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Acts of the President which relate to particular aspect of governmental operations in pursuance of his duties as administrative head shall be promulgated here.
Administrative Order
President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance, shall be embodied here.
Memorandum Circular
Also known as Revised Regulations on Land Surveys
DAO No. 2007-29
It is the policy of the state to accelerate the adjudication and
disposition of lands of the public domain for the purpose of achieving tenurial security, land ownership
equity, improvement of standard of living and stimulation of land market activities in consonance with the
principles of sustainable development.
Article 1 -General Provisions
Section 1. Policy and Objectives
Toward these ends, the DENR shall pursue as a priority, the unification, synchronization and
regulation of all surveys on, but not limited to, agricultural lands, mineral lands, forestlands, protected
areas, civil and military reservations, road networks and lands for other purposes and expedite the
conduct, verification and approval of surveys thereon.
a. In line with these policies and objectives, there is a need to progressively review and update the
country’s land survey regulations and streamline the survey procedures, simplify its requirements,
and introduce provisions on business process reengineering; and,
b. It is also the objective of DENR to pro-actively enable all individuals concerned to keep abreast
with the dynamic advancement of surveying practices and technologies and enhance their
capability, effectiveness and the efficiency in the conduct of land survey for registration,
development, and for other purposes.
‘This Order shall cover the policies ant1 standards on land survey and
mapping activities. Surveys covered include control surveys, cadastral surveys, isolated surveys, mineral
land surveys, forest and protected areastnatural parks delimitation surveys. tlowever, survey regulations
and specifications governing forest delineation, hydrographic surveys, tidal observations, remote sensing
and other allied field not covered by this Order shall be provided in separate issuanc
Section 2. Scope and Coverage
Shall refer to a map made as ;I result of a Cadastral Survey, drawn to
appropriate scale and showing all land parcels and important natural and man-made features
within a municipality/project, for purposes of describing and recording ownership.
Cadastral Map (CM)
Shall refer to a set of records about parcels of land consisting of a spatial reference and
the related information on the area, ownership/claims, value and use of land primarily for taxation
purposes.
Cadastre
Shall refer to the establishment of the permanent forestland and protected
area boundaries by conducting actual ground survey
Delimitation Survey
Shall refer to a natural person with professional expertise in the field of
surveying and the corresponding survey data presentation in the form of maps, plans, geo-spatial
digital maps, etc.; either in the government service or in the private practice, and who has been
issued a Certificate of Registration and Identification Card by the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC)- Board of Geodetic Engineering pursuant to Republic Act 8560, the
Geodetic Engineering Act, as amended.
Geodetic Engineer (GE)
The standard generic term for satellite navigation
systems that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage.
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
Shall refer to the official recording of land ownership based on the legal
documents submitted to the Register of Deeds for the Province or City where the land is located.
Land Registration
Shall refer to the description of a land parcel with its boundary directions and
distances, together with a note of adjacent property owners, their lot numbers, and other relevant
natural and man-made features.
Metes and Bound
Shall refer to any concrete object that is set permanently in the ground to mark the
position of a point or a boundary corner.
Munument
Deeds and other documentary evidence of title or ownership to land
Muniments of Titles
Shall refer to a document recording the boundary adjudication
agreement by all concerned and participating claimants or owners, in collaboration with the
geodetic engineer, a Barangay official, and adjudicator, indicating and describing the boundaries
of a land parcel and any natural features, marks and occupations that are or near the boundary in
the manner prescribed in the Manual of Procedures.
Parcel Information Sheets (PIS)
Shall refer to properties owned by the State but are not intended for public
use, public service or for the development of national wealth.
Patrimonial Property
Shall refer to a map where all lots subject ibr verification and approval are
plotted to determine cases of overlaps with previously approved plans.
Projection map
Shall refer to the Philippine Reference System of 1992, a national common coordinate
reference system for all surveys and maps pursuant to Executive Order No. 45 dated January 5,
1993, as amended.
PRS92
Filling of sub,merged land duly approved by the Philippine Reclamation Authority
Reclamation Projects
Shall refer to a point appropriately marked on the ground with an established
horizontal and vertical position.
Reference Point
Shall refer to the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR).
Secretary
Shall refer to a two-dimensional map showing the metes and bounds of a surveyed
parcel or parcels of land and other pertinent information.
Survey Plan
Shall refer to the collective documents submitted by a Geodetic Engineer (GE) as a result of the survey conducted and other relevant documents as may be required.
Survey Returns