Modes of Disposition of Public Lands

What is a prerequisite for acquiring public land?

Submission of a homestead application
Classification of the land as alienable and disposable
A grant, express or implied, from the government (correct)
Development of the land by a private person

What is a type of grant from the state?

Free patent
Homestead
Sales
All of the above (correct)

What must a person prove to validate their claim to private rights over public land?

Compliance with substantial and procedural requirements (correct)
Development of the land by a private person
Classification of the land as alienable and disposable
Compliance with the Public Land Act

Which type of public land may be subject to disposition?

Alienable and disposable lands (B) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to public land not classified as A and D?

It remains unclassified until released through classification (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a requirement for declaring land open to disposition or concession?

Official delimitation and classification (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of not classifying public land as A and D?

The land remains unclassified until released through classification (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a requirement for acquiring a homestead?

Compliance with the substantial and procedural requirements (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does not automatically render a property as alienable and disposable?

Conversion of the property into a fishpond (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is a necessary condition for public land to be registered as a title?

Reclassification of the public land by the State (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum area of land that can be applied for through homestead settlement?

12 hectares (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a requirement for a citizen to apply for a homestead?

Must be a head of the family or at least 18 years old (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is necessary for the cultivation of land in a homestead application?

The land must be continuously cultivated (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the acquisition, lease, use, or benefit of the lands of the public domain?

Any of the methods authorized by the Act (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary condition for a grant by the Government to be deemed acquired by operation of law?

Actual physical possession openly, continuously, and publicly (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a certificate of title issued by virtue of a homestead patent grant?

It becomes irrevocable and indefeasible like a Torrens title (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the separate chapters of the PLA for each mode of disposition?

To provide specific requirements and procedures for each mode (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is required for a grant by the Government to be sanctioned by the courts?

An application for a grant is sufficient (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the maximum area of land that can be leased by a citizen of the Philippines?

500 hectares (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to public land once it is granted by the government by virtue of a public land patent?

It is automatically brought within the operation of the Property Registration Decree (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a certificate of title issued after a public land patent grant?

It becomes irrevocable and indefeasible after one year (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of registering a public land patent under the Property Registration Decree?

To ensure the land is entitled to all the safeguards of a veritable Torrens title (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the requirement for a grantee to obtain a certificate of title under the Public Land Act?

The grantee must register the public land patent under the Property Registration Decree (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle applicable to certificates of title issued by virtue of other land patents under the Public Land Act?

They have the force and effect of a Torrens title issued through judicial registration proceedings (A) Signup and view all the answers