PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE OF RESIDENTIAL FREE PATENTS UNDER RA 10023

NO CUSTOMER DENR ACTION OFFICE/ DURATION DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

ACTIVITY (C) PERSON (F)
(A) (B) RESPONSIBLE (E)
/LOCATION
(D)
1 Inquire CENRO LEVEL Records 1. Any document showing identity of land
status of the 1. Initial inquiry to Officer, Land (e.g. lot number, survey card, tax
lot being ascertain Records declaration, Deed of Sale, etc.);
applied for possibility of filing. 2. Certified True Copy of Approved Survey
free patent 2. Interview of Plan, Technical Description or Cadastral
applicant to Map;
establish basis for 3. Tax declaration, Proof of payment of
claim and identity taxes;
supporting 4. Certification from the Barangay that he
documents. is a resident in the area.

Verify status of land

whether titled or
not and/or claimed
by others

Determine Land Geodetic 2 hours

Classification Status Engineer, and 30
(whether A and D, Surveys and minutes
or not) Mapping
Section
Sign and approve CENRO/PENR 30 minutes
Certification of O*
Status of Land
Provide to the Land 30 minutes
applicant/s the Investigators/
following: DPLI/
1. Checklist of Land
requirements Management
2. Free Patent Officer
Application Form
and other
prescribed forms
3. Advice on the
procedures
2 File Receive application Records Duly accomplished Free Patent
application for, record, index Officer, Land Application and prescribed forms with the
with and assign control Investigator/ following attached documents:
complete number DPLI 1. Proof of Claims/Ownership of Land;
supporting 2. Certified True Copy of Approved Survey
documents Plan or Cadastral Map;
3. Copy of Technical Description;
4. Affidavit of Two Disinterested Persons
residing in the barangay of the city or the
municipality where the land is located
attesting that the applicant thereof has
either by himself or through his
predecessor-in-interest, actually resided
on or continuously possessed and
occupied under a bona fide claim of
acquisition of ownership, the subject land
 for at least 10 years(residential)/30 years
(agricultural) ;
5. Certification from the Regional Trial
Court that there is no pending land
registration case involving the parcel
being applied for;
6. Certification from LGU that the area
applied for is zoned as Residential;
7. Certification from CENRO that the land
is A and D;
8. Affidavit stating that the land is the only
land applied for by the applicant;
9. Government Issued ID of applicant and
representative (Postal, Voter’s, GSIS, LTO,
PhilHealth, Senior Citizen’s, SSS, etc.);
10. Latest photograph of land and house
(preferably geo-tagged);
11. Latest photograph of the applicant
and representative.
Compute Fees and Land 15 minutes
prepare Order of Investigator/
Payment DPLI
3 Payment of Receive payment Credit Officer 10 minutes *Application Fee – Php 50.00
Application and issue Official *Documentary Stamp – Php 20.00
Fees and Receipt *Cadastral Cost (Depending on the size of
Documentar the area and number of corners, etc.)
y Stamps
Pay
correspondin
g fee and
documentary
stamp
Ocular Land 3 days
Inspection/Investig Investigator/
ation. DPLI
Conduct
investigation on the
land being applied
for and submit
investigation report
with geo-tagged
photos
Compliance Formal Acceptance
with all of Application.
requirement
s with
supporting
documents
Posting of Notices. Land 1 day
Preparation of Management
Notices and letter Officer
to the barangay,
municipality or city,
applicant
Sign notices and CENRO/PENR 5 minutes
letters O*
Post Notices Land 15 days (as
Investigator/ required
DPLI by
Commonw
ealth Act
 141 Public
Land Act);
30 days for
agri.
4 Submit Proof Prepare and Administrative 30 minutes
of Posting process patent. Aide
from the - Prepare B L Form
Barangay, 700-2A
Applicant,
CENRO
- Prepare Order of Staff, Patents 30 minutes
Approval and and Deeds
Issuance of Patent
- Type Judicial Administrative 1 hour and
Forms and Aide 30 minutes
Technical
Descriptions and
Prepare
Endorsement to
PENRO
- Verify and Certify Geodetic 30 minutes
the correctness of Engineer
the Technical
Description
- Review FPA Chief, Patent 30 minutes
(Preliminary) and Deeds
- Review and Initial CENRO 30 minutes
Patent and Sign
Endorsement to
PENRO
- Transmit carpeta Liaison 2 days
to PENRO Officer. (depends
Records on the
location of
the
PENRO)

PENRO LEVEL Administrative 5 minutes

- Receive the Free Aide, PENRO
Patent documents
- Review Free Chief, Patents 1 hour
Patents Documents and Deeds
(Final)
- Review and Initial Chief, 20 minutes
Free Patent Technical
documents Services
- Sign Order of PENRO 5 minutes
Approval, Free
Patent
- Assign Patent Records 30 minutes
Number/Indexing Officer
- Prepare PENRO Staff 20 minutes
Transmittal Letter
- Sign Transmittal PENRO 10 minutes
Letter
- Transmit Records 2 hours
documents to Officer (depends
Register of Deeds on location
of ROD)
5 Secure copy
of Title at the
Registry of
Deeds
concerned
Note:
1. Approving Official: PENRO
2. Maximum Area Allowed
- 250 sq. m. – Highly urbanized cities
- 500 sq. m. – Other cities
- 750 sq. m. – First Class municipalities
- 750 sq. m. – Second Class municipalities
- 1,000 sq. m. – Other municipalities
3. Time Frame for the processing and approval of Residential Free Patent = non-extendable 120 days

* In case no CENRO in the area.