PHILIPPINES

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PHILIPPINES

• LAND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECT (LAMP)

Ian Williamson
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Acknowledgement

• Thanks to Kate Dalrymple for assisting with the
  preparation of this presentation.

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The cadastral parcel and ownership rights
Source Land Administration (Peter Dale and John
McLaughlin)
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Placing land Administration in context
COUNTRY
Geography Economy
History Law
Government Land Law
Development Policy
Land Tenure Arrangements
Market-Place Considerations
Land Policy
Land Administration Arrangements
Public Lands
Private Lands
Land Valuation and Assessment
Land Use Control and Management
Land Settlement
Land Survey
Land Registration
Infrastructure Utilities
Source Land Administration (Peter Dale and John
McLaughlin)
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Land policy framework
National Development Strategies
Land Policies
Land Titling and Registration
Land Market
National Development
Source Land Administration (Peter Dale and John
McLughlin)
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Humankind to land relationship and Land
Administration
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Sustainable Development

• Reference Enemark and Sevantal, 1999

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Impact of Global Drivers on re-engineering Land
Administration Systems
Global Drivers of Change
Urbanisation
Globalisation
Technology
Sustainable Development
Micro-economic reform

Social System
Benchmarking and Feedback
Existing Land Administration System
Vision for human-kind to land relation- ship
Conceptual Land Administration System
Operational Land Administration System
Strategic planning
Implementation
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Republic of The Philippines
Department of Geomatics

• Nationality Filipino
• Government Republic
• Official languages Filipino and English
• Geography Archipelago located between the
  Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east
  of Vietnam 7107 islands, 7214 km2
• Population 82,841,518 - growth rate 2.03 (July
  2001)
• Economy Agriculture 20, Light Industry 32,
  Services 48 ( composition of GDP)
• Religions Roman Catholic 83, Protestant 9,
  Muslim 5, Buddhist and other 3

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Land Resources
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• Land 30 million hectares
• 15.9 million (ha) reserved for forest lands,
  mineral lands and national parks
• 14.1 million (ha) considered alienable and
  disposable (AD) for economic development, 6 (ha)
  million titled.
• lt 1/3 land supports crops
• Primary Natural Resources timber, copper,
  petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt
• Major Manufactured Products wood products,
  copper mining and processing, textiles,
  machinery, processed foods, chemicals,
  electronics assembly

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Land Resources
Major Agricultural Products rice (north), corn
(south), copra (dried coconut meat), sugar, adaca
(Manila hemp), fishing (marine products).
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Environmental Issues
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• Philippines are located in a naturally hazardous
  region - earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, active
  volcanoes and landslides.
• Environmental Issues
• uncontrolled deforestation in watershed areas
• soil erosion
• air and water pollution in Manila
• increasing pollution of coastal mangrove swamps
  which are important fish breeding grounds.

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Land Resource Issues
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• Key issues constraining economic development,
  opportunities for the poor and sustainable
  management of resources are
• Inconsistent and outdated land policies and laws
• Rights in land for all eligible landholders are
  not formally recognised nor securely protected
• Very large informal sector in land market
• Ineffective and inefficient land administration
  management system and
• An ineffective and inequitable land valuation
  system.
• Pressures for further economic gains require
  more efficient allocation and use of existing
  resources, including land.

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Land Administration Management (LAM Program)
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• OBJECTIVE To alleviate poverty and enhance
  economic growth by improving the security of land
  tenure and fostering efficient land markets in
  rural and urban areas, through the development of
  an efficient system of land titling and
  administration which is based on clear, coherent
  and consistent policies and laws and is supported
  by an appropriate institutional structure.
• Land reform implementation by the Government of
  the Philippines (15-20 years) costing about USD1
  billion

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LAM Program
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• SCOPE and DESIGN
• To unify individual land administration processes
• To establish self-sustaining capabilities
• Designing an integrated set of actions and secure
  agency commitments
• To establish consumer confidence in a land
  titling system, by regulating laws and policies
  governing land administration and management
• Accelerated programs for formal land title
  recognition
• Responsive land management system to land market
  demands
• Creation of a national land valuation system
  based on internationally accepted standards.

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Department of Geomatics
Land Administration Management Project (LAMP)

• LAMP is an Inter-Agency Project set up to
  facilitate the commencement of the LAM Program.
• Government of the Philippines
• World Bank (Learning and Innovation Loan, LIL)
• Australian Agency for International Development
  (AusAID) (Technical assistance grant)
• OBJECTIVETo formulate and approve policy and
  regulatory changes and to test alternate
  approaches to accelerated programs designed to
  improve land titling and valuation and formulate
  institutional arrangements to support
  implementation of the Program.

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LAMP Fact Sheet
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• FUNDING AGENCIES
• PROJECT COST (US)
• PROJECT DURATION
• TARGET BENEFICIARIES
• EXECUTING AGENCY
• IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES

World Bank and AusAid 10.3 million 4.79 million
(World Bank) 4.2 million (AusAID) 1.31 million
(GOP balance) 21/2 3 years General Public and
line agencies DENR (Dept. Environment and Natural
Resources) DENR, DOJ-LRA, DAR and other
LAMP-IACC members.
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LAMP - Components
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• Component 1 Policy Studies
• Conduct policy studies working with stakeholders
  to examine options and potential improvements in
  four areas
• Institutional arrangements
• Fragmented land laws and regulations
• Finance and fees
• Valuation
• Land Development, and
• Forest boundary demarcation.

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LAMP - Components

• Component 2 Land Titling Pilots at Leyte
• Conduct large-scale land titling activity and
  conduct pilot studies for methodology, processes
  and institutional arrangements for land
  administration sensitive to community response.

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Land Titling Pilot Study Areas
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Boundary Demarcation
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LAMP Components
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• Component 3 Land Title Validation Pilots at
  Quezon City
• Assistance to GOP to improve the integrity and
  comprehensiveness of, and increase public
  confidence in, the land titles and records
  system. Testing of various title validation
  methods to determine the most cost-effective
  methods and processes will also be included.

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Department of Geomatics
LAMP
Focus on community participation and dialogue
from all stakeholders and promotion of economic
and social benefits.
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LAMP Components

• Component 4 Planning, Coordination and
  Management
• Monitoring and evaluating the program, designing
  and conducting training, facilitating community
  participation and procurement of goods and
  services.

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PA - LAMP
Department of Geomatics

• Philippines Australia Land Administration and
  Management Project

• PA-LAMP is the Australian (AusAID) contribution
  to the project (LAMP) implemented over the first
  3 years, assisting the GOP with
• technical advice
• training to establish the policy framework and,
• development of appropriate procedures to increase
  land tenure security.
• AusAID contracted an Australian Managing
• Contractor (AMC), Land Equity International
• (LEI) to implement PA-LAMP.

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FLOW CHART
Department of Geomatics
LAM (15-20 yrs) Program
Government Of Philippines
LAMP (3 yrs) Project
World Bank Learning and Innovative Loan
AusAID (PA-LAMP)
Government Of Philippines
QAP Chair Ian Williamson
AMC (Land Equity Intl.)
QAC
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Land Equity International
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• Provision of technical assistance is managed by
  Land Equity International (LEI), AMC.
• Focus Implementation of land administration
  systems and project management.
• Advisors will be a mix of Filipino and Australian
  experts participating over long-term and
  short-term periods.
• Good reputation for managing several large land
  titling and land administration projects in the
  South East Asia Region.
• Extensive experience in all relevant skills to
  the functions of land administration maintaining
  a close relationship with Land Titles Offices in
  Australia.

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Quality Assurance Panel
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• AusAID required AMC to establish a Quality
  Assurance system (QAP)
• Contractual relationship between QAP and the AMC
• 11 international experts
• Chair, Ian Williamson (land administration)
• 6 monthly (2 week) visits and report submissions
• Vice Chair, Mary Racelis (community relations)
• Quality Assurance Advisor, Scott Jones
• Annual visits with review of processes and
  operations
• 8 additional panel members

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Quality Assurance Panel

• Role of the QAP
• Quality of service - ensure assessments meet
  relevant technical and industry/professional
  association standards, and provide advice for
  refinement and improvement of the project
  milestones.
• Ground Verification periodical checks that
  project activities are achieving their stated
  objectives.
• Advice Provide suggestions for improving
  delivery of broad project objectives
• Certification Certify that project deliverables
  and payment milestones meet quality standards.

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Chair of QAP

• Role responsible for overall performance of QAP
  and delivery of Terms of Reference,
  administratively supported by the AMC.
• QAP Responsibility Allocation
• Land administration vision and broad strategy as
  part of a wider national land use and land
  management policy for the Philippines
• Rural titling
• Land tenure
• Urban title validation including issues of
  informal settlements
• Education and training

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Rural Titling and Land Tenure Arrangement
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Urban title validation including issues of
informal settlements
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Quality Assurance Contractor
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• Appointed by AusAID Manila
• Independent assessment on AMC (QAP) performance
  in meeting quality obligations under its contract
  with AusAID
• Monitoring and assessment of AMCs quality
  assurance system observations, and use of the QAP
  
• Advise on financial and contractual matters
  involving PA-LAMP
• Involved in AusAID World Bank missions to
  review the project
• Undertake half year Quality Assurance Audits (QAA)

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Conclusion
Department of Geomatics

• This is a brief snapshot of a very interesting
  and complex project which draws on most of the
  skills of a geomatics professional.
• Project has the potential to significantly
  influence the economic, social and environmental
  development of The Philippines