The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and Land Registration Authority (LRA) has signed a joint administrative order (JAO) that would speed up the generation and registration of computerized individual land titles (C-titles) in connection with the implementation of the World Bank-funded Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT) Project.

DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz and LRA OIC-Administrator Robert Nomar V. Leyretana led the signing of the joint AO entitled “Guidelines Governing the Issuance of Certified True Copies (CTC), Annotation, Registration, and Issuance of Computerized Individual/New Collective Certificate of Land Ownership Award, and Cancellation of CCLOA under the SPLIT Project” held May 24, 2022, in Clarkield, Pampanga.

DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Office Luis Meinrado C. Pañgulayan said Project SPLIT is a realization of the directive given by President Rodrigo Duterte to the DAR to provide individual titles to the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) covered under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

“The joint AO will expedite the generation and registration of computerized individual titles since it will no longer require submission of the Owner's Duplicate Copy of the CCLOA title to the Registry of Deeds as a requirement for the processing of the C-titles,” Pañgulayan said.

He disclosed that currently, about 90,000 hectares of validated CCLOAs are ready for registration but only 4,000 hectares have been registered.

Leyretana said that the entire LRA force will aggressively look forward and assured the finalization of the JAO.

DAR Central Luzon Regional Director James Arsenio Ponce said the joint DAR and LRA guidelines will revitalize the rediscovered synergy to efficiently and effectively ensure land tenure security and strengthen the property rights of the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

“With greater and improved partnership, we can move mountains, and there is no let-up in this upward trajectory, hand in hand and side by side, we can accomplish more,” Ponce said.

Assistant Secretary and SPLIT Deputy National Project Director Joey Sumatra said that in the earlier technical discussion and consultation meeting, both agencies reviewed and revisited the draft JAO. He said that they were able to recommend enhancement measures and processes in the draft JAO and finalized the JAO acceptable to both DAR and LRA/Land Registration Systems, Inc (LARES) officials.

Nilagdaan ng Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) at Land Registration Authority (LRA) ang joint administrative order (JAO) na magpapabilis sa pagbuo at pagpaparehistro ng computerized individual land titles (C-titles) kaugnay ng pagpapatupad ng proyektong pinondohan ng World Bank na Support to Parcelization of Lands for Individual Titling (SPLIT).

Pinangunahan nina DAR Secretary Bernie F. Cruz at LRA OIC-Administrator Robert Nomar V. Leyretana ang paglagda sa joint AO na may titulong Guidelines Governing the Issuance of Certified True Copies (CTC), Annotation, Registration, and Issuance of Computerized Individual/New Collective Certificate of Land Ownership Award, and Cancellation of CCLOA under the SPLIT Project” na ginanap noong Mayo 24, 2022 sa Clarkield, Pampanga.

Sinabi ni DAR Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Office Luis Meinrado C. Pañgulayan na ang Project SPLIT ay pagsasakatuparan ng direktiba na ibinigay ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa DAR na bigyan ng mga indibidwal na titulo ang mga agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) na sakop sa ilalim ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).

"Ang pinagsamang AO ay magpapabilis sa pagbuo at pagpaparehistro ng mga nakakompyuter na indibidwal na mga titulo dahil hindi na ito mangangailangan ng pagsusumite ng Owner’s Duplicate Copy ng titulo ng CCLOA sa Registry of Deeds bilang isang kinakailangan para sa pagproseso ng mga C-titles," ani Pañgulayan.

Ibinunyag niya na sa kasalukuyan, humigit-kumulang 90,000 ektarya ng validated CCLOAs ang handa na para sa rehistrasyon ngunit 4,000 ektarya pa lamang ang nakarehistro.

Sinabi naman ni Leyretana na ang buong puwersa ng LRA ay agresibong gagawa at tinitiyak ang pagsasapinal ng JAO.

Sinabi ni DAR Central Luzon Regional Director James Arsenio Ponce na ang magkasanib na mga alituntunin ng DAR at LRA ay magpapasigla upang mahusay at epektibong matiyak ang seguridad sa land tenure at palakasin ang mga karapatan sa ari-arian ng mga agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs).

"Sa mas malaki at pinahusay na partnership, maaari nating gawin ang kahit anong mahihirap na bagay, magkahawak-kamay at magkatabi, mas marami tayong magagawa," sabi ni Ponce.

Sinabi ni Assistant Secretary at SPLIT Deputy National Project Director Joey Sumatra na sa naunang teknikal na talakayan at pagpupulong na konsultasyon, nirepaso at muling binisita ng dalawang ahensya ang draft JAO. Sinabi niya na nakapagrekomenda sila ng mga hakbang at proseso ng pagpapahusay sa draft JAO at na-finalize ang JAO na katanggap-tanggap sa parehong mga opisyal ng DAR at LRA/Land Registration Systems, Inc (LARES).