Philippines Land Surveying Laws and Regulations

What maximum area is covered by isolated land surveys according to Section 6 of DAO 2007-29?

What type of survey involves subdividing alienable and disposable lands of up to 1,500 hectares into 50 parcels or more?

What type of survey covers original surveys of alienable and disposable lands not subject to private rights or devoted to public use?

What type of survey covers untitled or undecreed properties by changing lot numbers without altering the original boundary technical description?

What type of survey covers lands claimed or owned by an individual or entity for original or subsequent land registration?

What type of survey covers lands administered by or belonging to the National Government or its instrumentalities?

What type of government land survey covers lands purchased from Religious Orders and private corporations from 1904 to 1913?

Which law is known as the Friar Lands Act?

Which law is known as the Local Government Code of 1991?

What type of survey transforms lots covered by approved graphical cadastral surveys into numerical or regular cadastral lots?

What positioning method is used for determining lot boundary positions in GSS/TS surveys if the area is at least 1,500 hectares?

What positioning method is used for GSS/TS surveys under 1,500 hectares when GNSS is not used?

What instrument is required for side shot determination of lot corners in GSS/TS surveys covering at least 1,500 hectares?

What instrument specifications are required for GSS/TS lot corner determination for areas from 500 to 1,500 hectares?

What instrument specifications are required for GSS/TS lot corner determination for areas from 10 to 500 hectares?

What instrument specifications are required for GSS/TS lot corner determination for areas from 5 to 10 hectares?

What instrument specifications are required for GSS/TS lot corner determination for areas less than 5 hectares?

No submerged portion of a reclamation project shall be included in determining the land area of the lot.

What width of buffer zone must be maintained along the edge of reclaimed land between the waterline and sub-lots?

What agency's published tide table is used as the basis to determine the average highest and lowest sea water levels for foreshore land surveys?

What suffix is added to the retained survey number in an Amendment Survey?

Which law is known as the Property Registration Decree?

How long is the certification on a copy of title by the Register of Deeds valid prior to submitting survey returns?

A complex subdivision is defined as a subdivision of registered land pursuant to BP-220 and PD-957.

Where should block boundary corners be permanently marked in a complex subdivision survey?

When is an alteration permit NOT required for subsequent subdivision/consolidation on a lot in an approved housing project?

If a private land subdivision produces 10 or more resultant lots within 6 months, an affidavit is required stating that it is not intended for housing subdivision projects.

In co-owner subdivisions where no PRS92 reference point exists within what radius is a connection survey NOT required?

What lands of Friar Land Estates can be issued a Survey Authority?

Existing improvements on National Government Land Surveys must be plotted on the survey plan using dotted lines.

What local resolution must be secured prior to conducting a Local Government Land Survey?

What political boundary surveys are conducted to determine city or municipal territorial extent?

Who has the authority to issue an order to conduct a Verification Survey?

What narrative document under oath must be included in the submission of a verification survey return?

What designation symbol is used for verification survey work approved by the DENR-LMS Regional Office?