Amending R.A. No. 477 Re: Administration and Disposition of Properties Under Philippine Property Act of 1946

June 22, 1957

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1970

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDING THE PROCEEDS AND INCOME THEREOF TRANSFERRED TO THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, UNDER THE PHILIPPINE PROPERTY ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX AND OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHT AND ALL THE PUBLIC LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON TRANSFERRED TO THE NATIONAL ABACA AND OTHER FIBERS CORPORATION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE DATED OCTOBER TWENTY-FIVE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX AND OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBERED NINETY-NINE DATED OCTOBER TWENTY-TWO, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN

 Section one of Republic Act Numbered Four hundred seventy-seven is amended so as to read as follows:

"Sec. 1. All lands which have been or may hereafter be transferred to the Republic of the Philippines in accordance with the Philippine Property Act of nineteen hundred and forty-six (Act of Congress of the United States of July three, nineteen hundred and forty-six) and Republic Act Numbered Eight and all the public lands and improvements thereon transferred from the Bureau of Lands to the National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation under the provisions of Executive Order Numbered Twenty-nine, dated October twenty-five, nineteen hundred and forty-six, and of Executive Order Numbered Ninety-nine, dated October twenty-two, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, shall be subdivided by the National Abaca and other Fibers Corporation into convenient-sized lots, except such portions thereof as the President of the Philippines may reserve or transfer title thereto for the use of the National or local governments, or for the use of corporations or entities owned or controlled by the Government. Subdivision lots primarily intended for, or devoted to, agricultural purposes shall not exceed an area of five hectares for coconut lands, ten hectares for improved abaca lands, and twelve hectares for unimproved lands; urban homesite or residential lots shall not exceed an area of one thousand square meters nor less than one hundred fifty square meters."

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 22, 1957

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 53, No. 21, p. 7609 on November 15, 1957