SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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Real property right is unique because there are multiple "rights" 
associated with each piece of property. In our jurisdiction, the following rights, 
among others, are accorded by law to an owner of a land: right to sell, right to 
lease, right to use, right to possess and right to acquire mineral. 
Our system of property registration as embodied in Presidential Decree 
(PD) No. 1529, as amended, covers this bundle of rights under real propertY 
right. However, the system' of registration, especially on lease on registered 
property is limited only to registration by annotation, which is the inscription of 
a memorandum on the origin~l c'Crtificate title of property and the owner's 
duplicate. 
This bill proposes to expand this system of registration, especially on lease 
on registered lands by authorizing the issuance of certificates of lease. It is by 
virtue of this certificate that a lessee, like a certificate of title to an owner, may be 
able to prove the existence of the lease. True, Section 52, PD No. 1529 provides 
that a registration of lease in the Register of Deeds is a constructive notice to all 
persons from the time of such filing or registering. However, with this proposal 
it is not only notice but with an indefeasible proof of lease as well that are 
provided for to safeguard the right of a lessee. 
Passage of this bill is thus submitted for deliberation. 
FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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S. No. 1525 
Introduced by Senator FRANCIS G. ESCUDERO 
AN ACT 
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ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION FOR LEASE 
ON REGISTERED LANDS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Republic of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Property Lease 
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Registration Act." 
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SEC. 2. 
Registration. Upon presentation for registration of a lease 
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contract or agreement together with the owner's duplicate certificate, the 
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Register of Deeds shall enter upon the original of the certificate of title and also 
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upon the owner's duplicate certificate a memorandum thereof, the date and time 
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of filing and the file number assigned to the contract or agreement, the number 
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of the issued certificate of lease, and shall sign the said memorandum. He or she 
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shall also note on' the contract or agreement the date and time of filing and a 
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reference to the volume and page of the registration book in which it is 
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registered. 
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The Register of Deeds shall issue a certificate of lease in the name of the 
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lessee with complete reference to the certificate of title of the registered land so 
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leased and the details on the terms and conditions of the lease. 
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SEC. 3. 
Discharge or Cancellation. A lease on registered land may be 
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discharge or canceled by means of an instrument executed by the lessee in a form 
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sufficient in law, which shall be filed with the Register of Deeds who shall cause 
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the cancellation of the certificate of lease and make the appropriate 
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memorandum upon the certificate of title. 
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SEC. 4. 
Amendatory Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
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orders, proclamations and! or administrative regulations, specifically Sections 54, 
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60, 61 and 62 of Presidential Decree No. 1529, as amended, which are inconsistent 
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with the prOvisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified, superseded or 
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repealed accordingly. 
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SEC. 5. 
Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Land Registration 
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Authority in coordination with other agencies of government concerned shall 
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within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act promulgate the required 
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rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
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SEC. 6. 
Separabilitlj Clause. If any provision or part hereof is held 
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invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the prOvision not 
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otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting 
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SEC. 7. 
Effectivitlj Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
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from its publication in the Official Gazette or at least two newspapers of national 
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circulation. 
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Approved, 
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