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AGRICULTURAL FREE PATENT REFORM ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08078 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11231 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE REGISTRATION, ACQUISITION, ENCUMBRANCE, ALIENATION, TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF LAND COVERED BY FREE PATENTS UNDER SECTIONS 118, 119 AND 121 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 141, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE PUBLIC LAND ACT", AS AMENDED | |
| SHORT TITLE : Removing The Restrictions Imposed On The Registration, Acquisition, Encumbrance, Alienation, Transfer And Conveyance Of Land Covered By Free Patents Under Sections 118, 119, And 121 Of Commonwealth Act No. 141, Otherwise Known As " The Public Land Act ", As Amended | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to remove the restrictions under Sections 118, 119 and 121 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 regarding the registration, acquisition, encumbrance, alienation, transfer and conveyance of land covered by agricultural free patent. Provides that agricultural free patents shall be considered as titles in fee simple and shall not be subject to any restrictions. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : UMALI, REYNALDO V., SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., QUIMBO, ROMERO "MIRO" S., YAP, ARTHUR C., DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., SALON, ORESTES T., LEE, DELPHINE GAN, VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F. | |
| DATE FILED : 2018-08-08 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Salo (000 2018-11-13) | 2. Alonte (000 2018-11-13) |
| 3. Garcia (J.E.) (000 2018-11-13) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Umali | 2. Salceda |
| 3. Belmonte (J.C.) | 4. Quimbo |
| 5. Yap (A.) | 6. Del Rosario |
| 7. Hernandez (F.) | 8. Salon |
| 9. Lee | 10. Villafuerte |
| 11. Tambunting | 12. Nieto |
| 13. Belaro | 14. Sy-Alvarado |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01454 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00816 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2018-08-08 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 3256, 3618, 4091, 4379, 4779, 5838, 6091, 6238 and 6293 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB04379, HB04091, HB03618, HB03256, HB04779, HB05838, HB06091, HB06238, HB06293 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-08-14 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-08-14 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2018-08-29 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-11-13 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Leachon | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-11-13 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Umali, Salceda, Belmonte (J.C.), Quimbo, Yap (A.), Del Rosario, Hernandez (F.), Salon, Lee, Villafuerte, Tambunting, Nieto, Belaro, Sy-Alvarado | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-11-13 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-11-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-11-20 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:215 NAYS:7 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| D---Abad--(N/A) | Y---Abaya |
| B---Abayon--(Absent) | Y---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | B---Abueg--(Absent) |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| B---Acosta--(Absent) | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| B---Adiong--(Absent) | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A) | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | B---Alonte--(Absent) |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) | B---Amante--(Absent) |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | Y---Andaya |
| D---Ang--(N/A) | Y---Angara-Castillo |
| B---Antonino--(Absent) | Y---Antonio |
| Y---Aragones | B---Arbison--(Absent) |
| Y---Arcillas | B---Arenas--(Absent) |
| Y---Atienza | Y---Aumentado |
| B---Bag-ao--(Absent) | B---Bagatsing--(Absent) |
| B---Baguilat--(Absent) | Y---Banal |
| B---Barbers--(Absent) | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bataoil | B---Batocabe--(Absent) |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belaro |
| Y---Belmonte (F.) | B---Belmonte (J.C.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Belmonte (R.) | Y---Benitez |
| X---Bernos | Y---Bertiz |
| B---Biazon--(Absent) | Y---Billones |
| B---Biron--(Absent) | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo (A.) | Y---Bravo (M.) |
| N---Brosas | Y---Bulut-Begtang |
| Y---Cagas | D---Calalang--(N/A) |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Cari |
| N---Casilao | Y---Castelo |
| N---Castro (F.L.) | Y---Castro (F.H.) |
| Y---Catamco | B---Cayetano--(Absent) |
| Y---Celeste | B---Cerafica--(Absent) |
| Y---Cerilles Enerio | Y---Chavez |
| Y---Chipeco | Y---Co |
| B---Cojuangco--(Absent) | Y---Collantes |
| B---Cortes--(Absent) | Y---Cortuna |
| Y---Cosalan | B---Crisologo--(Absent) |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Dalipe |
| D---Dalog--(N/A) | Y---Datol |
| Y---Daza | N---De Jesus |
| Y---De Venecia | D---De Vera--(N/A) |
| B---Defensor--(Absent) | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Del Rosario | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) | Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| Y---Duavit | Y---Durano |
| Y---Dy | N---Elago |
| Y---Enverga | Y---Erice |
| Y---Eriguel | Y---Ermita-Buhain |
| B---Escudero--(Absent) | Y---Espina |
| Y---Espino | B---Estrella--(Absent) |
| B---Eusebio--(Absent) | Y---Evardone |
| Y---Fariñas | Y---Fernando |
| Y---Ferrer J. | Y---Ferrer L. |
| Y---Ferriol-Pascual | Y---Floirendo |
| Y---Flores | Y---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Fuentebella |
| Y---Garbin | D---Garces--(N/A) |
| B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia-Albano | Y---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| Y---Gatchalian | Y---Geron |
| B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent) | Y---Go (M.) |
| B---Gomez--(Absent) | Y---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| B---Gullas--(Absent) | Y---Hernandez (F.) |
| Y---Hernandez (P.) | Y---Herrera-Dy |
| Y---Hofer | X---Jalosjos |
| Y---Javier | Y---Kho |
| B---Khonghun--(Absent) | Y---Labadlabad |
| Y---Lacson | Y---Lagman |
| Y---Lanete | Y---Laogan |
| Y---Lazatin | Y---Leachon |
| Y---Lee | Y---Limkaichong |
| Y---Lobregat | Y---Lopez (B.) |
| Y---Lopez (C.) | Y---Lopez (M.L.) |
| B---Loyola--(Absent) | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Aquino-Magsaysay | Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo |
| B---Mangaoang--(Absent) | X---Mangudadatu (S.) |
| Y---Mangudadatu (Z.) | Y---Marcoleta |
| B---Marcos--(Absent) | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | B---Martinez--(Absent) |
| Y---Matugas | X---Mellana |
| Y---Mending | Y---Mendoza |
| B---Mercado--(Absent) | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montoro | Y---Nava |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| B---Nograles (J.J.)--(Absent) | D---Nograles (K.A.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Nolasco | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| B---Ong (H.)--(Absent) | Y---Ong (E.) |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) |
| Y---Pacquiao | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Papandayan | X---Pichay |
| Y---Pico | Y---Pimentel |
| B---Pineda--(Absent) | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Primicias-Agabas | Y---Roa-Puno |
| Y---Quimbo | Y---Radaza |
| Y---Ramirez-Sato | Y---Ramos |
| Y---Relampagos | Y---Revilla |
| Y---Robes | Y---Rocamora |
| Y---Rodriguez (I.) | B---Rodriguez (M.)--(Absent) |
| B---Roman--(Absent) | B---Romero--(Absent) |
| Y---Romualdez | Y---Romualdo |
| D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) | B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent) |
| B---Sacdalan--(Absent) | Y---Sagarbarria |
| B---Sahali--(Absent) | Y---Salceda |
| X---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salon | Y---Sambar |
| Y---Sandoval | Y---Sangcopan |
| Y---Santos-Recto | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano |
| Y---Sema | Y---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | Y---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| B---Tambunting--(Absent) | Y---Tan (A.) |
| B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) | B---Tan (S.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teves |
| B---Tiangco--(Absent) | Y---Ting |
| N---Tinio | X---Tolentino |
| X---Treñas | B---Tugna--(Absent) |
| B---Tupas--(Absent) | D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A) |
| Y---Ty | B---Umali--(Absent) |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| Y---Unico | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Uybarreta |
| Y---Vargas | B---Vargas-Alfonso--(Absent) |
| Y---Velarde | Y---Velasco, L.A. |
| Y---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | B---Villafuerte--(Absent) |
| Y---Villanueva | D---Villar--(N/A) |
| B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Villarin | Y---Violago |
| B---Yap (A.)--(Absent) | Y---Yap (M.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (M.C.) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| N---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-11-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-11-21 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-11-27 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2018-12-04 | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-11-27 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Leachon, Yap (A.), Salceda, Bravo (A.), Salon, Belmonte (J.C.) | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Gordon, Zubiri, Villar, Aquino | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-12-10 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-12-06 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2018-12-13 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2019-01-15 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2019-01-23 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2019-01-24 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2019-02-22 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11231 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE REGISTRATION, ACQUISITION, ENCUMBRANCE, ALIENATION, TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF LAND COVERED BY FREE PATENTS UNDER SECTIONS 118, 119 AND 121 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 141, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE PUBLIC LAND ACT", AS AMENDED |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT REMOVING THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON THE REGISTRATION, ACQUISITION, ENCUMBRANCE, ALIENATION, TRANSFER AND CONVEYANCE OF LAND COVERED BY FREE PATENTS UNDER SECTIONS 118, 119, AND 121 OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 141, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE PUBLIC LAND ACT’, AS AMENDED [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] Introduced by Representatives REYNALDO V. UMALI, JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y. BELMONTE, ROMERO QUIMBO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 20, 2018; 11/21/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/26/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 11/27/2018 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, designating Senators Gordon, Zubiri, Villar and Aquino IV as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 12/3/2018 House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, designating Representatives Leachon, Yap, Salceda, Bravo, Salon and Belmonte (J.C.) as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on November 27, 2018; 12/5/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, submitted to the Senate, recommending to adopt HBN-8078 in toto; 12/6/2018 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON; 12/6/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/13/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018; [ 2019 ] 1/15/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; 1/23/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; 1/24/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1454 and HBN-8078, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; 5/20/2019 Consolidated with SBN-1454, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2019 and became 5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11231. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11231 (HBN-8078) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 29, 2019) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
Abstract
Aims to remove the restrictions under Sections 118, 119 and 121 of Commonwealth Act No. 141 regarding the registration, acquisition, encumbrance, alienation, transfer and conveyance of land covered by agricultural free patent. Provides that agricultural free patents shall be considered as titles in fee simple and shall not be subject to any restrictions
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