Providing For The Mechanics Of Registration Of Ownership And/Or Title To Land Under Presidential Decree No. 27

Case Overview and Summary

REGISTRATION OF OWNERSHIP AND/OR TITLE TO LAND UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 27

- Filing and Recording of Land Transfer Certificates (Section 1):
• Land Transfer Certificates issued under PD 27 shall be filed by the Department of Agrarian Reform with the Land Registration Commission.
• The Commission shall transmit a copy to the Register of Deeds where the land is located.
• For registered lands, the Register of Deeds shall annotate a memorandum in the certificate of title without surrendering the owner's duplicate.
• For unregistered lands, the Register of Deeds shall record the Land Transfer Certificate in the registration book.

- Issuance of Emancipation Patent and/or Grant (Section 2):
• The Department of Agrarian Reform shall issue an Emancipation Patent and/or Grant after the tenant-farmer complies with requirements under PD 27.
• For registered lands, the Register of Deeds shall issue a new transfer certificate of title to the grantee after canceling the original title.
• The owner's duplicate must be surrendered within 30 days, or the Register of Deeds can cancel it.
• For unregistered lands, the filing of the Patent/Grant brings the land under Act 496, and the Register of Deeds shall issue an original certificate of title.

- No Fees or Taxes (Section 3):
• No fees, premiums, taxes, postage dues, or mailing charges shall be imposed for the issuance and registration of documents and titles under this Decree.