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Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
EXPLANATORYNOTE 
A cadastral survey is one that defines or re-establishes boundaries of 
public andlor private lands for purpose of ownership and taxation by the 
production of documents, diagrams, sketches, plans or plats, charts, and maps. 
The absence of a reliable and complete cadastral record may lead to the 
proliferation of fake and spurious land titles which may erode the integrity of the 
country's titling system and Torrens system of land registration. Consequently, 
there is a compelling reason to conduct a relocation survey of cadastral lots in 
areas affected by lahar as a result of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in Central 
Luzon, specifically in the provinces of Zambales, Pampanga and Tarlac, since 
the land survey monuments or rnojon were buried in lahar. 
This bill seeks to authorize the DENR to conduct a relocation survey of 
cadastral lots in areas affected by lahar as a result of the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo 
in Central Luzon to recover or relocate all land survey monuments existing in the 
area so as to prevent and curtail the proliferation of illegitimate claimants or land 
grabbers. 
In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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Introduced by Senator Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A RELOCATION SURVEY OF CADASTRAL LOTS 
IN LAHAR-AFFECTED AREAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Relocation Survey of 
Lahar-Affected Areas Act of 2009. 
Section 2. 
Authority to Conduct the Relocation Survey. - The 
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is hereby authorized 
to conduct a relocation survey of cadastral lots in the lahar-affected areas within 
the provinces of Zambales, Pampanga and Tarlac, numbering approximately fifly 
thousand one hundred and forty-one (50,141) lots and nine hundred seventy- 
three (973) control points. The relocation survey shall consist of the following 
activities: 
(a) Research and reconnaissance; 
(b) Project control recovery and densification; 
(c) Computation of lot data; 
(d) Political boundary surveys; 
(e) Computation and cartographic works; 
(f) Setting of cadastral lots and boundary; and 
(9) Plans finalization and submission. 
Section 3. Awarding of Contracts. - The DENR may, subject to bidding 
rules and regulations, award any relocation survey contract under this Act to 
private land surveyors, corporations or partnerships engaged in survey work, 
under the most advantageous terms to the government. 
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Secfion 4. Appropriations. - The Secretary of the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources shall immediately include in the 
Department's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
Secfion 5. Repealing Clause - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation 
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly. 
Section 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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