An Act to Amend Section One Hundred and Fourteen of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Ninety-Six, Entitled "The Land Registration Act," as Amended, Fixing a New Schedule of Fees for Clerks of Courts, Sheriffs and Registers of Deeds

REPUBLIC ACT No. 117

An Act to Amend Section One Hundred and Fourteen of Act Numbered Four Hundred and Ninety-Six, Entitled "The Land Registration Act," as Amended, Fixing a New Schedule of Fees for Clerks of Courts, Sheriffs and Registers of Deeds

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:

Section 1. Section one hundred and fourteen of Act Numbered Four hundred and ninety-six, entitled "The Land Registration Act," as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: June 7, 1947

"Sec. 114. Fees payable under this Act shall be as follows:

1. For the entry of one original certificate of title, and issuing one duplicate certificate, six pesos for the first parcel of land described thereon, and one peso for each additional parcel: Provided, However, That in case certificates of title under the Cadastral Act, the fees for entering one original certificate of title and issuing the owner’s duplicate thereof, when the total value of the lots included therein does not exceed five hundred pesos, and irrespective of the number of such lots, shall be one peso for every one hundred pesos, or fractional part thereof.

2. For each entry in the primary entry book, fifty centavos.

3. For the annotation of an attachment or dissolution thereof, certificate of sale at public auction by virtue of an order of execution, or repurchase of the property so sold, for each parcel of land affected thereby, one peso and fifty centavos.

4. For the annotation of a notice of lis pendens, the cancellation thereof, or any annotation in connection therewith, for each parcel of land affected thereby, one peso and fifty centavos.

5. For the annotation of an affidavit of consolidation of ownership over a property sold with pacto de retro but not redeemed by the vendor within the stipulated time, for each parcel of land affected thereby, one peso and fifty centavos.

6. For the annotation of a release of mortgage or other encumbrance, for each parcel of land, one peso and fifty centavos; but the total amount of fees to be collected shall not exceed the amount of fees paid for the registration of such mortgage or encumbrance.

7. For the annotation of an order of the court for the amendment of a certificate of title, except inclusion of buildings and/or improvements, or any other directing the registration of a document, one peso and fifty centavos for each certificate of title, in addition to the fees prescribed under paragraph sixteen or seventeen, as the case may be, of this subsection, if the same are also due, for the registration of such document.

8. For the annotation of an order of the court for the inclusion of buildings and/or improvements in a certificate of title three pesos for each certificate of title if the buildings or improvements belong to a person other than the registered owner of the land. If they belong to the same registered owner, the fees shall be based on the value of such buildings and improvements in accordance with the schedule prescribed under paragraphs sixteen or seventeen, as the case may be, of this subsection.

9. For registering and filing a power of attorney, letters of administration, whether or not accompanied by a copy of testament, 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 five pesos; and for the annotation of such papers on certificates of title when required by existing laws or regulations, one peso for each certificate of title so annotated. For registering and filing an instrument of revocation of any of said papers, one peso; and if annotated on the corresponding certificate of title, one peso for each certificate of title.

10. For the annotation of a notice of tax lien or 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 of change of address, or the cancellation of any such annotation, for each certificate of title, one peso.

11. For transferring the memorandum of an encumbrance of any kind from one certificate of title which is cancelled to a new one issued in lieu thereof in the name of a new owner, one peso.

12. For any memorandum made in a certificate of title for which no specific fee is prescribed above, for each certificate of title, one peso and fifty centavos.

13. 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, five pesos. If the certificate covers more than one parcel or lot, an additional fee of one peso shall be collected for each additional parcel or lot.

14. For the issuance of a transfer certificate of title, including its duplicate, to a person other than those named in the next preceding paragraph, two pesos, 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 parcel or lot, an additional fee of one peso shall be collected for each additional parcel or lot.

15. For the issuance of a new or additional duplicate or copy of a certificate of title, one peso for the first page and fifty centavos for each subsequent page.

16. For the registration of a deed of sale, conveyance, transfer, exchange, partition, or donation; a deed of sale with pacto de retro, conditional sale, 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; 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 a sale, transfer or conveyance; or the assignment, enlargement, extension or novation of a mortgage or of any other real right, where no specific fee is prescribed therefor in the preceding paragraphs, the fees shall be based on the value of the consideration in accordance with the following schedule:

17. In the following transactions, the basis of the fees collectible under paragraph sixteen of this subsection, instead of the value of the consideration, shall be as hereunder set forth:

18. For furnishing copies of any entry, decree, document, or other papers on file, twenty centavos for each hundred words or fraction thereof contained in the copies thus furnished.

19. For certifying a copy furnished under the next preceding paragraph, for each certificate, fifty centavos.

20. For issuing a certificate relative to, or showing the existence or non-existence of, an entry in the registration books or a document on file, for each certificate containing not more than two hundred words, two pesos; if it exceeds that number an additional fee of thirty centavos shall be collected for every one hundred words in excess of the first two hundred."