For purpose of qualifying a public land applicant of a free patent under RA 10023, the average annual income of a 2nd class municipality where he is applying is equal to or more than 45 million but not exceeding.

Any person found extracting and disposing minerals without a mining agreement lease, permit or license, shall upon conviction be fined or imprisoned from six months to ___ years.

A thing which is physically impossible to be divided among co-owners, must be

Are Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) required to pay for the registration of land titles under CARP?

The posting of notice in a land registration case is placed in the bulletin board or in a conspicuous place of the ______.

A parcel of land owned in common by five sisters who are all OFWs and their only brother, Juan. Juan remained as a farmer and is the only co-heir tilling the land for more than 30 years. The five other co-heirs requested Juan to subdivide the land being cultivated by him. Juan refused violently. Can the co-heirs demand the subdivision of their property?

Can the government have disposed of any property of public dominion?

Can DAR/PARC take immediate cognizance of any agrarian dispute or contrives under CARP?

The allowable area for mining exploration by an individual in any one province is twenty (20) meridional blocks or equal equivalent to ____ hectares.

Is a beneficiary whose land was foreclosed still qualified under CARP?

The government and its desire to vigorously pursue forest protection programs of chainsaws are regulated to prevent further distraction of our forest.

Mrs. Reyes is the registered owner of a vacant lot. Without her consent, Mitoy erected his small house. If there was bad faith on the part of the builder, can the land owner demand the demolition of the house?

In case the land owner rejects the offer of the amount of compensation of his land covered by CARP. Who will determine the just compensation of his property?

Is tax declaration and payment of taxes thereon a proof of ownership?

RA 9175 is also known as Chainsaw Act of 2002 is being implemented by the province of Palawan by the ______ in accordance with the strategic environmental plan for Palawan.

A titled property left by their parents was sold by four of the five forced heirs without the knowledge of one of the heirs who is living in an adjacent town. Is the sale valid?

Who is considered the father of Torrens System?

The decision of the reconstituting officer or the Register of Deed under RA 6732 is subject to the final review and or decision of the LRA Administrator, he may _____ the said decision.

Bruno contracted the services of Geodetic Engr. Juan to conduct a relocation survey of his twenty-four hectares property for a professional fee of P180,000. Who is the passive subject?

Before the delineation of the boundaries of the ancestral domain of a particular indigenous community, the NCP shall require the following:

Under the UNCLOS agreement, damage of foreign ship shall be considered prejudicial to the persons coastal sea if in the territorial sea.

Which agency of the government can bring action in court in order to revert a private land back to the government?

The cancellation of a free patent is between the grantor and the

Can family members of the transferor repurchase the land under RA 6657?

The minimum period given to a license under the timber license agreement, renewable for the same period is ____ years.

What are the distinctions between usufruct and a lease?

Prior to the expiration of his lease contract, can an individual in alienable public agricultural land allowed by law to purchase the lease area.

How many hectares can a private corporation or association lease alienable and disposable (A&D) lands of the public domain?

Can an owner of a piece of land claims that he is also the owner of the aerial space exactly corresponding to the size of his property on the surface of the earth?

Other than the applicant, who else is being notified in an ordinary land registration proceeding?

The mining area as surveyed and monumented by a deputized geodetic engineer or Bureau geodetic engineer is a requirement in the approval of the mining feasibility. Who approves the aforementioned survey?

The CENRO concerned, shall process the public land application under RA 10023 for a non-extendible period of days, from the date of filing of the ____ application.

If you are a victim of forcible entry, what will you do to protect your interests?

Some of the co-owners of an old house would like to convert it into a hotel for productive purposes. Others would like to preserve as an ancestral home. What is the best solution?

Mang Juan promised to pay Engr. Maria 150,000 pesos if he can undertake a subdivision survey of his property, which is located in an MNLF infested area. This is an example of

Can we acquire public dominion through prescription?

Is it always unethical to review the work of another geodetic engineer?

Is it always unethical to review the work of another geodetic engineer?

When do we consider that possession of a piece of land becomes unlawful?

An agreement where another company in organized by the government and the contractor with both parties having equal shares. Aside from earnings in equity, the government shall be entitled to a share to the gross output.

Maximum area, Exploration permit, onshore, in any one (1) province, corporation.

Maximum area, Mineral agreement, offshore, entire Philippines, individuals.

In an open market housing with road width of 10 meters, the planting strip should be ___ meters.

What is the minimum floor area for a duplex in medium cost housing?

The DAR is hereby vested with the primary jurisdiction to determine and adjudicate agrarian reform matters and shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over all matters involving the implementation of agrarian reform except those falling under the exclusive jurisdiction of __ and __.

Maria failed to pay the realty taxes on her unregistered agricultural land located in Magdugo, Toledo City. To satisfy the taxes due, the City cold it at public auction to Juan whose bid at P10.000.00 was the highest. Maria refused to turn-over the possession of the property to Juan alleging that she had been granted a free patent. Did Maria divest of her ownership through the tax sale?

A owned a parcel of unregistered land located on the Tarlac side of the boundary between Tarlac and Pangasinan. His brother B owned the adjoining parcel of unregistered land on the Pangasinan side. A sold the Tarlac parcel to X in a deed of sale executed as a public instrument. After X paid in full the price of the sale, X took possession of the Pangasinan parcel in the belief that it was the Tarlac parcel. After twelve (12) years, a controversy arose between B and X on the issue of the ownership of the Pangasinan parcel. Who is the rightful owner of the Pangasinan parcel?

Marciano is the owner of a registered parcel of land through which a river runs out into the sea. The land is cultivated by Ulpiano and his family as farmworkers therein. Over the years, the river brought sediment from its source up in the mountains and forests so that gradually the land owned by Marciano increased in area by three hectares. Ulpiano built three huts on this additional area, where he and his two married children live. On this same area, Ulpiano and his family planted peanuts, mongo, beans and vegetables. Ulpiano also regularly paid taxes on the land, as shown by tax declaration, for over thirty years. When Marciano learned of the increase in the size of the land he ordered Ulpiano to demolish the huts, and demanded that he be paid his share in the proceeds of the harvest. Who is the owner of the 3-hectare accretion?

In 1965, Renren bought from Robyn a parcel of registered land evidenced by a duly executed deed of sale. The owner presented the deed of sale and the owner's certificate of title to the Register of Deeds. However, no transfer of certificate of title was issued to Renren because the original certificate of title in Robyn's name was temporarily misplaced after fire partly gutted the Office of the Register of Deeds. Meanwhile, the land had been possessed by Robyn's distant cousin. Mikaelo, openly, adversely and continuously in the concept of owner since 1960. It was only in April 1998 that Renren sued Mikaelo to recover possession. Who shall prevail in the case?

JV, owner of a parcel of land, sold it to PP But the deed of sale was not registered. One year later, JV sold the parcel again to RR, who succeeded to register the deed and to obtain a transfer certificate of title over the property in his own name. Who has a better right over the parcel of land?

Regina has been leasing foreshore land from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for the past 15 years. Recently, she learned that Jorge was able to obtain a free patent from the Bureau of Agriculture, covering the same land. Regina filed an action for annulment of Jorge's title on the ground that it was obtained fraudulently: Will the action proper?

Manuel was born on 12 March 1940 in a 1000-square meter property where he grew up helping his father, Michael, cultivate the land. Michael has lived on the property since the land was opened for settlement at about the time of the Commonwealth government in 1935, but for some reason never secured any title to the property other than a tax declaration in his name. He has held the property through the years in the concept of an owner and his stay was uncontested by others. He has also conscientiously and continuously paid the realty taxes on the land. Michael died in 2000 and Manuel - as Michael's only son and heir - now wants to secure and register title to the land in his own name. What must he prove and document/s is/are necessary for the registration?

On March 27, 1980, Cornelio filed an application for land registration involving a parcel of agricultural land that he had bought from Isaac identified as Lot No.2716 with an area of one (1) hectare. During the trial, Cornelio claimed that he and his predecessors-in-interest had been in open, continuous, uninterrupted, public and adverse possession and occupation of the land for more than thirty (30) years. Can Cornelio acquire the parcel of agricultural land by prescription?

The property of Jessica lies along the banks of the Marikina River. At certain times of the year, the river would swell and as the water recedes, soil, rocks and other materials are deposited on Jessica's. Jessica constructed a concrete barrier about 2 meters from her property line and extending towards the river, so that when the water recedes, soil and other material are trapped within this barrier. After several years, the area between Jessica's property line to the concrete barrier was completely filled with soil, effectively increasing Jessica's property by 2 meters. Can Jessica validly claim to the patch of land?

In 1935, Janice possessed alone a parcel of land which she co-owned with Lenny. In 1970, with the knowledge of Lenny, Janice obtained a Torrens title over the land in her own name alone. On August 1, 1988, Lenny brought an action against Janice for reconveyance of her share. Will this prosper?

In 1950, the Bureau of Lands issued a Homestead patent to A. Three years later, A sold the homestead to B: A died in 1990, and his heirs filed an action to recover the homestead from B on the ground that its sale by their father to the latter is void under Section 118 of the Public Land Law. Can the heirs still recover?

Which of the following statements is wrong?

Raul, Ester, and Rufus inherited a 10-hectare land from their father. Before the land could be partitioned, however, Raul sold his hereditary right to Raffy, a stranger to the family, for P5 million. Do Ester and Rufus have a remedy for keeping the land within their family?

X, Y, Z are siblings who inherited a 10-storey building from their parents. They agreed in writing to maintain it as a co-owned property for leasing out and to divide the net profits among themselves equally for a period of 20 years. On the 8th year, X wanted to get out of the co-ownership so he could get his 1/3 share in the property. Y and Z refused, saying X is bound by their agreement to keep the co-ownership for 20 years. Who is correct?

Lauro owns an agricultural land planted mostly with fruit trees. Hernando owns an adjacent land devoted to his piggery business, which is two (2) meters higher in elevation. Although Hernando has constructed a waste disposal lagoon for his piggery, it is inadequate to contain the waste water containing pig manure, and it often overflows and inundates Lauro's plantation. This has increased the acidity of the soil in the plantation, causing the trees to wither and die. Lauro sues for damages caused to his plantation. Is Hernando liable?

The residents of a subdivision have been using an open strip of land as passage to the highway for over 30 years. The owner of that land decided, however, to close it in preparation for building his house on it. The residents protested, claiming that they became owners of the land through acquisitive prescription, having been in possession of the same in the concept of owners, publicly, peacefully, and continuously for more than 30 years. Is this claim correct?

Rex, a philanthropist, donated a valuable lot to the municipality on the condition that it will build a public school on such lot within 2 years from its acceptance of the donation. The municipality properly accepted the donation but did not yet build the public school after 2 years. Can Rex revoke the donation?

Are agricultural lands with free-patent titles covered by CARP?

Which of the following is exempted from CARP coverage?

Can an Agrarian Reform Beneficiary (ARB) acquire title to his/her land awarded through PD 27 or RA 6657?

What acts may be considered sufficient to show the prior classification of the land as A and D?

The primary purpose of cadastral proceedings is

What is the concept of ownership of ancestral domains?

Minerals are discovered underneath Pedro's titled property. Who has the right to exploit the minerals?

Reconstitution denotes reconstruction of a lost or destroyed original certificate of title. The term 'any other document' as a source of reconstitution may include

Under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (RA No. 8371), registration under the Torrens system of individually-owned ancestral land requires

If only a portion of the land covered by a certificate of title is sold by the owner and the deed is presented for inscription, the Register of Deeds

Pedro decides to sell his property to Jose only to discover the loss of his owner's duplicate certificate of title covering it. What initial recourse should Pedro take?