`land titles`

Senator Panfilo Lacson announced on Saturday that four reclaimed properties in Taguig City are covered by allegedly fraudulent land titles, responding to Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s calls for evidence. The titles include OCTs and TCTs covering a total of about 388,308 square meters and will be forwarded to the Ombudsman’s fact-finding team. This matters to Quezon City and Metro Manila residents because fraudulent land titles threaten public trust in property registration and could mask illegal reclamation in Laguna Lake. The case may lead to criminal charges and voided titles, affecting how local governments and agencies manage reclaimed land. The four parcels cover 9,204 square meters (administrative patent, OCT), 5,000 square meters (judicial registration, OCT), 181,077 square meters (homestead patent, TCT), and 193,027 square meters (TCT). Lacson said the documents will be turned over to the Ombudsman fact-finding team, while the Land Registration Authority traces the titles’ history.