Authorizing the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms to Sign Land Transfer Certificates Issued to Tenant-Farmers
Presidential Decree No. 84, issued on December 22, 1972, authorizes the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms to sign Land Transfer Certificates on behalf of the President of the Philippines. This measure aims to enhance the efficiency and speed of the government's land reform program, specifically in relation to the distribution of these certificates to tenant-farmers as outlined in Presidential Decree No. 27. The decree is effective immediately and is considered part of the law of the land.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Presidential Decree No. 84
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Decrees
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
December 22, 1972
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 84
AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORMS TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES LAND TRANSFER CERTIFICATES ISSUED TO TENANT-FARMERS PURSUANT TO PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 27
WHEREAS, it is my desire that the land reform program of the Government be implemented with maximum efficiency and speed;
WHEREAS, the distribution of the Land Transfer Certificates to be issued pursuant to the Implementing Rules and Regulations for Presidential Decree No. 27 will be expedited if the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms is authorized to sign and issue such Certificates in the name of, and on behalf of, the President of the Republic of the Philippines;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby authorize and empower the Secretary of Agrarian Reform to sign and issue the Land Transfer Certificates to be issued pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 27 in the name and on behalf of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
This Decree shall take effect immediately; it shall be part of the law of the land.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Two.
Cite This Law
Authorizing the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms to Sign Land Transfer Certificates Issued to Tenant-Farmers, Presidential Decree No. 84, Dec 22, 1972 (Philippines)
Authorizing the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms to Sign Land Transfer Certificates Issued to Tenant-Farmers, Presidential Decree No. 84 (Phil. 1972)
Related Laws
- Acceptance by Financing Institutions of Land Transfer Certificates as Collateral for LoansPresidential Decree No. 315 • Oct 22, 1973 • Presidential Issuances
- Reorganizing the Courts of Agrarian RelationsPresidential Decree No. 946 • Jun 17, 1976 • Presidential Issuances
- Payment of Tenant-Farmers of Leasehold Rentals When DuePresidential Decree No. 816 • Oct 21, 1975 • Presidential Issuances
- Guidelines for Acquisition and Transfer of Homelots to Tenant-Farmer Beneficiaries of P.D. No. 27Letter of Instructions No. 705 • Jun 10, 1978 • Presidential Issuances
- Penalties for the Unlawful Ejectment, Exclusion, Removal or Ouster of Tenant-FarmersPresidential Decree No. 583 • Nov 16, 1974 • Presidential Issuances
- Prohibition Against Ouster, Expulsion and Ejectment of Tenants-Farmers from the Land Tilled by ThemLetter of Instructions No. 226 • Nov 16, 1974 • Presidential Issuances
Browse More Presidential Issuances
Explore other laws in the Presidential Issuances category.
View All Presidential IssuancesNeed Help Understanding This Law?
Ask our AI assistant to explain provisions, implications, or related laws.
Ask AI About This Law