__________- shall refer to the result of a Cadastral Survey, drawn to appropriate scale and showing all land parcels and important natural and man-made features within a municipality/project, for purposes of describing and recording ownership.

_______ - shall refer to a set of records about parcels of land consisting of a spatial reference and the related information on the area, ownership/claims, value and use of land primarily for taxation purposes.

__________- shall refer to the establishment of the permanent forestland and protected area boundaries by conducting actual ground survey.

_________-shall refer to a natural person with professional expertise in the field of surveying and the corresponding survey data presentation in the form of maps, plans, geo- spatial digital maps, etc.; either in the government service or in the private practice, and who has been issued a Certificate of Registration and Identification Card by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)- Board of Geodetic Engineering pursuant to Republic Act 8560, the Geodetic Engineering Act, as amended.

_____________- is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage.

_________- shall refer to the official recording of land ownership based on the legal documents submitted to the Register of Deeds for the Province or City where the land is located.

__________- shall refer to the description of a land parcel with its boundary directions and distances, together with a note of adjacent property owners, their lot numbers, and other relevant natural and man-made features.

___________- shall refer to any concrete object that is set permanently in the ground to mark the position of a point or a boundary corner.

_____________-deeds and other documentary evidence of title or ownership to land.

______________- shall refer to a document recording the boundary adjudication agreement by all concerned and participating claimants or owners, in collaboration with the geodetic engineer, a Barangay official, and adjudicator, indicating and describing the boundaries of a land parcel and any natural features, marks and occupations that are or near the boundary in the manner prescribed in the Manual of Procedures.

_____________- shall refer to properties owned by the State but are not intended for public use, public service or for the development of national wealth.

_____________- shall refer to a map where all lots subject for verification and approval are plotted to determine cases of overlaps with previously approved plans.

_____________- shall refer to the Philippine Reference System of 1992, a national common coordinate reference system for all surveys and maps pursuant to Executive Order No. 45 dated January 5, 1993, as amended.

____________- Filling of submerged land duly approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority

_____________- shall refer to a point appropriately marked on the ground with an established horizontal and vertical position.

______________- shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).

____________- shall refer to a two-dimensional map showing the metes and bounds of a surveyed parcel or parcels of land and other pertinent information.

_____________- shall refer to the collective documents submitted by a Geodetic Engineer (GE) as a result of the survey conducted and other relevant documents as may be required.

_____________- shall refer to the number exclusively assigned to a LAND parcel in reference to its physical spatial position on Land Information Map (UPI = LIM Number + Parcel Number)

Survey conducted to determine the horizontal and vertical positions of points which will form part of a geodetic network or project controls over an area which will subsequently become the basis in determining the rectangular coordinates in an area.

The surveys conducted covering extensive areas which take into account the curvature and the geoid-spheroidal shape of the earth at sea level for the purpose of establishing basic network of reference points, covering the first and second order controls.

The surveys conducted to establish the positions of points of reference for projects with a limited geographic coverage such as a municipality, a large isolated tract of land, a group settlement, a barangay or group of municipalities, covering primary control (third order), secondary control (fourth order) and tertiary control.

Survey made to determine the metes and bounds of all parcels within an entire municipality or city for land registration and other purposes.

Bearings and distances of the individual lots are determined from the computations based on the actual ground survey.

Bearings and distances of the individual lots are determined using transit and stadia, scaling from photo map, and other graphical methods.

Subdivisions of A&D lands covering an area of more than 1,500 hectares.

Comprised of all classes of surveys of isolated parcels of land used for agricultural, residential, commercial, resettlement, or other purposes covering areas not more than 1,500 hectares.

Subdivision of A&D lands of not more than 1,500 hectares into 50 parcels or more

All original surveys covering A&D lands which has not been subjected to private rights nor devoted to public use pursuant to the provisions of public land laws.

Surveys covering untitled/undecreed properties by changing the number of lots thereof without affecting the original technical description of the boundary

Surveys covering lands claimed or owned by an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or any other form of organization, undertaken for purposes of original or subsequent land registration.

Surveys of parcels of land administered by or belonging to the National Government or any of its branches and instrumentalities

Lands purchased by the government from the Religious Orders and private corporations from 1904 to 1913, for distribution to actual occupants and bonafide settlers pursuant to ACT 1120

Surveys of all patrimonial properties owned by the government not intended for public use

Lands acquired by the provincial, city/municipal, or barangay government pursuant to the Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991”, and other pertinent laws which are not needed for public purposes

Conducted for the purpose of transforming/converting the lots covered by approved graphical cadastral surveys, cadastral mapping (CADM) and photocadastral mapping (PCADM), into numerical or regular cadastral lots, with computation and plotting in the system of the cadastral project.

Made for purposes of determining the metes and bounds of parcels not included in the enumeration above and intended for a specific purpose.

Surveys of mining claims, quarry applications, sand and gravel applications, and other mineral lands within private or public lands, executed for mineral agreements, permits, licenses or for other purposes pursuant to the provision of Republic Act No. 7942, otherwise known as “The Philippine Mining Act of 1995”

Surveys conducted by the _____________ (RCST) or qualified private Geodetic Engineers in order to delimit on the ground the boundaries of forestlands and national parks/protected areas from the agricultural (A&D) lands as delineated pursuant to Sections 3 and 4, Article XII of the 1987 Constitution, PD 705, the “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines” and Republic Act No. 7586, otherwise known as the “National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992”. It shall also include the subclassification and zonification of said areas.

All land surveys and mapping activities under the scope and coverage of this regulation intended for disposition, registration and other purposes shall be made only by a Geodetic Engineer pursuant to RA_____, as amended.

Authorized to Conduct Land Surveys: He/She shall be a holder of a valid ______________(PRC) registration, PRC identification card, current professional tax receipt (PTR) and tax identification number (TIN).

Authorized to Conduct Land Surveys: He/She shall be an active member of a PRC accredited association of Geodetic Engineers pursuant to R.A. _____, as amended.

Authorized to Conduct Land Surveys: Geodetic Engineers in government service may execute surveys on government projects upon authority/order issued by a______________. Section 9 a and b above shall also apply to them, except PTR.

Authorized to Conduct Land Surveys: There shall be created a national database of registered GE’s. The LMS shall submit a listing of practicing GE’s in their Region and the corresponding________________, to the LMB who in turn shall validate the data thereof with the PRC-Board of Geodetic Engineering. Upon validation, the LMB shall update the GE’s National Database and furnish all the LMS Regional Offices with the Official Listing for their reference.

In order to ensure the authenticity of survey returns submitted to the DENR in accordance with laws and regulations, and to protect the public, all concerned practicing GE’s are hereby required to use GE dry seal with an engraved PRC registration Number and the date of issuance.

The Regional Surveys Division (RSD) shall maintain an ______ for every practicing GE which shall be signed by the said GE in every submission of their survey returns. The said __________ shall contain the name of the GE, gender, date of birth, PRC Registration No., and the date of issuance and space for three (3) specimen signature and three (3) initials. Moreover, it shall provide columns for information on the submitted survey plans such as survey symbol and lot numbers, location, area, name of claimants/owners, date of submission, acceptance logbook entry, number, and date of approval.

In consonance with RA 8560, as amended, the Director of ____________for Lands, shall ensure that no firm, company, partnership, association or corporation will participate in the conduct of bidding for survey projects or submit survey returns unless the proprietors are GE’s or the controlling group are GE’s. In all cases, the team leader of the survey project shall be a GE.

Firms, companies, partnerships, associations, corporations or individual practicing GE’s who abandon _____ bid survey projects without reasonable cause shall be barred from participating in the bidding of other survey projects and in the actual conduct of such surveys. The LMB/LMS shall pursue the necessary and appropriate legal actions through the PRC – Board of Geodetic Engineering and the proper court against the said erring practitioners/firms.

The LMB/LMS shall likewise publish/post the list of delinquent surveying companies or practitioners and may impose sanctions such as non-acceptance of the survey returns of isolated surveys submitted for verification and approval. Blacklisted practitioners may be reinstated upon completion of the project and in accordance with the____________.

Consistent with the policy of upgrading survey and mapping practices, and database management, the LMB/LMS and practitioners shall utilize the most appropriate modern techniques and technology. The ______ shall develop a national system to expedite projection, verification and approval of surveys which are consistent with the state-of-the-art technologies, processes, and procedures.

A GE shall first secure a survey order or _______ before conducting survey of lands of the public domain.

DENR official who shall issue SA/SO for the conduct of surveys of public and government land for land registration and other purposes: Delimitation Survey for Watershed Reservation, SO if area in the same region is less than 5,000 hectares

DENR official who shall issue SA/SO for the conduct of surveys of public and government land for land registration and other purposes: Parks and Protected Areas Delimitation Surveys, SO if area is less than 5,000 hectares

DENR official who shall issue SA/SO for the conduct of surveys of public and government land for land registration and other purposes: Isolated Land Surveys, SA if area is 12 hectares and below

DENR official who shall issue SA/SO for the conduct of surveys of public and government land for land registration and other purposes: Mineral Land Surveys, SO

The _____ of the concerned government agency or his/her duly authorized representative shall issue survey authority for survey of lands under the jurisdiction of their respective agency by virtue of existing laws. The copy of pertinent laws, legal documents or muniment of title stating therein their jurisdiction or ownership over the subject property shall be included in the survey returns.

________ which shall refer to the instruments in the conduct of traverse, triangulation, and trilateration and other terrestrial-based surveying methods.

__________which are used in aerial triangulation, compilation and feature extraction using aerial photograph high-precision cameras mounted on an aircraft.

___________ refer to User Segment in the satellite-based positioning system.

____________– a combination of GNSS and total stations.

All conventional survey instruments, GNSS receivers and smart stations shall be properly calibrated by and registered to the ________ before it can be used for any kind of survey covered by this regulation. Surveys made with instruments without valid registration shall not be accepted for verification and approval.

_________ shall be issued by the LMB after the calibration. A National Database on survey instruments shall be established and maintained/updated by the LMB.

Renewal of CIR may be issued by the LMS concerned after the usual recalibration thereof. A copy of the renewed CIR shall be furnished to the LMB for updating the__________.

Shall refer to the Triangulation Station Balanacan located in Marinduque Province

Shall refer to the modified Luzon Datum 1911 which was adopted as the datum for ___. Upon full implementation of ____, the _____ Datum shall be the sole datum to be used in all surveys and mapping in the country.

______________– also known as the “floating” reference system wherein the surveys are referred to location monuments with no definite geodetic positions and no subsequent adjustment to the basic geodetic control network. These reference points are established as the need arises, per survey project (Public Land Subdivision, Group Settlement, Townsites, etc.) or per locality or municipality, wherein the relative position among the control points within the same system can be determined.

________________________, also known as the Philippine Transverse Mercator (PTM), are transformed from geographic to grid coordinates on the Luzon 1911 Datum, determined through astronomical observations. PPCS-PTM was adopted as the coordinate system in the Philippines pursuant to Lands Circular No. 64, dated June 30, 1965 with the following characteristics:

____________– shall be the plane coordinate system referred to the modified Luzon 1911 Datum known as _____. It shall replace the PPCS/Luzon1911 and serve the standard coordinate system for all surveys in the country pursuant to Executive Order No. 45, series of 1993, as amended.

A national standard spatial index map showing all land parcels covered by Cadastral and Isolated Surveys over a specific map area with their UPI (Uniform Parcel Identifier). This is formerly referred to as the Cadastral Information Map (CIM).

A continuous representation of the ground obtained by assembling together individual photographs taken from an aircraft, into a composite picture, scale and the effects of tilt are corrected. If gridlines, contour lines, boundaries, place names, and marginal information have been added or overprinted, it shall be known as Orthophoto Map.

The _____________ shall be prepared on a reproducible material of stable base as approved for official use by the LMB.

The progress map based on the control survey of the project shall be made on reproducible materials of stable base as prescribed in the_________.

The _______ , as a base map, shall serve as the primary source of land cadastre.

A base map coextensive with the boundary of the cadastral project covering the entire municipality drawn in a convenient scale on drafting film or other stable transparent materials in the same size as a cadastral map and showing other pertinent information as required by the Manual of Procedures.

Shall serve a dual purpose of positioning points to facilitate the survey of land parcels in difficult areas where it satisfies the accuracy standard set by the principle of graduated accuracy, consistent with land use, as may be specified by instructions, or provide graphical positioning of unavailable map detail for completion of the LIM. Detailed instructions on the procedures shall be issued by the LMB Director.

Standard signs and symbols used in mapping and other cartographic works, with their corresponding dimensions and colors, shall be included in the Manual of Procedures to be issued by the LMB_______.

A _________ for each lot, whether computer/electronic or manually generated, duly signed by the concerned geodetic engineer, shall be prepared upon approval of the survey plan. It shall contain pertinent information as prescribed by the Manual of Procedures and submitted with the survey plan for land registration purposes.

___________ shall be consistent with the generally accepted elements of a map (title, orientation, scale, source of information, grids, legend, author, dates and other marginal information), and plotted in appropriate scales following the prescribed marginal information.

___________ easily converted into GIS-ready format and interfaced/integrated with other datasets and software environment. Database (Spatial and Aspatial) will be seamless (provincial, regional and national) and with built-in electronic data security system.

Lands bordering the seas, gulfs, bays, or ports shall be subject to easements of salvage zone of _____ meters measured land ward from the interior limit of the shoreline.

The easement of coast police is the obligation to leave a right of way ____ meters wide within the salvage zone.

Refers to a strip of land with natural or established vegetation, which provides an added layer of protection to the natural forest including mangrove forest. This shall be surveyed and established using standards provided for by existing laws, monumented on the ground and properly indicated on the map.

Complete ______ of the cadastral survey shall be submitted to the LMS for verification and approval. The verification process shall compose of office (such as computerized verification) and on-site (such as conduct of test traverse) validation. However, the LMS may conduct routinary inspection, as the need arises, while the survey is ongoing.

The ___________ (GNIS) shall be established to provide management and operational support to the DENR, other stakeholders and general users of the network.

The _________ shall publish both in print and in digital form, the First and Secord Order PRS92 Geodetic Control Points. The LMV in the national and the LMS in the regional scope shall do the same with the Third and Fourth Order Control Points. The format and the information in the certifications shall be uniform and in accordance with the joint issuance of the ________ and LMB.

The ________ shall conduct a massive inventory of the survey records which includes data of Reference Points, Isolated Survey plans, Cadastral Maps, Lot Descriptions, etc. using the most appropriate method. The GSD/RSD shall be the custodian of all Survey Records both the digital and hard copies.

Any person who is found to be misrepresenting himself as Geodetic Engineer upon verification with_____ , shall be subjected to the filing of legal action in the proper court and the outright cancellation or rejection of the survey returns he/she submitted for verification and approval in the LMS.

89. Any provisions of previous orders, memorandum circulars and other issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby accordingly superseded, amended or repealed. The provisions of DAO 98 12, the Revised Manual for Land Surveying Regulations in the Philippines that are still necessary shall be re-issued in the Manual of Procedures.

________ – as enumerated in Article IV Section I of the 1987 Constitution, the following are citizens of the Philippines.

Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of the _____ Constitution.

Those whose ________ are citizens of the Philippines.

Those born before_______, of Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine citizenship upon reaching the age or majority.

Those who are _______ in accordance with law.

In addition, a person with dual citizenship as provided for in ___________ and its implementing rules and regulations shall be considered a Filipino citizen.

___________ – any person who, either by herself or himself or through her or his predecessor in-interest, is occupying, living in, inhabiting or staying in a structure, the primary purpose of which is to serve as the residence of such person, situated on the parcel of residential land subject of the free patent application. This is subject to the requirements under subsections 2.11, 2.12 and 2.13 below.

For purposes of this IRR, persons employed in distant locations, either foreign or domestic, in public or private service, such that they are not able to stay at their place of residence for long periods of time, are deemed________.

__________ – all lands that have been identified and zoned as residential through the appropriate ordinance by the Local Government Unit (LGU) having jurisdiction over the area. These include residential lands within areas zoned as mixed residential and commercial or mixed residential and industrial.

_________________- Lands of the public domain classified as agricultural that may be acquired through grant or confirmation of title.

_______________– proclaimed areas specifically reserved for the establishment of a new town as provided for in Chapter XI Title V of C.A. 141 or the Public Land Act as Amended.

______________ – as defined in Republic Act No. 7610, otherwise known as the Local Government Code (LGC), cities with a minimum population of two hundred thousand (200,000) inhabitants, as certified by the National Statistics Office, and with the latest annual income of at least Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) based on 1991 constant prices, as certified by the city treasurer. Provided that, any future changes in qualifications for classification as HUC by the concerned government agency at the time of filing of the application will prevail.

___________________ – municipalities with an average annual income of Fifty Five Million Pesos (P55,000,000.00), as provided for in Department Order No. 23-08 of the Department of Finance, dated July 29, 2008 (DO 23-08). Provided that, any future changes in qualifications for classification as ________________ by the concerned government agency at the time of filing of the application will prevail.

___________________ – municipalities with an average annual income equal to or more than Forty Five Million Pesos (P45,000,000.00), but not exceeding Fifty Five Million Pesos (P55,000,000.00), as provided for in DO 23-08. Provided that, any future changes in qualifications for classification as ________________ by the concerned government agency at the time of filing of the application will prevail.

_____________ – utilization of parcels of land exclusively by the government or any of its instrumentalities in providing basic services to the general public, such as, but not limited to, market places; town, city, provincial, or barangay halls; hospitals, clinics, and health centers; police stations; outposts; jails; and the like.

_____________- utilization of parcels of land for structures which are open to the general public, including, but not limited, to public plazas, parks, resorts, roadways, recreational facilities, libraries, meeting places, playgrounds, public parking lots, and the like.

_____________ any person who has no claim over the parcel of land subject of the free patent application and who does not stand to benefit from titling and registration or any other transaction over such parcel of land. A person is also disinterested when her or his relation to the cause or to the parties is such that she or he has no incentive for exaggerating or giving false color to her or his statements, or for suppressing or perverting the truth or for stating what is false.

_____________ – a person who, before having lawfully transferred the parcel subject of the application to the applicant, has held and possessed the same in her or his own right and under a color of title acquired through any of the modes or acquisition recognized by the Civil Code. She or he has formerly occupied this parcel of land in the concept of an owner under a bona fide claim of ownership, but relinquishes her or his right over the same in favor of the applicant.

. ____________ – utilization of and presence in a residential structure on the parcel subject of the application with the intention to reside, coupled with conduct indicative of such intention, either continuous or interrupted or intermittent, as long as the applicant possesses such structure and the parcel on which it stands in the concept of an owner.

___________– use either by the applicant herself or himself, or through her or his predecessor-in-interest, or the parcel subject of the application in the concept of an owner. This may be actual possession or occupation, or constructive possession that provides for non residence, but with the desire to come back as soon as practicable. The possession and occupation, whether actual or constructive, must be without interruption, except when prevented by force majeure or circumstances beyond human control, or not of intermittent character while it continues. A person who lawfully recovers possession unjustly lost, shall be deemed, for all purposes which may redound to her or his benefit, to have enjoyed it without interruption.

________________– claim for the parcel subject of the application that is legally adequate as proof of possession and as acceptable to the community to separate that particular parcel as being owned by the applicant to the exclusion of others. It means that the applicant holds the properly by virtue of or through any of the modes of acquisition recognized by the Civil Code. It also refers to a state of mind which is manifested by the acts of the applicant, done with honest intention to abstain from taking an unconscionable or unscrupulous advantage or another. It is the opposite of fraud and its absence should he established by convincing evidence.

_________________– a proper application form completely and duly filled in with the requisite information and that which does not require any additional inputs other than those already provided in the form, together with all other requirements enumerated under Section 5 of the IRR.

_____________– the ____________________ of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) having jurisdiction over the parcel subject of the application, which shall accept the accomplished application submitted by the applicant. In the National Capital Region, the Regional Office shall perform the functions of the ______. Where portions of the parcel subject of the application are spread over two (2) or more areas under the jurisdiction of more than one (1) ________, the parcel shall be divided such that the portions shall be the subject of separate free patents applied for in the corresponding _______ where they are located.

______ – the _________________ of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) having jurisdiction over the parcel subject of the application, which has the power to approve or disapprove such application. In the National Capital Region, the Regional Executive Director shall perform the functions of the _____. Upon approval of the application, the _____ shall issue the patent over such parcel of land.

Qualifications: Filipino citizenship, as defined in subsection 2.1. In case of doubt the ______ or the land investigator concerned may ask for proof of citizenship such as, but not limited to, a copy of the birth certificate, passport, decree or order of naturalization, or certificate of dual citizenship.

Qualifications: Actual occupation, actual residence and continuous possession and occupation of the parcel subject of the application, either by herself or himself or through her or his predecessor-in-interest, under a bona fide claim of acquisition of ownership, for at least ____ years prior to the filing of the application.

Qualifications: There shall be no age requirement for applicants as long as minor applicants, aged below eighteen (18) years old, are duly represented by their__________ . The heirs of a deceased applicant may substitute the applicant provided that they themselves possess the required qualifications. There shall likewise be no limit as to the number of applications which may be filed under RA 10023, provided that the limitations as to the size of the parcel as stated in Section 4 shall not be exceeded.

Qualifications: No application shall be approved for any individual whose total landholding would exceed a total of an accumulated ______ hectares, including agricultural lands, should the application be granted.

Coverage: For highly urbanized cities, the area shall not exceed _______ square meters.

Coverage: For other cities, the area shall not exceed_________ square meters.

Coverage: For first class and second class municipalities, the area shall not exceed ____ square meters.

Coverage: For all other municipalities, the area shall not exceed _____ square meters.

All _______ shall secure a copy of approved zoning ordinances of cities and municipalities within their jurisdiction for identification of zoned residential areas. They shall also secure area certifications from the LGU planning offices that the areas identified and zoned as residential lands arc not needed for public use or public service. The LGU zoning at the time of filing of the application shall be considered for purposes of complying with the zoning requirement.

Requirements: Copy of __________ of the parcel of land subject of the application. LMB form 700-2A or LMB form 700-2B may be used.

Requirements: Copy of approved plan based on an actual survey conducted by a licensed geodetic engineer or copy of cadastral map showing the _________ applied for. For purposes of securing the approval of a survey, the application number is not necessary.

Requirements: Simplified sketch of the land parcel showing the adjacent lots, corners and natural or manmade features that define the ______ of the land.

Requirements: _________ of two (2) disinterested persons residing in the barangay of the city or municipality where the land is located, attesting to the truth of the facts contained in the application to the effect that the applicant thereof has, either by himself or through his predecessor-in-interest, actually resided on and continuously possessed and occupied, under a bona fide claim of acquisition of ownership, the subject land for at least ten (10) years

Requirements: For isolated applications, a certification from the ________ that there is no pending land registration case involving tile land parcel being applied for.

No application shall be accepted/processed without submitting the complete requirements including the approved plan and technical description. A preliminary assessment of compliance with the qualifications and documentary requirements based on the checklist may be made before acceptance of the application and the commencement of the ____ period.

__________ – Upon receipt of an accomplished application, the CENRO concerned shall cause the posting of notices for 15 days in two (2) conspicuous places within the municipality or city, preferably in the location of its office, or any other place that can be readily seen, such as, but not limited to, public bill boards, public plazas, municipal/city/barangay halls and market places. The CENRO shall issue the certificate of posting of notice after the 15 day period has elapsed.

he CENRO is required to process the application, including the publication thereof, within a non-extendible period of _______ days from the date of filing of the accomplished application. The ___ day period starts the moment that an accomplished application leaves the hands of the applicant and is turned over to the CENRO or any authorized representative thereof. The period for verification with the records (e.g. determining whether or not a patent had already been issued for the parcel in question) is included in the ___-day period. The period for approval of surveys is not included in the ____-day period. The CENRO may provide for acceptance and processing of applications by batch (by date or by geography) to comply with the __-day processing period.

Upon approval of the______, the application and the complete records of the application shall be forwarded to the PENRO for her or his approval and signature.

Should the _____ determine that the application is incomplete in requirements, she or he shall reject the application without prejudice to re filing.

The investigator shall conduct an __________ on the pared of land applied for and shall determine the qualifications of the applicant as well as verify the claims of the applicant on the land. The land investigator is authorized to subscribe proofs, affidavits and oaths of any kind required or necessary in connection with the application for residential free patent.

In case an opposition is filed, the ____-day period for processing shall be deemed interrupted. The CENRO shall notify the applicant on the opposition and shall subject the application to the regular claims and conflict procedures of the DENR.

The CENRO shall fast track the resolution of all claims and conflicts arising from residential free patent applications within120 days and shall notify the conflicting parties within __ days from the date of resolution. The CENRO shall apply alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in the resolution of claims and conflicts.

Upon the recommendation of the CENRO concerned, the corresponding PENRO shall have a non-extendible period of ____ days from receipt of such recommendation to either approve and sign the patent or disapprove the application.

Procedure in the PENRO : In case of approval, the PENRO shall notify the applicant within 15 days and forward the patent to the____________.

In case of disapproval, the PENRO shall notify the applicant within _____ days and remand the entire records to the CENRO for appropriate action.

The PENRO may disapprove the application without prejudice to re-filing on the grounds of__________. He/she may disapprove an application with prejudice to refilling on grounds of non-qualification of the applicant and when the land applied for should undergo claims and conflict resolution procedures.

The disapproval of the application by the PENRO may be appealed to the Secretary of the ________ through appropriate channels.

_______________ – Pending miscellaneous sales applications falling within the purview of RA 10023 prior to the order of award may be converted to applications for residential free patent. Provided, that the applicant is informed and his/her consent is obtained.

All pending miscellaneous sales application after the order of award and those applicants thereof who have commenced payment on any of the required equal annual installments shall be given the option to continue with the miscellaneous sales application or to convert their application into an application under______ , provided that an affidavit of relinquishment of rights to the MSA and of forfeiture of previously paid installments shall be executed.

Section 118. Except in favor of the ______ or any of its branches, units, or institutions, lands acquired under free patent or homestead provisions shall not be subject to encumbrance or alienation from the date of the approval of the application and for a term of five years from and after the date of issuance of the patent or grant, nor shall they become liable to the satisfaction of any debt contracted prior to the expiration of said period, but the improvements or crops on the land may be mortgaged or pledged to qualified persons, associations, or corporations. No alienation, transfer, or conveyance of any homestead after five years and before twenty-five years after issuance of title shall be valid without the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce, which approval shall not be denied except on constitutional and legal grounds.”

Section 119. Every conveyance of land acquired under the free patent or homestead provisions, when proper, shall be subject to ________ by the applicant, his widow, or legal heirs, within a period of five years from the date of the conveyance.

Section 121. Except with the consent of the grantee and the approval of the Secretary of Natural Resources, and solely for commercial, industrial, educational, religious or charitable purposes or for a right of way, no corporation, association, or partnership may acquire or have any right, title, interest, or property right whatsoever to any land granted under the free patent, homestead, or individual sale provisions of this Act or to any permanent improvement on such land. The provisions of Section 124 of this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, any acquisition of such land, rights thereto or improvements thereon by a corporation, association, or partnership prior to the promulgation of this Decree for the purposes herein stated is deemed valid and binding; Provided, That no final decision of reversion of such land to the State has been rendered by a court; And Provided, further, That such acquisition is approved by the Secretary of Natural Resources within _____ months from the effectivity of this Decree.

Section 122. No land originally acquired in any manner under the provisions of this Act, nor any permanent improvement on such land, shall encumbered, alienated, or’ transferred, except to persons, corporations, associations, or partnerships who may acquire lands of the public domain under this Act or to corporations organized in the Philippines authorized therefor by their charters. Except in cases of hereditary succession, no land or any portion thereof originally acquired under the free patent, homestead, or individual sale provisions of this Act, or any permanent improvement on such land, shall be transferred or assigned to any individual, nor shall such land or any permanent improvement thereon be leased to such individual, when the area of said land, added to that of his own, shall exceed __________ hectares. Any transfer, assignment, or lease made in violation hereof, shall be null and void.

Section 123. No land originally acquired in any manner under the provisions of any previous Act, ordinance, royal order, royal decree, or any other provision of law formerly in force in the Philippines with regard to public lands, terrenos baldios y realengos, or lands of any other denomination that were actually or presumptively of the public domain, or by royal grant or in any other form, nor any permanent improvement on such land, shall be encumbered, alienated, or conveyed, except to persons, corporations or associations who may acquire land of the public domain under this Act or to corporate bodies organized in the Philippines whose charters authorize them to do so; Provided, however, That this prohibition shall not be applicable to the conveyance or acquisition by reason of hereditary succession duly acknowledged and legalized by competent courts; Provided, further, That in the event of the ownership of the lands and improvements mentioned in this section and in the last preceding section being transferred by judicial decree to persons, corporations or associations not legally capacitated to acquire the same under the provisions of this Act, such persons, corporations, or associations shall be obliged to alienate said lands or improvements to others so capacitated within the precise period of five years; otherwise, such property shall revert to the__________.

_________. – If, for any reason, any section or provision of this implementing Rules and Regulations is declared null and void, no other section, provision, or part thereof shall be affected and the same shall remain in full force and effect.

__________. – All orders, circulars, memoranda and other issuances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed and/or amended accordingly.

__________. – This order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation and acknowledgment of receipt of a copy from the Office of the National Administrative Register.