Republic of the Philippines

PRESEDENTIAL AGRARIAN REFORM COUNCIL

PARC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO.01
SERIES OF 2006
TO

ALL CONCERNED OFFICIALS AND

PERSONNEL OF THE DAR, LBP, DENR,
LRA AND BSP

SUBJECT IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

GOVERNING THE AUTHENTICATION AND
VERIFICATION OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
FOR CARP COVERAGE IN THE PROVINCES
OF NORTH COTABATO, SULTAN KUDARAT
AND LANAO DEL NORTE.
I. PREFATORY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (PARC)
Executive Committee Resolution No.2003-91-02 and in order to
further strengthen the operating procedures on and to ensure
uniformity in the authentication and verification of certificates of
Title, this implementing rules and regulations (IRR) are hereby
issued to achieve the following objectives:
1. To safeguard the interest of the Government;
2. To provides standard procedures in the implementation of
various
policies
and
completion
of
documentary
requirements in the authentication/verification/validation of
certificates of title;
3. To serve as guidelines for CARP implementers for the
Provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Lanao del
Norte;and
4. To answer the basic information needs of stakeholders (the
landowners , agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) as well as
the general public ) who are directly affected by CARP and
in one way or another are concerned with its
implementation.
II. COVERAGE
This IRR shall apply to the agricultural lands covered under
PD 27/ EO228 and EO229/ RA 6657 which are located in
barangays in the Provinces of North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and
Lanoa del Norte where fake or irregularly issued titles are
discovered in the barangays not listed in Annex A, all titles in
such barangays shall automatically covered by this IRR. This
however, does not preclude DAR, LBP, DENR AND LRA from
subjecting to coverage of this IRR any title covering a property in
a barangay not covered by this guidelines if there exists any
reasonable ground to doubt the authenticity and regularity of
issuance of the said title. A written recommendation on the
matter by any of the concerned field officials of DAR, LBP, DENR
OR LRA shall be forwarded to DAR Central Office- Bureau of Land
Acquisition and Distribution (DARCO-BLAD) for appropriate action.

For titles outside of Annex A but located within the Provinces of

North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Lanao del Norte, the duly
certified ROD, photocopies of all the preceding transfer
certificates of Title of the subject property down to OCT, shall be
attached to the claim folder. Further, the original owners
duplicate copy/ies (ODCs) of certificates of Title duly stamp FOR
COVERAGE UNDER CARP at the back of the Title and signed by
the Register of Deeds shall be required. The signature of the ROD
shall be verified by the LBP AOC concerned upon receipt of the
claim and the Title.
III. PROCEDURES
1. The DAR Provincial Office (DARPO) in the Provinces of North
Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Lanao del Norte shall transmit
to DARCO-BLAD two (2) sets (except item 1.1 below) of the
following:
1.1

The original ODCs of certificates of Title duly stamp

FOR COVERAGE UNDER CARP at the back of the
Title and signed by the Register of Deeds (ROD). The
signature of the ROD shall be verified by the LBP AOC
concerned upon receipt of the folder and the Title;

1.2

Photocopy of the original copy of the Title on file with

the ROD of the subject landholding duly certified by
the concerned ROD or his/her deputy;

1.3

Duly certified ROD-photocopy of the original

certificate of Title and all the preceding transfer
certificates of title down to the OCT of the subject
property. In case of OCT/Patent issued in 1978 and
succeeding years by the then DENR field official
concerned (DLO/PENRO/RED), a certification from the
current DENR official concerned as to the existence
of the records of such OCT/Patent must be submitted.
The name of Patentee, Patent application Number,
date of patent application and issuance, patent
number, lot number, survey plan number, location,
area, and other data relevant to the administrative
grant/issuance of Patent should tally with the date
reflected in the title;

1.4

Certification from the DENR Regional Office

concerned that the subject property does not overlap
with previously surveyed and approved, and
patented property, and

1.5

DENR Regional Office certified geographic position of

the
tiepoint or reference point of the subjected
property, certified updated cadastral map or
approved survey plan of the property, and
certification as to the land classification and location
of subject property, including LC map number and

date thereof. In case where the approved survey plan

is not available, the certified lot/technical description
of the property shall be submitted.

2. The DARCO-BLAD shall for Titles printed in May 1984 and

5. The DARCO-BLAD shall forward the documents enumerated
in item III.I to the DARCO Bureau of Land Development
(BLD) and the latter shall refer to the DAR-Secretary the
titles which upon projection are found to be along the
borderlines or boundary lines of forestlands/timberlands,
national parks or similar inalienable lands of the public
domain for re-verification and re-confirmation by the
National Mapping and Resources Information Authority
(NAMRIA) as to its land classification status. The NAMRIA
shall issue the appropriate certification thereafter.
6. The LRA shall conduct the appropriate verification and issue
certification based on its records pursuant to its internal
rules and procedures on the matter as follows:
6.1

The existence of ordinary land registration case and

cadastral proceedings for judicially issued titles. The
lot number location of the property, LRC/GLRO/LRA
record number, case and decree number, date of
issuance of decree, name of adjudicate, cadastral case
and cadastral record number and the area tally with
data as reflected in the title;

6.2

The subject property does not overlap with other

titled/decreed properties;

6.3

For all OCTs, except those administratively issued, and

for all TCTs, that the serial number on the judicial form
was issued to and receive by the ROD of the
province/city where thew property is located; and

6.4

For titles printed in May 1984 and succeeding years,

LRA shall issue a certification on its findings as to
whether or not the titles were regularly issued.

7 The DENR-LMB
following;

shall

verify/certify

from

its

records

the

7.1 For administratively issued land patents/titles in 1972

and earlier a certification as to the existence of
records of the subject patent. The name of Patentee,
Patent application Number, date of patent application
and issuance, patent number, lot number, survey plan
number, location, area, and other data relevant to the
administrative grant/issuance of Patent should tally
with the date reflected in the title. In the absence of
such records, the DENR-LMB shall issued