Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 792 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish an Office of the Registry of Deeds of the City of 
Sipalay, Province of Negros Occidental. 
Presidential Decree No. 1529, otherwise known as the Property Registration 
Decree, substantially states that there shall be at least one Registry of Deeds for each 
province and one for each city. 
As of now, the City of Sipalay, despite its status as a city, does not yet have its 
own Office of the Registry of Deeds. Establishing such an office is essential to provide 
residents with more convenient access to services such as property registration and 
the issuance of certified true copies of land titles, eliminating the need to travel to more 
distant locations. By setting up the said office, the government promotes transparency 
and accessibility of land records, thereby strengthening public trust in the land 
administration system and upholding the integrity of official public documents. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
ATTY. MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
July 1, 2025
12:57 pm


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. 792 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MERCEDES K. ALVAREZ, MNSA 
AN ACT 
CREATING AN OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF THE CITY OF 
SIPALAY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. There shall be established an Office of the Registry of Deeds in the 
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City of Sipalay, Province of Negros Occidental.  
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Sec. 2. The City Register of Deeds shall be appointed by the President of the 
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Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Department of Justice 
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(“DOJ”). The City Register of Deeds shall be assisted by a staff, who shall be appointed 
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by the Secretary of the DOJ upon the recommendation of the Administrator of the 
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Land Registration Authority, in accordance with existing laws. 
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Should the revenue collected by the Office of the Registry of Deeds during its 
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first three years of operation meet the annual average standards as prescribed in 
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Section 7 of Presidential Decree No. 1529, otherwise known as the Property 
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Registration Decree, a second Deputy Registry of Deeds shall be appointed by the 
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Secretary of the DOJ upon recommendation of the Administrator of the Land 
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Registration Authority. 
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Sec. 3. All records, office equipment, and supplies exclusively purchased and 
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used for the jurisdiction of the Office of the Registry of Deeds of the City of Sipalay, 
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currently held by the Office of the Registry of Deeds of the City of Bacolod, shall be 
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transferred to the Office of the Registry of Deeds of the City of Sipalay. 
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Sec. 4. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the approval of this Act, the 
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Secretary of the DOJ shall formulate the rules and regulations implementing the 
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provisions of this Act. 
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Sec. 5. The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be 
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charged to the appropriation of the Department of Justice under the current General 
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Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such amount as may be necessary for the operation 
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and maintenance of the Office of the Registry of Deeds of the City of Sipalay shall be 
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
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Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its publication in the 
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Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
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Approved,