00:00 Participation of LRA, Land Registration Authority, Executive Order No. 34 of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and updates on its digitalization.
00:16 We will talk with Attorney Robert Leyretana, Deputy Administrator of the Land Registration Authority. Sir good morning.
00:26 Good morning boss Alcho. Good morning to your listener. To the public briefing and always ready. What a good title, always ready. We are always ready.
00:40 Thank you very much Deputy Administrator. Attorney Leyretana, for the benefit of all, sir what is the mandate of the LRA, Land Registration Authority?
00:51 First of all, if we can remember, last Monday, July 17, President BBM issued or signed into an executive order, Executive Order No. 34,
01:07 declaring the 4PH, you know 4PH is the house of the Philippines for the poor. They made a flagship program. In other words, this program was, under this executive order,
01:28 was considered as a flagship program by the government. Now, what is the objective of this executive order?
01:39 This executive order is to order all key shelter agencies, all agencies that have a mandate for the house of the Philippines to have an inventory.
01:55 They will inventory all their lands that are considered idle or not being used and this will be the site of the house of the Philippines.
02:12 So this is very good because it is a reaffirmation of our basic constitutional policy, ensuring housing which is affordable and accessible to all our underprivileged citizens.
02:32 Now, the LRA... hello. What is the role of the LRA, Land Registration Authority in this executive order?
02:45 The role of the mandate or the role of the LRA is we will assist in the preparation of the inventory of all these idle real properties under the name of all national agencies.
03:08 We will assist in the preparation of this inventory or listing.
03:17 Now, the next step, if this is identified, who are the property owners registered under whose name, the LRA will facilitate or help us in transferring the ownership of these properties to the DESUD.
03:43 The Desud, Department of Housing and Urban Settlement Department.
03:51 They are the owners of these idle properties belonging to all other government agencies.
04:00 If they are the owners and these properties can be transferred to the DESUD, they will now make a flagship program, 4.4PH, the government's home for the poor.
04:18 That is the purpose of this executive order.
04:23 So talk about land titling. What is the difference between the LRA, Land Registration Authority and Registry of Deeds?
04:36 The LRA is the central agency that is involved in all local registrar of deeds. We are the central agency of all registry, register of deeds offices that are spread throughout the Philippines.
05:02 What is our mandate? The mandate of the LRA is through the registry of deeds that are spread throughout the Philippines,
05:13 they will issue transfer certificate of titles to those who should be given this under existing laws.
05:27 Okay. Let's also talk about the implementation of the agrarian reform program of the government.
05:35 I have read and heard and received information that this land is being sold, especially in Mindanao.
05:47 The land for farmers is now for sale, although it has been expired for 10 years. Can this be sold to an individual for commercial use?
05:58 The land is given to our farmers.
06:02 Let me explain. These titles of farmers, through the laws for agrarian, like the emancipation patent, these are titles for farmers issued under PD 27 during the time of President Marcos.
06:24 We also have the CLOA, certificate of land ownership award, through the comprehensive agrarian reform program.
06:38 Now, these titles have a prohibitory period. Meaning, from the time of the issuance of these titles, the farmers who issued these titles cannot sell,
06:59 one of them or any other form of disposition, these titles issued to them within 10 years period from the time it is issued.
07:14 So what's in the law, after it expires, after it lapses, they can sell it. But there's a but. But it needs a DAR clearance.
07:30 There should be a clearance from the Department of Agrarian Reform.
07:37 For example, if a Juan de la Cruz bought the land of a farmer without a DAR clearance, what will be the status of the land?
07:50 That's the problem. There are penalties. If for example, it was sold within the 10-year prohibitory period, there will be a penalty.
08:04 Either the one who will answer for it will be the farmer or the Department of Agrarian Reform or the Register of Insurance.
08:20 Because in the law, it is stated that they will be punished if these titles are issued within the 10-year prohibitory period or even after the 10-year prohibitory period and there's no DAR clearance, they will be punished.
08:39 Okay. When it comes to the digitalization of transactions, how much percent of LRA is included in this?
08:48 I want to surprise you. Since 2008, when the LRA started our massive computerization program, almost 92 percent of the titles were converted into digital copies.
09:12 98 percent of all registry offices in the Philippines and 98 percent of its operations are now computerized. That's the beauty of our program.
09:31 Okay. Attorney, I'm sorry but we will force you to come back later because there's an important event in Malacanang.
09:41 Yes.
09:42 Okay. No problem.
09:43 Thank you very much sir.
09:45 I will call you. Good morning boss Aljo.
09:51 Okay. Thank you. We will go to Malacanang for a press briefing of the DFL.
09:57 Let's go back to Attorney Robert Leyritana, deputy administrator of the LRA, Land Registration Authority.
10:05 We are here to talk about the digitalization of the LRA. Attorney, good morning again. Good day. Let's go back.
10:15 Boss Aljo.
10:16 Yes sir.
10:17 What is the help of digitalization in the talk of FICS, sir?
10:23 Come again sir. I was not able to hear the last words.
10:28 What is your contribution? Digitalization is good so we can reduce FICS, sir, in land titling.
10:38 What is the help of digitalization so FICS, sir, will be eliminated in land titling?
10:46 Okay sir. Sir, because all of our land titling are slowly being converted into a digital copy, we had the opportunity to have a cleansing process.
11:02 Before it can be downloaded in our database, we had the opportunity to make an inventory of all those seemingly dubious or spurious titles.
11:19 Therefore, we did not upload it to the database. Number two, on the side of the prevention, because now, for example, if your title is digital copy,
11:36 it will not be difficult for people to access it because it has a counterpart copy in our database.
11:50 Therefore, it is easy to check or detect if the title is dubious or spurious.
12:02 Number three, because we have this computerization program, we also had the opportunity to upgrade the title form that is being made by the way by the Banco Central of the Philippines.
12:18 So we upgraded the security pictures. Although there are still some good people in this field, but this is being minimized.
12:32 Or there will come a time that this will be totally eradicated, hopefully.
12:37 We're different, attorney. What are your advice to our countrymen who are buying land through rights?
12:47 First of all, the land that is being offered or attempted to be sold to you as mere rights, what it means is that the seller or the buyer has no title.
13:14 So the first thing you should check if someone is selling you mere land rights, you should verify it with the LRA or get a genetic engineer to verify if these lands are indeed untitled property.
13:34 If these are untitled property, the land sellers who claim to be mere rights have no right to sell because these are already untitled.
13:47 These titles are probably named after other people. So we should be careful with that. Number two, if they say this is untitled and they offer the piece of land that they claim is titled property,
14:09 the first thing you should check is who is selling it to you. Is it your current client, the owner of the land or mere representative?
14:20 If it's mere representative, you should demand the special power of attorney to verify if he is authorized to sell this land.
14:33 Number three, get or at least see the original copy of the owner's title. That's the important thing.
14:45 You should get that and see it and then on the basis of that, you go back to the RD and verify whether this title that was held when it was sold has a record in the register of deed.
15:05 That's what we need.
15:07 Yes sir. How can we make our countrymen benefit from the programs and services in all their transactions in the LRA?
15:19 For example, if a title is burnt or if a title is thrown away, others will apply for a title.
15:29 What are your programs that you are promoting to speed up the process through digitalization?
15:34 First of all, on the part of Congress, in fairness, there are many laws that Congress passed to speed up the titling of untitled land.
15:50 Before, before these new laws, it's very difficult to get a title. There are many requisites. Now, because of the new laws,
16:02 one of them is the law that was passed in 2021 during President Duterte's time. That's one of the steps of the government.
16:15 On the part of the LRA, to speed up the transfer and registration of your deed of sale whatsoever, our digitalization is a big evidence or it is a testimony that the LRA is doing its job.
16:37 Not only that, not only the LRA is doing its job to speed up and organize the transfer of titles, the LRA is also reaching out to other governments that have a mandate to issue titles.
16:56 For example, we have a joint memorandum circular with the DNR to speed up the issue of pre-patent, homestead patent.
17:08 In DAR, the Department of Agrarian Reform, we also have joint memorandum agreement where we are partnering with DAR to speed up the issue of land resulting from collective loan.
17:29 Thank you very much, Attorney Robert Neritana, deputy administrator of the Land Registration Authority.
17:39 Thank you very much. We are very happy that every time there's an opportunity, you're giving us an opportunity to explain the programs of our agency. Thank you very much, boss Aldo.
17:56 Be careful sir.
