Patrimonial Properties

Patrimonial Properties

Lands of certain haciendas which were acquired by the government from religious orders/corporations or organizations in 1902.

Who are qualify to apply?

Any Filipino citizen of legal age.

Who Shall be given preference to purchase Friar or Patrimonial Lands?

Those who are in actual occupation of the land during the subdivision survey thereof. (CA 36 dated September 15, 1936 as implemented by LAO No. 10, dated December 8, 1936).

Where should a Friar Land application be filed?

Friar land applications like any other kind of public land application should be filed at the CENRO within whose jurisdiction the land applied for is located.

What are the requirements/documents necessary in the filing of a Friar Land Application?

    1. Application fee of P50.00 and documentary stamps;
    2. Vicinity sketch plan, approved plan and technical
    3. descriptions of the land applied for;

What are the steps leading to the issuance of a Deed of Conveyance/Sale?

1. Survey of the land if not yet surveyed or subdivided;

2. Filing of Friar land application at the CENRO within the whose jurisdiction the land applied for is located; if the applicant is not qualified under the private sale CENRO shall announce by bandillo in coordination with the mayor of the municipality where the land is located;

3. Conduct preliminary investigation (Information sheet) and appraisal of the land applied for;

4. Recommendation for the approval of appraisal and request for authority to sell the land at private sale or public auction thru oral bidding to the Director of Lands Management Bureau;

5. Approval of appraisal and grant of authority to sell at private sale or public auction thru oral bidding by the Director of Lands Management Bureau;

6. Posting of notice of sale for not less than thirty (30) days at the bulletin boards of the following:
            a. Municipal Hall
            b. Barangay Hall, and
            c. If practicable, on the land itself

7. Private sale or public auction thru oral bidding to be conducted by the CENRO concerned;

8. Submission of report of private sale or bidding and proofs of posting and payment of at least 10% of the purchase price of the land applied for;

9. Preparation and approval of sales contract by the Director of Lands Management Bureau and the purchaser and its notarization;

10. Submission of proof of payment of the full purchase price of the land;

11. Conduct of final investigation and submission of report by the CENRO;

12. Preparation of the deed of conveyance/sale in favor of the purchaser with the technical descriptions inscribed at the reverse side thereof;

13. Approval of the deed of conveyance/sale by the Director of Lands Management Bureau and its notarization thereof;

14. Transmittal of the original copy of the deed of conveyance/sale duly numbered and bearing the seal of the LMB to the Register of Deeds concerned for the    issuance of the corresponding Transfer Certificate of Title to the purchaser.

MODES OF PUBLIC LAND DISPOSITION