LTD Mid-Term

What is the real purpose of the Torrens system of registration?

• To prevent fraudulent transactions.

• To provide the owner with a conclusive evidence of his title to real property.

• To facilitate the collection of taxes on land and in land transactions.

• To settle with finality any question on the legality of the title.

How are reclaimed lands classified?

• Alienable

• Inalienable

• Patrimonial property

• Foreshore land

Which of the following may not be registered under the Torrens system?

• Ancestral lands occupied since time immemorial by an ethnic minority group.

• Land formed along river banks through the accretion.

• Timber land cleared of trees and vegetation.

• Agricultural lands occupied and possessed in the concept of owner since 1935.

To be able to successfully register through ordinary land registration proceedings lands under bona fide claim of ownership prior to June 12, 1945 by virtue of open, continuous, exclusive and notorious possession, the lands must be classified as alienable and disposable when?

• At the time of the application

• On June 12, 1945

• Any time before application

• Throughout the entire period of possession by the applicant

A foreign citizen may validly apply for original land registration in what instance?

• When married to a Filipino citizen at the time of application

• When the foreigner acquired the ownership rights while still a Filipino

• When the parents are Filipino citizens

• When the same rights are given to Filipino citizens in the country of the foreign citizen

What remedy is available to an owner of a land registered in the name of another person after one year has lapsed from the entry of the decree?

• A petition to reopen the registration proceedings

• A civil action for reconveyance

• A petition for review of the decree

• A judicial action for reversion of title

Can a private corporation acquire title to, and register, an unregistered land?

• Never, due to the constitutional prohibition.

• Yes, when the private corporation is composed wholly by Filipinos.

• No, since only private individuals may acquire lands from the public domain.

• Yes, when the unregistered land is acquired from a person with an imperfect title.

What is the effect of a cadastral proceedings to private lands already registered under the torrens system?

• None, because the cadastral court has no jurisdiction over private registered lands.

• A new certificate of title shall be issued for the private registered land.

• The cadastral court shall adjudicate the ownership of the land to the party who is able to prove his ownership claim.

• The private registered land will only be affected if the owner is impleaded in the cadastral proceedings.

When is registration of an instrument in the Registry of Deeds considered perfected?

• Upon payment of the required fees.

• Upon the annotation of the instrument in the title certificate.

• Upon the issuance of a new title certificate to the registrant.

• Upon the entry in the day book.

From what point is the 1-year period when a torren’s title becomes indeafesible is counted from?

• From the rendition of judgment by the registration court.

• From the time when the judgment of the registration court becomes final.

• From the time when entry of judgment is made in the Land Registration Authority.

• From the time the certificate of title is issued to the registered owner.