Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
‘Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session

House Bill No.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

It has been more than a decade since the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay
was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 8973. However, the said province is
still coping with the challenges of public governance in terms of deficiencies in
the presence of key national government agencies and instrumentalities that
provide essential public services to its constituents. A case in point is the absence
of a Registry of Deeds for the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay which will be
tasked to administer all land transactions within its provincial boundaries.

Although Presidential Decree No. 1529, otherwise known as the Property
Registration Decree, authorizes the creation of a Registry of Deeds for every
province or city, the Department of Justice, which has primary administrative
supervision over the Land Registration Authority, has not seen fit to implement
the said provision of law. Thus, a recourse to direct legislation is much desired to
achieve the expeditious creation of a Provincial Registry of Deeds.

‘The creation of a Provincial Registry of Deeds seeks to achieve the
following: 1) to drastically reduce additional and unnecessary expenses of the
people who are compelled to travel to the Province of Zamboanga Del Sur
Registry of Deeds to process their land registration transactions, 2) to enhance
economic and business activities in the province which involve land registration



transactions such as housing and subdivision projects, banking and financing
business, 3) to provide administrative support to primary government agencies
directly involve in the implementation of the land reform program.

For the foregoing reasons, the approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.

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A! K. HOFER
nd District, Zamboanga Sibugay


Republic of the Philippines
House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress
First Regular Session
088

House Bill No.

Introduced by the Honorable ANN K. HOFER

AN ACT
CREATING THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF THE PROVINCE OF
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

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

SECTION 1. There shall be established a Registry of Deeds for the
Province of Zamboanga Sibugay which shall have territorial jurisdiction over all
municipalities of the province. Its office shall be located in the Municipality of
pil.

SEC. 2. The Provincial Register of Deeds shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the
Department of Justice. He shall be assisted by a staff-complement, in accordance
with existing laws, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Justice
upon recommendation of the Administrator of the Land Registration Authority.

Incase the revenues collected during its first three years of operation shall
meet the annual average revenue standards set by Section 7 of Presidential
Decree No. 1529, a Deputy Register of Deeds, and in the appropriate case, a
Second Deputy Register of Deeds, shall be appointed by the Secretary of the


Department of Justice upon recommendation of the Administrator of the Land
Registration Authority.

SEC. 3 Alll records pertaining to, as well as, all office equipment and
supplies exclusively purchased and used for the jurisdiction of the Registry of
Deeds of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, which are in the possession of the
Registry of Deeds of Zamboanga Del Sur shalll be transferred to the new Office of
the Register of Deeds of Zamboanga Sibugay.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Department of Justice shall formulate the rules
and regulations necessary for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary to carry out the implementation of this Act
shall be charged from the savings in the appropriations for the Department of
Justice under the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amounts
as may be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Registry of Deeds
of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay shall be included in the annual budget of
the Department of Justice.

SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval