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(NAR) VOL. 5 NO. 1/JANUARY - MARCH 1994

[ LRA CIRCULAR NO. 61, November 04, 1993 ]

SCHEDULE OF FEES: SPECIAL FUND



SECTION 3.       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:

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 -

   
 
Approved
Rate
 
(a)
When the value of the property
does not exceed two thousand pesos:
 
 
For the first five hundred
pesos, or fractional part thereof
 
P22.50
 
For each additional five
hundred pesos, or fractional part thereof
 
7.50
(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, or fractional part
thereof
 
52.50
 
For each additional one thousand
pesos, or fractional part
thereof
 
7.50
(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
pesos, or fractional part
thereof
 
120.00
 
For each additional ten
thousand pesos, or fractional
part thereof
 
15.00
(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-five thousand pesos, or
fractional part thereof
 
270.00
 
For each additional twenty
five thousand pesos, or fractional
part thereof
 
30.00
(e)
When the value of the property is more
than five hundred thousand pesos:
 
 
For the first five hundred
fifty thousand pesos, or fractional
part thereof
 
780.00
 
For each additional fifty
thousand pesos, or fractional
part thereof
 
60.00

2.    For filing a petition for review of judgment and decree, or other claim adverse to the registered owner

 
For each petition
60.00

3.    For filing a petition after the decision has become final

 
  If it affects land decree in more than one case
60.00
 
For each additional case
3.00

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 a copy of such notice is posted, besides travel fees 
    9.00


  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 lots on which a copy of the notice is posted, besides travel fees 

    9.00


  3. For posting one copy of a notice of 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 —         9.00

  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 described thereon
30.00
For each additional parcel
15.00

2.    Entry fee — For each entry in the primary entry book —  15.00

3.
Attachment, levy, etc. - For the
annotation of an attachment, levy,
writ or execution, adverse claim,
for each parcel of land affected thereby -
15.00
4.
Lis Pendens, etc. - For the annotation
of a notice of lis pendens, or of any
document or order in connection
therewith, for each parcel of land
affected thereby -
15.00
5.
Release of encumbrance - For the
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 -
15.00
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 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 for the registration of such document, right of interest
30.00
7.
Building - For the annotation of
an order of the court for the
inclusion of building and/or
improvement in a certificate of
title, for each certificate of title
30.00
8.
Powers of attorney, letters of
administration, 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:
60.00
For the annotation of such papers on certificates of title when required by existing laws or regulations, for each certificate of title so annotated:
15.00
For registering an instrument of revocation of any of the papers mentioned above
15.00
If annotated on the corresponding certificate of title, for each certificate of title
9.00
9.
Notice of tax lien, loss, etc. -
For the annotation of a notice of
tax lien 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
15.00
10.
Carry over of annotation - For
transferring the memorandum of
an encumbrance of any kind from
  one certificate of title which
is cancelled to a new one in lieu
thereof, for each memorandum
thus transferred
15.00
11.
Annotation on additional copy of
title - 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
15.00
12.
No specific fee - For any memorandum
made in a certificate of title for
which no specific fee is prescribed
above, for each certificate of title
15.00
13.
Transfer to trustee, executor, administrator,
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 cestui que trust in case of
trusteeship
30.00
 
 
If the certificate covers more
than one parcel of lot, an
  additional fee shall be collected
for each additional parcel of lot
 
15.00
14.
Transfer certificate of title
 
For the 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
 
30.00
If the certificate covers more than
one parcel or lot, and additional
fee shall be collected for each
additional parcel or lot
 
15.00
15.
Additional copy of title - for
the issuance of a new owner’s
duplicate or co-owner’s copy of
a certificate of title, or any
additional duplicate or copy thereof:
 
For the first page
30.00
For each subsequent page
15.00

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 distinct 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:

Value of Consideration

More than Not Exceeding Fees
P 0.00
500.00
P10.50
500.00
1,000.00
15.00
1,000.00
1,500.00
19.50
1,500.00
2,000.00
24.00
2,000.00
2,500.00
22.50
2,500.00
3,000.00
33.00
3,000.00
3,500.00
37.50
3,500.00
4,000.00
42.00
 
 
 
More than Not Exceeding Fees
4,000.00
4,500.00
46.50
4,500.00
5,000.00
51.00
5,000.00
5,500.00
55.50
5,500.00
6,000.00
60.00
6,000.00
8,000.00
72.00
8,000.00
10,000.00
84.00
10,000.00
12,000.00
96.00
12,000.00
14,000.00
108.00
14,000.00
16,000.00
120.00
16,000.00
18,000.00
122.00
18,000.00
20,000.00
144.00
20,000.00
22,000.00
156.00
22,000.00
24,000.00
168.00
24,000.00
26,000.00
180.00
26,000.00
28,000.00
192.00
28,000.00
30,000.00
204.00
30,000.00
35,000.00
225.00
35,000.00
40,000.00
246.00
40,000.00
45,000.00
267.00
45,000.00
50,000.00
288.00
50,000.00
55,000.00
309.00
55,000.00
60,000.00
330.00
60,000.00
65,000.00
351.00
65,000.00
70,000.00
372.00
70,000.00
75,000.00
393.00
75,000.00
80,000.00
414.00
80,000.00
85,000.00
435.00
85,000.00
90,000.00
456.00
90,000.00
95,000.00
477.00
95,000.00
100,000.00
498.00
100,000.00
110,000.00
528.00
110,000.00
120,000.00
558.00
120,000.00
130,000.00
588.00
130,000.00
140,000.00
618.00
140,000.00
150,000.00
648.00
150,000.00
160,000.00
678.00
160,000.00
170,000.00
708.00
170,000.00
180,000.00
738.00
180,000.00
190,000.00
768.00
190,000.00
200,000.00
798.00
200,000.00
210,000.00
828.00
210,000.00
220,000.00
858.00
220,000.00
230,000.00
888.00
230,000.00
240,000.00
918.00
240,000.00
250,000.00
948.00
250,000.00
260,000.00
978.00
260,000.00
270,000.00
1,008.00
270,000.00
280,000.00
1,038.00
280,000.00
290,000.00
1,068.00
290,000.00
300,000.00
1,098.00
300,000.00
310,000.00
1,128.00
310,000.00
320,000.00
1,158.00
320,000.00
330,000.00
1,188.00
330,000.00
340,000.00
1,218.00
340,000.00
350,000.00
1,248.00
350,000.00
360,000.00
1,278.00
360,000.00
370,000.00
1,308.00
370,000.00
380,000.00
1,338.00
380,000.00
390,000.00
1,368.00
390,000.00
400,000.00
1,398.00
400,000.00
410,000.00
1,428.00
410,000.00
420,000.00
1,458.00
420,000.00
430,000.00
1,488.00
430,000.00
440,000.00
1,518.00
440,000.00
450,000.00
1,548.00
450,000.00
460,000.00
1,578.00
460,000.00
470,000.00
1,608.00
470,000.00
480,000.00
1,638.00
480,000.00
490,000.00
1,668.00
490,000.00
500,000.00
1,698.00
500,000.00
520,000.00
1,743.00
520,000.00
540,000.00
1,788.00
540,000.00
560,000.00
1,833.00
560,000.00
580,000.00
1,878.00
580,000.00
600,000.00
1,923.00
600,000.00
620,000.00
1,968.00
620,000.00
640,000.00
2,013.00
640,000.00
660,000.00
2,058.00
660,000.00
680,000.00
2,103.00
680,000.00
700,000.00
2,148.00
700,000.00
720,000.00
2,193.00
More than Not Exceeding Fees
720,000.00
740,000.00
2,238.00
740,000.00
760,000.00
2,283.00
760,000.00
780,000.00
2,328.00
780,000.00
800,000.00
2,373.00
800,000.00
820,000.00
2,418.00
820,000.00
840,000.00
2,463.00
840,000.00
860,000.00
2,508.00
860,000.00
880,000.00
2,553.00
880,000.00
900,000.00
2,598.00
900,000.00
920,000.00
2,643.00
920,000.00
940,000.00
2,688.00
940,000.00
960,000.00
2,733.00
960,000.00
980,000.00
2,778.00
980,000.00
1,000,000.00
2,823.00
1,000.000.00
1,020,000.00
2,868.00
1,020,000.00
1,040,000.00
2,913.00
1,040,000.00
1,060,000.00
2,958.00
1,060,000.00
1,080,000.00
3,003.00
1,080,000.00
1,200,000.00
3,048.00
1,200,000.00
1,220,000.00
3,093.00
1,220,000.00
1,240,000.00
3,138.00
1,240,000.00
1,260,000.00
3,183.00
1,260,000.00
1,280,000.00
3,228.00
1,280,000.00
1,300,000.00
3,273.00
1,300,000.00
1,320,000.00
3,318.00
1,320,000.00
1,340,000.00
3,363.00
1,340,000.00
1,360,000.00
3,408.00
1,360,000.00
1,380,000.00
3,453.00
1,380,000.00
1,400,000.00
3,498.00
1,400,000.00
1,420,000.00
3,543.00
1,420,000.00
1,440,000.00
3,588.00
1,440,000.00
1,460,000.00
3,633.00
1,460,000.00
1,480,000.00
3,678.00
1,480,000.00
1,500,000.00
3,723.00
1,500,000.00
1,520,000.00
3,768.00
1,520,000.00
1,540,000.00
3,813.00
1,540,000.00
1,560,000.00
3,858.00
1,560,000.00
1,580,000.00
3,903.00
1,580,000.00
1,600,000.00
3,948.00
1,600,000.00
1,620,000.00
3,993.00
1,620.000.00
1,640.000.00
4,038.00
1,660.000.00
1,680,000.00
4,128.00
1,680,000.00
1,700,000.00
4,173.00

And for every P20,000.00 or fraction thereof; in excess of P1,700,000.00, in addition to the fee of P4,173.00 — 45.00

17.
  Issuance of copy of document -
for 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 -
1.50
18.
  Certified copy - For certifying a copy
furnished under the next preceding
paragraph, for each certification:
 
   
  For one page certified
15.00
   
  For each additional page certified
3.00
19.
Certification - For issuing a
certificate relative 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
15.00
 
  If it exceeds that number an
additional fee shall be collected
for every hundred words, or fraction
thereof, in excess of the first two
hundred words
3.00
20.
Research fee - For services 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
6.00

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
 
(b) For each corner of a lot,
irrespective of whether
such corner is common to
 
the two or more lot
60
(c) For each traverse station
30
(d) For each observation
1.50
(e) In case the plan is a
resurvey or relocation
plan, an additional 40 per
cent of the rates prescribed
above shall be collected.
Provided, however, that the
total fee as computed above,
whether for subdivision and/or
consolidation-subdivision
survey, resurvey or relocation
plan, shall in no case be less
than
 
24.00
2. For changing or correcting the name
of 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 of an approved plan when
so requested by the interested party,
there shall be a fee of
 
15.00
3. The rates of fees prescribed in
paragraphs 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 Authority 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 new lots
 
6.00
4. For the preparation of a plan
in tracing cloth of any survey the
data of which are available in the
Authority, except when the 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 thereof
 
120.00
(2) For the next ten corners
or fraction thereof
 
18.00
(3) For each corner in excess
of the first twenty corners
 
1.20
(b) When the plan to be so prepared
contains two or more lots:
 
 
(1) For the first lot which must be
the biggest of the group,
irrespective of the number
of its corners
 
120.00
(2) For each additional lot
irrespective of the number
of its corner, said lot being
adjacent to the first lot or
any other lot
 
45.00
(3) For each non-adjacent lot
(other than the first charged
lot), irrespective of the
number of its corners
 
60.00
(4) If any lot contains more than
twenty corners for each corner of
  such lot in the first twenty corners
 
1.20
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 centum of the fees prescribed in paragraph 4 above.
6. For the preparation of a plan in tracing cloth, to be copied from an existing plan, to complete with bearings and distances of sides and tie-lines, but using a different scale, the fee shall be 50 per centum of the fees prescribed under paragraph 4 above, if made on a reduced scale; or 60 per centum of the same fees, if made on an 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 thereof
 
60.00
(b) For the second ten corners or
fraction thereof
 
15.00
(c) For the third ten corners or
fraction thereof
 
6.00
(d) For each corner in excess of
the first thirty corners
 
.60
(e) If the sketch is prepared in
tracing cloth, add to the total
fees as above computed
 
15.00
(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
centum 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 exceeding forty square decimeters
9.00
(b) For one copy of more than forty square decimeters but not exceeding eighty square decimeters in size
18.00
(c) For one copy of more than eighty square decimeters but not exceeding one hundred twenty square decimeter in size
27.00
(d) For one copy in excess of one hundred twenty square decimeters in size the basic rate of twenty seven pesos plus for every twenty square decimeters or fraction thereof in excess
1.50
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
9.00
(2) For each corner of a lot
.60
(3) For each extra copy, extra charge
.60
(4) Minimum total charge
9.00
(b) For lot description prepared in tracing cloth (on tabulated form) including certification:
 
(1) For each sheet
4.50
(2) For each lot
.60
(3) For each corner in excess of ten for a lot
.30
10. For certification of plans or copies of plans as to the correctness of the same, per plan, or print copy
9.00
and for the issuance of all other certifications
15.00
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 area of 1,000 sq.m. or less
300.00
(b) For each subdivision with an aggregate area or more than 1,000 sq.m.
 
1. For the first 1,000 sq.m.
300.00
2. For every succeeding 1,000 sq.m. or fraction thereof
30.00
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
Survey Fee
 
 
For the first hectare
1,050.00
For the second ha. to
10th ha.
 
 
An additional per ha.
180.00
For the 11th ha. to 20th ha.
An additional per ha
 
90.00
For the 21st ha. to 30th ha.
An additional per ha.
 
60.00
For the 31st ha. to 200th ha.
An additional per ha.
 
30.00
For 201st ha. or over
An additional per ha.
 
24.00
2. Urban (Solar):
 
First 220 sq.m. or less
Succeeding 201 sq.m. or
 
1,050.00
more (Per 100 sq.m.)
60.00


SECTION 118.    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 of presentation of any document in the Primary Entry Book
15.00
2.
Chattel Mortgage - For filing and recording each chattel mortgage including the necessary certificates and affidavits, the schedule of fees established in Sec. 111.B, 16 hereof shall be followed:
 
3.
Notice of Attachment - For recording each notice of attachment, including the necessary index and annotations
24.00
4.
Release of attachment - For recording each release of attachment, including the proper annotations
15.00
5.
Sheriff’s return of sale - For recording each sheriff’s return of sale including the index and references
21.00
6.
Power of attorney, appointment of guardian, administrator or trustee - For recording a power of attorney appointment of judicial guardian, administrator of trustee, or any other instrument in which a person is given power to act in behalf of another in connection with a mortgage
30.00
7.
No specific fee - For recording each instrument or order relating to a recorded mortgage, including the necessary index and references for which no specific fee is provided above
15.00
8.
Certification -For issuing a certificate 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 and more than two hundred words
15.00
If it exceeds that number, an additional fee shall be collected for every one hundred words or fractional part thereof in excess of the first two hundred words
3.00
9.
Research fee - For services rendered in 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
6.00

For implementation.

Adopted: 4 Nov. 1993


(Sgd.) REYNALDO Y. MAULIT
Administrator

Approved:

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
Secretary of Justice
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