FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 990 
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Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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A cadastral survey is one that defines or re-establishes boundaries of 
public and/or private lands for purpose of ownership and taxation by the 
production of documents, diagrams, sketches, plans or plats, charts, and maps. 
The absence of a reliable and complete cadastral record may lead to the 
proliferation of fake and spurious land titles which may erode the integrity of the 
country's,titling system and Torrens system of land registration. Consequently, 
there is .a compelling reason to conduct a relocation survey of cadastral lots in 
areas affected by lahar as a result of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in Central 
Luzon, specifically in the provinces of Zambales, Pampanga and Tarlac, since 
the land survey monuments or mojon were buried in lahar. 
This bill seeks to authorize the DENR to conduct a relocation survey of 
cadastral lots in areas affected by lahar as a result of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo 
in Central Luzon to recover or relocate all land survey monuments existing in the 
area so as to prevent and curtail the proliferation of illegitimate claimants or land 
grabbers. 
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MAN6!'(.:~" M. LAPID 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF TfiE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 990 
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Introduced by Senator Manuel "lito" M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A RELOCATION SURVEY OF CADASTRAL LOTS IN 
LAHAR-AFFECTED AREAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Tit/e. - This Act shall be known as the "Relocation Survey of Lahar-
Affected Areas Act of 2010. 
Section 2. Authority to Conduct the Relocation Survey. - The Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is hereby authorized to conduct a 
relocation survey of cadastral lots in the lahar-affected areas within the provinces of 
Zambales, Pampanga and Tarlac, numbering approximately fifty thousand one hundred 
and forty-one (50,141) lots and nine hundred seventy-three (973) control points. The 
relocation survey shall consist of the following activities: 
(a) Research and reconnaissance; 
(b) Project control recovery and densification; 
(c) Computation of lot data; 
(d) Political boundary surveys; 
(e) Computation and cartographic works; 
(f) Setting of cadastral lots and boundary; and 
(g) Plans finalization and submission. 
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Section 3. Awarding of Contracts. - The DENR may, subject to bidding rules 
and regulations, award any relocation survey contract under this Act to private land 
surveyors, corporations or partnerships engaged in survey work, under the most 
advantageous terms to the government. 
Section 4. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the Department of Environment 
and Natural Resources shall immediately include in the Department's program the 
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implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
Section 5. Repealing Clause - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to 
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
Section 6. Effectivity. -
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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