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Land Administration Land Administration System in the PhilippinesSystem in the Philippines

Land Administration Land Administration System in the PhilippinesSystem in the Philippines

by:by:

ATTY. ERNESTO D. ADOBO, JR.ATTY. ERNESTO D. ADOBO, JR.Undersecretary for Staff Bureaus

Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesRepublic of the Philippines

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• Background: 100 Years of Land Titling

• LAMP to the Rescue

• Major Reforms and Innovations

• Systematic Titling/Adjudication Benefits of Systematic Titling done by the

National Government Advantages of Systematic Titling in Partnership

with the Local Government Units (LGUs)

• Important Lessons and Findings

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Good intentions . . . with side effects

• Many government agencies with overlapping functions and gaps (Land Management Bureau; Department of Agrarian Reform; National Commission on Indigenous People; Land Registration Authority)

Background: 100 Years of Land TitlingBackground: 100 Years of Land Titling

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Negative impact on ground

operations

• More requirements for applicants

• Competition among agencies

• Increased risk of double titling

• Lack of complete access to updated cadastral information by the Local Government Units (LGUs)

Background: 100 Years of Land TitlingBackground: 100 Years of Land Titling

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Under the Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP) with World Bank (WB) and AusAID

•LAMP1 (2001 - 2005) - Pilot testing, conduct of major policy studies, identify reform strategies

•LAMP2 (2006 - 2012) - Pursue policy reforms, scale up titling and records management innovations to three (3) provinces

LAMP to the Rescue……LAMP to the Rescue……

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1. Land Administration and Management System (LAMS). This system has been completed nationwide

• Securing a 60M USD WB loan to complete the conversion of our paper records estimated at around 200,000 million maps and documents (many of which are in the advance stage of deterioration)

• Reducing the cost of access to land information by the public by >60% and speeding up delivery of services on the part of the government by 5 to 10 times

Major Reforms and InnovationsMajor Reforms and Innovations

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2. Passage of Republic Act 10023 “Residential Free Patent Act of 2010”

• This law is expected to be implemented with strong support from local government units in view of its potential contribution to their local property tax revenue

Major Reforms and InnovationsMajor Reforms and Innovations

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3. Systematic Titling or Adjudication with Strong LGU Participation

• This system is expected to improve land titling at the local level and multiply the DENR’s overall resources by up to 10 times

• The process will capacitate LGUs towards a better land management through the provision of maps and other information by the national government, as well as technical support

Major Reforms and InnovationsMajor Reforms and Innovations

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4. Valuation Technologies

• Real Estate Services Act

• National Valuation Standards and Systems

5. Land Sector Development Framework (LSDF)” - Roadmap towards a 20-year vision, mission, and key policy statement and strategies in four (4) areas: Land Administration; Land Management; Land Information Management; and Valuation

Major Reforms and InnovationsMajor Reforms and Innovations

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Land Titling Computerization Project (LTCP) through the Land Administration Authority (LRA)

“Geoportal” Project a.k.a. National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) through the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)

Cadastral Survey Project of the remaining un-surveyed municipalities in the next 2 years

Other reforms outside of LAMPOther reforms outside of LAMP

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Systematic Titling/AdjudicationSystematic Titling/Adjudication

Benefits of Systematic Titling done by the National Government•Services brought closer to the people•Requirements simplified - collectively secured at the local level•Faster processing time from 2-3 years down to 2-3 months•Transparency - active involvement of land owners reduces errors in identification of claimant and boundary

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Systematic Titling/AdjudicationSystematic Titling/Adjudication

Advantages of Systematic Titling in partnership with Local Government Units

•Local leaders sees benefits, share resources

•Improve LGU access to cadastral information

•Increased revenues on Real Property Taxes

•Strengthened capacity of LGUs for land administration and management for global challenges

•Multiplies overall government manpower for titling by up to 10 times

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Important Lessons and FindingsImportant Lessons and Findings

Partnership between national and local government units is a must for land titling to be made more efficient

Commitment and readiness of LGUs to be preferred over engaging them all at once

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More Lessons……..More Lessons……..

A good grasp of land administration activities and issues as well as long term direction and benefits to local development are very important in communicating reforms with local leaders, especially if the objective is to get them to participate in its processes… such as land titling

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More Lessons……..More Lessons……..

Given the difficult process of introducing institutional reforms in the Philippines, integrated land information system can be an interim or alternative over a single integrated agency

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The best incentive for project implementers is when they realize the impact of the work they are doing to the community and the government. These are the people that produce the highest results and get support from the local partners.

This is basically what happened in the Province of Bohol, our model province

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Thank You..!Thank You..!Thank You..!Thank You..!