DENR 8, LGU Culaba ink partnership agreement for improved land administration and management
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the municipal government of Culaba in Biliran inked a Memorandum of Partnership Agreement (MOPA) that seeks to fast-track the land titling process and improve land administration and management in the municipality.
The MOPA stipulates agreements between the DENR and the LGU of Culaba for the implementation of the Rapid Land Tenure Appraisal (RLTA), a process to obtain a clear picture of the land tenure situation on the ground before land titling operations are entered into the area. The RLTA will be implemented to check and survey the current situation of lots in Culaba and provide an accurate inventory of the remaining untitled lands which can be subjected to land titling.
As stressed during the MOPA signing, the RLTA shall serve as an avenue for the updating of old cadastral surveys and land titling activities that have already been affected by dynamic land tenure changes such as transfer from original claimant to buyers or heirs. These changes on the ground that are not reflected in the cadastral map will be determined through the RLTA.
Per MOPA, the LGU shall provide access to the records necessary for the implementation and administration of the Land Management Office in Culaba, assign personnel and create necessary committees and teams, and spearhead IEC and community mobilization activities, among others. Meanwhile, the DENR shall conduct land titling activities, provide technical assistance, and facilitate necessary capacity-building activities, among others.
DENR Assistant Regional Director for Technical Services Atty. Dario O. Suarez represented Regional Executive Director Lormelyn E. Claudio during the MOPA
signing. The municipality of Culaba was represented by the Hon. Mayor Humprey B. Olimba.
The municipality of Culaba is one of the three (3) municipalities in the region targeted by the DENR for RLTA this year.
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