REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Bill No. 8474

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The proliferation of fake land titles is no news. These fraudulent acts committed for the
satiety of personal interests and to the detriment of somebody else should be prevented. Efforts to
curb the problem of fake land titles has recently received much attention from the government, with
the Philippine National Police urging victims of fake land title scams to come out following the
arrest of a former DENR employee and his cohorts involved in the scam last 29 September 2018.

The government must secure landowners from the ills of defective land titles. It must
preserve the reliability of the Torrens Title System to enhance the confidence of all Filipino in its
integrity of land titles. Under this Act, the Land Management Bureau shall be hereby authorized to
undertake a cadastral survey in response to the issues cited above.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

House Biit No, 8474

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

AN ACT
AUTHORIZING THE LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF
CADASTRAL LOTS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled,

SECTION 1. Short Title—This Act shall be known as the “Cadastral Survey Act of
2018.”

SEC. 2. Conduct of Survey—Any provision of law or regulations to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Land Management Bureau, is hereby authorized to conduct a survey of the
entire country to identify bona fide landowners or claimants. The survey shall consist of the
following activities:

a. Research and Reconnaissance;

b. Project control recovery and densification;
¢c. Computation of lot data:

4. Political Boundary Surveys;

e. Computation and cartographic works;

£. Setting of cadastral lots and boundary; and
g. Plans finalization and submission.

SEC. 3. Awarding of Contracts—The Land Management Bureau may, subject to
applicable bidding rules and regulations, award any survey contract under this Act to qualified
geodetic engineers engaged in survey work with the most advantageous terms to the government.


SEC. 4, Implementing Rules and Regulations.—Within three (3) months from the passage
of this Act, the Land Management Bureau shall draw and adopt the required rules and regulations to
govern the cadastral survey.

SEC. 5. Appropriations. —The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
included in the budget of the Land Management Bureau shall draw and adopt the required rules and
regulations to govern the cadastral survey

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause.—All laws, executive orders, executive issuances, or letters of
instructions, or any part thereof, inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act, are

hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause.—If for any reason, any section or provision of this Act shall
be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts thereof not affected shall remain valid.

SEC. 8. Effectivity—This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at
least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,