~liC Df t1FJqaippbuJ '-'uprmu QIourt O»ffia af tire QIllUrt ~inistratDr .. ~ OCA CIRCULAR NO 24-2003 TO: ALL JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF THE 1 st and 2 nd LEVEL COURTS SUBJECT: INCREASING RATES OF FEES AND CHARGES PAYABLE TO THE CLERK OF COURT, THE SHERIFF, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS AND THE LAND REGISTRi\TION AUTHORITY AND FEES FOR CHATTEL 110RT AGES, ETC. AUTHORIZED UNDER PD 1529 The Land Registration Authority has issued LRA Circular No. 11- 2002 dated Septelnber 10, 2002 which took effect on Febluary 1, 2003 after its publication in the January 10, 2003 and January 17, 2003 issues of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and the Philippme Star, respectively. . Attached is a copy of the said circular for your inf01nlation and guitt.11lce. March 10, 2003. J. VELASCO, JR. dministrator TCB!G~cil d 232f cir LRA ~-:.-:-:;-.~:.: . ..'~. . ;' :~. '<H:: . ,', ': ' :':, ".~" . : I ~::. '"'.','" ' .. . ':,'. . \':i!:!.:-, :':~:: . ), ,", ',' ::'~:"',,:'.', .':.. '
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~liC Df t1FJqaippbuJ'-'uprmu QIourt
O»ffia af tire QIllUrt ~inistratDr.. ~
OCA CIRCULAR NO 24-2003
TO: ALL JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURTS OF THE 1st and 2nd
LEVEL COURTS
SUBJECT: INCREASING RATES OF FEES AND CHARGESPAYABLE TO THE CLERK OF COURT, THE SHERIFF,THE REGISTER OF DEEDS AND THE LANDREGISTRi\TION AUTHORITY AND FEES FOR CHATTEL110RT AGES, ETC. AUTHORIZED UNDER PD 1529
The Land Registration Authority has issued LRA Circular No. 11-2002 dated Septelnber 10, 2002 which took effect on Febluary 1, 2003 afterits publication in the January 10, 2003 and January 17, 2003 issues of thePhilippine Daily Inquirer and the Philippme Star, respectively.
. Attached is a copy of the said circular for your inf01nlation andguitt.11lce.
March 10, 2003.
J. VELASCO, JR.dministrator
TCB!G~cild·232f cir LRA
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/'/ //'j' Kagawaran ng K, rungan"PANGASIWAAN SA PATALAA.}ffG lOA LUPAIN
(LAND REGISTRAnON AUTHORITY)
•••~'.u'..• / ••••. / lungsod ng Quezon~ JA N 1 7 2003 !fAR September 6~t:002
LRA CIRCULAR NO. 11-2002SUBJECT: INCREASE tN THE RATES OF FEES AND CHAnGES PAYABLE TO THE CLERK
OF COURT, rHE SHERIFF, THE REGtSTER OF DEEDS AND THE LANDREGISTRATION AUTHORITY AND FEES FOR CHATTEL MORTGAGES, ETC.,AUTHORIZED UNDER P. D. 1529· THE PROPERTY R£GtSTRATION DECREEPURSUANT 10 EXECUllVE ORDER NO. 197 DATED JANUARY 13, 2000 ANDDOF-DBM JOINT CIRCULAR NO. 200().2 DATED APRIL 4, 2000. THE REVISEDRATES SHALL TAKE EFFECT FIFTEEN (15) DAYS AFTER ITS LASTPUBLICAnON IN TWO (2) NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULAl1ON.
SCHEDULE OF FEES: SPECIAL FUND
SEC. 111. Fee. Pllyable· The fees payable to the Clerk of Court, the Sheriff, the Register ofDeeds anti the Land registration Authority shall be as fonows:
A. Fee!! payable to the C1ertl of Courl - The fees payable to the Clerks of Court or his deputies!lhall t..u3S tollows:.
f. For liling .111 application lor lhe registration of land. Fees shallbe basetl on the assessed value of the property for the current'1ear in accordance with the following schedule:
A. Whrll ";'; ,'(1100 of the property does not exceed two thousand.•.,··-...•vc;:
· For tha first five hundred pesos. or fractional part thereof
- For each additional five hundred pesos, or fractional partthereof
b. When the velue of the property Is more than two thousandpesos but does not exceed ten thousand pesos:
- For the lirst three thousand peSClS,or fractional part thereol
- For each additional one thousand pes.."lS.or Iractional partthereol
c. When the value 01 the property Is more than ten thousandpesos but does not exceed one hundred thousand pesos:
- For the lirst twenty thousand pesos, or fractional part thereof
- For each additional ten thousand pesos, or fractional partthereol
d. When the value of the property Is more than one hundredthousand pesos but does not exceed five hundred thousandpesos:
• For the lirst one hundred twenty five thousand pesos, orfractional part thereof
• For each additional twenty Il\Ie thousand pesos, or fractionalpart thereol .
e. When the value of the property Is more than five hundredthousand pesos:
- For the lirst five hundred IiIty thousand pesos. or Iractionalpart thereof
• For each additional fifty thousand pesos, or fractional partthereol
45,00
15.00
105.00
15.00
240.00
30.00
540.00
60.00
1.560.00
120.00
2. For filing a petltlon lor review oljudgrnllnt and decree, or otherclaim adverse to the registered owner -
• For each petition 120.00
3. For liling a petition alter the decision has become linal- 120.00" it allects land decree in more than one case -• For each additional case 6.00
B. Fees payable to the Sherlff - The Sheri" shall collect feeslor his services rendered in connection with land registrationand cadastral proceedings as lollows:
1. For posting notice of Initial hearing 01 land registration casesIn conspicuous places on the lands described in the notice-
- For each parcel 01 land on which n copy 01 such notice is18.00posted. besides travel fees
2. For posting notices 01 Initial hearing 01 cadastr<\: cases inconspicuous places on the lands Included in the survey -
• For each group 01one hundred lots on which a copy althenotice Is posted, besides travel fees 18.00
3. For posting one copy of a notico 01 Initial hearing in aconspicuous place upon the municipal building of the dty.munlclr.alily, or municipal district In which the land or portionfhereo 41~!I,besides :trayel~fees- 18.00
4. For serving notices upon cadastral claimants to appear belorethe court, travallees only as provided In the Rules 01Court.
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similar s-ervlces.
C. Fees payab" , J Reglster of Deeds - The Reglstor ofDeeds shall cor I9S for a" seMoes rendered by him underthis Decree In ",,,,,,{;Janca with the following schedule:
1. Original cet1tftcate of title •For the entry of one original certificate of title and ir,suance ofone owner's duplicate ceftlflcate:
• For the first parcel of land described thereon
• For each additional parcel
2. Entry fee - For each entry In the primary entry book •
3. Attachment, levy etc. - For the annotation of anattachment,levy, writ or execution. adverse claim. for eachparcel 01 land affecled thereb'; •
4. Lis Pendens, etc. - For the annotation of a notice of uspendens, or of any document or order In conneclion therewith,for each parcel 0 land anecled thereby·
5. R•••••• of enc:urribnmoe - for the annotation of a release ofany encumbrance, ellcept mortgage, lease or other lien forthe cancellation of which a specific fee is prescribed horeln,but.the total amount of fees to be collecled shall not excfledthe':amount of fees paid for the registration of suchencumbrance, for each parcel of land as released -
6. Court Ord.r - For the annotation of an order of the court forthe amendment of, or the making of a memorandum on, acertificate of title, except Inclusion of buildings andImprovements, or any order directing the registration of adocument, or any right or Interest referrred to in said ordor. orthe cancellation of a certificate of title and/or the Issuance ofa new one •
• For each certificate 01 title on which the annotation Is made.In addition to the fees pre~bed under paragraphs sixteenor seventeen, as the case may be, on this subsection, If thesame are also due for the registration of such document.right of Interest -
7. Building - For the annotation of an order of the· court for theInclusion of building and/or Improvement In a certificate oflllle,for each certificate of tille •
8. Powers of sttorney, letters, of edmInIstratlon, appointmentof guardian, r.solutlon or •••vocatlon th •••• of - Forregistering and IlIIng a power of attorney. letters ofadministration of lelters testamentary whether or notaccompanied by a copy of the testament. certilicate 01allowance of a will with atlested copy of the will annelled,appointment of guardian for a minor or Incompetent person,appointment 01 receiver. trustee, or administrator, articles ofIncorporation of any corporation, association or partnership,or resolution of hs board 01direclors empowering an officer ormember thereof to act In behalf of the same:
For the annotation of such papers on certificates of lilie whenrequired by exlsling laws or regulations, for each certificatesof title so annotated:
For registering an Instrument 01 revocation 01 any of the papersmentioned above -
If annotated on the corresponding certificate of tille, lor eachcertificate of tille •
9. Notice of tax lien, loss, etc .•For the annotation of a notice of tall lien of anr description,notice 01 lost duplicate or copy of a certificate 0 tille, order ofthe court declaring such duplicate or copy null and void, noticeor change of address, or the cancellation of any suchannotation, for each certificate of title -
10. Carry over of annotation - For transferring the memorandumof an encumbrance of any kind Irom one certificate of tillewhich Is cancelled to a new one In Ilea thereof, for eachmemorandum thus transferred -
11. Annotation on addlUonal copy of title -For any memorandum made in a standing co-owner's copy 01a certificate of tille after a similar memorandum has been madeIn the original thereof • for each certificate of tille •
12. No specific fee - For any memorandum made in a ceflillcateof title for which no specilic fee is prescribed above, for eachcertificate oltille •
13. Transfer to trua,", .xecutor, adminIstrator, receiver - Fortho issuance of a transler certificate of title - including itsdupllcato, to a trustee. ellecutor, administrator, or receiver, orlor the cancellation 01 such certificate of title and Issuance 01a new one, Including lis duplicate, to the qestui que trust incase 01' trusteeship'
If tho certificate covers more than one parcel 01 lot, anadditional foe shall be collecled for each additional parcel oflot-
14. Tran.f.r c.rttfk:at. of tUte - For the Issuance of a transfercertlflcato of tille, including its duplicate, to a parson otherthan those named In the next preceding paragraph, In addition
60.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
60.00
60.00
120.00
30.00
30.00
18.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
60.00
30.00
to the fees hereinafter proscribed In paragraph sil(tt sevllnteen,as the caso mnv h'l, of Ihis subsectlon, If the sam" J ",I"" (lue-
If the certificat'.' covors more than one parcel or 101• nnd additionalfee shall be collecled for eaGh additional parcel or 101-
15. Additional copy of title - For the issuance of a new owner'sduplicate or co-owner's copy of certificate of title, or any addilionalduplicate or copy thereof:
- For the first page
• For each subsequent page
60.00
30.00
60.00
30.00
16. RegIstration fee· For the registration of a deed of sale, conveyann, transfer. exchange, Pilrtition.or donation: a deed of sale with pacto de ratro, conditional sale, sheriff's sale at public auction, salefor non-payment of taxes, or any sale subject to redemption, or the repurchase or redemption ofthe property so sold: any instrument, order, judgment or decree divestln\! the title of the registeredowner, except in favor of a trustee, executor, administrator or receiver: option to purchase or promiseto sell: any mortgage, surety, bond, lease. easement, right-of-way, or other real right or lien createdor constltuted by virtue of a district contract or agreement, and not as an Incidental condition ofsale, transfer or conveyance: the assignment, enlargement, extension or novation of a mortgage orof any other real right, or a release or mortgage. terminalion of lease, or consolidation of ownershipover a property sold with pacto de ratro: where no specHic fee is prescribed therefore in preceedingparagraphs, the fees shall be based on the value of the consideration In accordance with thefollowing schedule:
fAnd for every P20,OOO.00or fraction thereof; In excess of P1,700,000.00, In additionto the fee of 8,796,00
17. Issuance of copy of document - for furnishing copies of anyentry, decree, document, or other papers on file - for each hundredwords or fraction thereof contained In the copies thus furnished -
18. CertIfIed copy - For certifying a copy furnished under the nextpreceeding paragraph, for each certification:
- For one page certified
- For each additional page certified
19. Certification - For issuing a certification relative to or showing theexistence or non-existence of, an entry in the registration books ora document on file, for each such certificate containing not morethan two hundred words -If this exceeds that number an additional fee shall be collected forevery hundred words, or fraction thereof, in axcess 01the first twohundred words -
20. Research fee - For services rendered in attending to request forreference or researches on any records or documents on file In theRegistry, there shall be collected per document or record -
O. Fees payable to tho Administrator of Land Registration -
The lees payable to the'Admlnistrator of Land Registration shall beas follows:
1. For verification and approval of subdivisionplans, the fee shall be:
a. For each lot
b. For each cornor of a lot, Irrespective of whether such corner iscommon to the two or more lot
c. For each traverse station
d. For each observation
e. In case the plan Is a resurvey or relocation plan. an additional 40percent of the rates presclibed above shall be collected.Provided, however, that the total fee as computed above, whether
90.00
3.00
30.00
6.00
30.00
6.00
12.00
12.00
1.20
0.60
3.00
for subdivision survey. resurvey or rol(lCCllion plan, shall In nocase be less than .•
2. For changing or correcting tho name of any parson appearingon Ihe subdivision plan or olherrlan In order 10have it conform10thaI slaled in the certificate 0 litle covering Ihe land, and forIhe cancellation an approved plan when so requesled by theinterested party, there shall be a fee ot -
3. The rates of fees prescribed in paragraphs 1 and 2, inclusiveshall apply to similar services rendered in connection with theexamination, verificalion and approval of consolidation.consolidation-subdivision. resubdivision, and reconsolidationplans, special work order plans on the basis of certitied copiesof technical descriptions of pla"ls approved by the LandRegistration or the Land Management Bureau, privale surveys,and other plans of similar nature in the computation of feesrelative to lots subjecl of consolidation and consolidation-subdivision plans, a fee shall be collected per lot as appearingin the old survey in addition to the fee collectible in paragraph 1hereof for Ihe lols -
4. For the preparalion of a plan in Iracing cloth of any survey thedala of which are available in Ihe Authority, except when sameis merely traced from an existing plan - the fees shall becomputed as f')lIows:
a. When Ihe plan 10be so prepared con-tained only one lot:
1. For the firsl ten corners or fraction thereof
2. For the next ten corners or fraction thereof
3. For each corner in excess of Ihe of the first twenty comers
b. When the plan 10bo so prepared conlains Iwo or more lols:
1. For Ihe first 101which must be the biggesl of the group,irrespective of the number of its corners -
2. For each additional lot irrespective of the number of its comer.said lot being adj3can: to the first lot or any other lot -
3. For each n.:ln··adjacent lot (other than the first charged lot),irrespective of the number of its corners -
4. If any lot conlains more than twenty corners of such 101in thefirst twenty corners -
5. For the preparation of a plan in tracing cloth, to be traced froman existing plan. complete with bearings and distances of comersand the-lines, the fee shall be 30 per centrum of the feesprescribed in paragraph 4 above.
6. For the preparation of plan in tracing cloth, to be copied from anexisting plan, complete with bearings and distances of sidesand tie-lines. bul using a different scale, the fee shall be 50 percentrum of the fees prescribed under paragraph 4 above, if madeon a reduced scale: or 60 per centrum of the same fees. if madeon an enlarged scale.
7. For Ihe preparation of a simple plan or sketch of any availablesurveyor plan on any paper olher than a tracing cloth, the feeon the basis of each lot, shall be as follows:
a. For the first ten corners of fraction thereof
b. For the second ten corners or fraction thereof
c. For the third ten corners or fraction thereof
d. For each corner in excess of the first thirty corners
e. If the sketch is prepared in tracing cloth. add to the total fees asabove computed - .
f. If the plan or sketch so prepared contains the bearing anddistances of the sides and tie-lines, add to the total as abovecomputed 10 per centrum thereof.
8. For furnishing a plan copy (blue print, or white print) of any planon file in the Authority, Ihe fees shall be as follows:
a. For the copy of any size not exceeding forty square decimeters
b. For one copy of more than lorty square decimeters but notexceeding eighty square decimeters in size
c. ror one copy of more than eighty square decimeters but notexceeding one hundred twenty square decimeter in size
d. For one copy in excess of one hundred twenty square decimeterin size the basic rate of twenty seven pesos plus for every twentysquare decimeters or fraction thereof In excess
9. For Ihe prep'aration of technical descripfions, other than merecopying from an existing copy, there shall be collected thefollowing fees:
a. For technical description of lots or parcel. typewritten in triplicateand doublespaced, including certification:
1. For each lot.. ',-2. For each comer of a lot
3. For each extra copy. extra charge
48.00
30.00
12.00
240.00
36.00
2.40
240.00
90.00
120.00
2.40
120.00
30.00
'12.00'
1.20
30.00
18.00
36.00
54.00
3.00
18.00
1.20"
1.20
6.00
30.00
30.00
12.00
9.00
1.20
0.60
60.00
42.00
30.00
48.00
30.00
18.00
18.0030.00
60.00
60.00
600.00
2.100.00
360.00
180.00
120.00
60.00
48.00
2,100.00
120.00
~~B~Administrator
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Secretary of Justice
For the firs! hectare
For the second hectare 10 10th hectare. An additional per ha.
For the 11th hectare to 20th ha. An additional per hectare.
For the 21st hectare to 30th ha. An additional per hectare
For the 31st hectare to 200lh ha. An additional per hectare.
For 201st hectare or over An additional per hectare.
2. Urban (Solar)
For Implementation.
For 220 sq. meters or lessSucceeding 201 sq. meters ormore (per 100 sq. meters)
SEC. 1t 6: Fees for chattel mortgages, etc. - The Register of Deeds shall collect the followingfees for services rendered by him under this section:
1. Entry fee - For entry or presentation of any dcoument in thePrimary Entry Book
2. Chattel Mortgage - For filing and recording each chattelmortgage including the necessary certillcates and affidavits. thefees established In Sec. 111;C. 16
"rea
1. Rural (Agricultural)
3. Notice of Attachment - For recording each notice ofattachment, including the necessary index and annotations·
4. Release of Attachment - For recording each release ofattachment, including the proper annotations.
5: Sheriff's return of sale - For recording each sheriff's return ofsale including the index and references -
6.. Power of Attorney, appointment of guardian, administratoror trustee - For recording a power of attorneys appointment ofJudicial guardian, administrator or trustee, or any other instrumentIn which a person is given power to act in behalf of another inconnection with a mortgage
7. No Specific Fee - For rncording eaoh Instrument or orderrelating to a recorded mo~gage, Including the necessary indexand references for which no specific fee is provided above·
8. Certltlcatlon - For issuing a certificate relatlve to. or showingthe existence or non-existence or an entry In the registrationbook, or a document on file, for each such certificate containingnot more than two hundred words·
If It exceeds that number, an additional fee shall be collected forevery one hundred words or fraciional part thereof in excess ofthe first two hundred words·
9. Research fee - For services rendered in attending to requestsfor references to, or researches on any document on file in theRegistry, there shall be collected a f.ee per document of •
b. For each subdivision with an aggregate area of more than1,000 sq. m. .
1. For the first 1.000 sq. meters
2. For every succeeding 1.000 sq. meters or fraction thereof
12. For actual lIeld work of subdivision survey, relocation surveyand resurvey of land. the fees shall be as follows:
a.Subdivision survey:
11. For inspection of lands subject of private surveys. simple orcomplex subdivision plans. or consolidation, consolidation •subdivision. resupdivision. or reconsolidation plans special workorders, and other plans of similar nature for the purpose ofverification and/or approval:
a. For each plan with an aggregate area of 1,000 sq. meters orless .
10. For certification of plans or copies of plans as to the correctnessof the same. per plan or print copyand for the issuance of all other certifications -
3. For each comer In excess of ten for a lot
2. For each lot
Approved:
4. Minimum total charge
b. For lot description prepared in tracing cloth (on tabulate form)including certification:
