FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 
I67 
7 ,Ilit 30 PZ 5 2  
IIECEIVEU BY: 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Education plays an essential role in the overall development effort of the country 
particularly in tapping the potentials and harnessing the talents of the Filipino youth. 
Unfortunately, the Department of Education reported that there are still 8,011 
untitled and 6, 257 unregistered school sites throughout the nation. This means that these 
schools are “squatters” in the sense that the government does not have legal property 
rights over the land occupied by these schools. 
In most cases, these school sites are owned by local government units or are 
leased from private individuals. On the other hand, some lands which were verbally 
donated, lack the proper legal documents to support the transfer of ownership. 
Thus, upon the death of the donors, their heirs claim the ownership of the land 
resulting to court litigation. Currently, most of these cases are pending in court. 
The passage of this bill will provide for the summary titling of all lands being 
utilized as public school sites to make possible the registration of these real properties 
with the Registry of Deeds in the name of the Department of Education. This will enable 
the school authorities to have direct control and supervision over the land occupied by the 
public schools. 
In view thereof, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
0 BO G REVILLA, JR. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
=PUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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7 JUN 30 P2 5% 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
S. No. 
167 
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Introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. 
AN 
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUMMARY TITLING OF REAL 
PROPERTIES 
USED 
AS 
SITES 
FOR 
PUBLIC 
SCHOOLS 
AND 
APPROPRTATING FUNDS THEREOF 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Purpose of the Bill. - It is hereby declared that this bill aims to 
provide all lands being utilized as public school sites with titles under the name of the 
Department of Education to enable it to have legal ownership over these school sites. 
SEC. 2. Mandatory Titling of School Sites. - Titles to real properties, public or 
private, including those owned or possessed by the national, provincial or municipal 
governments which are being utilized as actual sites for public schools for a period of at 
least five (5) years shall be transferred to the Department of Education by simple motion 
filed by the Office of the Solicitor General or Municipal, City or Provincial Prosecutor. 
The proceedings shall be summary in nature and the decision shall be final and executory 
and not subject to appeal except in a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court, 
SEC. 3. Registration of Land Titles. - The Registry of Deeds concerned shall 
forthwith register the properties as provided herein and issue the corresponding certificate 
of title to the Department of Education (DepEd). 
SEC. 4. Appropriations. - Funds necessary for the implementation of this Act 
shall be charged to the appropriations for the Department of Education (DepEd) under the 
General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is held 
unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions hereof which are not affected 
thereby, shall continue to be in full force and effect. 
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, tules and regulations or other 
issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 


SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following the 
completion of its publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,