RECONSTITUTION OF TITLE

A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE – Total number of lost, missing or destroyed titles must be at

least 10% of titles in the Registry of Deeds, or total of not less than 500 titles
B. JUDICIAL PROCEDURE – When original copy of the title on file in the Register of Deeds is lost,
missing or destroyed

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

1. Appropriate petition/ file application with
Register of Deeds concerned
2. Petition/ application with annexes are
transmitted to the LRA reconstitution division
3. Reconstitution division conducts
verification
4. Reconstituting officer or Chief of
reconstitution division issue order of
reconstitution
5. Notice is sent to registered owns informing
them that their application/ petition has
been approved
6. Titles are sent to the RD concerned
7. RD signs the reconstituted title upon
surrender of the owner’s duplicate copy of
title
1. Appropriate petition is filed in the proper
court (Regional Trial Court)
2. Court issues an order settling the date of
the initial hearing
3. Copy of petition and annexes are
transmitted to LRA for verification and
submission of the report to court.
4. Notice of hearing is published in the
Official Gazette, transmitted to relevant
agencies and posted in conspicuous places –
Brgy./City/ Municipality
5. Land Registration Authority submits the
report to court
6. Initial hearing, hearing on merits
7. Order of the court is released