Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro ManilaThirteenth Congress
Third Special SessionBegun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the nineteenth day of February, two thousand seven.
Republic Act No. 9443 May 9, 2007
AN ACT CONFIRMING AND DECLARING, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, THE VALIDITY OF EXISTING TRANSFER CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND RECONSTITUTED CERTIFICATES OF TITLE COVERING THE BANILAD FRIAR LANDS ESTATE, SITUATED IN THE FIRST DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CEBU
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. All existing Transfer Certificates of Title and Reconstituted Certificates of Title duly issued by the Register of Deeds of Cebu Province and/or Cebu City covering any portion of the Banilad Friar Lands Estate, notwithstanding the lack of signatures and/or approval of the then Secretary of the Interior (later Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources) and/or the then Chief of the Bureau of Public Lands (later Director of Public Lands) in the copies of the duly executed Sale Certificates and Assignments...
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AN ACT CONFIRMING AND DECLARING
Republic Act No. 9443
Summary of Republic Act No. 9443
Confirmation and Declaration of Validity of Existing Transfer Certificates of Title and Reconstituted Certificates of Title Covering the Banilad Friar Lands Estate
• Section 1:
- All existing Transfer Certificates of Title and Reconstituted Certificates of Title duly issued by the Register of Deeds of Cebu Province and/or Cebu City covering any portion of the Banilad Friar Lands Estate are confirmed and declared as valid titles.
- The registered owners are recognized as absolute owners thereof.
- This confirmation and declaration of validity shall have the same effect as a decree of registration, binding the land and quieting the title.
- It shall be conclusive upon and against all persons, including the national government and all branches thereof.
- Exception: If there is clear evidence that a certificate of title or reconstituted certificate of title was obtained through fraud, the Solicitor General or designated representative shall institute necessary judicial proceedings to cancel the fraudulently obtained title.
• Section 2:
- All laws, decrees, proclamations or issuances contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
• Section 3:
- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.
Confirmation and Declaration of Validity of Existing Transfer Certificates of Title and Reconstituted Certificates of Title Covering the Banilad Friar Lands Estate
• Section 1:
- All existing Transfer Certificates of Title and Reconstituted Certificates of Title duly issued by the Register of Deeds of Cebu Province and/or Cebu City covering any portion of the Banilad Friar Lands Estate are confirmed and declared as valid titles.
- The registered owners are recognized as absolute owners thereof.
- This confirmation and declaration of validity shall have the same effect as a decree of registration, binding the land and quieting the title.
- It shall be conclusive upon and against all persons, including the national government and all branches thereof.
- Exception: If there is clear evidence that a certificate of title or reconstituted certificate of title was obtained through fraud, the Solicitor General or designated representative shall institute necessary judicial proceedings to cancel the fraudulently obtained title.
• Section 2:
- All laws, decrees, proclamations or issuances contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
• Section 3:
- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.