8y Lhe descrlpLlon ln Lhe noLlce "1o all Whom lL May Concern",
all Lhe world are made parLles defendanL and shall be concluded by Lhe defaulL
order.
Where an appearance has been enLered and an answer flled, a defaulL order shall
be enLered agalnsL persons who dld noL appear and answer.
$1 9*"),&' J<-'!*&. "&- -*$)** 67 )*',+.)".,6&
+=>?@0A 4E1 5peeJy beotloq, tefeteoce to o tefetee. 1he Lrlal courL shall see Lo lL
LhaL all reglsLraLlon-proceedlngs are dlsposed or wlLhln nlneLy days from Lhe daLe
Lhe case ls submlLLed for declslon,
1he CourL, lf lL deems necessary, may refer Lhe case or any parL Lhereof Lo a
referee who shall hear Lhe parLles and Lhelr evldence, and Lhe referee shall submlL
hls reporL Lhereon Lo Lhe CourL wlLhln flfLeen days afLer Lhe LermlnaLlon of such
hearlng. Pearlng before a referee may be held aL any convenlenL place wlLhln Lhe
provlnce or clLy as may be flxed by hlm and afLer reasonable noLlce Lhereof shall
have been served Lhe parLles concerned. 1he courL may render [udgmenL ln
accordance wlLh Lhe reporL as Lhough Lhe facLs have been found by Lhe [udge
hlmself: rovlded, however, LhaL Lhe courL may ln lLs dlscreLlon accepL Lhe reporL,
or seL lL aslde ln whole or ln parL, or order Lhe case Lo be recommlLLed for furLher
proceedlngs:
+=>?@0A 4F1 lottlol joJqmeot. ln a case where only a porLlon of Lhe land sub[ecL of
reglsLraLlon ls conLesLed, Lhe courL may render parLlal [udgmenL provlded LhaL a
subdlvlslon plan showlng Lhe conLesLed and unconLesLed porLlons approved by Lhe
ulrecLor of Lands ls prevlously submlLLed Lo sald courL.
")
+=>?@0A 451 IoJqmeot coofltmloq tltle. All confllcLlng clalms of ownershlp and
lnLeresL ln Lhe land sub[ecL of Lhe appllcaLlon shall be deLermlned by Lhe courL. lf
Lhe courL, afLer conslderlng Lhe evldence and Lhe reporLs of Lhe Commlssloner of
Land 8eglsLraLlon and Lhe ulrecLor of Lands, flnds LhaL Lhe appllcanL or Lhe
opposlLor has sufflclenL LlLle proper for reglsLraLlon, [udgmenL shall be rendered
conflrmlng Lhe LlLle of Lhe appllcanL, or Lhe opposlLor, Lo Lhe land or porLlons
Lhereof.
+=>?@0A BG1 wbeo joJqmeot becomes flool, Joty to coose lssoooce of Jectee. 1he
[udgmenL rendered ln a land reglsLraLlon proceedlngs becomes flnal upon Lhe
explraLlon of LhlrLy days Lo be counLed from Lhe daLa of recelpL of noLlce of Lhe
[udgmenL. An appeal may be Laken from Lhe [udgmenL of Lhe courL as ln ordlnary
clvll cases.
AfLer [udgmenL has become flnal and execuLory, lL shall devolve upon Lhe courL Lo
forLhwlLh lssue an order ln accordance wlLh SecLlon 39 of Lhls uecree Lo Lhe
Commlssloner for Lhe lssuance of Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon and Lhe correspondlng
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle ln favor of Lhe person ad[udged enLlLled Lo reglsLraLlon.
+=>?@0A B21 uectee of teqlsttotloo. Lvery decree of reglsLraLlon lssued by Lhe
Commlssloner shall bear Lhe daLe, hour and mlnuLe of lLs enLry, and shall be slgned
by hlm. lL shall sLaLe wheLher Lhe owner ls marrled or unmarrled, and lf marrled,
Lhe name of Lhe husband or wlfe: rovlded, however, LhaL lf Lhe land ad[udlcaLed
by Lhe courL ls con[ugal properLy, Lhe decree shall be lssued ln Lhe name of boLh
spouses. lf Lhe owner ls under dlsablllLy, lL shall sLaLe Lhe naLure of dlsablllLy, and lf
a mlnor, hls age. lL shall conLaln a descrlpLlon of Lhe land as flnally deLermlned by
Lhe courL, and shall seL forLh Lhe esLaLe of Lhe owner, and also, ln such manner as
Lo show Lhelr relaLlve prlorlLles, all parLlcular esLaLes, morLgages, easemenLs, llens,
aLLachmenLs, and oLher encumbrances, lncludlng rlghLs of LenanL-farmers, lf any,
Lo whlch Lhe land or owner's esLaLe ls sub[ecL, as well as any oLher maLLers
properly Lo be deLermlned ln pursuance of Lhls uecree.
1he decree of reglsLraLlon shall blnd Lhe land and quleL LlLle LhereLo, sub[ecL only
Lo such excepLlons or llens as may be provlded by law. lL shall be concluslve upon
and agalnsL all persons, lncludlng Lhe naLlonal CovernmenL and all branches
Lhereof, wheLher menLloned by name ln Lhe appllcaLlon or noLlce, Lhe same belng
lncluded ln Lhe general descrlpLlon "1o all whom lL may concern".
"*
+=>?@0A B41 kevlew of Jectee of teqlsttotloo, loooceot potcboset fot voloe. 1he
decree of reglsLraLlon shall noL be reopened or revlsed by reason of absence,
mlnorlLy, or oLher dlsablllLy of any person adversely affecLed Lhereby, nor by any
proceedlng ln any courL for reverslng [udgmenLs, sub[ecL, however, Lo Lhe rlghL of
any person, lncludlng Lhe governmenL and Lhe branches Lhereof, deprlved of land
or of any esLaLe or lnLeresL Lhereln by such ad[udlcaLlon or conflrmaLlon of LlLle
obLalned by acLual fraud, Lo flle ln Lhe proper CourL of llrsL lnsLance a peLlLlon for
reopenlng and revlew of Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon noL laLer Lhan one year from
and afLer Lhe daLe of Lhe enLry of such decree of reglsLraLlon, buL ln no case shall
such peLlLlon be enLerLalned by Lhe courL where an lnnocenL purchaser for value
has acqulred Lhe land or an lnLeresL Lhereln, whose rlghLs may be pre[udlced.
Whenever Lhe phrase "lnnocenL purchaser for value" or an equlvalenL phrase
occurs ln Lhls uecree, lL shall be deemed Lo lnclude an lnnocenL lessee, morLgagee,
or oLher encumbrancer for value.
upon Lhe explraLlon of sald perlod of one year, Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon and Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle lssued shall become lnconLroverLlble. Any person aggrleved by
such decree of reglsLraLlon ln any case may pursue hls remedy by acLlon for
damages agalnsL Lhe appllcanL or any oLher persons responslble for Lhe fraud.
+=>?@0A BB1 Appeal from [udgmenL, eLc. 1he [udgmenL and orders of Lhe courL
hearlng Lhe land reglsLraLlon case are appealable Lo Lhe CourL of Appeals or Lo Lhe
Supreme CourL ln Lhe same manner as ln ordlnary acLlons:
+=>?@0A BC1 koles of ptoceJote. 1he 8ules of CourL shall, lnsofar as noL lnconslsLenL
wlLh Lhe provlslon of Lhls uecree, be appllcable Lo land reglsLraLlon and cadasLral
cases by analogy or ln a suppleLory characLer and whenever pracLlcable and
convenlenL.
,,
$"-"+.)"# )*',+.)".,6& ()6$**-,&'+
"1 6)-*) 76) +(**-8 +*..#*!*&. "&- "-J<-,$".,6&K +<);*8K &6.,$*+
+=>?@0A B31 coJosttol 5otvey ptepotototy to fllloq of petltloo.
(a) When ln Lhe oplnlon of Lhe resldenL of Lhe hlllpplnes publlc lnLeresL so
requlres LhaL LlLle Lo any unreglsLered lands be seLLled and ad[udlcaLed, he
#+
may Lo Lhls end dlrecL and order Lhe ulrecLor of Lands Lo cause Lo be made a
cadasLral survey of Lhe lands lnvolved and Lhe plans and Lechnlcal descrlpLlon
Lhereof prepared ln due form.
(b) 1hereupon, Lhe ulrecLor of Lands shall glve noLlce Lo persons clalmlng any
lnLeresL ln Lhe lands as well as Lo Lhe general publlc, of Lhe day on whlch such
survey wlll begln, glvlng as fully and accuraLely as posslble Lhe descrlpLlon of
Lhe lands Lo be surveyed. Such noLlce shall be punlshed once ln Lhe Cfflclal
CazeLLe, and a copy of Lhe noLlce ln Lngllsh or Lhe naLlonal language shall be
posLed ln a consplcuous place on Lhe bulleLln board of Lhe munlclpal bulldlng
of Lhe munlclpallLy ln whlch Lhe lands or any porLlon Lhereof ls slLuaLed. A
copy of Lhe noLlce shall also be senL Lo Lhe mayor of such munlclpallLy as well
as Lo Lhe barangay capLaln and llkewlse Lo Lhe Sanggunlang anlalawlgan and
Lhe Sanggunlang 8ayan concerned.
(c) 1he CeodeLlc Lnglneers or oLher employees of Lhe 8ureau of Lands ln
charge of Lhe survey shall glve noLlce reasonably ln advance of Lhe daLe on
whlch Lhe survey of any porLlon of such lands ls Lo begln, whlch noLlce shall
be posLed ln Lhe bulleLln board of Lhe munlclpal bulldlng of Lhe munlclpallLy
or barrlo ln whlch Lhe lands are slLuaLed, and shall mark Lhe boundarles of
Lhe lands by monumenLs seL up ln proper places Lhereon. lL shall be lawful
for such CeodeLlc Lnglneers and oLher employees Lo enLer upon Lhe lands
whenever necessary for Lhe purposes of such survey or Lhe placlng of
monumenLs.
(d) lL shall be Lhe duLy of every person clalmlng an lnLeresL ln Lhe lands Lo be
surveyed, or ln any parcel Lhereof, Lo communlcaLe wlLh Lhe CeodeLlc
Lnglneer upon hls requesL Lherefor all lnformaLlon possessed by such person
concernlng Lhe boundary llnes of any lands Lo whlch he clalms LlLle or ln
whlch he clalms any lnLeresL.
(e) Any person who shall wlllfully obsLrucL Lhe maklng of any survey
underLaken by Lhe 8ureau of Lands or by a llcensed CeodeLlc Lnglneer duly
auLhorlzed Lo conducL Lhe survey under Lhls SecLlon, or shall mallclously
lnLerfere wlLh Lhe placlng of any monumenL or remove such monumenL, or
shall desLroy or remove any noLlce of survey posLed on Lhe land pursuanL Lo
#"
law, shall be punlshed by a flne of noL more Lhan one Lhousand pesos or by
lmprlsonmenL for noL more Lhan one year, or boLh.
H1 (*.,.,6&K #6. &<!H*)+
+=>?@0A BD1 letltloo fot teqlsttotloo. When Lhe lands have been surveyed or
ploLLed, Lhe ulrecLor of Lands, represenLed by Lhe SollclLor Ceneral, shall lnsLlLuLe
orlglnal reglsLraLlon proceedlngs by flllng Lhe necessary peLlLlon ln Lhe CourL of
llrsL lnsLance of Lhe place where Lhe land ls slLuaLed agalnsL Lhe holders,
clalmanLs, possessors, or occupanLs of such lands or any parL Lhereof, sLaLlng ln
subsLance LhaL publlc lnLeresL requlres LhaL Lhe LlLle Lo such lands be seLLled and
ad[udlcaLed and praylng LhaL such LlLles be so seLLled and ad[udlcaLed:
1he peLlLlon shall conLaln a descrlpLlon of Lhe lands and shall be accompanled by a
plan Lhereof, and may conLaln such oLher daLa as may serve Lo furnlsh full noLlce
Lo Lhe occupanLs of Lhe lands and Lo all persons who may clalm any rlghL or
lnLeresL Lhereln.
Where Lhe land conslsLs of Lwo or more parcels held or occupled by dlfferenL
persons, Lhe plan shall lndlcaLe Lhe boundarles or llmlLs of Lhe varlous parcels as
accuraLely as posslble. 1he parcels shall be known as "loLs" and shall on Lhe plan
flled ln Lhe case be glven separaLe numbers by Lhe ulrecLor of Lands, whlch
numbers shall be known as "cadasLral loL numbers". 1he loLs slLuaLed wlLhln each
munlclpallLy shall, as far as pracLlcable, be numbered consecuLlvely beglnnlng wlLh
number "one", and only one serles of numbers shall be used for LhaL purpose ln
each munlclpallLy. Powever ln clLles or LownslLes, a deslgnaLlon of Lhe
landholdlngs by blocks and loL numbers may be employed lnsLead of Lhe
deslgnaLlon by cadasLral loL numbers.
1he cadasLral number of a loL shall noL be changed afLer flnal declslon has been
enLered decreaslng Lhe reglsLraLlon Lhereof, excepL by order of courL. luLure
subdlvlslons of any loL shall be deslgnaLed by a leLLer or leLLers of Lhe alphabeL
added Lo Lhe cadasLral number of Lhe loL Lo whlch Lhe respecLlve subdlvlslons
perLaln. 1he leLLer wlLh whlch a subdlvlslon ls deslgnaLed shall be known as lLs
"cadasLral leLLer": rovlded, however, LhaL Lhe subdlvlslons of clLles or LownslLes
may be deslgnaLed by blocks and loL numbers.
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+=>?@0A BE1 Aoswet to petltloo lo coJosttol ptoceeJloqs. Any clalmanL ln cadasLral
proceedlngs, wheLher named ln Lhe noLlce or noL, shall appear before Lhe courL by
hlmself or by some oLher auLhorlzed person ln hls behalf, and shall flle an answer
on or before Lhe daLe of lnlLlal hearlng or wlLhln such furLher Llme as may be
allowed by Lhe courL. 1he answer shall be slgned and sworn Lo by Lhe clalmanL or
by some oLher auLhorlzed person ln hls behalf, and shall sLaLe wheLher Lhe
clalmanL ls marrled or unmarrled, and lf marrled, Lhe name of Lhe spouse and Lhe
daLe of marrlage, hls naLlonallLy, resldence and posLal address, and shall also
conLaln:
(a) 1he age of Lhe clalmanL,
(b) 1he cadasLral number of Lhe loL or loLs clalmed, as appearlng on Lhe plan
flled ln Lhe case by Lhe ulrecLor of Lands, or Lhe block and loL numbers, as Lhe
case may be,
(c) 1he name of Lhe barrlo and munlclpallLy ln whlch Lhe loLs are slLuaLed,
(d) 1he names and addresses of Lhe owners of Lhe ad[olnlng loLs so far as
known Lo Lhe clalmanL,
(e) lf Lhe clalmanL ls ln possesslon of Lhe loLs clalmed and can show no
express granL of Lhe land by Lhe governmenL Lo hlm or Lo hls predecessors-ln-
lnLeresL, Lhe answer shall sLaLe Lhe lengLh of Llme he has held such
possesslon and Lhe manner ln whlch lL has been acqulred, and shall also sLaLe
Lhe lengLh of Llme, as far as known, durlng whlch Lhe predecessors, lf any,
held possesslon,
(f) lf Lhe clalmanL ls noL ln possesslon or occupaLlon of Lhe land, Lhe answer
shall fully seL forLh Lhe lnLeresL clalmed by hlm and Lhe Llme and manner of
hls acqulslLlon,
(g) lf Lhe loLs have been assessed for LaxaLlon, Lhelr lasL assessed value, and
(h) 1he encumbrances, lf any, affecLlng Lhe loLs and Lhe names of adverse
clalmanLs, as far as known.
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+=>?@0A BF1 neotloq, IoJqmeot, uectee. 1he Lrlal of Lhe case may occur aL any
convenlenL place wlLhln Lhe provlnce ln whlch Lhe lands are slLuaLed and shall be
conducLed, and orders for defaulL and confesslons enLered, ln Lhe same manner as
ln ordlnary land reglsLraLlon proceedlngs and shall be governed by Lhe same rules.
All confllcLlng lnLeresLs shall be ad[udlcaLed by Lhe courL and decrees awarded ln
favor of Lhe persons enLlLled Lo Lhe lands or Lo parLs Lhereof and such decrees shall
be Lhe basls for lssuance of orlglnal cerLlflcaLes of LlLle ln favor of sald persons and
shall have Lhe same effecL as cerLlflcaLes of LlLle granLed on appllcaLlon for
reglsLraLlon of land under ordlnary land reglsLraLlon proceedlngs.
$9"(.*) ,;
$*).,7,$".* 67 .,.#*
+=>?@0A B51 ltepototloo of Jectee ooJ cettlflcote of 1ltle. AfLer Lhe [udgmenL
dlrecLlng Lhe reglsLraLlon of LlLle Lo land has become flnal, Lhe courL shall, wlLhln
flfLeen days from enLry of [udgmenL, lssue an order dlrecLlng Lhe Commlssloner Lo
lssue Lhe correspondlng decree of reglsLraLlon and cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. 1he clerk of
courL shall send, wlLhln flfLeen days from enLry of [udgmenL, cerLlfled coples of Lhe
[udgmenL and of Lhe order of Lhe courL dlrecLlng Lhe Commlssloner Lo lssue Lhe
correspondlng decree of reglsLraLlon and cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, and a cerLlflcaLe
sLaLlng LhaL Lhe declslon has noL been amended, reconsldered, nor appealed, and
has become flnal. 1hereupon, Lhe Commlssloner shall cause Lo be prepared Lhe
decree of reglsLraLlon as well as Lhe orlglnal and dupllcaLe of Lhe correspondlng
orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. 1he orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall be a Lrue copy of Lhe
decree of reglsLraLlon. 1he decree of reglsLraLlon shall be slgned by Lhe
Commlssloner, enLered and flled ln Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon. 1he orlglnal
of Lhe orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall also be slgned by Lhe Commlssloner and shall
be senL, LogeLher wlLh Lhe owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe, Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of
Lhe clLy or provlnce where Lhe properLy ls slLuaLed for enLry ln hls reglsLraLlon
book.
+=>?@0A CG1 otty of Otlqlool cettlflcote of 1ltle. upon recelpL by Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds of Lhe orlglnal and dupllcaLe coples of Lhe orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lhe
same shall be enLered ln hls record book and shall be numbered, daLed, slgned and
sealed by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds wlLh Lhe seal of hls offlce. Sald cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
#%
shall Lake effecL upon Lhe daLe of enLry Lhereof. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall
forLhwlLh send noLlce by mall Lo Lhe reglsLered owner LhaL hls owner's dupllcaLe ls
ready for dellvery Lo hlm upon paymenL of legal fees.
+=>?@0A C21 Owoet's Jopllcote cettlflcote of tltle. 1he owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe
of LlLle shall be dellvered Lo Lhe reglsLered owner or Lo hls duly auLhorlzed
represenLaLlve. lf Lwo or more persons are reglsLered owners, one owner's
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe may be lssued for Lhe whole land, or lf Lhe co-owners so
deslre, a separaLe dupllcaLe may be lssued Lo each of Lhem ln llke form, buL all
ouLsLandlng cerLlflcaLes of LlLle so lssued shall be surrendered whenever Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds shall reglsLer any subsequenL volunLary LransacLlon affecLlng Lhe
whole land or parL Lhereof or any lnLeresL Lhereln. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall noLe
on each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle a sLaLemenL as Lo whom a copy Lhereof was lssued.
+=>?@0A C41 keqlsttotloo 8ooks. 1he orlglnal copy of Lhe orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
shall be flled ln Lhe 8eglsLry of ueeds. 1he same shall be bound ln consecuLlve
order LogeLher wlLh slmllar cerLlflcaLes of LlLle and shall consLlLuLe Lhe reglsLraLlon
book for LlLled properLles.
+=>?@0A CB1 1toosfet cettlflcote of 1ltle. 1he subsequenL cerLlflcaLe of LlLle LhaL may
be lssued by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds pursuanL Lo any volunLary or lnvolunLary
lnsLrumenL relaLlng Lo Lhe same land shall be ln llke form, enLlLled "1ransfer
CerLlflcaLe of 1lLle", and llkewlse lssued ln dupllcaLe. 1he cerLlflcaLe shall show Lhe
number of Lhe nexL prevlous cerLlflcaLe coverlng Lhe same land and also Lhe facL
LhaL lL was orlglnally reglsLered, glvlng Lhe record number, Lhe number of Lhe
orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, and Lhe volume and page of Lhe reglsLraLlon book ln
whlch Lhe laLLer ls found.
+=>?@0A CC1 5totototy lleos offectloq tltle. Lvery reglsLered owner recelvlng a
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle ln pursuance of a decree of reglsLraLlon, and every subsequenL
purchaser of reglsLered land Laklng a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle for value and ln good falLh,
shall hold Lhe same free from all encumbrances excepL Lhose noLed ln sald
cerLlflcaLe and any of Lhe followlng encumbrances whlch may be subslsLlng,
namely:
llrsL. Llens, clalms or rlghLs arlslng or exlsLlng under Lhe laws and
ConsLlLuLlon of Lhe hlllpplnes whlch are noL by law requlred Lo appear of
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record ln Lhe 8eglsLry of ueeds ln order Lo be valld agalnsL subsequenL
purchasers or encumbrancers of record.
Second. unpald real esLaLe Laxes levled and assessed wlLhln Lwo years
lmmedlaLely precedlng Lhe acqulslLlon of any rlghL over Lhe land by an
lnnocenL purchaser for value, wlLhouL pre[udlce Lo Lhe rlghL of Lhe
governmenL Lo collecL Laxes payable before LhaL perlod from Lhe dellnquenL
Laxpayer alone.
1hlrd. Any publlc hlghway or prlvaLe way esLabllshed or recognlzed by law, or
any governmenL lrrlgaLlon canal or laLeral Lhereof, lf Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
does noL sLaLe LhaL Lhe boundarles of such hlghway or lrrlgaLlon canal or
laLeral Lhereof have been deLermlned.
lourLh. Any dlsposlLlon of Lhe properLy or llmlLaLlon on Lhe use Lhereof by
vlrLue of, or pursuanL Lo, resldenLlal uecree no. 27 or any oLher law or
regulaLlons on agrarlan reform.
+=>?@0A C31 5totemeot of petsoool cltcomstooces lo tbe cettlflcote. Lvery cerLlflcaLe
of LlLle shall seL forLh Lhe full names of all persons whose lnLeresLs make up Lhe full
ownershlp ln Lhe whole land, lncludlng Lhelr clvll sLaLus, and Lhe names of Lhelr
respecLlve spouses, lf marrled, as well as Lhelr clLlzenshlp, resldence and posLal
address. lf Lhe properLy covered belongs Lo Lhe con[ugal parLnershlp, lL shall be
lssued ln Lhe names of boLh spouses.
+=>?@0A CD1 Ceoetol loclJeots of teqlsteteJ looJ. 8eglsLered land shall be sub[ecL Lo
such burdens and lncldenLs as may arlse by operaLlon of law. noLhlng conLalned ln
Lhls decree shall ln any way be consLrued Lo relleve reglsLered land or Lhe owners
Lhereof from any rlghLs lncldenL Lo Lhe relaLlon of husband and wlfe, landlord and
LenanL, or from llablllLy Lo aLLachmenL or levy on execuLlon, or from llablllLy Lo any
llen of any descrlpLlon esLabllshed by law on Lhe land and Lhe bulldlngs Lhereon, or
on Lhe lnLeresL of Lhe owner ln such land or bulldlngs, or Lo change Lhe laws of
descenL, or Lhe rlghLs of parLlLlon beLween co-owners, or Lhe rlghL Lo Lake Lhe
same by emlnenL domaln, or Lo relleve such land from llablllLy Lo be recovered by
an asslgnee ln lnsolvency or LrusLee ln bankcrupLcy under Lhe laws relaLlve Lo
preferences, or Lo change or affecL ln any way oLher rlghLs or llablllLles creaLed by
#'
law and appllcable Lo unreglsLered land, excepL as oLherwlse provlded ln Lhls
uecree.
+=>?@0A CE1 keqlsteteJ looJ oot sobject to ptesctlptloos. no LlLle Lo reglsLered land
ln derogaLlon of Lhe LlLle of Lhe reglsLered owner shall be acqulred by prescrlpLlon
or adverse possesslon.
+=>?@0A CF1 cettlflcote oot sobject to collotetol ottock. A cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall noL
be sub[ecL Lo collaLeral aLLack. lL cannoL be alLered, modlfled, or canceled excepL ln
a dlrecL proceedlng ln accordance wlLh law.
+=>?@0A C51 5pllttloq, ot coosollJotloo of tltles. A reglsLered owner of several
dlsLlncL parcels of land embraced ln and covered by a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle deslrlng ln
lleu Lhereof separaLe cerLlflcaLes, each conLalnlng one or more parcels, may flle a
wrlLLen requesL for LhaL purpose wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds concerned, and Lhe
laLLer, upon Lhe surrender of Lhe owner's dupllcaLe, shall cancel lL LogeLher wlLh lLs
orlglnal and lssue ln lleu Lhereof separaLe cerLlflcaLes as deslred. A reglsLered
owner of several dlsLlncL parcels of land covered by separaLe cerLlflcaLes of LlLle
deslrlng Lo have ln lleu Lhereof a slngle cerLlflcaLe for Lhe whole land, or several
cerLlflcaLes for Lhe dlfferenL parcels Lhereof, may also flle a wrlLLen requesL wlLh
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds concerned, and Lhe laLLer, upon Lhe surrender of Lhe
owner's dupllcaLes, shall cancel Lhem LogeLher wlLh Lhelr orlglnals, and lssue ln lleu
Lhereof one or separaLe cerLlflcaLes as deslred.
+=>?@0A 3G1 5obJlvlsloo ooJ coosollJotloo ploos. Any owner subdlvldlng a LracL of
reglsLered land lnLo loLs whlch do noL consLlLuLe a subdlvlslon pro[ecL has deflned
and provlded for under .u. no. 937, shall flle wlLh Lhe Commlssloner of Land
8eglsLraLlon or wlLh Lhe 8ureau of Lands a subdlvlslon plan of such land on whlch
all boundarles, sLreeLs, passageways and waLerways, lf any, shall be dlsLlncLly and
accuraLely dellneaLed.
lf a subdlvlslon plan, be lL slmple or complex, duly approved by Lhe Commlssloner
of Land 8eglsLraLlon or Lhe 8ureau of Lands LogeLher wlLh Lhe approved Lechnlcal
descrlpLlons and Lhe correspondlng owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle ls
presenLed for reglsLraLlon, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall, wlLhouL requlrlng furLher
courL approval of sald plan, reglsLer Lhe same ln accordance wlLh Lhe provlslons of
Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon AcL, as amended: rovlded, however, LhaL Lhe 8eglsLer of
#(
ueeds shall annoLaLe on Lhe new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle coverlng Lhe sLreeL,
passageway or open space, a memorandum Lo Lhe effecL LhaL excepL by way of
donaLlon ln favor of Lhe naLlonal governmenL, provlnce, clLy or munlclpallLy, no
porLlon of any sLreeL, passageway, waLerway or open space so dellneaLed on Lhe
plan shall be closed or oLherwlse dlsposed of by Lhe reglsLered owner wlLhouL Lhe
approval of Lhe CourL of llrsL lnsLance of Lhe provlnce or clLy ln whlch Lhe land ls
slLuaLed.
A reglsLered owner deslrlng Lo consolldaLe several loLs lnLo one or more, requlrlng
new Lechnlcal descrlpLlons, shall flle wlLh Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon, a
consolldaLlon plan on whlch shall be shown Lhe loLs Lo be affecLed, as Lhey were
before, and as Lhey wlll appear afLer Lhe consolldaLlon. upon Lhe surrender of Lhe
owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLes and Lhe recelpL of consolldaLlon plan duLy approved
by Lhe Commlsslon, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds concerned shall cancel Lhe
correspondlng cerLlflcaLes of LlLle and lssue a new one for Lhe consolldaLed loLs.
1he Commlsslon may noL order or cause any change, modlflcaLlon, or amendmenL
ln Lhe conLenLs of any cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, or of any decree or plan, lncludlng Lhe
Lechnlcal descrlpLlon Lhereln, coverlng any real properLy reglsLered under Lhe
1orrens sysLem, nor order Lhe cancellaLlon of Lhe sald cerLlflcaLe of LlLle and Lhe
lssuance of a new one whlch would resulL ln Lhe enlargemenL of Lhe area covered
by Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
$9"(.*) ;
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+=>?@0A 321 cooveyooce ooJ otbet Jeolloqs by teqlsteteJ owoet. An owner of
reglsLered land may convey, morLgage, lease, charge or oLherwlse deal wlLh Lhe
same ln accordance wlLh exlsLlng laws. Pe may use such forms of deeds,
morLgages, leases or oLher volunLary lnsLrumenLs as are sufflclenL ln law. 8uL no
deed, morLgage, lease, or oLher volunLary lnsLrumenL, excepL a wlll purporLlng Lo
convey or affecL reglsLered land shall Lake effecL as a conveyance or blnd Lhe land,
#)
buL shall operaLe only as a conLracL beLween Lhe parLles and as evldence of
auLhorlLy Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo make reglsLraLlon.
1he acL of reglsLraLlon shall be Lhe operaLlve acL Lo convey or affecL Lhe land
lnsofar as Lhlrd persons are concerned, and ln all cases under Lhls uecree, Lhe
reglsLraLlon shall be made ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds for Lhe provlnce or
clLy where Lhe land lles.
+=>?@0A 341 coosttoctlve ootlce opoo teqlsttotloo. Lvery conveyance, morLgage,
lease, llen, aLLachmenL, order, [udgmenL, lnsLrumenL or enLry affecLlng reglsLered
land shall, lf reglsLered, flled or enLered ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds for
Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land Lo whlch lL relaLes lles, be consLrucLlve noLlce
Lo all persons from Lhe Llme of such reglsLerlng, flllng or enLerlng.
+=>?@0A 3B1 lteseototloo of owoet's Jopllcote opoo eotty of oew cettlflcote. no
volunLary lnsLrumenL shall be reglsLered by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, unless Lhe
owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ls presenLed wlLh such lnsLrumenL, excepL ln cases
expressly provlded for ln Lhls uecree or upon order of Lhe courL, for cause shown.
1he producLlon of Lhe owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe, whenever any volunLary
lnsLrumenL ls presenLed for reglsLraLlon, shall be concluslve auLhorlLy from Lhe
reglsLered owner Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo enLer a new cerLlflcaLe or Lo make a
memorandum of reglsLraLlon ln accordance wlLh such lnsLrumenL, and Lhe new
cerLlflcaLe or memorandum shall be blndlng upon Lhe reglsLered owner and upon
all persons clalmlng under hlm, ln favor of every purchaser for value and ln good
falLh.
ln all cases of reglsLraLlon procured by fraud, Lhe owner may pursue all hls legal
and equlLable remedles agalnsL Lhe parLles Lo such fraud wlLhouL pre[udlce,
however, Lo Lhe rlghLs of any lnnocenL holder for value of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
AfLer Lhe enLry of Lhe decree of reglsLraLlon on Lhe orlglnal peLlLlon or appllcaLlon,
any subsequenL reglsLraLlon procured by Lhe presenLaLlon of a forged dupllcaLe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, or a forged deed or oLher lnsLrumenL, shall be null and vold.
+=>?@0A 3C1 ueolloqs less tboo owoetsblp, bow teqlsteteJ. no new cerLlflcaLe shall
be enLered or lssued pursuanL Lo any lnsLrumenL whlch does noL dlvesL Lhe
ownershlp or LlLle from Lhe owner or from Lhe Lransferee of Lhe reglsLered owners.
#*
All lnLeresLs ln reglsLered land less Lhan ownershlp shall be reglsLered by flllng wlLh
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lhe lnsLrumenL whlch creaLes or Lransfers or clalms such
lnLeresLs and by a brlef memorandum Lhereof made by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds upon
Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, and slgned by hlm. A slmllar memorandum shall also be
made on Lhe owner's dupllcaLe. 1he cancellaLlon or exLlngulshmenL of such
lnLeresLs shall be reglsLered ln Lhe same manner.
+=>?@0A 331 Ctootee's oome, ootlooollty, etc., to be stoteJ. Lvery deed or oLher
volunLary lnsLrumenL presenLed for reglsLraLlon shall conLaln or have endorsed
upon lL Lhe full name, naLlonallLy, resldence and posLal address of Lhe granLee or
oLher person acqulrlng or clalmlng an lnLeresL under such lnsLrumenL, and every
deed shall also sLaLe wheLher Lhe granLee ls marrled or unmarrled, and lf marrled,
Lhe name ln full of Lhe husband or wlfe. lf Lhe granLee ls a corporaLlon or
assoclaLlon, Lhe lnsLrumenL musL conLaln a reclLal Lo show LhaL such corporaLlon or
assoclaLlon ls legally quallfled Lo acqulre prlvaLe lands. Any change ln Lhe resldence
or posLal address of such person shall be endorsed by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds on Lhe
orlglnal copy of Lhe correspondlng cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, upon recelvlng a sworn
sLaLemenL of such change. All names and addresses shall also be enLered on all
cerLlflcaLes.
noLlces and processed lssued ln relaLlon Lo reglsLered land ln pursuance of Lhls
uecree may be served upon any person ln lnLeresL by malllng Lhe same Lo Lhe
addresses glven, and shall be blndlng, wheLher such person resldes wlLhln or
wlLhouL Lhe hlllpplnes, buL Lhe courL may, ln lLs dlscreLlon, requlre furLher or
oLher noLlce Lo be glven ln any case, lf ln lLs oplnlon Lhe lnLeresL of [usLlce so
requlres.
+=>?@0A 3D1 ltlmoty otty 8ook, fees, cettlfleJ coples. Lach 8eglsLer of ueeds shall
keep a prlmary enLry book ln whlch, upon paymenL of Lhe enLry fee, he shall enLer,
ln Lhe order of Lhelr recepLlon, all lnsLrumenLs lncludlng coples of wrlLs and
processes flled wlLh hlm relaLlng Lo reglsLered land. Pe shall, as a prellmlnary
process ln reglsLraLlon, noLe ln such book Lhe daLe, hour and mlnuLe of recepLlon
of all lnsLrumenLs, ln Lhe order ln whlch Lhey were recelved. 1hey shall be regarded
as reglsLered from Lhe Llme so noLed, and Lhe memorandum of each lnsLrumenL,
when made on Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo whlch lL refers, shall bear Lhe same daLe:
rovlded, LhaL Lhe naLlonal governmenL as well as Lhe provlnclal and clLy
$+
governmenLs shall be exempL from Lhe paymenL of such fees ln advance ln order
Lo be enLlLled Lo enLry and reglsLraLlon.
Lvery deed or oLher lnsLrumenL, wheLher volunLary or lnvolunLary, so flled wlLh
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall be numbered and lndexed and endorsed wlLh a
reference Lo Lhe proper cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. All records and papers relaLlve Lo
reglsLered land ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall be open Lo Lhe publlc ln
Lhe same manner as courL records, sub[ecL Lo such reasonable regulaLlons as Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds, under Lhe dlrecLlon of Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon,
may prescrlbe.
All deeds and volunLary lnsLrumenLs shall be presenLed wlLh Lhelr respecLlve
coples and shall be aLLesLed and sealed by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, endorsed wlLh
Lhe flle number, and coples may be dellvered Lo Lhe person presenLlng Lhem.
CerLlfled coples of all lnsLrumenLs flled and reglsLered may also be obLalned from
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds upon paymenL of Lhe prescrlbed fees.
M"N $6&;*8"&$*+ "&- .)"&+7*)+
+=>?@0A 3E1 ltoceJote lo teqlsttotloo of cooveyooces. An owner deslrlng Lo convey
hls reglsLered land ln fee slmple shall execuLe and reglsLer a deed of conveyance ln
a form sufflclenL ln law. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall LhereafLer make ouL ln Lhe
reglsLraLlon book a new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo Lhe granLee and shall prepare and
dellver Lo hlm an owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall noLe
upon Lhe orlglnal and dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe Lhe daLe of Lransfer, Lhe volume and
page of Lhe reglsLraLlon book ln whlch Lhe new cerLlflcaLe ls reglsLered and a
reference by number Lo Lhe lasL precedlng cerLlflcaLe. 1he orlglnal and Lhe owner's
dupllcaLe of Lhe granLor's cerLlflcaLe shall be sLamped "canceled". 1he deed of
conveyance shall be fllled and lndorsed wlLh Lhe number and Lhe place of
reglsLraLlon of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of Lhe land conveyed.
+=>?@0A 3F1 ltoceJote wbete cooveyooce lovolves pottloo of looJ. lf a deed or
conveyance ls for a parL only of Lhe land descrlbed ln a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds shall noL enLer any Lransfer cerLlflcaLe Lo Lhe granLee unLll a plan
of such land showlng all Lhe porLlons or loLs lnLo whlch lL has been subdlvlded and
Lhe correspondlng Lechnlcal descrlpLlons shall have been verlfled and approved
$"
pursuanL Lo SecLlon 30 of Lhls uecree. Meanwhlle, such deed may only be
annoLaLed by way of memorandum upon Lhe granLor's cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, orlglnal
and dupllcaLe, sald memorandum Lo serve as a noLlce Lo Lhlrd persons of Lhe facL
LhaL cerLaln unsegregaLed porLlon of Lhe land descrlbed Lhereln has been
conveyed, and every cerLlflcaLe wlLh such memorandum shall be effecLual for Lhe
purpose of showlng Lhe granLee's LlLle Lo Lhe porLlon conveyed Lo hlm, pendlng Lhe
acLual lssuance of Lhe correspondlng cerLlflcaLe ln hls name.
upon Lhe approval of Lhe plan and Lechnlcal descrlpLlons, Lhe orlglnal of Lhe plan,
LogeLher wlLh a cerLlfled copy of Lhe Lechnlcal descrlpLlons shall be flled wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds for annoLaLlon ln Lhe correspondlng cerLlflcaLe of LlLle and
Lhereupon sald offlcer shall lssue a new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo Lhe granLee for Lhe
porLlon conveyed, and aL Lhe same Llme cancel Lhe granLor's cerLlflcaLe parLlally
wlLh respecL only Lo sald porLlon conveyed, or, lf Lhe granLor so deslres, hls
cerLlflcaLe may be canceled LoLally and a new one lssued Lo hlm descrlblng Lhereln
Lhe remalnlng porLlon: rovlded, however, LhaL pendlng approval of sald plan, no
furLher reglsLraLlon or annoLaLlon of any subsequenL deed or oLher volunLary
lnsLrumenL lnvolvlng Lhe unsegregaLed porLlon conveyed shall be effecLed by Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds, excepL where such unsegregaLed porLlon was purchased from
Lhe CovernmenL or any of lLs lnsLrumenLallLles. lf Lhe land has been subdlvlded
lnLo several loLs, deslgnaLed by numbers or leLLers, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds may, lf
deslred by Lhe granLor, lnsLead of cancellng Lhe laLLer's cerLlflcaLe and lssulng a
new one Lo Lhe same for Lhe remalnlng unconveyed loLs, enLer on sald cerLlflcaLe
and on lLs owner's dupllcaLe a memorandum of such deed of conveyance and of
Lhe lssuance of Lhe Lransfer cerLlflcaLe Lo Lhe granLee for Lhe loL or loLs Lhus
conveyed, and LhaL Lhe granLor's cerLlflcaLe ls canceled as Lo such loL or loLs.
+=>?@0A 351 cotty ovet of eocombtooces. lf, aL Lhe Llme of any Lransfer, subslsLlng
encumbrances or annoLaLlons appear ln Lhe reglsLraLlon book, Lhey shall be carrled
over and sLaLed ln Lhe new cerLlflcaLe or cerLlflcaLes, excepL so far as Lhey may be
slmulLaneously released or dlscharged.
MHN !6).'"'*+ "&- #*"+*+
+=>?@0A DG1 Mottqoqe ot leose of teqlsteteJ looJ. MorLgage and leases shall be
reglsLered ln Lhe manner provlded ln SecLlon 34 of Lhls uecree. 1he owner of
reglsLered land may morLgage or lease lL by execuLlng Lhe deed ln a form sufflclenL
$#
ln law. Such deed of morLgage or lease and all lnsLrumenLs whlch asslgn, exLend,
dlscharge or oLherwlse deal wlLh Lhe morLgage or lease shall be reglsLered, and
shall Lake effecL upon Lhe LlLle only from Llme of reglsLraLlon.
no morLgagee's or lessee's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall hereafLer be lssued by
Lhe 8eglsLers of ueeds, and Lhose lssued prlor Lo Lhe effecLlvlLy of Lhls uecree are
hereby deemed canceled and Lhe holders Lhereof shall lmmedlaLely surrender Lhe
same Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds concerned.
+=>?@0A D21 keqlsttotloo. upon presenLaLlon for reglsLraLlon of Lhe deed of
morLgage or lease LogeLher wlLh Lhe owner's dupllcaLe, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall
enLer upon Lhe orlglnal of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle and also upon Lhe owner's
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe a memorandum Lhereof, Lhe daLe and Llme of flllng and Lhe
flle number asslgned Lo Lhe deed, and shall slgn Lhe sald memorandum. Pe shall
also noLe on Lhe deed Lhe daLe and Llme of flllng and a reference Lo Lhe volume
and page of Lhe reglsLraLlon book ln whlch lL ls reglsLered.
+=>?@0A D41 ulscbotqe ot coocellotloo. A morLgage or lease on reglsLered land may
be dlscharge or canceled by means of an lnsLrumenL execuLed by Lhe morLgage or
lessee ln a form sufflclenL ln law, whlch shall be flled wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
who shall make Lhe approprlaLe memorandum upon Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
+=>?@0A DB1 loteclosote of Mottqoqe. (a) lf Lhe morLgage was foreclosed [udlclally,
a cerLlfled copy of Lhe flnal order of Lhe courL conflrmlng Lhe sale shall be
reglsLered wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds. lf no rlghL of redempLlon exlsLs, Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of Lhe morLgagor shall be canceled, and a new cerLlflcaLe lssued
ln Lhe name of Lhe purchaser.
Where Lhe rlghL of redempLlon exlsLs, Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of Lhe morLgagor
shall noL be canceled, buL Lhe cerLlflcaLe of sale and Lhe order conflrmlng Lhe
sale shall be reglsLered by a brlef memorandum Lhereof made by Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds upon Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. ln Lhe evenL Lhe properLy ls
redeemed, Lhe cerLlflcaLe or deed of redempLlon shall be flled wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds, and a brlef memorandum Lhereof shall be made by Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds on Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of Lhe morLgagor.
$$
lf Lhe properLy ls noL redeemed, Lhe flnal deed of sale execuLed by Lhe sherlff
ln favor of Lhe purchaser aL a foreclosure sale shall be reglsLered wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds, whereupon Lhe LlLle of Lhe morLgagor shall be canceled,
and a new cerLlflcaLe lssued ln Lhe name of Lhe purchaser.
(b) lf Lhe morLgage was foreclosed exLra[udlclally, a cerLlflcaLe of sale
execuLed by Lhe offlcer who conducLed Lhe sale shall be flled wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds who shall make a brlef memorandum Lhereof on Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
ln Lhe evenL of redempLlon by Lhe morLgagor, Lhe same rule provlded for ln
Lhe second paragraph of Lhls secLlon shall apply.
ln case of non-redempLlon, Lhe purchaser aL foreclosure sale shall flle wlLh
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, elLher a flnal deed of sale execuLed by Lhe person
auLhorlzed by vlrLue of Lhe power of aLLorney embodled ln Lhe deed of
morLgage, or hls sworn sLaLemenL aLLesLlng Lo Lhe facL of non-redempLlon,
whereupon, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall lssue a new cerLlflcaLe ln favor of Lhe
purchaser afLer Lhe owner's dupllcaLe of Lhe cerLlflcaLe has been prevlously
dellvered and canceled.
M$N (6:*)+ 67 "..6)&*8K .)<+.+
+=>?@0A DC1 lowet of ottotoey. Any person may, by power of aLLorney, convey or
oLherwlse deal wlLh reglsLered land and Lhe same shall be reglsLered wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land lles. Any lnsLrumenL
revoklng such power of aLLorney shall be reglsLered ln llke manner.
+=>?@0A D31 1tosts lo teqlsteteJ looJ. lf a deed or oLher lnsLrumenL ls flled ln order
Lo Lransfer reglsLered land ln LrusL, or upon any equlLable condlLlon or llmlLaLlon
expressed Lhereln, or Lo creaLe or declare a LrusL or oLher equlLable lnLeresLs ln
such land wlLhouL Lransfer, Lhe parLlculars of Lhe LrusL, condlLlon, llmlLaLlon or
oLher equlLable lnLeresL shall noL be enLered on Lhe cerLlflcaLe, buL only a
memorandum Lhereof shall be enLered by Lhe words "ln LrusL", or "upon
condlLlon", or oLher apL words, and by a reference by number Lo Lhe lnsLrumenL
auLhorlzlng or creaLlng Lhe same. A slmllar memorandum shall be made upon Lhe
orlglnal lnsLrumenL creaLlng or declarlng Lhe LrusL or oLher equlLable lnLeresL wlLh
$%
a reference by number Lo Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo whlch lL relaLes and Lo Lhe
volume and page ln Lhe reglsLraLlon book ln whlch lL ls reglsLered.
+=>?@0A DD1 1tost wltb powet of sole, etc., bow exptesseJ. lf Lhe lnsLrumenL
creaLlng or declarlng a LrusL or oLher equlLable lnLeresL conLalns an express power
Lo sell, morLgage or deal wlLh Lhe land ln any manner, such power shall be sLaLed
ln Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle by Lhe words "wlLh power Lo sell", or "power Lo
morLgage", or by apL words of descrlpLlon ln case of oLher powers. no lnsLrumenL
whlch Lransfers, morLgages or ln any way deals wlLh reglsLered land ln LrusL shall
be reglsLered, unless Lhe enabllng power LhereLo ls expressly conferred ln Lhe LrusL
lnsLrumenL, or unless a flnal [udgmenL or order of a courL of compeLenL [urlsdlcLlon
has consLrued Lhe lnsLrumenL ln favor of Lhe power, ln whlch case a cerLlfled copy
of such [udgmenL or order may be reglsLered.
+=>?@0A DE1 IoJlclol oppolotmeot of oew ttostee. lf a new LrusLee of reglsLered land
ls appolnLed by a courL of compeLenL [urlsdlcLlon, a new cerLlflcaLe may be lssued
Lo hlm upon presenLaLlon Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of a cerLlfled copy of Lhe order
or [udlclal appolnLmenL and Lhe surrender for cancellaLlon of Lhe dupllcaLe
cerLlflcaLe.
+=>?@0A DF1 lmplleJ, ttosts, bow estobllsbeJ. Whoever clalms an lnLeresL ln
reglsLered land by reason of any lmplled or consLrucLlve LrusL shall flle for
reglsLraLlon wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds a sworn sLaLemenL Lhereof conLalnlng a
descrlpLlon of Lhe land, Lhe name of Lhe reglsLered owner and a reference Lo Lhe
number of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. Such clalm shall noL affecL Lhe LlLle of a purchaser
for value and ln good falLh before lLs reglsLraLlon.
,,
,&;6#<&.")8 -*"#,&'+
+=>?@0A D51 Attocbmeots. An aLLachmenL, or a copy of any wrlL, order or process
lssued by a courL of record, lnLended Lo creaLe or preserve any llen, sLaLus, rlghL,
or aLLachmenL upon reglsLered land, shall be flled and reglsLered ln Lhe 8eglsLry of
ueeds for Lhe provlnce or clLy ln whlch Lhe land lles, and, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe
parLlculars requlred ln such papers for reglsLraLlon, shall conLaln a reference Lo Lhe
number of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo be affecLed and Lhe reglsLered owner or
owners Lhereof, and also lf Lhe aLLachmenL, order, process or llen ls noL clalmed on
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all Lhe land ln any cerLlflcaLe of LlLle a descrlpLlon sufflclenLly accuraLe for
ldenLlflcaLlon of Lhe land or lnLeresL lnLended Lo be affecLed. A resLralnlng order,
ln[uncLlon or mandamus lssued by Lhe courL shall be enLered and reglsLered on Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle affecLed, free of charge.
+=>?@0A EG1 AJvetse clolm. Whoever clalms any parL or lnLeresL ln reglsLered land
adverse Lo Lhe reglsLered owner, arlslng subsequenL Lo Lhe daLe of Lhe orlglnal
reglsLraLlon, may, lf no oLher provlslon ls made ln Lhls uecree for reglsLerlng Lhe
same, make a sLaLemenL ln wrlLlng seLLlng forLh fully hls alleged rlghL or lnLeresL,
and how or under whom acqulred, a reference Lo Lhe number of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle of Lhe reglsLered owner, Lhe name of Lhe reglsLered owner, and a descrlpLlon
of Lhe land ln whlch Lhe rlghL or lnLeresL ls clalmed.
1he sLaLemenL shall be slgned and sworn Lo, and shall sLaLe Lhe adverse clalmanL's
resldence, and a place aL whlch all noLlces may be served upon hlm. 1hls
sLaLemenL shall be enLlLled Lo reglsLraLlon as an adverse clalm on Lhe cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle. 1he adverse clalm shall be effecLlve for a perlod of LhlrLy days from Lhe daLe
of reglsLraLlon. AfLer Lhe lapse of sald perlod, Lhe annoLaLlon of adverse clalm may
be canceled upon flllng of a verlfled peLlLlon Lherefor by Lhe parLy ln lnLeresL:
rovlded, however, LhaL afLer cancellaLlon, no second adverse clalm based on Lhe
same ground shall be reglsLered by Lhe same clalmanL.
8efore Lhe lapse of LhlrLy days aforesald, any parLy ln lnLeresL may flle a peLlLlon ln
Lhe CourL of llrsL lnsLance where Lhe land ls slLuaLed for Lhe cancellaLlon of Lhe
adverse clalm, and Lhe courL shall granL a speedy hearlng upon Lhe quesLlon of Lhe
valldlLy of such adverse clalm, and shall render [udgmenL as may be [usL and
equlLable. lf Lhe adverse clalm ls ad[udged Lo be lnvalld, Lhe reglsLraLlon Lhereof
shall be ordered canceled. lf, ln any case, Lhe courL, afLer noLlce and hearlng, shall
flnd LhaL Lhe adverse clalm Lhus reglsLered was frlvolous, lL may flne Lhe clalmanL
ln an amounL noL less Lhan one Lhousand pesos nor more Lhan flve Lhousand
pesos, ln lLs dlscreLlon. 8efore Lhe lapse of LhlrLy days, Lhe clalmanL may wlLhdraw
hls adverse clalm by flllng wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds a sworn peLlLlon Lo LhaL
effecL.
+=>?@0A E21 5otteoJet of cettlflcote lo lovoloototy Jeolloqs. lf an aLLachmenL or
oLher llen ln Lhe naLure of lnvolunLary deallng ln reglsLered land ls reglsLered, and
Lhe dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ls noL presenLed aL Lhe Llme of reglsLraLlon, Lhe 8eglsLer of
$'
ueeds shall, wlLhln LhlrLy-slx hours LhereafLer, send noLlce by mall Lo Lhe
reglsLered owner, sLaLlng LhaL such paper has been reglsLered, and requesLlng hlm
Lo send or produce hls dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe so LhaL a memorandum of Lhe
aLLachmenL or oLher llen may be made Lhereon. lf Lhe owner neglecLs or refuses Lo
comply wlLhln a reasonable Llme, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall reporL Lhe maLLer Lo
Lhe courL, and lL shall, afLer noLlce, enLer an order Lo Lhe owner, Lo produce hls
cerLlflcaLe aL a Llme and place named Lhereln, and may enforce Lhe order by
sulLable process.
+=>?@0A E41 ulssoluLlon, eLc. of aLLachmenLs, eLc. ALLachmenLs and llens of every
descrlpLlon upon reglsLered land shall be conLlnued, reduced, dlscharged and
dlssolved by any meLhod sufflclenL ln law, and Lo glve effecL Lo Lhe conLlnuance,
reducLlon, dlscharge or dlssoluLlon Lhereof Lhe cerLlflcaLe or oLher lnsLrumenL for
LhaL purpose shall be reglsLered wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds.
+=>?@0A EB1 8eglsLraLlon of orders of courL, eLc. lf an aLLachmenL ls conLlnued,
reduced, dlssolved, or oLherwlse affecLed by an order, declslon or [udgmenL of Lhe
courL where Lhe acLlon or proceedlngs ln whlch sald aLLachmenL was made ls
pendlng or by an order of a courL havlng [urlsdlcLlon Lhereof, a cerLlflcaLe of Lhe
enLry of such order, declslon or [udgmenL from Lhe clerk of courL or Lhe [udge by
whlch such declslon, order or [udgmenL has been rendered and under Lhe seal of
Lhe courL, shall be enLlLled Lo be reglsLered upon presenLaLlon Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds.
+=>?@0A EC1 ofotcemeot of lleos oo teqlsteteJ looJ. Whenever reglsLered land ls
solved on execuLlon, or Laken or sold for Laxes or for any assessmenL or Lo enforce
a llen of any characLer, or for any cosLs and charges lncldenL Lo such llens, any
execuLlon or copy of execuLlon, any offlcer's reLurn, or any deed, demand,
cerLlflcaLe, or affldavlL, or oLher lnsLrumenL made ln Lhe course of Lhe proceedlngs
Lo enforce such llens and requlred by law Lo be recorded, shall be flled wlLh Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land lles and reglsLered ln Lhe
reglsLraLlon book, and a memorandum made upon Lhe proper cerLlflcaLe of LlLle ln
each case as llen or encumbrance.
+=>?@0A E31 Appllcotloo fot oew cettlflcote opoo expltotloo of teJemptloo petloJ.
upon Lhe explraLlon of Lhe Llme, lf any, allowed by law for redempLlon afLer
reglsLered land has been sold on execuLlon Laken or sold for Lhe enforcemenL of a
$(
llen of any descrlpLlon, excepL a morLgage llen, Lhe purchaser aL such sale or
anyone clalmlng under hlm may peLlLlon Lhe courL for Lhe enLry of a new
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle Lo hlm.
8efore Lhe enLry of a new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhe reglsLered owner may pursue all
legal and equlLable remedles Lo lmpeach or annul such proceedlngs.
+=>?@0A ED1 Notlce of lls peoJeos. no acLlon Lo recover possesslon of real esLaLe, or
Lo quleL LlLle LhereLo, or Lo remove clouds upon Lhe LlLle Lhereof, or for parLlLlon,
or oLher proceedlngs of any klnd ln courL dlrecLly affecLlng Lhe LlLle Lo land or Lhe
use or occupaLlon Lhereof or Lhe bulldlngs Lhereon, and no [udgmenL, and no
proceedlng Lo vacaLe or reverse any [udgmenL, shall have any effecL upon
reglsLered land as agalnsL persons oLher Lhan Lhe parLles LhereLo, unless a
memorandum or noLlce sLaLlng Lhe lnsLlLuLlon of such acLlon or proceedlng and
Lhe courL whereln Lhe same ls pendlng, as well as Lhe daLe of Lhe lnsLlLuLlon
Lhereof, LogeLher wlLh a reference Lo Lhe number of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, and an
adequaLe descrlpLlon of Lhe land affecLed and Lhe reglsLered owner Lhereof, shall
have been flled and reglsLered.
+=>?@0A EE1 coocellotloo of lls peoJeos. 8efore flnal [udgmenL, a noLlce of lls
pendens may be canceled upon order of Lhe courL, afLer proper showlng LhaL Lhe
noLlce ls for Lhe purpose of molesLlng Lhe adverse parLy, or LhaL lL ls noL necessary
Lo proLecL Lhe rlghLs of Lhe parLy who caused lL Lo be reglsLered. lL may also be
canceled by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds upon verlfled peLlLlon of Lhe parLy who caused
Lhe reglsLraLlon Lhereof.
AL any Llme afLer flnal [udgmenL ln favor of Lhe defendanL, or oLher dlsposlLlon of
Lhe acLlon such as Lo LermlnaLe flnally all rlghLs of Lhe plalnLlff ln and Lo Lhe land
and/or bulldlngs lnvolved, ln any case ln whlch a memorandum or noLlce of lls
pendens has been reglsLered as provlded ln Lhe precedlng secLlon, Lhe noLlce of lls
pendens shall be deemed canceled upon Lhe reglsLraLlon of a cerLlflcaLe of Lhe
clerk of courL ln whlch Lhe acLlon or proceedlng was pendlng sLaLlng Lhe manner of
dlsposal Lhereof.
$9"(.*) ;,
)*',+.)".,6& 67 J<-'!*&.+K 6)-*)+K (").,.,6&+
$)
+=>?@0A EF1 IoJqmeot fot llolotlff. Whenever ln any acLlon Lo recover possesslon
or ownershlp of real esLaLe or any lnLeresL Lhereln affecLlng reglsLered land
[udgmenL ls enLered for Lhe plalnLlff, such [udgmenL shall be enLlLled Lo
reglsLraLlon on presenLaLlon of a cerLlflcaLe of Lhe enLry Lhereof from Lhe clerk of
courL where Lhe acLlon ls pendlng Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds for Lhe provlnce or clLy
where Lhe land lles, who shall enLer a memorandum upon Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of
Lhe land Lo whlch such [udgmenL relaLes. lf Lhe [udgmenL does noL apply Lo all Lhe
land descrlbed ln Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhe cerLlflcaLe of Lhe clerk of Lhe courL
where Lhe acLlon ls pendlng and Lhe memorandum enLered by Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds shall conLaln a descrlpLlon of Lhe land affecLed by Lhe [udgmenL.
+=>?@0A E51 IoJqmeot oJjoJlcotloq owoetsblp. When ln any acLlon Lo recover Lhe
ownershlp of real esLaLe or an lnLeresL Lhereln execuLlon has been lssued ln favor
of Lhe plalnLlff, Lhe laLLer shall be enLlLled Lo Lhe enLry of a new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
and Lo Lhe cancellaLlon of Lhe orlglnal cerLlflcaLe and owner's dupllcaLe of Lhe
former reglsLered owner. lf Lhe reglsLered owner neglecLs or refuses wlLhln a
reasonable Llme afLer requesL of Lhe plalnLlff Lo produce hls dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ln
order LhaL Lhe same may be canceled, Lhe courL shall, on appllcaLlon and afLer
noLlce, enLer an order Lo Lhe owner Lo produce hls cerLlflcaLe aL Lhe Llme and place
deslgnaLed, and may enforce Lhe order by sulLable process.
+=>?@0A FG1 xecotloo of JeeJ by vlttoe of joJqmeot. Lvery courL renderlng
[udgmenL ln favor of Lhe plalnLlff affecLlng reglsLered land shall, upon peLlLlon of
sald plalnLlff, order and parLles before lL Lo execuLe for reglsLraLlon any deed or
lnsLrumenL necessary Lo glve effecL Lo Lhe [udgmenL, and shall requlre Lhe
reglsLered owner Lo dellver hls dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe Lo Lhe plalnLlff or Lo Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds Lo be canceled or Lo have a memorandum annoLaLed upon lL. ln
case Lhe person requlred Lo execuLe any deed or oLher lnsLrumenL necessary Lo
glve effecL Lo Lhe [udgmenL ls absenL from Lhe hlllpplnes, or ls a mlnor, or lnsane,
or for any reason noL amenable Lo Lhe process of Lhe courL renderlng Lhe
[udgmenL, sald courL may appolnL a sulLable person as LrusLee Lo execuLe such
lnsLrumenL whlch, when execuLed, shall be enLlLled Lo reglsLraLlon.
+=>?@0A F21 IoJqmeot of pottltloo. ln proceedlngs for parLlLlon of reglsLered land,
afLer Lhe enLry of Lhe flnal [udgmenL of parLlLlon, a copy of such flnal [udgmenL,
cerLlfled by Lhe clerk of Lhe courL renderlng Lhe same, shall be flled and reglsLered,
Lhereupon, lf Lhe land ls seL of Lo Lhe owners ln severalLy, each owner shall be
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enLlLled Lo have hls cerLlflcaLe enLered showlng Lhe share seL off Lo hlm ln
severalLy, and Lo recelve an owner's dupllcaLe Lhereof.
lf Lhe land ls ordered by Lhe courL Lo be sold, Lhe purchaser or hls asslgns shall be
enLlLled Lo cerLlflcaLe of LlLle enLered ln hls or Lhelr favor upon presenLlng a
cerLlfled copy of Lhe [udgmenL conflrmlng Lhe sale.
ln case Lhe land ls ordered by Lhe courL Lo be asslgned Lo one of Lhe parLles upon
paymenL Lo Lhe oLhers of Lhe sum ordered by Lhe courL, Lhe parLy Lo whom Lhe
land ls Lhus asslgned shall be enLlLled Lo have a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle enLered ln hls
favor upon presenLlng a cerLlfled copy of Lhe [udgmenL: rovlded, however, LhaL
any new cerLlflcaLe enLered ln pursuance of parLlLlon proceedlngs, wheLher by way
of seL-off or of asslgnmenL or of sale, shall conLaln a reference memorandum Lo
Lhe flnal [udgmenL of parLlLlon, and shall be concluslve as Lo Lhe LlLle Lo Lhe same
exLenL and agalnsL Lhe same persons as such [udgmenL ls made concluslve by Lhe
laws appllcable LhereLo: and provlded, furLher, LhaL any person holdlng such
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle or a Lransfer Lhereof shall have Lhe rlghL Lo peLlLlon Lhe courL aL
any Llme Lo cancel Lhe memorandum relaLlng Lo such [udgmenL or order and Lhe
courL, afLer noLlce and hearlng, may granL Lhe peLlLlon. Such cerLlflcaLe shall
LhereafLer be concluslve ln Lhe same manner and Lo Lhe same exLenL as oLher
cerLlflcaLes of LlLle.
+=>?@0A F41 keqlsttotloo of ptlot teqlsteteJ mottqoqeJ ot leose oo pottltlooeJ
ptopetty. lf a cerLlfled copy of a flnal [udgmenL or decree of parLlLlon ls presenLed
and lL appears LhaL a morLgage or lease affecLlng a speclflc porLlon or an undlvlded
share of Lhe premlses had prevlously been reglsLered, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall
carry over such encumbrance on Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle LhaL may be lssued.
+=>?@0A FB1 Notlce of losolveocy. Whenever proceedlng ln bankrupLcy or
lnsolvency, or analogous proceedlngs, are lnsLlLuLed agalnsL a debLor who owns
reglsLered land, lL shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe offlcer servlng Lhe noLlce of Lhe
lnsLlLuLlon of such proceedlngs on Lhe debLor Lo flle a copy Lhereof wlLh Lhe offlce
of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds for Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land of Lhe debLor lles.
1he asslgnee or LrusLee appolnLed by Lhe courL ln such proceedlngs shall be
enLlLled Lo Lhe enLry of a new cerLlflcaLe of Lhe reglsLered land of Lhe debLor or
bankrupL, upon presenLlng and flllng a cerLlfled copy of Lhe asslgnmenL ln
lnsolvency or order or ad[udlcaLlon ln bankrupLcy wlLh Lhe lnsolvenL's or
%+
bankrupL's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, buL Lhe new cerLlflcaLe shall sLaLe LhaL lL ls
enLered Lo hlm as asslgnee ln lnsolvency or LrusLee ln bankrupLcy or oLher
proceedlngs, as Lhe case may be.
+=>?@0A FC1 IoJqmeot ot otJet vocotloq losolveocy ptoceeJloqs. Whenever any of
Lhe proceedlngs of Lhe characLer named ln Lhe precedlng secLlon agalnsL a
reglsLered owner, of whlch noLlce has been reglsLered, ls vacaLed by [udgmenL, a
cerLlfled copy of Lhe [udgmenL or order may be reglsLered. Where a new cerLlflcaLe
has been enLered ln Lhe name of Lhe asslgnee or LrusLee, such cerLlflcaLe shall be
surrendered for cancellaLlon and forLhwlLh Lhe debLor shall be enLlLled Lo Lhe
enLry of a new cerLlflcaLe Lo hlm.
+=>?@0A F31 looJ tokeo by emloeot Jomolo. Whenever any reglsLered land, or
lnLeresL Lhereln, ls exproprlaLed or Laken by emlnenL domaln, Lhe naLlonal
CovernmenL, provlnce, clLy, munlclpallLy, or any oLher agency or lnsLrumenLallLy
exerclslng such rlghL shall flle for reglsLraLlon ln Lhe proper 8eglsLry a cerLlfled copy
of Lhe [udgmenL whlch shall sLaLe deflnlLely, by an adequaLe descrlpLlon, Lhe
parLlcular properLy or lnLeresL exproprlaLed, Lhe number of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle,
and Lhe naLure of Lhe publlc use. A memorandum of Lhe rlghL or lnLeresL Laken
shall be made on each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, and where Lhe
fee slmple LlLle ls Laken, a new cerLlflcaLe shall be lssued ln favor of Lhe naLlonal
CovernmenL, provlnce, clLy, munlclpallLy, or any oLher agency or lnsLrumenLallLy
exerclslng such rlghL for Lhe land so Laken. 1he legal expenses lncldenL Lo Lhe
memorandum of reglsLraLlon or lssuances lncldenL Lo Lhe memorandum of
reglsLraLlon or lssuance of a new cerLlflcaLe shall be for Lhe accounL of Lhe
auLhorlLy Laklng Lhe land or lnLeresL Lhereln.
+=>?@0A FD1 xttojoJlclol settlemeot of estote. When a deed of exLra[udlclal
seLLlemenL has been duly reglsLered, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall annoLaLe on Lhe
proper LlLle Lhe Lwo-year llen menLloned ln SecLlon 4 of 8ule 74 of Lhe 8ules of
CourL. upon Lhe explraLlon of Lhe Lwo-year perlod and presenLaLlon of a verlfled
peLlLlon by Lhe reglsLered helrs, devlsees or legaLees or any oLher parLy ln lnLeresL
LhaL no clalm or clalms of any credlLor, helr or oLher person exlsL, Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds shall cancel Lhe Lwo-year llen noLed on Lhe LlLle wlLhouL Lhe necesslLy of a
courL order. 1he verlfled peLlLlon shall be enLered ln Lhe rlmary LnLry 8ook and a
memorandum Lhereof made on Lhe LlLle.
%"
no deed of exLra[udlclal seLLlemenL or affldavlL of ad[udlcaLlon shall be reglsLered
unless Lhe facL of exLra[udlclal seLLlemenL or ad[udlcaLlon ls publlshed once a week
for Lhree consecuLlve weeks ln a newspaper of general clrculaLlon ln Lhe provlnce
and proof Lhereof ls flled wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds. 1he proof may conslsL of Lhe
cerLlflcaLlon of Lhe publlsher, prlnLer, hls foreman or prlnclpal clerk, or of Lhe
edlLor, buslness or adverLlslng manager of Lhe newspaper concerned, or a copy of
each week's lssue of Lhe newspaper whereln Lhe publlcaLlon appeared.
+=>?@0A FE1 lllloq of lettets of oJmlolsttotloo ooJ wlll. 8efore Lhe execuLor or
admlnlsLraLor of Lhe esLaLe of a deceased owner of reglsLered land may deal wlLh
Lhe same, he shall flle wlLh Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds a cerLlfled copy of
hls leLLers of admlnlsLraLlon or lf Lhere ls a wlll, a cerLlfled copy Lhereof and Lhe
order allowlng Lhe same, LogeLher wlLh Lhe leLLers LesLamenLary or of
admlnlsLraLlon wlLh Lhe wlll annexed, as Lhe case may be, and shall produce Lhe
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, and Lhereupon Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall enLer upon
Lhe cerLlflcaLe a memorandum Lhereof, maklng reference Lo Lhe leLLers and/or wlll
by Lhelr flle number, and Lhe daLe of flllng Lhe same.
+=>?@0A FF1 ueolloqs by oJmlolstetloq sobject to coott opptovol. AfLer a
memorandum of Lhe wlll, lf any, and order allowlng Lhe same, and leLLers
LesLamenLary or leLLers of admlnlsLraLlon have been enLered upon Lhe cerLlflcaLe
of LlLle as herelnabove provlded, Lhe execuLor or admlnlsLraLor may allenaLe or
encumber reglsLered land belonglng Lo Lhe esLaLe, or any lnLeresL Lhereln, upon
approval of Lhe courL obLalned as provlded by Lhe 8ules of CourL.
+=>?@0A F51 looJ JevlseJ to execotot. When lL appears by wlll, a cerLlfled copy of
whlch wlLh leLLers LesLamenLary had already been flled as provlded ln Lhls uecree,
LhaL reglsLered land ls devlsed Lo Lhe execuLor Lo hls own use, or upon some LrusL,
Lhe execuLor may have Lhe land Lransferred Lo hlmself upon Lhe reglsLer ln llke
manner and sub[ecL Lo llke Lerms and condlLlons and Lo llke rlghLs as ln Lhe case of
a Lransfer pursuanL Lo a deed flled ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds.
+=>?@0A 5G1 wbeo execotot empoweteJ by wlll to sell, etc. When Lhe wlll of a
deceased owner of reglsLered lands, or an lnLeresL Lhereln, empowers Lhe
execuLor Lo sell, convey, encumber, charge or oLherwlse deal wlLh Lhe land, a
cerLlfled copy of Lhe wlll and leLLers LesLamenLary belng flled as provlded ln Lhls
uecree, such execuLor may sell, convey, encumber, charge or oLherwlse deal wlLh
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Lhe land pursuanL Lo Lhe power ln llke manner as lf he were reglsLered owner,
sub[ecL Lo Lhe Lerms and condlLlons and llmlLaLlons expressed ln Lhe wlll.
+=>?@0A 521 1toosfet lo ootlclpotloo of flool Jlsttlbotloo. Whenever Lhe courL
havlng [urlsdlcLlon of Lhe LesLaLe or lnLesLaLe proceedlngs dlrecLs Lhe execuLor or
admlnlsLraLor Lo Lake over and Lransfer Lo Lhe devlsees or helrs, or any of Lhem, ln
anLlclpaLlon of flnal dlsLrlbuLlon a porLlon or Lhe whole of Lhe reglsLered land Lo
whlch Lhey mlghL be enLlLled on flnal dlsLrlbuLlon, upon Lhe flllng of a cerLlfled
copy of such order ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, Lhe execuLor or
admlnlsLraLory may cause such Lransfer Lo be made upon Lhe reglsLer ln llke
manner as ln case of a sale, and upon Lhe presenLaLlon of Lhe owner's dupllcaLe
cerLlflcaLe Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, Lhe devlsees or helrs concerned shall be
enLlLled Lo Lhe lssuance of Lhe correspondlng cerLlflcaLes of LlLle.
+=>?@0A 541 keqlsttotloo of flool Jlsttlbotloo of estote. A cerLlfled copy of Lhe
parLlLlon and dlsLrlbuLlon, LogeLher wlLh Lhe flnal [udgmenL or order of Lhe courL
approvlng Lhe same or oLherwlse maklng flnal dlsLrlbuLlon, supporLed by evldence
of paymenL of esLaLe Law or exempLlon Lherefrom, as Lhe case may be, shall be
flled wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, and upon Lhe presenLaLlon of Lhe owner's
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, new cerLlflcaLes of LlLle shall be lssued Lo Lhe parLles
severally enLlLled LhereLo ln accordance wlLh Lhe approved parLlLlon and
dlsLrlbuLlon.
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+=>?@0A 5B1 coottlbotloo to Assotooce looJ. upon Lhe enLry of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
ln Lhe name of Lhe reglsLered owner, and also upon Lhe orlglnal reglsLraLlon on Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle of a bulldlng or oLher lmprovemenLs on Lhe land covered by sald
cerLlflcaLe, as well as upon Lhe enLry of a cerLlflcaLe pursuanL Lo any subsequenL
Lransfer of reglsLered land, Lhere shall be pald Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds one-fourLh
of one per cenL of Lhe assessed value of Lhe real esLaLe on Lhe basls of Lhe lasL
assessmenL for LaxaLlon purposes, as conLrlbuLlon Lo Lhe Assurance lund. Where
Lhe land lnvolved has noL yeL been assessed for LaxaLlon, lLs value for purposes of
Lhls decree shall be deLermlned by Lhe sworn declaraLlon of Lwo dlslnLeresLed
persons Lo Lhe effecL LhaL Lhe value flxed by Lhem ls Lo Lhelr knowledge, a falr
valuaLlon.
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noLhlng ln Lhls secLlon shall ln any way preclude Lhe courL from lncreaslng Lhe
valuaLlon of Lhe properLy should lL appear durlng Lhe hearlng LhaL Lhe value sLaLed
ls Loo small.
+=>?@0A 5C1 costoJy ooJ lovestmeot of fooJ. All money recelved by Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds under Lhe precedlng secLlon shall be pald Lo Lhe naLlonal 1reasurer. Pe shall
keep Lhls money ln an Assurance lund whlch may be lnvesLed ln Lhe manner and
form auLhorlzed by law, and shall reporL annually Lo Lhe Commlssloner of Lhe
8udgeL Lhe condlLlon and lncome Lhereof.
1he lncome of Lhe Assurance lund shall be added Lo Lhe prlnclpal unLll sald fund
amounLs Lo flve hundred Lhousand pesos, ln whlch evenL Lhe excess lncome from
lnvesLmenLs as well as from Lhe collecLlons of such fund shall be pald lnLo Lhe
naLlonal 1reasury Lo Lhe accounL of Lhe Assurance lund.
+=>?@0A 531 Actloo fot compeosotloo ftom fooJs. A person who, wlLhouL negllgence
on hls parL, susLalns loss or damage, or ls deprlved of land or any esLaLe or lnLeresL
Lhereln ln consequence of Lhe brlnglng of Lhe land under Lhe operaLlon of Lhe
1orrens sysLem of arlslng afLer orlglnal reglsLraLlon of land, Lhrough fraud or ln
consequence of any error, omlsslon, mlsLake or mlsdescrlpLlon ln any cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle or ln any enLry or memorandum ln Lhe reglsLraLlon book, and who by Lhe
provlslons of Lhls uecree ls barred or oLherwlse precluded under Lhe provlslon of
any law from brlnglng an acLlon for Lhe recovery of such land or Lhe esLaLe or
lnLeresL Lhereln, may brlng an acLlon ln any courL of compeLenL [urlsdlcLlon for Lhe
recovery of damages Lo be pald ouL of Lhe Assurance lund.
+=>?@0A 5D1 Aqolost wbom octloo flleJ. lf such acLlon ls broughL Lo recover for loss
or damage or for deprlvaLlon of land or of any esLaLe or lnLeresL Lhereln arlslng
wholly Lhrough fraud, negllgence, omlsslon, mlsLake or mlsfeasance of Lhe courL
personnel, 8eglsLer of ueeds, hls depuLy, or oLher employees of Lhe 8eglsLry ln Lhe
performance of Lhelr respecLlve duLles, Lhe acLlon shall be broughL agalnsL Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land ls slLuaLed and Lhe
naLlonal 1reasurer as defendanLs. 8uL lf such acLlon ls broughL Lo recover for loss
or damage or for deprlvaLlon of land or of any lnLeresL Lhereln arlslng Lhrough
fraud, negllgence, omlsslon, mlsLake or mlsfeasance of person oLher Lhan courL
personnel, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, hls depuLy or oLher employees of Lhe 8eglsLry,
such acLlon shall be broughL agalnsL Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, Lhe naLlonal 1reasurer
%%
and oLher person or persons, as co-defendanLs. lL shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe SollclLor
Ceneral ln person or by represenLaLlve Lo appear and Lo defend all such sulLs wlLh
Lhe ald of Lhe flscal of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land lles: rovlded, however,
LhaL noLhlng ln Lhls uecree shall be consLrued Lo deprlve Lhe plalnLlff of any rlghL
of acLlon whlch he may have agalnsL any person for such loss or damage or
deprlvaLlon wlLhouL [olnlng Lhe naLlonal 1reasurer as parLy defendanL. ln every
acLlon flled agalnsL Lhe Assurance lund, Lhe courL shall conslder Lhe reporL of Lhe
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon.
+=>?@0A 5E1 IoJqmeot, bow sotlsfleJ. lf Lhere are defendanLs oLher Lhan Lhe
naLlonal 1reasurer and Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds and [udgmenL ls enLered for Lhe
plalnLlff and agalnsL Lhe naLlonal 1reasury, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds and any of Lhe
oLher defendanLs, execuLlon shall flrsL lssue agalnsL such defendanLs oLher Lhan
Lhe naLlonal and Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds. lf Lhe execuLlon ls reLurned unsaLlsfled ln
whole or ln parL, and Lhe offlcer reLurnlng Lhe same cerLlflcaLes LhaL Lhe amounL
due cannoL be collecLed from Lhe land or personal properLy of such oLher
defendanLs, only Lhen shall Lhe courL, upon proper showlng, order Lhe amounL of
Lhe execuLlon and cosLs, or so much Lhereof as remalns unpald, Lo be pald by Lhe
naLlonal Lreasurer ouL of Lhe Assurance lund. ln an acLlon under Lhls uecree, Lhe
plalnLlff cannoL recover as compensaLlon more Lhan Lhe falr markeL value of Lhe
land aL Lhe Llme he suffered Lhe loss, damage, or deprlvaLlon Lhereof.
+=>?@0A 5F1 Ceoetol looJ wbeo lloble. lf aL any Llme Lhe Assurance lund ls noL
sufflclenL Lo saLlsfy such [udgmenL, Lhe naLlonal 1reasurer shall make up for Lhe
deflclency from any funds avallable ln Lhe Lreasury noL oLherwlse approprlaLed.
+=>?@0A 551 5obtoqotloo of qovetomeot to plolotlff's tlqbts. ln every case where
paymenL has been made by Lhe naLlonal 1reasurer ln accordance wlLh Lhe
provlslons of Lhls uecree, Lhe CovernmenL of Lhe 8epubllc of Lhe hlllpplnes shall
be subrogaLed Lo Lhe rlghLs of Lhe plalnLlff agalnsL any oLher parLles or securlLles.
1he naLlonal 1reasurer shall enforce sald rlghLs and Lhe amounL recovered shall be
pald Lo Lhe accounL of Lhe Assurance lund.
+=>?@0A 2GG1 keqlstet of ueeJs os potty lo lotetest. When lL appears LhaL Lhe
Assurance lund may be llable for damages LhaL may be lncurred due Lo Lhe
unlawful or erroneous lssuance of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
concerned shall be deemed a proper parLy ln lnLeresL who shall, upon auLhorlLy of
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Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon, flle Lhe necessary acLlon ln courL Lo annul
or amend Lhe LlLle.
1he courL may order Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo amend or cancel a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
or Lo do any oLher acL as may be [usL and equlLable.
+=>?@0A 2G21 losses oot tecovetoble. 1he Assurance lund shall noL be llable for any
loss, damage or deprlvaLlon caused or occasloned by a breach of LrusL, wheLher
express, lmplled or consLrucLlve or by any mlsLake ln Lhe resurveyed or subdlvlslon
of reglsLered land resulLlng ln Lhe expanslon of area ln Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
+=>?@0A 2G41 llmltotloo of Actloo. Any acLlon for compensaLlon agalnsL Lhe
Assurance lund by reason of any loss, damage or deprlvaLlon of land or any
lnLeresL Lhereln shall be lnsLlLuLed wlLhln a perlod of slx years from Lhe Llme Lhe
rlghL Lo brlng such acLlon flrsL occurred: rovlded, 1haL Lhe rlghL of acLlon hereln
provlded shall survlve Lo Lhe legal represenLaLlve of Lhe person susLalnlng loss or
damage, unless barred ln hls llfeLlme, and rovlded, furLher, 1haL lf aL Lhe Llme
such rlghL of acLlon flrsL accrued Lhe person enLlLled Lo brlng such acLlon was a
mlnor or lnsane or lmprlsoned, or oLherwlse under legal dlsablllLy, such person or
anyone clalmlng from, by or under hlm may brlng Lhe proper acLlon aL any Llme
wlLhln Lwo years afLer such dlsablllLy has been removed, noLwlLhsLandlng Lhe
explraLlon of Lhe orlglnal perlod of slx years flrsL above provlded.
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+=>?@0A 2GB1 cettlflcotes of tltle potsooot to poteots. Whenever publlc land ls by
Lhe CovernmenL allenaLed, granLed or conveyed Lo any person, Lhe same shall be
broughL forLhwlLh under Lhe operaLlon of Lhls uecree. lL shall be Lhe duLy of Lhe
offlclal lssulng Lhe lnsLrumenL of allenaLlon, granL, paLenL or conveyance ln behalf
of Lhe CovernmenL Lo cause such lnsLrumenL Lo be flled wlLh Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe land lles, and Lo be Lhere reglsLered llke oLher
deeds and conveyance, whereupon a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall be enLered as ln oLher
cases of reglsLered land, and an owner's dupllcaLe lssued Lo Lhe granLee. 1he deed,
granL, paLenL or lnsLrumenL of conveyance from Lhe CovernmenL Lo Lhe granLee
shall noL Lake effecL as a conveyance or blnd Lhe land buL shall operaLe only as a
conLracL beLween Lhe CovernmenL and Lhe granLee and as evldence of auLhorlLy Lo
%'
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds Lo make reglsLraLlon. lL ls Lhe acL of reglsLraLlon LhaL shall be
Lhe operaLlve acL Lo affecL and convey Lhe land, and ln all cases under Lhls uecree,
reglsLraLlon shall be made ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe provlnce or
clLy where Lhe land lles. 1he fees for reglsLraLlon shall be pald by Lhe granLee. AfLer
due reglsLraLlon and lssuance of Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, such land shall be deemed
Lo be reglsLered land Lo all lnLenLs and purposes under Lhls uecree.
$9"(.*) ,O
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+=>?@0A 2GC1 ltovlsloool keqlstet of uocomeots. 1he ueparLmenL of Agrarlan
8eform shall prepare by auLomaLe daLa processlng a speclal reglsLry book Lo be
known as Lhe "rovlslonal 8eglsLer of uocumenLs lssued under u-27" whlch shall
be kepL and malnLalned ln every 8eglsLry of ueeds LhroughouL Lhe counLry. Sald
8eglsLry 8ook shall be a reglsLer of:
a. All CerLlflcaLes of Land 1ransfer (CL1) lssued pursuanL Lo .u. no. 27, and
b. All subsequenL LransacLlons affecLlng CerLlflcaLes of Land 1ransfer such as
ad[usLmenLs, Lransfer, dupllcaLlon and cancellaLlons of erroneous CerLlflcaLes
of Land 1ransfer.
+=>?@0A 2G31 cettlflcotes of looJ 1toosfet mooclpotloo loteots. 1he ueparLmenL
of Agrarlan reform shall pursuanL Lo .u. no. 27 lssue ln dupllcaLe, a CerLlflcaLe of
Land 1ransfer for every land broughL under "CperaLlon Land 1ransfer", Lhe orlglnal
of whlch shall be kepL by Lhe LenanL-farmer and Lhe dupllcaLe, ln Lhe 8eglsLry of
ueeds.
AfLer Lhe LenanL-farmer shall have fully complled wlLh Lhe requlremenLs for a granL
of LlLle under .u. no. 27, an LmanclpaLlon aLenL whlch may cover prevlously
LlLled or unLlLled properLy shall be lssued by Lhe ueparLmenL of Agrarlan 8eform.
1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall compleLe Lhe enLrles on Lhe aforemenLloned
LmanclpaLlon aLenL and shall asslgn an orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle number ln case
of unreglsLered land, and ln case of reglsLered properLy, shall lssue Lhe
correspondlng Lransfer cerLlflcaLe of LlLle wlLhouL requlrlng Lhe surrender of Lhe
owner's dupllcaLe of Lhe LlLle Lo be canceled.
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ln case of deaLh of Lhe granLee, Lhe ueparLmenL of Agrarlan 8eform shall
deLermlne hls helrs or successors-ln-lnLeresL and shall noLlfy Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
accordlngly.
ln case of subsequenL Lransfer of properLy covered by an LmanclpaLlon aLenL or a
CerLlflcaLe of 1lLle emanaLlng from an LmanclpaLlon aLenL, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
shall affecL Lhe Lransfer only upon recelpL of Lhe supporLlng papers from Lhe
ueparLmenL of Agrarlan 8eform.
no fee, premlum, of Lax of any klnd shall be charged or lmposed ln connecLlon
wlLh Lhe lssuance of an orlglnal LmanclpaLlon aLenL and for Lhe reglsLraLlon or
relaLed documenLs.
+=>?@0A 2GD1 5ole of oqtlcoltotol looJ, offlJovlt. no volunLary deed or lnsLrumenL
purporLlng Lo be a subdlvlslon, morLgage, lease, sale or any oLher mode of
encumbrance or conveyance of prlvaLe agrlculLural land prlnclpally devoLed Lo rlce
or corn or any porLlon Lhereof shall be reglsLered unless accompanled by an
affldavlL of Lhe vendor or execuLor sLaLlng LhaL Lhe land lnvolved ls noL LenanLed,
or lf LenanLed, Lhe same ls noL prlmarlly devoLed Lo Lhe producLlon of rlce and/or
corn.
lf only a porLlon of Lhe land ls prlmarlly devoLed Lo Lhe producLlon of rlce and/or
corn, and such area so devoLed ls LenanLed, no such deed or lnsLrumenL shall be
reglsLered unless accompanled by an affldavlL sLaLlng Lhe area (slze) of Lhe porLlon
whlch ls LenanLed and prlmarlly devoLed Lo rlce and/or corn, and sLaLlng furLher
LhaL Lhe deed or lnsLrumenL covers only Lhe unLenanLed porLlon or LhaL whlch ls
noL prlmarlly devoLed Lo Lhe producLlon of rlce and/or corn. A memorandum of
sald affldavlL shall be annoLaLed on Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds
shall cause a copy of Lhe reglsLered deed or lnsLrumenL, LogeLher wlLh Lhe
affldavlL, Lo be furnlshed Lhe ueparLmenL of Agrarlan 8eform 8eglonal Cfflce
where Lhe land ls locaLed. 1he affldavlL provlded ln Lhls secLlon shall noL be
requlred ln Lhe case of a LenanL-farmer who deals wlLh hls CerLlflcaLe of Land
1ransfer or LmanclpaLlon aLenL ln accordance wlLh law.
$9"(.*) O
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+=>?@0A 2GE1 5otteoJet of wltbbolJ Jopllcote cettlflcotes. Where lL ls necessary Lo
lssue a new cerLlflcaLe of LlLle pursuanL Lo any lnvolunLary lnsLrumenL whlch
dlvesLs Lhe LlLle of Lhe reglsLered owner agalnsL hls consenL or where a volunLary
lnsLrumenL cannoL be reglsLered by reason of Lhe refusal or fallure of Lhe holder Lo
surrender Lhe owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhe parLy ln lnLeresL may flle a
peLlLlon ln courL Lo compel surrender of Lhe same Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds. 1he
courL, afLer hearlng, may order Lhe reglsLered owner or any person wlLhholdlng
Lhe dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe Lo surrender Lhe same, and dlrecL Lhe enLry of a new
cerLlflcaLe or memorandum upon such surrender. lf Lhe person wlLhholdlng Lhe
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ls noL amenable Lo Lhe process of Lhe courL, or lf noL any
reason Lhe ouLsLandlng owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe cannoL be dellvered, Lhe
courL may order Lhe annulmenL of Lhe same as well as Lhe lssuance of a new
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle ln lleu Lhereof. Such new cerLlflcaLe and all dupllcaLes Lhereof
shall conLaln a memorandum of Lhe annulmenL of Lhe ouLsLandlng dupllcaLe.
+=>?@0A 2GF1 AmeoJmeot ooJ oltetotloo of cettlflcotes. no erasure, alLeraLlon, or
amendmenL shall be made upon Lhe reglsLraLlon book afLer Lhe enLry of a
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle or of a memorandum Lhereon and Lhe aLLesLaLlon of Lhe same be
8eglsLer of ueeds, excepL by order of Lhe proper CourL of llrsL lnsLance. A
reglsLered owner of oLher person havlng an lnLeresL ln reglsLered properLy, or, ln
proper cases, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds wlLh Lhe approval of Lhe Commlssloner of Land
8eglsLraLlon, may apply by peLlLlon Lo Lhe courL upon Lhe ground LhaL Lhe
reglsLered lnLeresLs of any descrlpLlon, wheLher vesLed, conLlngenL, expecLanL or
lnchoaLe appearlng on Lhe cerLlflcaLe, have LermlnaLed and ceased, or LhaL new
lnLeresL noL appearlng upon Lhe cerLlflcaLe have arlsen or been creaLed, or LhaL an
omlsslon or error was made ln enLerlng a cerLlflcaLe or any memorandum Lhereon,
or, on any dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe, or LhaL Lhe same or any person on Lhe cerLlflcaLe
has been changed, or LhaL Lhe reglsLered owner has marrled, or, lf reglsLered as
marrled, LhaL Lhe marrlage has been LermlnaLed and no rlghL or lnLeresLs of helrs
or credlLors wlll Lhereby be affecLed, or LhaL a corporaLlon whlch owned reglsLered
land and has been dlssolved has noL convened Lhe same wlLhln Lhree years afLer
lLs dlssoluLlon, or upon any oLher reasonable ground, and Lhe courL may hear and
deLermlne Lhe peLlLlon afLer noLlce Lo all parLles ln lnLeresL, and may order Lhe
enLry or cancellaLlon of a new cerLlflcaLe, Lhe enLry or cancellaLlon of a
memorandum upon a cerLlflcaLe, or granL any oLher rellef upon such Lerms and
condlLlons, requlrlng securlLy or bond lf necessary, as lL may conslder proper,
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rovlded, however, 1haL Lhls secLlon shall noL be consLrued Lo glve Lhe courL
auLhorlLy Lo reopen Lhe [udgmenL or decree of reglsLraLlon, and LhaL noLhlng shall
be done or ordered by Lhe courL whlch shall lmpalr Lhe LlLle or oLher lnLeresL of a
purchaser holdlng a cerLlflcaLe for value and ln good falLh, or hls helrs and asslgns,
wlLhouL hls or Lhelr wrlLLen consenL. Where Lhe owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ls noL
presenLed, a slmllar peLlLlon may be flled as provlded ln Lhe precedlng secLlon.
All peLlLlons or moLlons flled under Lhls SecLlon as well as under any oLher
provlslon of Lhls uecree afLer orlglnal reglsLraLlon shall be flled and enLlLled ln Lhe
orlglnal case ln whlch Lhe decree or reglsLraLlon was enLered.
+=>?@0A 2G51 Notlce ooJ teplocemeot of lost Jopllcote cettlflcote. ln case of loss or
LhefL of an owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, due noLlce under oaLh shall be
senL by Lhe owner or by someone ln hls behalf Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe
provlnce or clLy where Lhe land lles as soon as Lhe loss or LhefL ls dlscovered. lf a
dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe ls losL or desLroyed, or cannoL be produced by a person
applylng for Lhe enLry of a new cerLlflcaLe Lo hlm or for Lhe reglsLraLlon of any
lnsLrumenL, a sworn sLaLemenL of Lhe facL of such loss or desLrucLlon may be flled
by Lhe reglsLered owner or oLher person ln lnLeresL and reglsLered.
upon Lhe peLlLlon of Lhe reglsLered owner or oLher person ln lnLeresL, Lhe courL
may, afLer noLlce and due hearlng, dlrecL Lhe lssuance of a new dupllcaLe
cerLlflcaLe, whlch shall conLaln a memorandum of Lhe facL LhaL lL ls lssued ln place
of Lhe losL dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe, buL shall ln all respecLs be enLlLled Lo llke falLh and
credlL as Lhe orlglnal dupllcaLe, and shall LhereafLer be regarded as such for all
purposes of Lhls decree.
+=>?@0A 22G1 kecoostltotloo of lost ot JesttoyeJ otlqlool of 1otteos tltle. Crlglnal
coples of cerLlflcaLes of LlLle losL or desLroyed ln Lhe offlces of 8eglsLer of ueeds as
well as llens and encumbrances affecLlng Lhe lands covered by such LlLles shall be
reconsLlLuLed [udlclally ln accordance wlLh Lhe procedure prescrlbed ln 8epubllc
AcL no. 26 lnsofar as noL lnconslsLenL wlLh Lhls uecree. 1he procedure relaLlve Lo
admlnlsLraLlve reconsLlLuLlon of losL or desLroyed cerLlflcaLe prescrlbed ln sald AcL
ls hereby abrogaLed.
noLlce of all hearlngs of Lhe peLlLlon for [udlclal reconsLlLuLlon shall be glven Lo Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe place where Lhe land ls slLuaLed and Lo Lhe Commlssloner
&+
of Land 8eglsLraLlon. no order or [udgmenL orderlng Lhe reconsLlLuLlon of a
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle shall become flnal unLll Lhe lapse of LhlrLy days from recelpL by
Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds and by Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon of a noLlce of
such order or [udgmenL wlLhouL any appeal havlng been flled by any of such
offlclals.
$9"(.*) O,
+$9*-<#* 67 7**+Q +(*$,"# 7<&-
+=>?@0A 2221 lees poyoble. 1he fees payable Lo Lhe Clerk of CourL, Lhe Sherlff, Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds and Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon shall be as follows:
A. lees payable Lo Lhe Clerk of CourL. 1he fees payable Lo Lhe clerk of courL
or hls depuLles shall be as follows:
1. lor flllng an appllcaLlon for Lhe reglsLraLlon of land, Lhe fees shall be
based on Lhe assessed value of Lhe properLy for Lhe currenL year, ln
accordance wlLh Lhe followlng schedule
(a) When Lhe value of Lhe properLy does noL exceed Lwo Lhousand
pesos, flfLeen pesos for Lhe flrsL flve hundred pesos, or fracLlonal
parL Lhereof, and flve pesos for each addlLlonal flve hundred
pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(b) When Lhe value of Lhe properLy does noL exceed Lwo Lhousand
pesos buL does noL exceed Len Lhousand pesos, LhlrLy flve pesos
for Lhe flrsL Lhree Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and
flve pesos for each addlLlonal one Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal
parL Lhereof.
(c) When Lhe value of Lhe properLy ls more Lhan Len Lhousand
pesos buL does noL exceed one hundred Lhousand pesos, elghLy
pesos for Lhe flrsL LwenLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL
Lhereof, and Len pesos for each addlLlonal Len Lhousand pesos, or
fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(d) When Lhe value of Lhe properLy ls more Lhan one hundred
Lhousand pesos buL does noL exceed flve hundred Lhousand
&"
pesos, one hundred elghLy pesos for Lhe flrsL one hundred
LwenLy-flve Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and LwenLy
pesos for each addlLlonal LwenLy-flve Lhousand pesos, or
fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(e) When Lhe value of Lhe properLy ls more Lhan flve hundred
Lhousand pesos, flve hundred LwenLy pesos for Lhe flrsL flve
hundred flfLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and forLy
pesos for each addlLlonal flfLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL
Lhereof.
lf Lhe properLy has noL been assessed for LaxaLlon, Lhe fees above
prescrlbed shall be based on Lhe currenL markeL value, and Lhe
appllcanL shall flle wlLh hls appllcaLlon a sworn declaraLlon of Lhree
dlslnLeresLed persons LhaL Lhe value flxed by hlm ls Lo Lhelr knowledge
a falr valuaLlon.
2. lor flllng a peLlLlon for revlew of [udgmenL and decree, or oLher clalm
adverse Lo Lhe reglsLered owner, for each peLlLlon, LwenLy pesos.
3. lor flllng a peLlLlon afLer Lhe declslon has become flnal, LwenLy
pesos. lf lL affecLs land decrees ln more Lhan one case, for each
addlLlonal case, one peso. lf lL affecLs several loLs or parcels of land ln
whlch Lhe peLlLloners have no common lnLeresL, each of such
peLlLloners shall pay Lhe correspondlng fees as lf separaLe peLlLlons had
been flled by hlm.
8. lees payable Lo Lhe Sherlff. 1he sherlff shall collecL fees for hls servlces
rendered ln connecLlon wlLh land reglsLraLlon and cadasLral proceedlngs as
follows:
1. lor posLlng noLlces of lnlLlal hearlng of land reglsLraLlon cases ln
consplcuous places on Lhe lands descrlbed ln Lhe noLlce, for each parcel
of land on whlch a copy of such noLlce ls posLed, besldes Lravel fees,
Lhree pesos.
2. lor posLlng noLlces of lnlLlal hearlng of cadasLral cases ln consplcuous
places on Lhe lands lncluded ln Lhe survey, for each group of one
&#
hundred loLs on whlch a copy of Lhe noLlce ls posLed, besldes Lravel
fees, Lhree pesos.
3. lor posLlng one copy of a noLlce of lnlLlal hearlng ln a consplcuous
place upon Lhe munlclpal bulldlng of Lhe clLy, munlclpallLy, or munlclpal
dlsLrlcL ln whlch Lhe land or porLlon Lhereof lles, besldes Lravel fees,
Lhree pesos.
4. lor servlng noLlces upon cadasLral clalmanLs Lo appear before Lhe
courL, Lravel fees only as provlded ln Lhe 8ules of CourL.
3. lor all oLher servlces noL menLloned above, Lhe same fees lncludlng
Lravel fees as provlded ln Lhe 8ules of CourL for slmllar servlces.
C. lees payable Lo Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds. 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall collecL
fees for all servlces rendered by hlm under Lhls uecree ln accordance wlLh
Lhe followlng schedule:
1. Crlglnal cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. lor Lhe enLry of one orlglnal cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle and lssuance of one owner's dupllcaLe cerLlflcaLe, Len pesos for Lhe
flrsL parcel of land descrlbed Lhereon and flve pesos for each addlLlonal
parcel.
2. LnLry fee. lor each enLry fee ln Lhe prlmary enLry book, flve pesos.
3. ALLachmenL, levy, eLc. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of an aLLachmenL, levy, wrlL
of execuLlon, adverse clalm, flve pesos for each parcel of land affecLed
Lhereby.
4. Lls endens, eLc. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of a noLlce of lls pendens, or of
any documenL or order ln connecLlon LherewlLh, for each of land
affecLed Lhereby, flve pesos.
3. 8elease of encumbrance. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of a release of any
encumbrance, excepL morLgage, lease, or oLher llen for Lhe cancellaLlon
of whlch a speclflc fee ls prescrlbed hereln, for each parcel of land so
released, flve pesos, buL Lhe LoLal amounL of fees Lo be collecLed shall
&$
noL exceed Lhe amounL of fees pald for Lhe reglsLraLlon of such
encumbrance.
6. CourL Crder. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of an order of Lhe courL for Lhe
amendmenL of, or Lhe maklng of a memorandum on, a cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle, excepL lncluslon of bulldlngs or lmprovemenLs, or any order
dlrecLlng Lhe reglsLraLlon of a documenL, or of any rlghL or lnLeresL
referred Lo ln sald order, or Lhe cancellaLlon of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
and/or Lhe lssuance of a new one, Len pesos for each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
on whlch Lhe annoLaLlon ls made, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe fees prescrlbed
under paragraphs slxLeen or sevenLeen, as Lhe case may be, of Lhls
subsecLlon, ln Lhe same are also due for Lhe reglsLraLlon of such
documenL, rlghL or lnLeresL.
7. 8ulldlng. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of an order of Lhe courL for Lhe lncluslon
of bulldlng and/or lmprovemenL ln a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Len pesos for
each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle.
8. owers of aLLorney, leLLers of admlnlsLraLlon, appolnLmenL of
guardlan, resoluLlon or revocaLlon Lhereof. lor reglsLerlng and flllng a
power of aLLorney, leLLers of admlnlsLraLlon or leLLers LesLamenLary
wheLher or noL accompanled by a copy of Lhe LesLamenL, cerLlflcaLe of
allowance of a wlll wlLh aLLesLed copy of Lhe wlll annexed, appolnLmenL
of guardlan for a mlnor or lncompeLenL person, appolnLmenL of
recelver, LrusLee, or admlnlsLraLor, arLlcles of lncorporaLlon of any
corporaLlon, assoclaLlon or parLnershlp, or resoluLlon of lLs board of
dlrecLors empowerlng an offlcer or member Lhereof Lo acL ln behalf of
Lhe same, LwenLy pesos, and for Lhe annoLaLlon of such papers on
cerLlflcaLes of LlLle when requlred by exlsLlng laws or regulaLlons, flve
pesos for each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle so annoLaLed: rovlded, however, LhaL
when Lhe cerLlflcaLe of allowance of a wlll and Lhe leLLers LesLamenLary
or leLLers of admlnlsLraLlon are flled LogeLher, only one fee shall be
collecLed. lor reglsLerlng an lnsLrumenL of revocaLlon of any of Lhe
paper menLloned above, flve pesos, and lf annoLaLed on Lhe
correspondlng cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, Lhree pesos for each cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle.
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9. noLlce of Lax llen, loss, eLc. lor Lhe annoLaLlon of a noLlce of Lax llen
of any descrlpLlon noLlce of losL dupllcaLe or copy of a cerLlflcaLe of
LlLle, order of Lhe courL declarlng such dupllcaLe or copy null and vold,
noLlce of change of address, or Lhe cancellaLlon of any such annoLaLlon,
for each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, flve pesos.
10. Carry over of annoLaLlon. lor Lransferrlng Lhe memorandum of an
encumbrance of any klnd from one cerLlflcaLe of LlLle whlch ls canceled
Lo a new one ln lleu Lhereof, for each memorandum Lhus Lransferred,
flve pesos.
11. AnnoLaLlon on addlLlonal copy of LlLle. lor any memorandum made
ln a sLandlng co-owner's copy of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle afLer a slmllar
memorandum has been made ln Lhe orlglnal Lhereof, of each cerLlflcaLe
of LlLle, flve pesos.
12. no speclflc fee. lor any memorandum made ln a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle
for whlch no speclflc fee ls prescrlbe above, for each cerLlflcaLe of LlLle,
flve pesos.
13. 1ransfer Lo LrusLee, execuLor, admlnlsLraLor recelver. lor Lhe
lssuance of a Lransfer cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, lncludlng lLs dupllcaLe, Lo a
LrusLee, execuLor, admlnlsLraLor, or recelver, or for Lhe cancellaLlon of
such cerLlflcaLe of LlLle and lssuance of a new one, lncludlng lLs
dupllcaLe, Lo Lhe cesLul que LrusL ln case of LrusLeeshlp, Len pesos. lf Lhe
cerLlflcaLe covers more Lhan one parcel or loL, an addlLlonal fee of flve
pesos shall be collecLed for each addlLlonal parcel or loL.
14. 1ransfer cerLlflcaLe of LlLle. lor Lhe lssuance of a Lransfer cerLlflcaLe
of LlLle, lncludlng lLs dupllcaLe, Lo a person oLher Lhan Lhose named ln
Lhe nexL precedlng paragraph, Len pesos, ln addlLlon Lo Lhe fees
herelnafLer prescrlbed ln paragraph slxLeen or sevenLeen, as Lhe case
may be, of Lhls subsecLlon, lf Lhe same are also due. lf Lhe cerLlflcaLe
covers more Lhan one parcel or loL, an addlLlonal fee of flve pesos shall
be collecLed for each addlLlonal parcel or loL.
&&
13. AddlLlonal copy of LlLle. lor Lhe lssuance of a new owner's dupllcaLe
or a co-owner's copy of a cerLlflcaLe of LlLle, or any addlLlonal dupllcaLe
or copy Lhereof, Len pesos for Lhe flrsL page and flve pesos for each
subsequenL page, or fracLlon Lhereof.
16. 8eglsLraLlon fee. lor Lhe reglsLraLlon of a deed of sale, conveyance,
Lransfer, exchange, parLlLlon, or donaLlon, a deed of sale wlLh pacLo de
reLro, condlLlonal sale, sherlff's sale aL publlc aucLlon, sale for non-
paymenL of Laxes, or any sale sub[ecL Lo redempLlon, or Lhe repurchase
or redempLlon of Lhe properLy so sold, any lnsLrumenL, order, [udgmenL
or decree dlvesLlng Lhe LlLle of Lhe reglsLered owner, excepL ln favor of
a LrusLee, execuLor, admlnlsLraLor or recelver, opLlon Lo purchase or
promlse Lo sell, any morLgage, sureLy, bond, lease, easemenL, rlghL-of-
way, or oLher real rlghL or llen creaLed or consLlLuLed by vlrLue of a
dlsLlncL conLracL or agreemenL, and noL as an lncldenLal condlLlon of
sale, Lransfer or conveyance, Lhe asslgnmenL, enlargemenL, exLenslon
or novaLlon of a morLgage or of any oLher real rlghL, or a release of
morLgage, LermlnaLlon of lease, or consolldaLlon of ownershlp over a
properLy sold wlLh pacLo de reLro, where no speclflc fee ls prescrlbed
Lherefor ln Lhe precedlng paragraphs, Lhe fees shall be based on Lhe
value of Lhe conslderaLlon ln accordance wlLh Lhe followlng schedule:
(a) Slx Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe value of Lhe
conslderaLlon does noL exceed slx Lhousand pesos, seven pesos
for Lhe flrsL flve hundred pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and
Lhree pesos for each addlLlonal flve hundred pesos, or fracLlonal
parL Lhereof.
(b) 1hlrLy Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe value of Lhe
conslderaLlon ls more Lhan slx Lhousand pesos buL does noL
exceed LhlrLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and elghL
pesos for each addlLlonal Lwo Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL
Lhereof.
(c) Cne hundred Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe value of
Lhe conslderaLlon ls more Lhan LhlrLy Lhousand pesos buL does noL
exceed one hundred Lhousand pesos, one hundred flfLy pesos for
&'
Lhe flrsL LhlrLy-flve Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and
fourLeen pesos or each addlLlonal flve Lhousand pesos, or
fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(d) llve hundred Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe value of
Lhe conslderaLlon ls more Lhan one hundred Lhousand pesos buL
does noL exceed flve hundred Lhousand pesos, Lhree hundred
flfLy-Lwo pesos for Lhe flrsL one hundred Len Lhousand pesos, or
fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and LwenLy pesos for each addlLlonal Len
Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(e) More Lhan flve hundred Lhousand pesos. When Lhe value of
Lhe conslderaLlon ls more Lhan flve hundred Lhousand pesos, one
Lhousand one hundred slxLy-Lwo pesos for Lhe flrsL flve hundred
LwenLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and LhlrLy
pesos for each addlLlonal LwenLy Lhousand pesos, or fracLlonal
parL Lhereof.
17. lees for speclflc LransacLlons. ln Lhe followlng LransacLlons,
however, Lhe basls of Lhe fees collecLlble under paragraph slxLeen of
Lhls subsecLlon, wheLher or noL Lhe value of Lhe conslderaLlon ls sLaLed
ln Lhe lnsLrumenL, shall be as hereunder seL forLh:
(a) Lxchange. ln Lhe exchange of real properLy Lhe basls of Lhe
fees Lo be pald by each parLy shall be Lhe currenL assessed value
of Lhe properLles acqulred by one parLy from Lhe oLher, ln
addlLlon Lo Lhe value of any oLher conslderaLlon, lf any, sLaLed ln
Lhe conLracL.
(b) PeredlLary Lransfer. ln Lhe Lransmlsslon of an heredlLary esLaLe
wlLhouL parLlLlon or subdlvlslon of Lhe properLy among Lhe helrs,
devlsees or legaLees, alLhough wlLh speclflcaLlon of Lhe share of
each ln Lhe value of Lhe esLaLe, Lhe basls shall be Lhe LoLal currenL
assessed value of Lhe properLy Lhus LransmlLLed.
(c) arLlLlon of heredlLary esLaLe, Con[ugal properLy. ln Lhe
parLlLlon of an heredlLary esLaLe whlch ls sLlll ln Lhe name of Lhe
&(
deceased, ln whlch deLermlnaLe properLles are ad[udlcaLed Lo
each helr devlsee or legaLee, or Lo each group of helrs, devlsees or
legaLees, Lhe basls of Lhe fees Lo be pald by each person or group,
as Lhe case may be, shall be Lhe LoLal currenL assessed value of
Lhe properLles Lhus ad[udlcaLed Lo each person or group. ln Lhe
case, however, of con[ugal properLy, Lhe basls of Lhe fees for Lhe
reglsLraLlon of one-half Lhereof ln Lhe name of Lhe survlvlng
spouse shall be Lhe LoLal currenL assessed value of Lhe properLles
ad[udlcaLed Lo sald spouse.
(d) Subdlvlslon or parLlLlon. ln Lhe parLlLlon of real properLy held
ln common by several reglsLered co-owner's Lhe basls of Lhe fees
Lo be pald by each co-owner or group of co-owners shall be Lhe
LoLal assessed value of Lhe properLy Laken by each co-owner or
group.
(e) Conveyance: several loLs and parLles. ln Lhe sale, conveyance
or Lransfer of Lwo or more parcels of land ln favor of Lwo or more
separaLe parLles buL execuLed ln one slngle lnsLrumenL, Lhe basls
shall be Lhe LoLal selllng prlce pald by each parLy-buyer, or, ln Lhe
case of lump sum conslderaLlon, such porLlon Lhereof as
apporLloned ln accordance wlLh Lhe assessed value of Lhe
respecLlve land acqulred by each parLy-buyer.
(f) Conveyance of properLles ln dlfferenL places. ln Lhe sale,
conveyance, or Lransfer of properLles slLuaLed ln dlfferenL clLles or
provlnces, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry of ueeds where
Lhe lnsLrumenL ls Lo be reglsLered shall be Lhe LoLal selllng prlce of
Lhe properLles slLuaLed ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or provlnce, or, ln
Lhe case of lump sum conslderaLlon, such porLlon Lhereof as
obLalned for Lhose properLles lylng wlLhln Lhe [urlsdlcLlon of Lhe
respecLlve reglsLry afLer apporLlonlng Lhe LoLal conslderaLlon of
Lhe sale, conveyance or Lransfer ln accordance wlLh Lhe currenL
assessed value of such properLles.
(g) Conveyance of morLgaged properLles. ln Lhe sale, conveyance,
or Lransfer of a morLgaged properLy, Lhe basls shall be Lhe selllng
&)
prlce of Lhe properLy proper plus Lhe full amounL of Lhe morLgage,
or Lhe unpald balance Lhereof lf Lhe laLLer ls sLaLed ln Lhe
lnsLrumenL. lf Lhe properLles are slLuaLed ln dlfferenL clLles or
provlnces, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry of ueeds where
Lhe lnsLrumenL ls Lo be reglsLered shall be such sum as obLalned
for Lhe properLles slLuaLed ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or provlnce afLer
apporLlonlng ln accordance wlLh Lhe currenL assessed values of
sald properLles Lhe LoLal amounL of conslderaLlon as above
compuLed, unless Lhe selllng prlce of Lhe properLles ln each clLy or
provlnce and Lhe proporLlonaLe share Lhereof ln Lhe amounL of
unpald balance of Lhe morLgage are sLaLed ln Lhe lnsLrumenL, ln
whlch case, Lhe aggregaLe of such selllng prlce and share shall be
Lhe basls. ln any case, however, where Lhe aggregaLe value of Lhe
conslderaLlon as above compuLed shall be less Lhan Lhe currenL
assessed value of Lhe properLles ln Lhe clLy or provlnce concerned,
such assessed value shall be Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln Lhe respecLlve
8eglsLry.
(h) MorLgage of properLles ln dlfferenL places. ln a morLgage
affecLlng properLles slLuaLed ln dlfferenL clLles or provlnces, Lhe
basls of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry of ueeds where Lhe documenL ls
Lo be reglsLered shall be such amounL as obLalned for Lhe
properLles lylng wlLhln Lhe [urlsdlcLlon of sald 8eglsLry afLer
apporLlonlng Lhe LoLal amounL of Lhe morLgage ln accordance
wlLh Lhe currenL assessed value of such properLles.
(l) 8elease of morLgage. ln Lhe release of a morLgage Lhe basls of
Lhe fees shall be an amounL equal Lo Len per cenLum of Lhe LoLal
amounL of obllgaLlon secured by Lhe morLgage. lf Lhe properLles
are slLuaLed ln dlfferenL clLles or provlnces, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln
each 8eglsLry shall be Len per cenLum of such sum as obLalned for
Lhe properLles ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or provlnce afLer apporLlonlng
Lhe amounL of Lhe morLgage ln accordance wlLh Lhe currenL
assessed values of such properLles. ln Lhe case of a parLlal release,
Lhe fees shall be based on Len per cenLum of Lhe currenL assessed
value of Lhe properLy so released ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or
&*
provlnce, rovlded, however, 1haL where several parLlal releases
had been reglsLered, Lhe fees correspondlng Lo Lhe flnal release
shall be compuLed on Lhe basls of Len per cenLum of Lhe
dlfference beLween Lhe amounL of Lhe morLgage and Lhe
aggregaLe of Lhe conslderaLlon used as basls for Lhe collecLlon of
Lhe fees pald for Lhe reglsLraLlon of all prevlous parLlal releases.
([) CerLlflcaLe of sale. ln a cerLlflcaLe of sale aL publlc aucLlon by
vlrLue of an order of execuLlon or sale for dellnquency ln Lhe
paymenL of Laxes, or repurchase of Lhe properLy so sold, Lhe basls
of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry shall be Len per cenLum of Lhe selllng
or repurchase prlce of Lhe properLy lylng wlLhln Lhe [urlsdlcLlon of
Lhe 8eglsLry.
(k) AffldavlL of consolldaLlon of ownershlp. ln an affldavlL for Lhe
consolldaLlon of ownershlp over a properLy sold wlLh pacLo de
reLro or pursuanL Lo an exLra [udlclal foreclosure under Lhe
provlslons of AcL numbered 1hlrLy-one hundred and LhlrLy-flve, as
amended, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry shall be an
amounL equlvalenL Lo Len per cenLum of Lhe conslderaLlon of Lhe
sale ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or provlnce.
(l) ConLracL of lease. ln conLracLs of lease, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln
each 8eglsLry shall be Lhe sum LoLal Lo be pald by Lhe lessee for
Lhe properLles slLuaLed ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or provlnce durlng
Lhe enLlre perlod speclfled ln Lhe conLracL, lncludlng Lhe exLenslon
conLemplaLed by Lhe parLles whlch may be glven effecL wlLhouL
Lhe necesslLy of furLher reglsLraLlon. lf Lhe perlod ls from year Lo
year, or oLherwlse noL flxed, Lhe basls shall be Lhe LoLal amounL of
renLals due for LhlrLy monLhs. lf Lhe renLals are noL dlsLrlbuLed,
Lhe LoLal amounL Lhereof as above compuLed shall be apporLloned
Lo sald properLles ln accordance wlLh Lhelr assessed values, and
Lhe proporLlonaLe sum Lhus obLalned for each clLy or provlnce
shall be Lhe basls of Lhe fees Lo be collecLed ln Lhe 8eglsLry
concerned.
'+
(m) 1ermlnaLlon of lease. ln Lhe LermlnaLlon of lease, Lhe basls of
Lhe fees ln each reglsLry shall be Len per cenLum of Lhe amounL
used as basls for Lhe collecLlon of Lhe fees pald for Lhe reglsLraLlon
of sald lease.
(n) CpLlon Lo purchase or promlse Lo sell. ln conLracLs of opLlon Lo
purchase or promlse Lo sell, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln each 8eglsLry
shall be Len per cenLum of Lhe currenL assessed value of Lhe
properLy sub[ecL of such conLracL ln Lhe respecLlve clLy or
provlnce.
(o) ConslderaLlon noL sLaLed or flxed or less Lhan assessed value.
ln oLher LransacLlons where Lhe acLual value of Lhe conslderaLlon
ls noL flxed ln Lhe conLracL or cannoL be deLermlned from Lhe
Lerms Lhereof, or, ln case of a sale, conveyance, or Lransfer, Lhe
conslderaLlon sLaLed ls less Lhan Lhe currenL assessed value of Lhe
properLy, Lhe basls of Lhe fees shall be Lhe currenL assessed value
of Lhe properLy lnvolved ln Lhe LransacLlon. lf Lhe properLles are
slLuaLed ln dlfferenL clLles or provlnces, Lhe basls of Lhe fees ln
each 8eglsLry shall be Lhe currenL assessed value of Lhe properLles
lylng wlLhln Lhe [urlsdlcLlon of Lhe 8eglsLry concerned.
18. lssuance of copy of documenL. lor furnlshlng coples of any enLry,
decree, documenL, or oLher papers on flle, flfLy cenLavos for each
hundred words of fracLlon Lhereof conLalned ln Lhe coples Lhus
furnlshed.
19. CerLlfled copy. lor cerLlfylng a copy furnlshed under Lhe nexL
precedlng paragraph, for each cerLlflcaLlon, flve pesos for one page and
one peso for each addlLlonal page cerLlfled.
20. CerLlflcaLlon. lor lssulng a cerLlflcaLe relaLlve Lo, or showlng Lhe
exlsLence or non-exlsLence of, an enLry ln Lhe reglsLraLlon books or a
documenL on flle, for each such cerLlflcaLe conLalnlng noL more Lhan
Lwo hundred words, flve pesos, lf lL exceeds LhaL number an addlLlonal
fee of one peso shall be collecLed for every hundred words, or fracLlon
Lhereof, ln excess of Lhe flrsL Lwo hundred words.
'"
21. 8esearch fee. lor servlces rendered ln aLLendlng Lo requesL for
reference or researches on any records or documenLs on flle ln Lhe
8eglsLry, Lhere shall be collecLed Lwo pesos per documenL or record.
u. lees payable Lo Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon. 1he fees payable
Lo Lhe Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall be as follows:
1. lor verlflcaLlon and approval of subdlvlslon plans, Lhe fee shall be:
(a) lor each loL ............................. 2.00
(b) lor each corner of a loL, lrrespecLlve of wheLher such corner
ls common Lo Lwo or more loLs ...............
0.20
(c) lor each Lraverse sLaLlon ..................... 0.10
(d) lor each observaLlon ...................... 0.30
(e) ln case Lhe plan ls a resurveyed or relocaLlon plan an
addlLlonal 40 per cenL of Lhe raLes prescrlbed above shall be
collecLed.


rovlded, however, LhaL Lhe LoLal fee as compuLed above, wheLher for
subdlvlslon and/or consolldaLlon-subdlvlslon survey, resurveyed or relocaLlon
plan, shall ln no case be less Lhan 8.00 per plan.
2. lor changlng or correcLlng Lhe name of any person appearlng on Lhe
subdlvlslon plan or oLher plan ln order Lo have lL conform Lo LhaL sLaLed
ln Lhe cerLlflcaLe of LlLle coverlng Lhe land, and for Lhe cancellaLlon of
an approved plan when so requesLed by Lhe lnLeresLed parLy, Lhere
shall be a fee of 3.00 per plan.
3. 1he raLes of fees prescrlbed ln paragraph 1 and 2, lncluslve, shall
apply Lo slmllar servlces rendered ln connecLlon wlLh Lhe examlnaLlon,
verlflcaLlon, and approval of consolldaLlon, consolldaLlon-subdlvlslon,
resubdlvlslon, and reconsolldaLlon plans, speclal work order plans on
Lhe basls of cerLlfled coples of Lechnlcal descrlpLlons of plans approved
'#
by Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon or Lhe 8ureau of Lands, prlvaLe
surveys, and oLher plans of slmllar naLure.
ln Lhe compuLaLlon of fees relaLlve Lo loLs sub[ecL of consolldaLlon and
consolldaLlon-subdlvlslon plans, a fee of Lwo pesos shall be collecLed
per loL as appearlng ln Lhe old survey ln addlLlon Lo Lhe fee collecLlble ln
paragraph 1 hereof for Lhe new loLs.
4. lor Lhe preparaLlon of a plan ln a Lraclng cloLh of any survey, Lhe daLa
of whlch are avallable ln Lhe Commlsslon, excepL when Lhe same ls
merely Lraced from an exlsLlng plan, Lhe fees shall be compuLed as
follows:
(a) When Lhe plan Lo be so prepared conLalns only one loL:
1. lor Lhe flrsL Len corners or fracLlon Lhereof ............. 40.00
2. lor Lhe nexL Len corners or fracLlon Lhereof ............... 6.00
3. lor each corner ln excess of Lhe flrsL LwenLy corners ........... 0.40

(b) When Lhe plan Lo be so prepared conLalns Lwo or more loLs:
1. lor Lhe flrsL loL, whlch musL be Lhe blggesL of Lhe group,
lrrespecLlve of Lhe number of lLs corner
......................
40.00
2. lor each addlLlonal loL, lrrespecLlve of Lhe number of lLs corners,
sald loL belng ad[acenL Lo Lhe flrsL loL or any oLher loL
..........
13.00
3. lor each non-ad[acenL loL (oLher Lhan Lhe flrsL charged loL),
lrrespecLlve of Lhe number of lLs corners
......................
20.00
4. lf any loL conLalns more Lhan LwenLy corners for each corner of
such loL ln Lhe flrsL LwenLy corners .......................
0.40

'$
3. lor Lhe preparaLlon of a plan ln Lraclng cloLh, Lo be Lraced from an
exlsLlng plan, compleLe wlLh bearlngs and dlsLances of corners and Lle
llnes, Lhe fee shall be 30 per cenLum of Lhe fees prescrlbed ln paragraph
4 above.
6. lor Lhe preparaLlon of a plan ln Lraclng cloLh, Lo be copled from an
exlsLlng plan, compleLe wlLh bearlngs and dlsLances of sldes and Lle-
llnes, buL uslng a dlfferenL scale, Lhe fee shall be 30 per cenLum of Lhe
fees prescrlbed under paragraph 4 above, lf made on a reduced scale,
or 60 per cenLum of Lhe same fees, lf made on an enlarged scale.
7. lor Lhe preparaLlon of a slmple plan or skeLch of any avallable survey
or plan on any paper oLher Lhan a Lraclng cloLh, Lhe fee on Lhe basls of
each loL, shall be as follows:
(a) lor Lhe flrsL Len corners or fracLlon Lhereof
..........................
20.00
(b) lor Lhe second Len corners or fracLlon Lhereof
...........................
3.00
(c) lor Lhe Lhlrd Len corners or fracLlon Lhereof
...........................
2.00
(d) lor each corner ln excess of Lhe flrsL LhlrLy corners
.........................
0.20
(e) lf Lhe skeLch ls prepared ln Lraclng cloLh, add Lo Lhe LoLal fees as
above compuLed ...
3.00
(f) lf Lhe plan or skeLch so prepared conLalns Lhe bearlng and
dlsLances of Lhe sldes and Lle-llnes, add Lo Lhe LoLal fees as above
compuLed 10 per cenLum Lhereof.


8. lor furnlshlng a plan copy (blue-prlnL, or whlLe prlnL) of any plan on
flle ln Lhe Commlsslon, Lhe fee shall be as follows:
(a) lor Lhe copy of any slze noL exceedlng forLy square 3.00
'%
declmeLers ............
(b) lor one copy of more Lhan forLy square declmeLers buL noL
exceedlng elghLy square declmeLers ln slze
......................
6.00
(c) lor one copy of more Lhan elghLy square declmeLers buL
noL exceedlng one hundred LwenLy square declmeLer ln slze
.........
9.00
(d) lor one copy ln excess of one hundred LwenLy square
declmeLers ln slze, Lhe basls raLe of nlne pesos plus for
every LwenLy square declmeLers or fracLlon Lhereof ln
excess .....................
0.30

9. lor Lhe preparaLlon of Lechnlcal descrlpLlons, oLher Lhan mere
copylng from an exlsLlng copy, Lhere shall be collecLed Lhe followlng
fees:
(a) lor Lechnlcal descrlpLlons of loLs or parcels, LypewrlLLen ln LrlpllcaLe and
double-spaced, lncludlng cerLlflcaLlon:
1. lor each loL ........... 3.00
2. lor each corner of a loL ........... 0.20
3. lor each exLra carbon copy, exLra charge .... 0.20
4. Mlnlmum LoLal charge ............. 3.00
(b) lor loL descrlpLlon prepared ln Lraclng cloLh (on LabulaLed form) lncludlng
cerLlflcaLlon:
1. lor each sheeL ......... 1.30
2. lor each loL .......... 0.20
3. lor each corner ln excess of Len for a loL .... 0.10
(c) Any common corner shall be counLed as many lLems as Lhere are loLs Lo whlch
'&
lL perLalns.

10. lor cerLlflcaLlon of plans or coples of plans as Lo Lhe correcLness of
Lhe same, per plan or prlnL copy 3.00 and for Lhe lssuance of all oLher
cerLlflcaLlon 3.00 plus one 30-cenLavo documenLary sLamp Lo be
afflxed LhereLo.
11. lor lnspecLlon of land sub[ecL of prlvaLe surveys, slmple or complex
subdlvlslon plans, or consolldaLlon, consolldaLlon-subdlvlslon,
resubdlvlslon, or reconsolldaLlon plans, speclal work orders, and oLher
plans of slmllar naLure for Lhe purpose of verlflcaLlon and/or approval:
(a) lor each plan wlLh an aggregaLe area of 1,000 sq. m. or less ......... 100.00
(b) lor each subdlvlslon wlLh an aggregaLe area of more Lhan 1,000 sq. m.:
1. lor Lhe flrsL 1,000 s.m. ............. 100.00
2. lor every succeedlng 1,000 sq. m. or fracLlon Lhereof ........... 10.00

12. lor acLual fleld work of subdlvlslon survey, relocaLlon survey and
resurveyed of land, Lhe fees shall be as follows:
(a) Subdlvlslon survey:
1. 8ural (AgrlculLural)
Area Survey lee
lor Lhe flrsL hecLare ........... 330.00
lor Lhe 2nd ha. Lo 10Lh ha. An addlLlonal 60.00 per ha.
lor Lhe 11Lh ha. Lo 20Lh ha. An addlLlonal 30.00 per ha.
lor Lhe 21sL ha. Lo 30Lh ha. An addlLlonal 20.00 per ha.
lor Lhe 31sL ha. Lo 200Lh ha. An addlLlonal 10.00 per ha.
''
lor Lhe 201sL ha. or over An addlLlonal 8.00 per ha.

A fracLlon of a hecLare shall be consldered one hecLare.
2. urban (Solar):
llrsL 200 sq. m. or less ......... 330.00
Succeedlng 201 sq. m. or more ........... 20.00 100 sq. m.

(b) 8elocaLlon Survey or 8esurveyed:
1he fee for relocaLlon survey or resurveyed shall be one hundred flfLy per cenL
(130) of Lhe amounL of survey fee collecLlble on Lhe basls of Lhe schedule of fees
for subdlvlslon survey as provlded ln Lhe precedlng paragraph plus one per cenL
(1) of Lhe assessed value of Lhe land.
Speclal AccounL. 1wenLy per cenLum of all Lhe collecLlons of Lhe 8eglsLers of ueeds
and of Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon under Lhls SecLlon and SecLlons 118 and
116 of Lhls uecree shall be approprlaLed and upon approval of a budgeL for lL by
Lhe MlnlsLry of Lhe 8udgeL, such amounLs shall be dlsbursed and all offlces under
Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon, for Lhe purchase of necessary equlpmenL, for
paymenL of allowances of offlclals and employees of Lhe Commlsslon, lncludlng
Lhose of Lhe 8eglsLrles of ueeds, as auLhorlzed by Lhe Commlssloner, for conLracLs
regardlng securlLy prlnLlng of Land LlLle forms, for survey conLracLs, and for Lhe
malnLenance and oLher operaLlng expenses of Lhe Commlsslon.
$9"(.*) O,,
76)!+ <+*- ,& #"&- )*',+.)".,6& "&- $6&;*8"&$,&'
+=>?@0A 2241 lotms lo cooveyoocloq. 1he Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon shall
prepare convenlenL blank forms as may be necessary Lo help faclllLaLe Lhe
proceedlngs ln land reglsLraLlon and shall Lake charge of Lhe prlnLlng of land LlLle
forms.
'(
ueeds, conveyances, encumbrances, dlscharges, powers of aLLorney and oLher
volunLary lnsLrumenLs, wheLher affecLlng reglsLered or unreglsLered land,
execuLed ln accordance wlLh law ln Lhe form of publlc lnsLrumenLs shall be
reglsLerable: rovlded, LhaL, every such lnsLrumenL shall be slgned by Lhe person
or persons execuLlng Lhe same ln Lhe presence of aL leasL Lwo wlLnesses who shall
llkewlse slgn Lhereon, and shall acknowledged Lo be Lhe free acL and deed of Lhe
person or persons execuLlng Lhe same before a noLary publlc or oLher publlc
offlcer auLhorlzed by law Lo Lake acknowledgmenL. Where Lhe lnsLrumenL so
acknowledged conslsLs of Lwo or more pages lncludlng Lhe page whereon
acknowledgmenL ls wrlLLen, each page of Lhe copy whlch ls Lo be reglsLered ln Lhe
offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, or lf reglsLraLlon ls noL conLemplaLed, each page of
Lhe copy Lo be kepL by Lhe noLary publlc, excepL Lhe page where Lhe slgnaLures
already appear aL Lhe fooL of Lhe lnsLrumenL, shall be slgned on Lhe lefL margln
Lhereof by Lhe person or persons execuLlng Lhe lnsLrumenL and Lhelr wlLnesses,
and all Lhe ages sealed wlLh Lhe noLarlal seal, and Lhls facL as well as Lhe number of
pages shall be sLaLed ln Lhe acknowledgmenL. Where Lhe lnsLrumenL
acknowledged relaLes Lo a sale, Lransfer, morLgage or encumbrance of Lwo or
more parcels of land, Lhe number Lhereof shall llkewlse be seL forLh ln sald
acknowledgmenL.
$9"(.*) O,,,
-*"#,&'+ :,.9 <&)*',+.*)*- #"&-+
+=>?@0A 22B1 kecotJloq of losttomeots telotloq to ooteqlsteteJ looJs. no deed,
conveyance, morLgage, lease, or oLher volunLary lnsLrumenL affecLlng land noL
reglsLered under Lhe 1orrens sysLem shall be valld, excepL as beLween Lhe parLles
LhereLo, unless such lnsLrumenL shall have been recorded ln Lhe manner hereln
prescrlbed ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds for Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe
land lles.
(a) 1he 8eglsLer of ueeds for each provlnce or clLy shall keep a rlmary LnLry
8ook and a 8eglsLraLlon 8ook. 1he rlmary LnLry 8ook shall conLaln, among
oLher parLlculars, Lhe enLry number, Lhe names of Lhe parLles, Lhe naLure of
Lhe documenL, Lhe daLe, hour and mlnuLe lL was presenLed and recelved. 1he
recordlng of Lhe deed and oLher lnsLrumenLs relaLlng Lo unreglsLered lands
shall be effecLed by any of annoLaLlon on Lhe space provlded Lherefor ln Lhe
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8eglsLraLlon 8ook, afLer Lhe same shall have been enLered ln Lhe rlmary
LnLry 8ook.
(b) lf, on Lhe face of Lhe lnsLrumenL, lL appears LhaL lL ls sufflclenL ln law, Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds shall forLhwlLh record Lhe lnsLrumenL ln Lhe manner
provlded hereln. ln case Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds refuses lLs admlnlsLraLlon Lo
record, sald offlclal shall advlse Lhe parLy ln lnLeresL ln wrlLlng of Lhe ground
or grounds for hls refusal, and Lhe laLLer may appeal Lhe maLLer Lo Lhe
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon ln accordance wlLh Lhe provlslons of
SecLlon 117 of Lhls uecree. lL shall be undersLood LhaL any recordlng made
under Lhls secLlon shall be wlLhouL pre[udlce Lo a Lhlrd parLy wlLh a beLLer
rlghL.
(c) AfLer recordlng on Lhe 8ecord 8ook, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall endorse
among oLher Lhlngs, upon Lhe orlglnal of Lhe recorded lnsLrumenLs, Lhe flle
number and Lhe daLe as well as Lhe hour and mlnuLe when Lhe documenL
was recelved for recordlng as shown ln Lhe rlmary LnLry 8ook, reLurnlng Lo
Lhe reglsLranL or person ln lnLeresL Lhe dupllcaLe of Lhe lnsLrumenL, wlLh
approprlaLe annoLaLlon, cerLlfylng LhaL he has recorded Lhe lnsLrumenL afLer
reservlng one copy Lhereof Lo be furnlshed Lhe provlnclal or clLy assessor as
requlred by exlsLlng law.
(d) 1ax sale, aLLachmenL and levy, noLlce of lls pendens, adverse clalm and
oLher lnsLrumenLs ln Lhe naLure of lnvolunLary deallngs wlLh respecL Lo
unreglsLered lands, lf made ln Lhe form sufflclenL ln law, shall llkewlse be
admlsslble Lo record under Lhls secLlon.
(e) lor Lhe servlces Lo be rendered by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds under Lhls
secLlon, he shall collecL Lhe same amounL of fees prescrlbed for slmllar
servlces for Lhe reglsLraLlon of deeds or lnsLrumenLs concernlng reglsLered
lands.
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+=>?@0A 22C1 kecotJloq of cbottel mottqoqes. A chaLLel morLgage shall be recorded
ln Lhe offlce of Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe provlnce or clLy where Lhe morLgagor
resldes as well as where Lhe properLy ls slLuaLed or ordlnarlly kepL.
+=>?@0A 2231 Moooet of tecotJloq cbottel mottqoqes. Lvery 8eglsLer of ueeds shall
keep a rlmary LnLry 8ook and a 8eglsLraLlon 8ook for chaLLel morLgages, shall
cerLlfy on each morLgage flled for record, as well as on lLs dupllcaLe, Lhe daLe,
hour, and mlnuLe when Lhe same was by hlm recelved, and shall record ln such
books any chaLLel morLgage, asslgnmenL or dlscharge Lhereof, and any oLher
lnsLrumenL relaLlng Lo a recorded morLgage, and all such lnsLrumenLs shall be
presenLed Lo hlm ln dupllcaLe, Lhe orlglnal Lo be flled and Lhe dupllcaLe Lo be
reLurned Lo Lhe person concerned.
1he recordlng of a morLgage shall be effecLed by maklng an enLry, whlch shall be
glven a correlaLlve number, seLLlng forLh Lhe names of Lhe morLgagee and Lhe
morLgagor, Lhe sum or obllgaLlon guaranLeed, daLe of Lhe lnsLrumenL, name of Lhe
noLary before whom lL was sworn Lo or acknowledged, and a noLe LhaL Lhe
properLy morLgaged, as well as Lhe Lerms and condlLlons of Lhe morLgage, ls
menLloned ln deLall ln Lhe lnsLrumenL flled, glvlng Lhe proper flle number Lhereof.
1he recordlng of oLher lnsLrumenLs relaLlng Lo a recorded morLgage shall be
effecLed by way of annoLaLlon on Lhe space provlded Lherefor ln Lhe 8eglsLraLlon
8ook, afLer Lhe same shall have been enLered ln Lhe prlmary LnLry 8ook.
1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall also cerLlfy Lhe offlcer's reLurn of sale upon any
morLgage, maklng reference upon Lhe record of such offlcer's reLurn Lo Lhe volume
and page of Lhe record of Lhe morLgage, and a reference of such reLurn on Lhe
record of Lhe morLgage lLself, and glve a cerLlfled copy Lhereof, when requesLed,
upon paymenL of Lhe legal fees for such copy Lhereof, when requesLed, upon
paymenL of Lhe legal fees for such copy and cerLlfy upon each morLgage offlcer's
reLurn of sale or dlscharge of morLgage, and upon any oLher lnsLrumenL relaLlng Lo
such a recorded morLgage, boLh on Lhe orlglnal and ln Lhe dupllcaLe, Lhe daLe,
hour, and mlnuLe when Lhe same ls recelved for record and record such cerLlflcaLe
lndex of morLgagors and morLgagees, whlch record and lndex shall be open Lo
publlc lnspecLlon.
uuly cerLlfled coples of such records and of flled lnsLrumenLs shall be recelvable as
evldence ln any courL.
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+=>?@0A 22D1 lees for chaLLel morLgages, eLc. 1he reglsLer of ueeds shall collecL Lhe
followlng fees for servlces rendered by hlm under Lhls secLlon:
1. LnLry fee. lor enLry or presenLaLlon of any documenL ln Lhe rlmary LnLry
8ook, flve pesos. SupporLlng papers presenLed LogeLher wlLh Lhe prlnclpal
documenL need noL be charged any enLry or presenLaLlon fee unless Lhe
parLy ln lnLeresL deslres LhaL Lhey be llkewlse enLered.
2. ChaLLel MorLgage. lor flllng and recordlng each chaLLel morLgage,
lncludlng Lhe necessary cerLlflcaLes and affldavlLs, Lhe fees esLabllshed ln Lhe
followlng schedule shall be collecLed:
(a) Slx Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe amounL of Lhe morLgage
does noL exceed slx Lhousand pesos, seven pesos for Lhe flrsL flve
hundred pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, and Lhree pesos for each
addlLlonal flve hundred pesos, or fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(b) 1hlrLy Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe amounL of Lhe
morLgage ls more Lhan slx Lhousand pesos buL does noL exceed LhlrLy
Lhousand pesos, forLy-elghL pesos for Lhe lnlLlal amounL noL exceedlng
elghL Lhousand pesos, and elghL pesos for each addlLlonal Lwo
Lhousand pesos or fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(c) Cne hundred Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe amounL of Lhe
morLgage ls more Lhan LhlrLy Lhousand pesos buL does noL exceed one
hundred Lhousand pesos, one hundred flfLy pesos for Lhe lnlLlal amounL
noL exceedlng LhlrLy-flve Lhousand pesos, and fourLeen pesos for each
addlLlonal flve Lhousand pesos of fracLlonal parL Lhereof.
(d) llve hundred Lhousand pesos maxlmum. When Lhe amounL of Lhe
morLgage ls more Lhan one hundred Lhousand pesos buL does noL
exceed flve hundred Lhousand pesos, Lhree hundred flfLy-Lwo pesos for
Lhe lnlLlal amounL noL exceedlng one hundred Len Lhousand pesos and
LwenLy pesos for each addlLlonal Len Lhousand pesos or fracLlonal parL
Lhereof.
(e) More Lhan flve hundred Lhousand pesos. When Lhe amounL of Lhe
morLgage ls more Lhan flve hundred Lhousand pesos, one Lhousand one
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hundred slxLy-Lwo pesos for Lhe lnlLlal amounL noL exceedlng flve
hundred LwenLy Lhousand pesos, and LhlrLy pesos for each addlLlonal
LwenLy Lhousand pesos or fracLlonal parL Lhereof: rovlded, however,
LhaL reglsLraLlon of Lhe morLgage ln Lhe provlnce where Lhe properLy ls
slLuaLed shall be sufflclenL reglsLraLlon and provlded, furLher, LhaL lf Lhe
morLgage ls Lo be reglsLered ln more Lhan one clLy or provlnce, Lhe
8eglsLer of ueeds of Lhe clLy or provlnce where Lhe lnsLrumenL ls flrsL
presenLed for reglsLraLlon shall collecL Lhe full amounL of Lhe fees due
ln accordance wlLh Lhe schedule prescrlbed above, and Lhe 8eglsLer of
ueeds of Lhe oLher clLy of provlnce where Lhe same lnsLrumenL ls also
Lo be reglsLered shall collecL only a sum equlvalenL Lo LwenLy per
cenLum of Lhe amounL of fees due and pald ln Lhe flrsL clLy of provlnce,
buL ln no case shall Lhe fees payable ln any 8eglsLry be less Lhan Lhe
mlnlmum flxed ln Lhls schedule.
3. Conveyance of morLgaged properLy, eLc. lor recordlng each lnsLrumenL of
sale, conveyance, or Lransfer of Lhe properLy whlch ls sub[ecL of a recorded
morLgage, or of Lhe asslgnmenL of morLgage credlL, Lhe fees esLabllshed ln
Lhe precedlng schedule shall be collecLed on Lhe bases of Len per cenLum of
Lhe amounL of Lhe morLgage or unpald balance Lhereof, provlded, LhaL Lhe
laLLer ls sLaLed ln Lhe lnsLrumenL.
4. noLlce of aLLachmenL. lor recordlng each noLlce of aLLachmenL, lncludlng
Lhe necessary lndex and annoLaLlons, elghL pesos.
3. 8elease of morLgage. lor recordlng such release of morLgage, lncludlng Lhe
necessary lndex and references, Lhe fees esLabllshed ln Lhe schedule under
paragraph (b) above shall be collecLed on Lhe basls of flve per cenLum of Lhe
amounL of Lhe morLgage.
6. 8elease of aLLachmenL. lor recordlng each release of aLLachmenL,
lncludlng Lhe proper annoLaLlons, flve pesos.
7. Sherlff's reLurn of sale. lor recordlng each sherlff's reLurn of sale, lncludlng
Lhe lndex and references, seven pesos.
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8. ower of aLLorney, appolnLmenL of guardlan, admlnlsLraLor or LrusLee. lor
recordlng a power of aLLorney, appolnLmenL of [udlclal guardlan,
admlnlsLraLor, or LrusLee, or any oLher lnsLrumenL ln whlch a person ls glven
power Lo acL ln behalf of anoLher ln connecLlon wlLh a morLgage, Len pesos.
9. no speclflc fee. lor recordlng each lnsLrumenL or order relaLlng Lo a
recorded morLgage, lncludlng Lhe necessary lndex and references, for whlch
no speclflc fee ls provlded above, flve pesos.
10. CerLlfled copy. lor cerLlfled coples of records, such fees as are allowed by
law for coples kepL by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds.
11. CerLlflcaLlon. lor lssulng a cerLlflcaLe relaLlve Lo, or showlng Lhe exlsLence
or non-exlsLence of an enLry ln Lhe reglsLraLlon book, or a documenL on flle,
for each such cerLlflcaLe conLalnlng noL more Lhan Lwo hundred words, flve
pesos, lf lL exceeds LhaL number, an addlLlonal fee of one peso shall be
collecLed for every one hundred words or fracLlonal parL Lhereof, ln excess of
Lhe flrsL Lwo hundred words.
12. 8esearch lee. lor servlces rendered ln aLLendlng Lo requesLs for
references Lo, or researches on any documenL on flle ln Lhe 8eglsLry, Lhere
shall be collecLed a fee of Lwo pesos per documenL.
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+=>?@0A 22E1 ltoceJote. When Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds ls ln doubL wlLh regard Lo Lhe
proper sLep Lo be Laken or memorandum Lo be made ln pursuance of any deed,
morLgage or oLher lnsLrumenL presenLed Lo hlm for reglsLraLlon, or where any
parLy ln lnLeresL does noL agree wlLh Lhe acLlon Laken by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
wlLh reference Lo any such lnsLrumenL, Lhe quesLlon shall be submlLLed Lo Lhe
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds, or by Lhe parLy ln
lnLeresL Lhru Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds.
Where Lhe lnsLrumenL ls denled reglsLraLlon, Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds shall noLlfy Lhe
lnLeresLed parLy ln wrlLlng, seLLlng forLh Lhe defecLs of Lhe lnsLrumenL or legal
grounds relled upon, and advlslng hlm LhaL lf he ls noL agreeable Lo such rullng, he
may, wlLhouL wlLhdrawlng Lhe documenLs from Lhe 8eglsLry, elevaLe Lhe maLLer by
($
consulLa wlLhln flve days from recelpL of noLlce of Lhe denlal of reglsLraLlon Lo Lhe
Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon.
1he 8eglsLer of ueeds shall make a memorandum of Lhe pendlng consulLa on Lhe
cerLlflcaLe of LlLle whlch shall be canceled moLu proprlo by Lhe 8eglsLer of ueeds
afLer flnal resoluLlon or declslon Lhereof, or before resoluLlon, lf wlLhdrawn by
peLlLloner.
1he Commlssloner of Land 8eglsLraLlon, conslderlng Lhe consulLa and Lhe records
cerLlfled Lo hlm afLer noLlce Lo Lhe parLles and hearlng, shall enLer an order
prescrlblng Lhe sLep Lo be Laken or memorandum Lo be made. Pls resoluLlon or
rullng ln consulLas shall be concluslve and blndlng upon all 8eglsLers of ueeds,
provlded, LhaL Lhe parLy ln lnLeresL who dlsagrees wlLh Lhe flnal resoluLlon, rullng
or order of Lhe Commlssloner relaLlve Lo consulLas may appeal Lo Lhe CourL of
Appeals wlLhln Lhe perlod and ln manner provlded ln 8epubllc AcL no. 3434.
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+=>?@0A 22F1 Apptoptlotloo. 1here ls hereby approprlaLed lnlLlally Lhe sum of
1WLLvL MlLLlCn 1P8LL Punu8Lu lC81? 1PCuSAnu LSCS (12,340,000.00)
from Lhe naLlonal 1reasury noL oLherwlse approprlaLed for Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of
Lhls decree, LhereafLer, sald sum shall be added Lo Lhe regular approprlaLlon acL of
every year.
+=>?@0A 2251 lostoqe exemptloo. no posLage sLamps or malllng charges shall be
requlred ln all maLLers LransmlLLed by Lhe Land 8eglsLraLlon Commlsslon or any of
lLs 8eglsLry of ueeds ln Lhe lmplemenLaLlon of SecLlons 21, 40, 106, 118 and 117 of
Lhls uecree.
+=>?@0A 24G1 kepeolloq cloose. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulaLlons, or
parLs Lhereof, ln confllcL or lnconslsLenL wlLh any of Lhe provlslons of Lhls uecree
are hereby repealed or modlfled accordlngly.
+=>?@0A 2421 5epotoblllty cloose. ln Lhe evenL LhaL any provlslon of Lhls uecree ls
declared unconsLlLuLlonal, Lhe valldlLy of Lhe remalnder shall noL be affecLed
Lhereby.
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+=>?@0A 2441 ffectlvlty. 1hls uecree shall Lake effecL upon lLs approval.
uone ln Lhe ClLy of Manlla, Lhls 11Lh day of !une, ln Lhe year of Cur Lord, nlneLeen
hundred and sevenLy-elghL.