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How to Get Original Certificate of Title under PD 1529 (from tax

declaration to OCT) : Process

1. Surveying- to be done by a licensed geodetic engineer.

2. Approval of Plan - Director of Lands of Regional Technical Director


who has jurisdiction in the place where property is located shall
approve the plan. It should contain technical description verified
and certified by the Director of Land or Regional Technical Director
or authorized person to do the certification.

3. Filling of Application - Application for land registration should be


typewritten and filed at the
Regional Trial Court of the province or city where property is located
to contain the following:

a. Original Plan in the tracing cloth or Diaze Polyester


Film of the Director of Lands/Regional Lands
Director/Regional Technical Director; or copy in the tracing
cloth attested and certified by the said official or the
authorized person plus two (2) extra print copies of said
plan.

b. Three (3} copies of technical description verified and


certified b y Regional Technical Director or his authorized official
representative that conforms to LRC Circular No. 365.

c. Three (3} copies of certificate coming from Surveyor or


Geodetic Engineer or Certificate of non-availability from
Regional Technical Director.
d. Four (4) copies of latest Tax Declaration or Assessment
Certificate from Assessors Office where property is located.

The application should contain the following:


a. Lot description
b. Civil Status of the applicant; if married, name of
spouse; if separated, where, when, what court gave
the separation decision
c. legal guardian if the applicant is minor including name
and address d. Applicant's citizenship
e. If minor, statement of the parents.
f. Full name and address of the applicant; name of
present occupants and name of adjoining lot, owners
if known; if not know, statement of how to find
the owners of the adjoining properties.

4. Land Registration Case Number - Clerk of Court will give land


Registration Case No. upon acceptance of application.

5. Date of Hearing - The court will schedule the date and time
of hearing of application in compliance with Section 23 of PO 1529
and LRC Circular No. 353. The court order of first hearing will be sent
to LRA including the duplicate copy of application, original or
certified copy of plan in tracing cloth; duplicate original copy of
technical description; surveyors' certificate; latest tax declaration;
proof of payment of publication fee in the Official Gazette.

6. Publication - The notice of Initial Hearing proposed by LRA should


be published once in an Official Gazette and once in the
newspaper of general publication or circulation in the
Philippines. The amount of Publication is P1,012.50 if application
is for one (1) lot with an additional amount of P322.50 for in
excess of the first lot to be paid to the clerk of court upon filing of
application. The amount will be given to the Director of National
Printing Office.

7. Oppositions - All persons who claim ownership or interest in the


land should file an opposition to the court so he will be heard.

8. Evidence- The applicants and oppositions must show proofs or


ownership in time of hearing.

9. Decision - After hearing the court will render decision in favor of


the person who can prove his ownership. If the decision is final, the
court will give order to the administrator of LRA to give decree of
registration to said claimant.

10. Decree of Registration- After receiving court order, the


administrator of LRA will give decree of registration and this will be
numbered typewritten in the original certificate of title and this will
be delivered together with the owner's duplicate copy to the
Register of Deeds, where property is located.

11. Certificate of Title - The Register of Deeds after receiving the


original and duplicate copies of the original certificate of title or
decree of registration will put OCT Number and will be kept at the
vault of the registry. After payment of legal fees, the duplicate
owner's copy of OCT will be given to the registered owner.

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