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BACKGROUNDER OF THE BOOK: PHILIPPINES FLOODED BY FAKE LAND TITLES

Author:  Daniel B. Frianeza The truth always comes to light and it always prevails. Many such truths simply reveal themselves without anyone exerting any effort to unfold them. In many cases, however, the truth is deliberately concealed and obliterated that it takes more than hard work to uncover it. A criminal can get away with his monstrosity and remain undiscovered for a long time. Such acts must be exposed and the perpetrator must be punished.          Almost all Filipinos knew of being a Filipino because he was born and raised in the Philippines. Almost all Filipinos knew that the Philippines was named after King Philip II. Almost all Filipinos knew that the Philippines is an archipelago. But, the sad thing creating an emptiness in today’s supposed observable fact is: How and why those diverse tribes, islands and islets became a nation -   a sovereign country? Our historical researches at the time of colonization have revealed that when the Spaniards came,

TORRENS SYSTEM - RE-REGISTRATION OF SPANISH TITLES

                              After the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the United States on December 10, 1898 there were no longer Spanish titles being issued and that ends the original registration of Spanish title under Spanish Mortgage Law.                                 On February 1, 1903, another system of registration (Torrens system) was imposed by the Republic Act 496 (Land Registration Act).                              The Torrens system mandated that the person legible for registration must be the owner of the land .                               On June 11, 1978, Act 496 was amended by P.D. 1529.   This decree still adheres to the ruling that the applicant qualified for the registration must be the owner of the land.   To quote:        “The applicant for land registration under Presidential Decree No. 1529 must be the owner of the land because registration under   the Torrens system is not a mode of acquiring ownership of the land .”