Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No.6998

Introduced by REP. ALFREDO D. MARANON III

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section 25 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates the autonomy of local
government. It stipulates the system of decentralization. Hence, the national
government shall aim to develop the capabilities of local government to deliver basic
social services and critical facilities to their constituents, increase productivity and
employment, and promote local economic growth. The national government shall also
ensure accountability, competence, professionalism and transparency of local leaders
through the development of institutional systems that uphold good governance and
strengthen their capacities for managing public resources.

This bill seeks to establish a register of deeds office in the City of Sagay which
will be under the supervision and control of the Land Registration Authority (LRA). The
City of Sagay has been a city for twenty-seven (27) years and more real estate
developments have been continuously established in the City. Instead of going to
Cadiz City to register all real estate transactions in the City of Sagay, the establishment
of the register of deeds in the City is the best and most strategic way of providing the
basic services to the constituency and in line with the ease doing of business in the
entire Negros Occidental province.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bills is earnestly requested.

ALFREDO D. MARANON II


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BiL_ No8998

Introduced by REP. ALFREDO D. MARANON III

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE IN SAGAY CITY PROVICE OF
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.
8192, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAGAY

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

SECTION 1. A new section denominated as Section 48 of Republic Act No.
8192 shall be inserted to be read as follows:

"SEC. 48 CITY REGISTER OF DEEDS. -.(a) There shall established a city
registry of deeds office, which shall be under the supervision and control of
the Administrator of the Land Registration Authority, pursuant to the
provision of Section 7 of Presidential Decree No. 1529, otherwise known as
the Property Registration Decree.

(b) The City of Sagay shall provide a suitable space or building for the office
of the city register of deeds until such time as the same could be provided
‘out of the national fund.

(c) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is mandated to
establish a full staff complement to support the registry of deeds until such
time that the same shall be provided out of the national fund

The city register of deeds office shall be headed by a city register of deeds,
who must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City, of good
moral character, a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and must
have practiced law for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the
date of the appointment

The city register of deeds shall be entitled to such compensation pursuant
to Republic Act No. 11466, otherwise known as the ‘Salary Standardization
Law of 2019’ or subsequent laws on the salary schedule for civilian
government personnel


The city of registry of deeds shall perform all the duties and functions as
mandated under the provisions of the Property Registration Decree within
the territorial jurisdiction of the City.”

SEC. 2. The subsequent sections in the Charter of the City of Sagay are hereby
renumbered accordingly.

SEC. 3. Effectivity.- This Act shall take effect immediately following the
completion of its publication either on the Official Gazette or in one (1) newspapers of
general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved.