Flashcards on Land Management System

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Western legal concept that vested original ownership of all Philippine lands in the Spanish Crown.

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Regalian Doctrine/Jura Regalia

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1894 Spanish Decree that required the adjustment (registration) of all agricultural lands or reversion to the State.

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Royal Decree of 1894

(Maura Law)

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Provided for the systematic registration of titles and deeds well as possessory claims during the Spanish Era.

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Mortgage Law (1893) or Ley Hipotecaria

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State power or capacity to own property, foundation of Spanish decrees.

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Dominium

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Under the 25 June 1880 Royal Decree, what land title did the Spanish colonial government grant to occupants who pay composition fee?

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Composition Title

(Composicion con el Estado)

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A concept which is recognized as the sole exception to the general rule under the Regalian Doctrine?

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Native Title

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He is chiefly remembered as the originator of the Torrens Title.

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Sir Robert Richard Chute Torrens

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First Philippine statute that introduced the torrens system

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Land Registration Act of 1903

(Act No. 496)

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When was the Torrens System officially adopted in the Philippines as our land-registration system

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February 1, 1903

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Public land law still in force today

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Public Land Act (Third)