QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 11454)
RA 11454 authorizes the University of the Philippines (UP) to sell, dispose, and alienate certain UP-owned parcels of land in Barangay Krus na Ligas, Quezon City to the Quezon City Local Government at a fair market price, as an exception to UP’s charter restrictions.
RA 11454 amends Republic Act No. 9500 (UP Charter of 2008) by providing an exception to Section 23, thereby authorizing UP to sell specific parcels of UP land in Krus na Ligas to QC LGU.
The area must not exceed twenty-two and four hundred sixty-seven thousandths hectares (22.467 hectares).
The sale is considered perfected only from the time UP is fully paid, with full payment to be made within one (1) year from the signing and execution of the agreement.
No. RA 11454 provides that no right of ownership or possession, nor any attribute of ownership transfers to QC LGU until UP has actually received full payment.
The authorization is automatically revoked if (a) UP and QC LGU fail to agree on the terms and conditions of sale within one (1) year from the effectivity of the Act, or (b) full payment is not received by UP, for whatever reason, one (1) year after execution of the agreement.
They define the exact parcels/area authorized to be sold, using bearings and distances, and specify that the area includes any facility of UP determined by UP to be located in the said area.
No. The law states that no legitimate resident may sell/alienate/transfer the land to anyone except his/her legal heirs. If they unlawfully dispose, the transaction is null and void, and the resident loses the right to the land and forfeits the total amortization paid.
Transfer to the heirs occurs only upon the assumption by the heirs of the decedent’s obligations; otherwise, the land is to revert to the Quezon City LGU for disposition.
QC LGU must immediately fence off the UP property to segregate it from the area sold under RA 11454, and then subsequently transfer the said property to legitimate residents of Barangay Krus na Ligas.
It is tasked to (1) determine the ‘legitimate residents of Barangay Krus na Ligas’ who will be subsequent buyers; and (2) assist UP (at QC LGU’s expense) in resettling other settlers found in the remaining adjacent UP property.
They must have continuous possession and occupation of the same parcels in the concept of owner since time immemorial, or for at least thirty (30) years immediately preceding approval of the Act, and must be uncontested by any resident of the same parcels.
An interagency committee headed by QC LGU and composed of UP, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (now HUDCC under existing structure), and the National Housing Authority shall issue guidelines for effective implementation.
No. The sale authorized under RA 11454 is exempt from all taxes and impositions.
Under the Separability Clause, the parts not affected by the invalidity remain valid.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
It clarifies the condition precedent to perfection and transfer of rights, preventing premature conveyance and reducing risk of disputes; it also supports automatic revocation if payment is not timely made.