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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1529
AMENDING AND CODIFYING T
RELATIVE TO REGISTRATION OF
AND FOR OTHER PURPO
WHEREAS, there is a need to upd
Registration Act and to codify the
relative to registration of property
facilitate effective implementation
WHEREAS, to strengthen the Torre
deemed necessary to adopt safegua
anomalous titling of real proper
streamline and simplify registration
and the issuance of certificate
WHEREAS, the decrees promulga
the registration of certificates of lan
emancipation patents issued pu
Presidential Decree No. 27 to h
implementation of the land reform p
country form an integral part of t
registration laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND
President of the Republic of the P
virtue of the powers vested in m
Constitution, do hereby order and
following:
CHAPTER IGENERAL PROV
Section 1. Title of Decree. This D
known as the PROPERTY R
DECREE.
Section 2. Nature of registration
jurisdiction of courts. Judicial proce
registration of lands throughout t
shall be in rem and shall be b
generally accepted principles u
Torrens system.
Courts of First Instance shall h
jurisdiction over all applications
registration
of
title
to
land
improvements and interests therein
petitions filed after original registrati
power to hear and determine all qu
upon such applications or petitio
through its clerk of court shall fur
Registration Commission with two c
of all pleadings, exhibits, orders,
filed or issued in applications or pe
registration, with the exception o
notes, within five days from the filin
thereof.
Section 3. Status of other pre
registration system. The system
under the Spanish Mortgage La
discontinued and all lands record
system which are not yet covered b
shall be considered as unregistered
Hereafter, all instruments affecting l
registered under the Spanish Mortg
be recorded under Section 113 of th
the land shall have been broug
operation of the Torrens system.
The books of registration for unre
provided under Section 194 of
Administrative Code, as amended
3344, shall continue to remain in fo
that all instruments dealing with unre
shall henceforth be registered unde
of this Decree.
The undersigned,
_____________________________
____________________hereby app
to have the land hereinafter describe
under the operation of the Property R
Decree, and to have the title thereto
and confirmed:
AND DECLARE . . . . .
1. That the applicants/s is/are the ow
land (by virtue of inheritance or deed
conveyance and/or possession in ac
Section 14 of said Decree), together
building and improvements thereon,
exception of the
following:_____________________
_____________________________
is/are the property of
_________________________ resid
_________________________ The
consisting of __________________
is/are situated, bounded and describ
on the plan and technical description
hereto and made a part hereof, with
exception:_____________________
_____________________________
2. That said land at the last assessm
taxation was assessed at P ____, P
currency, and the buildings and othe
improvements at P ___________, P
currency.
3. That to the best of my/our knowle
there is no mortgage or encumbranc
whatsoever affecting said land, nor a
person having any interest therein, l
equitable, or in possession, other tha
_____________________________
_____________________________
4. That the applicant/s has/have acq
(Insert description)
You are hereby served this notice to
this Court at its session to
_________________ on the ______
of
_______________,
19
_____________ o'clock in the __
and there to present such claims as
to said lands or any portion thereof,
evidence in support of such claim; a
appear at said Court at the tim
aforesaid, your default will be rec
title to the lands will be ad
determined in accordance with
evidence before the Court, and the
forever be barred from contesting s
(or petition) or any decree entered th
Witness, the Hon. ____________
Judge of the Court of First Instanc
this _______ day of ___________
year 19______.
Attest:
Commissioner of Land Registration
REGISTRATION
Section 27. Speedy hearing; re
referee. The trial court shall see
registration-proceedings are dispo
ninety days from the date the case i
decision,
The Court, if it deems necessary,
case or any part thereof to a refe
hear the parties and their evide
referee shall submit his report there
within fifteen days after the termin
hearing. Hearing before a referee m
any convenient place within the prov
may be fixed by him and after rea
thereof shall have been served
concerned. The court may rende
accordance with the report as tho
have been found by the judge him
however, that the court may in its dis
the report, or set it aside in whole
order the case to be recommitt
proceedings:
Section 28. Partial judgment. In
only a portion of the land subject o
contested, the court may render pa
provided that a subdivision plan
contested and uncontested portion
the Director of Lands is previously
said court.
Section 29. Judgment confirm
conflicting claims of ownership and
land subject of the application shall
by the court. If the court, after c
evidence and the reports of the Co
Land Registration and the Director
that the applicant or the oppositor
title proper for registration, judgm
rendered confirming the title of the
the oppositor, to the land or portions
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petitioner.
The Commissioner of Land
considering the consulta and the re
to him after notice to the parties and
enter an order prescribing the step
memorandum to be made. His reso
in consultas shall be conclusive and
all Registers of Deeds, provided, th
interest who disagrees with the fi
ruling or order of the Commissio
consultas may appeal to the Cou
within the period and in manne
Republic Act No. 5434.
CHAPTER XVIFINAL PROV
Section 118. Appropriation. The
appropriated initially the sum of TWE
THREE HUNDRED FORTY THOU
(P12,340,000.00) from the Nationa
otherwise appropriated for the imp
this decree; thereafter, said sum sh
the regular appropriation act of ever
Section 119. Postage exemption
stamps or mailing charges shall be
matters transmitted by the Land
Commission or any of its Registry o
implementation of Sections 21, 40,
117 of this Decree.
Section 120. Repealing clause. All
orders, rules and regulations, or pa
conflict or inconsistent with any of th
this Decree are hereby repealed
accordingly.
Section 121. Separability clause. In
any provision of this Decree
unconstitutional, the validity of the r
not be affected thereby.
Section 122. Effectivity. This Dec
effect upon its approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 11th