ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.

02 AS
AMENDED BY A.O. 04,SERIES OF 2018

2018 OMNIBUS SUMMARY RULES

FOR CANCELLATION CASES OF
EMANCIPATION PATENTS,
CERTIFICATES OF LAND OWNERSHIP
AWARDS AND OTHER TITLES ISSUED
UNDER ANY AGRARIAN REFORM
PROGRAM
SECTION 1. COVERAGE
These Omnibus Rules of Summary Procedure
shall apply to the cancellation of an EP, CLOA or
other title issued under any Agrarian Reform
Program arising from any of the following:

1. Any case that does not have any remaining

unresolved ALI issues. An ALI case where the
Decision has become final and executory; and
is not the subject of an annulment action;
2. An ALI case or a Cancellation case where the
Petitioner or all the parties would like to
withdraw the said ALI or Cancellation case.

3. A Cancellation case to correct erroneous

technical descriptions in the EP, CLOA or other
title issued under any Agrarian Reform Program
where the correction of the entries in the title
shall not result to any issue regarding the
identification or the number of the ARBs, or the
correctness of the coverage of the landholding
or any portion thereof.
4. ACancellation case with an approved
land transfer clearance arising from
the sale, donation, assignment of
rights, succession as well as any
other form of conveyance approved by
the DAR pursuant to Section 27 of
R.A. No. 6657, as amended.
SECTION 2. PROCESSING OF CASES:

2.1.All cases under Section 1 hereof

shall be commenced by
application and no longer by
petition. The party requesting for
the cancellation of the title shall
accomplish CANCELLATION FORM
NO. 1 attached as Annex A.
2.2The application form for the
cancellation of the EP, CLOA or other
title issued under any Agrarian
Reform Program shall be
accomplished by the applicant who
shall certify under oath as to the
truthfulness of all information
supplied and as to the authenticity of
the requisite documents to be
attached, thus:
1. For cancellation actions based on a final and
executory ALI Decisions:

a) Form No. 1
b) The Certificate of Finality of the ALI Decision as
well as a Certified True Copy of the Final and
Executory Decision to be both issued by the Court
or Office which rendered and promulgated the
Decision.
c) Certified True Copy of Title.
2. For Cancellation actions which are for
dismissal by motion of the petitioner(s) or by
the parties:

a) Form No. 1
b) The Motion to Withdraw the Cancellation Action
signed by the Petitioner(s) or by all the parties with the
participation of their respective counsel or
representative.
c). Certified True Copy of Title.
3. For cancellation actions due to the sale,
donation, assignment of rights, succession as well
as any other form of conveyance of the awarded
land approved by the DAR:

a). Form No. 1

b). The valid DAR Transfer Clearance issued by the
RD of the region where the property is situated.
c). Certified True Copy of Title.
4. For cancellation actions to correct the entries in
the EP, CLOA or other title issued under any
Agrarian Reform Program:

a) Form No. 1
b) The correct technical description embodied in
the proper Certification issued by the Department
of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),
together with the Report of the concerned PARPO
II.
c) Certified True Copy of Title.
For all cancellation actions, the certified true
copy of the EP, CLOA or other title issued under
any Agrarian Reform Program, shall be
submitted and attached to CANCELLATION
FORM NO. 1.

For all cancellation actions, any documentary

proof that the registered owner(s) received a
copy of the CANCELLATION FORM No. 1.
2.3 The Application for Cancellation with the
requisite documents attached shall be filed
with the PARPO II of the province where the
landholding is situated. It is the primary duty
of the PARPO II to determine the correctness of
the information contained in the Application
Form. The PARPO II shall not accept the
Cancellation Application Form in the following
instances:
1. The information required to be
provided in the Application Form is
not supplied or the applicant(s) failed
to sign the Application Form

2. The requisite documents are not

attached to the Application.
2.4 The PARPO II shall assign a Cancellation
Application Number indicating the time of
receipt of the Application Form and shall give
the application an Acknowledgement Receipt
indicating what has been submitted and the
time of submission which is designated as
CANCELLATION FORM No. 2 herein attached as
Annex B.
2.5 For cancellation actions based on a final and
executory ALI Decision, for cancellation actions for
dismissal by motion of the petitioner(s) or the parties,
and for cancellation actions with an approved land
transfer clearance, the PARPO II shall submit the
Application Form as well as the requisite documents
(CANCELLATION FORM NO. 1) together with the
Acknowledgement Receipt (CANCELLATION FORM No.
2) to the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs Office
(ULAO). The PARPO II shall submit his/her
recommendation to the ULAO accomplishing
CANCELLATION FORM No. 3 herein attached as Annex
C.
2.6 “For all cancellation actions,any
documentary proof of service that the
registered owners and concerned
Register of Deeds (ROD) were served
a copy of the Application for
Cancellation (Form No.1).”
2.7The ULAO (or the UFOO) in case of erroneous
technical description) shall review all the
documents and prepare the Order of Cancellation
of Title designated as CANCELLATION FORM NO. 4
herein attached as Annex E. The Order of
Cancellation once accomplished shall be
submitted to the Office of the DAR Secretary for
final approval. The Order of Cancellation shall
include the set of instructions to the concerned
PARPO II on the implementation of the
cancellation action
2.8 “The duly approved Order of Cancellation,
copy furnished the ARB’s adversely affected by
the cancellation and concerned ROD, shall be
transmitted to the concerned PARPO II. The
ROD, upon the initiative of the PARPO II, shall
undertake the cancellation of the EP,CLOA or
other title issued under any agrarian reform
program in accordance with the instructions
embodied in the Order of Cancellation.”
The Case Folder shall contain the following documents:

A. Cancellation based on Final and Executory Decision:

1. Transmittal Letter to ULAO

2. Form No. 1
3. Form No. 2
4. Form No. 3 PARPO’s Recommendation
5. Certificate of Finality (CF) of Decision
6. Certified True Copy of the Final and Executory Decision
7. Certified True Copy of Title
8. Any documentary proof that the registered owner(s)
and the ROD received a copy of the Cancellation Form
No. 1.
B. Cancellation based on Motion to Withdraw Petition

1. Transmittal Letter to ULAO

2. Form No. 1
3. Form No. 2
4. Form No. 3 PARPO’s Recommendation
5. Motion to Withdraw
6. Certified True Copy of Title
7. Any documentary proof that the registered
owner(s) and the ROD received a copy of the
Cancellation Form No. 1.
C. Cancellation to Correct Entries in the Title

1. Transmittal Letter to UFOO

2. Form No. 1
3. Form No. 2
4. Form No. 3 PAROs Recommendation
5. Copy of the correct technical description embodied in
the proper Certification issued by DENR;
6. Report of the PARPO II
7. Certified True Copy of Title
8. Any documentary proof that the registered
owner(s)and the ROD received a copy of the
Cancellation Form No. 1.
D. Cancellation actions with an approved land transfer
clearance:

1. Transmittal Letter to ULAO

2. Form No. 1
3. Form No. 2
4. Form No. 3 PARPO’s Recommendation
5. Valid DAR Transfer Clearance issued by the RD of the
region where the property is situated
6. Certified True Copy of Title
7. Any documentary proof that the registered owner(s)
and the ROD received a copy of the Cancellation Form
No. 1.
2.9 Should there be other reliefs
necessary for the enforcement of rights
based on the newly issued EP, CLOA or
other title issued under any Agrarian
Reform Program, the concerned party
shall have recourse through the
commencement of the proper ALI case; or
through the commencement of the
proper judicial action in the court of
competent jurisdiction if the case is
cognizable by regular courts.
2.10 A person whose rights have been
violated as a result of the Cancellation of
the EP, CLOA, or other issued under any
Agrarian Reform Program may ask for a
Revocation of the Order of Cancellation on
the ground that the Order of Cancellation
was issued due to extrinsic fraud, lack of
jurisdiction, or lack of due process. The
aggrieved party shall execute a sworn
affidavit stating the reason(s) of basis for
the revocation of the Order of
Cancellation. The person shall
immediately file the sworn affidavit to the
ULAO which shall evaluate the affidavit
and recommend action to the Office of
the Secretary. The Office of the Secretary
shall issue the order on the grant or
denial of the request for revocation.
SECTION 3. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS.
3.1 ”Any and all actions for cancellation of EP’s,CLOA’s
and other titles issued under any agrarian reform
program pending at the Provincial Agrarian Reform
Adjudicator(PARAD) with a final and executory
judgment in an ALI Case shall be transferred to the
concerned PARPO II for processing in accordance
with this A.O., with notice t all parties.
For Actions for cancellation with incomplete set of
supporting documents based on applicable rules
governing such actions at the time of filing, the PARPO
II shall then direct the applicant to complete the
required documents in accordance with A.O No.2
Series of 2018,as amended.
3.2 All petitions for Cancellation of the
EP, CLOA, or other title issued under
any Agrarian Reform Program with an
unresolved ALI component pending
before the PARAD shall be transferred
to the concerned PARPO II to process
based on the pertinent rules for ALI
cases, with notice to all the parties.
3.3”Any and all actions for cancellation of EP’s,
CLOA’s and other titles issued under any agrarian
reform program pending at the Assitant
Secretary for Legal Affairs(ALAO) and the Bureau
of Agrarian Assitance(BALA) with a final and
executory judgment in an ALI case shall be
processed under this A.O.
Actions for cancellation with an incomplete set
of supporting documents based on applicable
rules governing such actions at the time of filing
shall be dismissed without prejudice.
3.4 “Any and all actions for cancellation of
EPs,CLOA’s and other titles issued under any
agrarian reform program pending at the ALAO
without final and executory judgment in an ALI
case shall be processed under the following:
1. ALI Case with an RD decision on appeal and
those falling under the original and appellate
jurisdiction of the Office of the Secretary(OSEC)
shall be forwarded to the BALA for review in
accordance with the ALI rules or applicable rules
on special ALI cases.
2. ALI cases without an RD decision shall be remanded
to the concerned RD for review and processing in
accordance with the ALI rules or applicable rules on
special ALI cases.

For cancellation of EP’s,CLOA’s and other titles

issued under any agrarian reform program pending at
the BALA without a final and executory judgment in an
ALI case except those falling under the original and
appellate jurisdiction of the OSEC,shall be forwarded to
the RD/PARPO II concerned.”
SECTION 4.REPEALING CLAUSE
“DAR A.O. No.6,Series of 2011,
DAR A.O No.6,Series of 2014,
DAR A.O. No.7,Series of 2014 and
DAR A.O. No.4, Series of 2015 are
hereby repealed. All other DAR
issuances inconsistent with this A.O.
are repealed, modified and/or
amended.”
 CANCELLATION FORM NO. 1
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
Province of _______
Region No._______
APPLICATION FOR CANCELLATION
I,_______________, Filipino,of legal age,married/single,a resident of_____________
_________________,do hereby request for the cancellation of the title/s in accordance with
DAR Administrative Order(AO) No.2,Series of 2018, as amended,described as follows:
EP/CLOA NO./TITLE ROD AREA REGISTERED OWNER LOCATION
_____________ ______ ______ ___________________ ___________
_____________ ______ ______ ___________________ ___________
The aforesaid request for cancellation of title/s is based upon any of the following: )Please check
appropriate box)
1. Existence of a final and executory decision with the following information:
DOCKET NO : _______________________
CASE TITLE : _______________________
OFFICE/COURT: -------------------------------------------------
DATE OF DECISION: -------------------------------------------------
DATE OF FINALITY: -------------------------------------------------
 2. CORRECTION OF TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IN THE AFORESAID TITLE/S WHICH DO NOT AFFECT THE
IDENTITY OR NUMBER OF AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES OR THE SIZE AND THE SCOPE OF THE
LANDHOLDINGS UNDER THE SAID TITLE/S

3. Transfer of title/s on the basis of a conveyance approved through a valid DAR transfer
Tclearance
T
4. Motion of the petitioner/s or all the parties to withdraw the Cancellation Action.

Hereto attached are the applicable document/s to support the processing of my request:
(Please check appropriate box.)
Certified True copy of the Decision of the court/office
Certification from the court/office that the Decision has become final and executory
Motion to Dismiss or Withdraw in Case no. _________ pending at ______________
Docketed as _______________
DAR Transfer Clearance
Corrected Technical Description of the subject EP/CLOA/other title issued under agrarian
reform program certified as true and correct by the DEBR-LMS/LRA

3. Most recent certified true copy of the subject EP/CLOA/other title

 Proof of service that the registered owner/s of the EP/CLOA/other titles and the Register of
TDeeds (ROD) were served with a copy of the Cancellation Form No. 1.

I hereby certify under oath that all statements I made in this request are true and correct
based on my personal knowledge and that all documents attached are authentic.

___________________________________________
Signature over Printed Name of Applicant/Owner
_____________
Date
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this____ day of ____,2018 at _____________,Philippines,
The above named of applicant/owner presented to me his identification No. ______ issued at _____ on
_____,and attested to me that the statements contained in herein are all truth and factual.

Notary Public
Doc.No.___
Page No. ___
Book No.____
 CANCELLATION FORM NO. 2
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
Province of _______
Region No._______

CANC. APPLICATION NO. ________________

PARPO II ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT
I acknowledge the receipt of the accomplished Application for Cancellation(Form No.1)
or the verified Petition for Cancellation and the attached applicable documents filed by
_____________ (name of applicant/s): Please check appropriate box.)
Certified True copy of the Decision of the court/office
Certification from the court/office that the Decision has become final and executory
Motion to Dismiss or Withdraw in Case no. _________ pending at ______________
Docketed as _______________
DAR Transfer Clearance
Corrected Technical Description of the subject EP/CLOA/other title issued under agrarian reform
program certified as true and correct by the DEBR-LMS/LRA

3. Most recent certified true copy of the subject EP/CLOA/other title/s

 Proof of service that the registered owner/s of the EP/CLOA/other titles and the Register of
Deeds (ROD) were served with a copy of the Cancellation Form No. 1

I have examined the said application or the verified Petition for Cancellation and the attached
documents and found the same complete and in order pursuant to the requirements set forth
under Administrative Order No.2,Series of 2018,as amended and Memorandum Circular
No.___, Series of 2018.

Done this ____ day of ____20______.

_______________________________________
SIGNATURE OVER PRINTED NAMEOF PARPO II
______________
Date
Copy Distribution:
Original:Applicant/BALA
Duplicate:DARPO/File
Triplicate: ULAO/UFOO
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