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    The document summarizes the history of Philippine land registration laws from Spanish colonial period to modern times. It discusses the introduction of the Regalian doctrine by the Spaniards, the Mortgage Law of 1893 which provided for systematic registration of titles and claims, and the Maura Law as the last Spanish land law requiring adjustment of agricultural lands. It then outlines key Philippine land laws after independence including the Public Land Acts, CA No. 141 which remains the governing land law, and PD No. 892 requiring registration of Spanish titles. The Property Registration Decree of 1976 codified various registration laws under the Torrens system.

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    The document summarizes the history of Philippine land registration laws from Spanish colonial period to modern times. It discusses the introduction of the Regalian doctrine by the Spaniards, the Mortgage Law of 1893 which provided for systematic registration of titles and claims, and the Maura Law as the last Spanish land law requiring adjustment of agricultural lands. It then outlines key Philippine land laws after independence including the Public Land Acts, CA No. 141 which remains the governing land law, and PD No. 892 requiring registration of Spanish titles. The Property Registration Decree of 1976 codified various registration laws under the Torrens system.

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    The document summarizes the history of Philippine land registration laws from Spanish colonial period to modern times. It discusses the introduction of the Regalian doctrine by the Spaniards, the Mortgage Law of 1893 which provided for systematic registration of titles and claims, and the Maura Law as the last Spanish land law requiring adjustment of agricultural lands. It then outlines key Philippine land laws after independence including the Public Land Acts, CA No. 141 which remains the governing land law, and PD No. 892 requiring registration of Spanish titles. The Property Registration Decree of 1976 codified various registration laws under the Torrens system.

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    HISTORY OF

    PHILIPPINE LAND

    REGISTRATION

    LAWS

    1
    THE LAWS OF THE INDIES

    AND THE ROYAL CEDULAS


    The Regalian Doctrine is a Western legal
    concept that was first introduced by the
    Spaniards.
    2
    MORTGAGE LAW OF 1893
    It provided for the systematic registration
    of titles and deeds as well as possessory
    claims. The law sought to register and tax
    lands pursuant to the Royal Decree of
    1880.
     3
    MAURA LAW
    This was the last Spanish land law
    promulgated in the Philippines. It required
    the adjustment of all agricultural lands,
    otherwise the lands shall revert to the
    state.
    4
    PHILIPPINE BILL OF 1902
    Philippine lands were classified into three
    (3) grand divisions, to wit: agricultural,
    mineral, and timber lands.

     5
    LAND REGISTRATION ACT
    The act established a system of
    registration by which the recorded title
    becomes absolute, indefeasible, and
    imprescriptible. This is known as the
    Torrens System. 6
    FIRST PUBLIC LAND ACT
    The Act introduced the homestead system
    and made provisions for judicial and
    administrative confirmation of imperfect
    titles and for the sale or lease of public
    lands.
    7
    SECOND PUBLIC LAND ACT
    This new, more comprehensive law limited
    the exploitation of agricultural lands to
    Filipinos and Americans and citizens of
    other countries which gave Filipinos the
    same privileges.
    8
    CA NO. 141
    To this day, CA No. 141, as amended,
    remains as the existing general law
    governing the classification and
    disposition of lands of the public domain
    other than timber and mineral lands, and
    privately-owned lands which reverted to
    the State.
    9
    PD NO. 892
    Under the decree, all holders of Spanish
    titles or grants should apply for
    registration of their lands under Act No.
    496 within six (6) months from the
    effectivity of the decree on February 16,
    1976.
    10
    PROPERTY
    REGISTRATION DECREE
    It was enacted to codify the various laws
    relative to registration of property. It
    governs registration of lands under the
    Torrens system as well as unregistered
    lands, including chattel mortgages.

    Sources:
    Cruz vs Secretary of DENR, GR No. 135385, December 6, 2000.
    Secretary of DENR vs Yap, GR No. 167707, October 8, 2008.

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