The LRA takes a bow
| C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S |
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| Jonathan De la Cruz |
It is well that after years of delay, the Land Titling Computerization Project (LTCP) of the Land Registration Authority (LRA) will finally be rolled out before the year ends. Rocked by a variety of problems from questions about its original terms of reference (ToR), a flawed legal environment leading to inter-agency coordination issues (there are at least four agencies involved in land titling including the judiciary) and, worst, a debilitating intra-corporate dispute in the proponent company, the LTCP’s fate was uncertain until lately. In any event, now that the new LRA leadership under Administrator Eulalio “Gallant” Diaz has taken the bull by the horns, so to speak, we can only hope that the days of fake titles and other land ownership issues will soon be over.
We note that the stability and integrity of land ownership in the country has been one of the principal drags to our economic take off. Quite apart from fake titles, multiple issuances, sloppy surveys, questionable ownership including the resurgence of centuries old land documents have clouded the economic value of land ownership. Recently, a land dispute threatened the peace and business operations in Boracay. The DENR which supervises the LRA has reported thousands of land disputes nationwide resulting in death and penury to people and lethargic economic movements across the board. Hopefully, with the LTCP in place, the value and use of land ownership in the country will finally be optimized to levels similar to those in more progressive countries..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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