Increase in the Rates of Fees and Charges Payable to the Clerk of Court, the Sheriff, the Register of Deeds and the Land Registration Authority and Fees for Chattel Mortgages, Etc., Authorized Under P. D. 1529 — The Property Registration Decree Pursuant to Executive Order No. 197 Dated January 13, 2000 and DOF-DBM Joint Circular No. 2000-2 Dated April 4, 2000. The Revised Rates Shall Take Effect Fifteen (15) Days After its Last Publication in Two (2) Newspaper of General Circulation

September 10, 2002

LRA CIRCULAR NO. 11-02

 

Schedule of Fees: Special Fund

SECTION 111. Fees Payable. — The fees payable to the Clerk of Court, the Sheriff, the Register of Deeds and the Land Registration Authority shall be as follows: ADHaTC

A. Fees payable to the Clerk of Court — The fees payable to the Clerks of Court or his deputies shall be as follows:

1.	For filing an application for
	the registration of land. Fees
	shall be based on the assessed
	value of the property for the
	current year in accordance with
	the following schedule:
	a.	When the value of the property
		does not exceed two thousand pesos:
		-	For the first five hundred pesos,	45.00
			or fractional part thereof
		-	For each additional five hundred	15.00
			pesos, or fractional part thereof
	b.	When the value of the property is
		more than two thousand pesos but
		does not exceed ten thousand pesos:
		-	For the first three thousand pesos,	105.00
			or fractional part thereof
		-	For each additional one thousand	15.00
			pesos, or fractional part thereof
	c.	When the value of the property is
		more than ten thousand pesos but
		does not exceed one hundred
		thousand pesos:
		-	For the first twenty thousand	240.00
			pesos, or fractional part thereof
		-	For each additional ten thousand	30.00
			pesos, or fractional part thereof
	d.	When the value of the property is
		more than one hundred thousand
		pesos but does not exceed five
		hundred thousand pesos:
		-	For the first one hundred twenty	540.00
			five thousand pesos, or fractional
			part thereof
		-	For each additional twenty five	60.00
			thousand pesos, or fractional
			part thereof
	e.	When the value of the property is
		more than five hundred thousand
		pesos:
		-	For the first five hundred fifty	1,560.00
			thousand pesos, or fractional
			part thereof
		-	For each additional fifty thousand	120.00
			pesos, or fractional part thereof
2.	For filing a petition for review of
	judgment and decree, or other claim
	adverse to the registered owner —
		-	For each petition	120.00
3.	For filing a petition after the decision	120.00
	has become final —
	If it affects land decree in more than
	one case —
		-	For each additional case	6.00

B. Fees payable to the Sheriff — The Sheriff shall collect fees for his services rendered in connection with land registration and cadastral proceedings as follows:

 

1.	For posting notices of initial hearing of
	land registration cases in conspicuous
	places on the lands described in the
	notice —
		-	For each parcel of land on which	18.00
			a copy of such notice is posted,
			besides travel fees
2.	For posting notices of initial hearing of
	cadastral cases in conspicuous places
	on the lands included in the survey
		-	For each group of one hundred	18.00
			lots on which a copy of the
			notice is posted, besides travel
			fees
3.	For posting one copy of a notice of	18.00
	initial hearing in a conspicuous place
	upon the municipal building of the city,
	municipality, or municipal district in
	which the land or portion thereof lies,
	besides travel fees —
4.	For serving notices upon cadastral
	claimants to appear before the court,
	travel fees only as provided in the Rules
	of Court.
5.	For all other services not mentioned
	above, the same fees including travel
	fees as provided in the Rules of Court
	for similar services.

C. Fees payable to the Register of Deeds — The Register of Deeds shall collect fees for all services rendered by him under this Decree in accordance with the following schedule:

1.	Original certificate of title —
	For the entry of one original certificate
	of title and issuance of one owner's
	duplicate certificate:
		-	For the first parcel of land	60.00
			described thereon
		-	For each additional parcel	30.00
2.	Entry fee — For each entry in the	30.00
	primary entry book —
3.	Attachment, levy etc. — For the	30.00
	annotation of an attachment, levy, writ
	or execution, adverse claim, for each
	parcel of land affected thereby —
4.	Lis Pendens, etc. — For the annotation	30.00
	of a notice of lis pendens, or of any
	document or order in connection
	therewith, for each parcel of land
	affected thereby —
5.	Release of encumbrance — For the	30.00
	annotation of a release of any encumbrance,
	except mortgage, lease or other lien
	for the cancellation of which, a specific
	fee is prescribed herein, but the total
	amount of fees to be collected shall not
	exceed the amount of fees paid for the
	registration of such encumbrance,
	for each parcel of land as released —
6.	Court Order — For the annotation of an
	order of the court for the amendment of,
	or the making of a memorandum on, a
	certificate of title, except inclusion of
	buildings and improvements, or any
	order directing the registration of a
	document, or any right or interest
	referred to in said order, or the
	cancellation of a certificate of title
	and/or the issuance of a new one —
	-	For each certificate of title on which	60.00
		the annotation is made, in addition
		to the fees prescribed under paragraphs
		sixteen or seventeen, as the case may be,
		on this subsection, if the same are also
		due to the registration of such document,
		right of interest
7.	Building — For the annotation of an order	60.00
	of the court for the inclusion of building
	and/or improvement in a certificate of
	title, for each certificate title —
8.	Powers of attorney, letters of administration,	120.00
	appointment of guardian, resolution or
	revocation thereof — For registering
	and filing a power of attorney, letters of
	administration of letters testamentary
	whether or not accompanied by a copy
	of the testament, certificate of allowance
	of a will with attested copy of the will
	annexed, appointment of guardian for a
	minor or incompetent person, appointment
	of receiver, trustee, or administrator,
	articles of incorporation of any corporation,
	association or partnership, or resolution
	of its board of directors empowering an
	officer or member thereof to act in behalf
	of the same:
	For the annotation of such papers on
	certificates of title when required by	30.00
	existing laws or regulations, for each
	certificates of title as annotated
	For registering an instrument of revocation	30.00
	of any of the papers mentioned above —
	If annotated on the corresponding certificate	18.00
	of title, for each certificate of title —
9.	Notice of tax lien, loss, etc. —
	For the annotation of a notice of tax lien	30.00
	of any description, notice of lost duplicate
	or copy of a certificate of title, order of
	the court declaring such duplicate or copy
	null and void, notice or change of address,
	or the cancellation of any such annotation,
	for each certificate of title —
10.	Carry over of annotation — For transferring	30.00
	the memorandum of an encumbrance of
	any kind from one certificate of title which
	is canceled to a new one in lieu thereof,
	for each memorandum thus transferred —
11.	Annotation on additional copy of title —	30.00
	For any memorandum made in a
	standing co-owner's copy of a certificate
	of title after a similar memorandum has
	been made in the original thereof —
	for each certificate of title —
12.	No specific fee — For any memorandum	30.00
	made in a certificate of title for which no
	specific fee is prescribed above, for each
	certificate of title —
13.	Transfer to trustee, executor, administrator,	60.00
	receiver, — For the issuance of a transfer
	certificate of title — Including its duplicate,
	to a trustee, executor, administrator, or
	receiver, or for the cancellation of such
	certificate of title and issuance of a new
	one, including its duplicate, to the qestui que
	trust in case of trusteeship —
	If the certificate covers more than one	30.00
	parcel of lot, an additional fee shall be
	collected for each additional parcel of
	lot —
14.	Transfer certificate of title — For the	80.00
	issuance of a transfer certificate of title,
	including its duplicate, to a person other
	than those named in the next preceding
	paragraph, in addition to the fees hereinafter
	prescribed in paragraph sixteen or seventeen,
	as the case may be, of this subsection. If the
	same are also due —
	If the certificate covers more than one	30.00
	parcel or lot, and additional fee shall be
	collected for each additional parcel or
	lot —
15.	Additional copy of title — For the
	issuance of a new owner's duplicate or
	co-owner's copy of certificate of title, or
	any additional duplicate or copy thereof:
		-	For the first page	60.00
		-	For each subsequent page	30.00
16.	Registration fee — For the registration of
	a deed of sale, conveyance, transfer,
	exchange, partition, or donation: a deed
	of sale with pacto de retro, conditional sale,
	sheriff's sale at public auction, sale for
	non-payment of taxes, or any sale subject
	to redemption, or the repurchase or redemption
	of the property so sold: any instrument,
	order, judgment or decree divesting the
	title of the registered owner, except in favor
	of a trustee, executor, administrator, or receiver:
	option to purchase or promise to sell: any
	mortgage, surety, bond, lease, easement,
	right-of-way, or other real right or lien
	created or constituted by virtue of a district
	contract or agreement, and not as an incidental
	condition of sale, transfer or conveyance:
	the assignment, enlargement, extension or
	novation of a mortgage or of any other real
	right, or a release or mortgage, termination
	of lease, or consolidation of ownership over
	a property sold with pacto de retro: where no
	specific fee is prescribed therefore in preceding
	paragraphs, the fees shall be based on the value
	of the consideration in accordance with the
	following schedule:

SaT

Value of Consideration

More than	Not Exceeding
00.00	500.00	21.00
500.00	1,000.00	30.00
1,000.00	1,500.00	39.00
1,500.00	2,000.00	48.00
2,000.00	2,500.00	57.00
2,500.00	3,000.00	66.00
3,000.00	3,500.00	75.00
3,500.00	4,000.00	84.00
4,000.00	4,500.00	93.00
4,500.00	5,000.00	102.00
5,000.00	5,500.00	111.00
5,500.00	6,000.00	120.00
6,000.00	8,000.00	144.00
8,000.00	10,000.00	168.00
10,000.00	12,000.00	192.00
12,000.00	14,000.00	216.00
14,000.00	16,000.00	240.00
16,000.00	18,000.00	264.00
18,000.00	20,000.00	288.00
20,000.00	22,000.00	312.00
22,000.00	24,000.00	336.00
24,000.00	26,000.00	360.00
26,000.00	28,000.00	384.00
28,000.00	30,000.00	408.00
30,000.00	35,000.00	450.00
35,000.00	40,000.00	492.00
40,000.00	45,000.00	534.00
45,000.00	50,000.00	576.00
50,000.00	55,000.00	618.00
55,000.00	60,000.00	660.00
60,000.00	65,000.00	702.00
65,000.00	70,000.00	744.00
70,000.00	75,000.00	786.00
75,000.00	80,000.00	828.00
80,000.00	85,000.00	870.00
85,000.00	90,000.00	912.00
90,000.00	95,000.00	954.00
95,000.00	100,000.00	996.00
100,000.00	110,000.00	1,056.00
110,000.00	120,000.00	1,116.00
120,000.00	130,000.00	1,176.00
130,000.00	140,000.00	1,236.00
140,000.00	150,000.00	1,296.00
150,000.00	160,000.00	1,356.00
160,000.00	170,000.00	1,416.00
170,000.00	180,000.00	1,476.00
180,000.00	190,000.00	1,536.00
190,000.00	200,000.00	1,596.00
200,000.00	210,000.00	1,656.00
210,000.00	220,000.00	1,716.00
220,000.00	230,000.00	1,776.00
230,000.00	240,000.00	1,836.00
240,000.00	250,000.00	1,896.00
250,000.00	260,000.00	1,956.00
260,000.00	270,000.00	2,016.00
270,000.00	280,000.00	2,076.00
280,000.00	290,000.00	2,136.00
290,000.00	300,000.00	2,196.00
300,000.00	310,000.00	2,256.00
310,000.00	320,000.00	2,316.00
320,000.00	330,000.00	2,376.00
330,000.00	340,000.00	2,436.00
340,000.00	350,000.00	2,496.00
350,000.00	360,000.00	2,556.00
360,000.00	370,000.00	2,616.00
370,000.00	380,000.00	2,676.00
380,000.00	390,000.00	2,736.00
390,000.00	400,000.00	2,796.00
400,000.00	410,000.00	2,856.00
410,000.00	420,000.00	2,916.00
420,000.00	430,000.00	2,976.00
430,000.00	440,000.00	3,036.00
440,000.00	450,000.00	3,096.00
450,000.00	460,000.00	3,156.00
460,000.00	470,000.00	3,216.00
470,000.00	480,000.00	3,276.00
480,000.00	490,000.00	3,336.00
490,000.00	500,000.00	3,396.00
500,000.00	520,000.00	3,486.00
520,000.00	540,000.00	3,576.00
540,000.00	560,000.00	3,666.00
560,000.00	580,000.00	3,756.00
580,000.00	600,000.00	3,846.00
600,000.00	620,000.00	3,936.00
620,000.00	640,000.00	4,026.00
640,000.00	660,000.00	4,116.00
660,000.00	680,000.00	4,206.00
680,000.00	700,000.00	4,296.00
700,000.00	720,000.00	4,386.00
720,000.00	740,000.00	4,476.00
740,000.00	760,000.00	4,566.00
760,000.00	780.000.00	4,656.00
780,000.00	800,000.00	4,746.00
800,000.00	820,000.00	4,836.00
820,000.00	840,000.00	4,926.00
840,000.00	860,000.00	5,016.00
860,000.00	880,000.00	5,106.00
880,000.00	900,000.00	5,196.00
900,000.00	920,000.00	5,286.00
920,000.00	940,000.00	5,376.00
940,000.00	960,000.00	5,466.00
960,000.00	980,000.00	5,556.00
980,000.00	1,000,000.00	5,646.00
1,000,000.00	1,020,000.00	5,736.00
1,020,000.00	1,040,000.00	5,826.00
1,040,000.00	1,060,000.00	5,916.00
1,060,000.00	1,080,000.00	6,006.00
1,080,000.00	1,100,000.00	6,096.00
1,100,000.00	1,120,000.00	6,186.00
1,120,000.00	1,140,000.00	6,276.00
1,140,000.00	1,160,000.00	6,366.00
1,160,000.00	1,180,000.00	6,456.00
1,180,000.00	1,200,000.00	6,546.00
1,200,000.00	1,220,000.00	6,636.00
1,220,000.00	1,240,000.00	6,726.00
1,240,000.00	1,260,000.00	6,816.00
1,260,000.00	1,280,000.00	6,906.00
1,280,000.00	1,300,000.00	6,996.00
1,300,000.00	1,320,000.00	7,086.00
1,320,000.00	1,340,000.00	7,176.00
1,340,000.00	1,360,000.00	7,266.00
1,360,000.00	1,380,000.00	7,356.00
1,380,000.00	1,400,000.00	7,446.00
1,400,000.00	1,420,000.00	7,536.00
1,420,000.00	1,440,000.00	7,626.00
1,440,000.00	1,460,000.00	7,716.00
1,460,000.00	1,480,000.00	7,806.00
1,480,000.00	1,500,000.00	7,896.00
1,500,000.00	1,520,000.00	7,986.00
1,520,000.00	1,540,000.00	8,076.00
1,540,000.00	1,560,000.00	8,166.00
1,560,000.00	1,580,000.00	8,256.00
1,580,000.00	1,600,000.00	8,346.00
1,600,000.00	1,620,000.00	8,436.00
1,620,000.00	1,640,000.00	8,526.00
1,640,000.00	1,660,000.00	8,616.00
1,660,000.00	1,680,000.00	8,706.00
1,680,000.00	1,700,000.00	8,796.00

 

And for every P20,000.00 of fraction thereof; In excess of P1,700,000.00, in addition
to the fee of	8,796.00		90.00
17.	Issuance of copy of document — for	3.00
	furnishing copies of any entry, decree,
	document, or other papers on file — for
	each hundred words or fraction thereof
	contained in the copies thus furnished —
18.	Certified copy — For certifying a copy
	furnished under the next preceding
	paragraph, for each certification:
	-	For one page certified		30.00
	-	For each additional page certified	6.00
19.	Certification — For issuing a certification	30.00
	relative to or showing the existence or
	non-existence of, an entry in the registration
	books or a document on file, for each
	such certificate containing not more
	than two hundred words —
	If this exceeds that number an additional	6.00
	fee shall be collected for every
	hundred words, or fraction thereof, in
	excess of the first two hundred words -
20.	Research fee — For services		12.00
	rendered in attending to request
	for reference or researches on
	any records or documents on
	file in the Registry, there shall
	be collected per document or
	record —

D. Fees payable to the Administrator of Land Registration —

The fees payable to the Administrator of Land Registration shall be as follows:

1.	For verification and approval of subdivision
	plans, the fee shall be:
	a.	For each lot	12.00
	b.	For each corner of a lot, irrespective of	1.20
		whether such corner is common to the
		two or more lot
	c.	For each traverse station	0.60
	d.	For each observation	3.00
	e.	In case the plan is a resurvey or relocation
		plan, an additional 40 percent of the rates
		prescribed above shall be collected.
		Provided, however, that the total fee as	48.00
		computed above, whether for subdivision
		survey, resurvey or relocation plan,
		shall in no case be less than —
2.	For changing or correcting the name of	30.00
	any person appearing on the subdivision
	plan or other plan in order to have it
	conform to that stated in the certificate
	of title covering the land, and for the
	cancellation an approved plan when so
	requested by the interested party, there
	shall be a fee of —
3.	The rates of fees prescribed in paragraphs	12.00
	1 and 2, inclusive shall apply to similar
	services rendered in connection with the
	examination, verification and approval of
	consolidation, consolidation-subdivision,
	resubdivision, and reconsolidation plans,
	special work order plans on the basis of
	certified copies of technical descriptions
	of plans approved by the Land-Registration
	or the Land Management Bureau, private
	surveys, and other plans of similar nature
	in the computation of fees relative to lots
	subject of consolidation and consolidation-
	subdivision plans, a fee shall be collected
	per lot as appearing in the old survey in
	addition to the fee collectible in paragraph
	1 hereof for the lots —
4.	For the preparation of a plan in tracing
	cloth of any survey the data of which are
	available in the Authority, except when
	same is merely traced from an existing
	plan — the fees shall be computed as
	follows:
	a.	When the plan to be so prepared
		contained only one lot:
		1.	For the first ten corners or fraction	240.00
			thereof
		2.	For the next ten corners or fraction	36.00
			thereof
		3.	For each corners in excess of the	2.40
			first twenty corners —
	b.	When the plan to be so prepared
		contains two or more lots:
		1.	For the first lot which must be the	240.00
			biggest of the group, irrespective
			of the number of its corners —
		2.	For each additional lot irrespective	90.00
			of the number of its corner, said lot
			being adjacent to the first lot or any
			other lot —
		3.	For each non-adjacent lot (other	120.00
			than the first charged lot),
			irrespective of the number of its
			corners —
		4.	If any lot contains more than twenty	2.40
			corners of such lot in the first
			twenty corners —
5.	For the preparation of a plan in tracing
	cloth, to be traced from an existing plan,
	complete with bearings and distances of
	corners and tie-lines, the fee shall be 30
	per centrum of the fees prescribed in
	paragraph 4 above.
6.	For the preparation of plan in tracing cloth,
	to be copied from an existing plan, complete
	with bearings and distances of sides and
	tie-lines, but using a different scale, the fee
	shall be 50 per centrum of the fees prescribed
	under paragraph 4 above, if made on a
	reduced scale: or 60 per centrum of the same
	fees, if made on a enlarged scale.
7.	For the preparation of a simple plan or
	sketch of any available survey or plan on
	any paper other than a tracing cloth, the
	fee on the basis of each lot, shall be as
	follows:
	a.	For the first ten corners or fraction	120.00
		thereof
	b.	For the second ten corners or	30.00
		fraction thereof
	c.	For the third ten corners or fraction
		thereof	12.00
	d.	For each corner in excess of the first
		thirty corners	1.20
	e.	If the sketch is prepared in tracing cloth,	30.00
		add to the total fees as above computed
	f.	If the plan or sketch so prepared
		contains the bearing and distances of
		the sides and tie-lines, add to the total
		as above computed 10 per centrum
		thereof.
8.	For furnishing a plan copy (blue print, or
	white print) of any plan on file in the
	Authority, the fees shall be as follows:
	a.	For the copy of any size not	18.00
		exceeding forty square decimeters
	b.	For one copy of more than forty	36.00
		square decimeters but not exceeding
		eighty square decimeters in size
	c.	For one copy of more than eighty	54.00
		square decimeters but not exceeding
		one hundred twenty square decimeter
		in size
	d.	For one copy in excess of one hundred	3.00
		twenty square decimeter in size the
		basic rate of twenty seven pesos plus
		for every twenty square decimeters or
		fraction thereof in excess
9.	For the preparation of technical descriptions,
	other than mere copying from an existing
	copy, there shall be collected the following
	fees:
	a.	For technical description of lots or parcel,
		typewritten in triplicate and double
		spaced, including certification:
		1.	For each lot	18.00
		2.	For each corner lot	1.20
		3.	For each extra copy, extra charge	1.20
		4.	Minimum total charge	18.00
	b.	For lot description prepared in tracing
		cloth (on tabulated form) including
		certification:
		1.	For each sheet	9.00
		2.	For each lot	1.20
		3.	For each corner in excess of ten	0.60
			for a lot
10.	For certification of plans or copies of	18.00
	plans as to the correctness of the same,
	per plan or print copy
	and for the issuance of all other	30.00
	certifications —
11.	For inspection of lands subject of private
	surveys, simple or complex subdivision plans,
	or consolidation, consolidation-subdivision,
	resubdivision, or reconsolidation plans
	special work orders, and other plans of
	similar nature for the purpose of verification
	and/or approval:
	a.	For each plan with an aggregate	600.00
		area of 1,000 sq. meters, or less
	b.	For each subdivision with an aggregate
		area of more than 1,000 sq. m.
		1.	For the first 1,000 sq. meters	600.00
		2.	For every succeeding 1,000 sq.	60.00
			meters or fraction thereof
12.	For actual field work of subdivision survey,
	relocation survey and resurvey of land,
	the fees shall be as follows:
	a.	Subdivision survey:
		1.	Rural (Agricultural)
			Area
	For the first hectare	2,100.00
	For the second hectare to 10th
	hectare. An additional per ha.	360.00
	For the 11th hectare to 20th ha.
	An additional per hectare.	180.00
	For the 21st hectare to 30th ha.
	An additional per hectare.	120.00
	For the 31st hectare to 200th ha.
	An additional per hectare.	60.00
	For 201st hectare or over
	An additional per hectare.	48.00
		2.	Urban (Solar)
			For 220 sq. meters or less	2,100.00
			Succeeding 201 sq. meters or
			more (per 100 sq. meters)	120.00

SECTION 116. Fees for Chattel Mortgages, Etc. — The Register of Deeds shall collect the following fees for services rendered by him under this section:

1.	Entry fee — For entry or presentation of	30.00
	any document in the Primary Entry Book
2.	Chattel Mortgage — For filing and recording
	each chattel mortgage including the
	necessary certificates and affidavits, the
	fees established in Sec. 111; C.16
3.	Notice of Attachment — For recording	48.00
	each notice, of attachment, including the
	necessary index and annotations —
4.	Release of Attachment — For recording	30.00
	each release of attachment, including the
	proper annotations.
5.	Sheriff's return of sale — For recording	42.00
	each sheriff's return of sale including the
	index and references —
6.	Power of Attorney, appointment of guardian,	60.00
	administrator or trustee — For recording
	a power of attorneys appointment of
	Judicial guardian, administrator or trustee,
	or any other instrument in which a person
	is given power to act in behalf of another
	in connection with a mortgage
7.	No Specific Fee — For recording each	30.00
	instrument or order relating to a recorded
	mortgage, including the necessary index
	and references for which no specific fee
	is provided above —
8.	Certification — For issuing a certificate	30.00
	relative to, or showing, the existence or
	non-existence of an entry in the registration
	book, or a document on file, for each such
	certificate containing not more than
	two hundred words —
	If it exceeds that number, an additional	6.00
	fee shall be collected for every one hundred
	words or fractional part thereof in
	excess of the first two hundred words —
9.	Research Fee — For services rendered in	12.00
	attending to requests for references to,
	or researches on any document on file
	in the Registry, there shall be collected
	a fee per document of —

 

For implementation.

(SGD.) HON. BENEDICTO B. ULEPAdministratorLand Registration Authority

Approved:

(SGD.) HON. HERNANDO B. PEREZSecretary of JusticeLand Registration Authority