Defining Administration

and Land Management

Land Administration and

Management
Land management is concerned with the
management of land as a finite resource for the
betterment of society. This includes considerations of
land as a basis for revenue and economic activity and
quality of life (eg clean water, recreation). Effective
and timely decision making is often limited by
inadequate land information.
Land administration functions provide services to
government, business and society generally on land
tenure security, land valuation (appraisal) and land
characteristics. This requires: maintaining land rights,
land survey and maps and land market (valuation)
information up to date and disseminating that
information. Courtesy of Land Equity
International

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Land Administration and

Management
Populati
on&
Housing
Invst &
Devt

Land Management
Policies, regulations, plans
(why and how)

Climate
Change &
DRM
Environme
nt
Transportatio
n

Inst &
Culture
Land Administration
Services = Land Information
(what, where, who owns, how
much)
DENR
LRA/ROD
LGU/Assessor

Others (DAR,
NCIP

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LA Agencies
Mandates

DEN
R

1.Classificatio
n

2. Survey,
Mapping, ID

3. Titling

4. Orig & sub

Registration

LRA/
ROD

NCIP LGU
/BIR

CAD Maps, Projection

Maps, Survey plans

APPLICATIONS, etc

OCTs , TCTs
PROJECTION MAPS
X

RESULTING
RECORDS
LC MAPS

5. Taxation,
valuation
6. Subsequent
survey

DAR

Tax Dec, Tax Maps

Survey Plans

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The Major Challenges

Access to complete,
updated and accurate
spatially referenced
land informationYou cannot improve what
you cannot measureKelvin, Lord
Legal & Institutional

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The Past Situation

Inconsistent &
outdated land
laws
and policy

Ineffective and inefficient

Coordination of land
administration
institutions
- delays
- high costs

Clients and
users
of the LA
System

- fake and spurious titles

-conflicts, court litigation
-low investments
-slow economic growth
-Graft and Corruption

Unnecessary
steps and
requirements

Inappropriate valuation and

taxation on land
ownership and transfers

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