Title
Authorization for Agrarian Sec. to Sign Land Transfers
Law
Presidential Decree No. 84
Decision Date
Dec 22, 1972
Presidential Decree No. 84, issued in 1972, grants the Secretary of Agrarian Reform the authority to issue Land Transfer Certificates, expediting the implementation of the land reform program under Presidential Decree No. 27.
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Q&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 84)

The main purpose is to authorize the Secretary of Agrarian Reforms to sign and issue Land Transfer Certificates on behalf of the President, to expedite the distribution of land under Presidential Decree No. 27.

The Secretary of Agrarian Reforms is authorized to sign the Land Transfer Certificates in the name and on behalf of the President of the Philippines.

The authority is based on the powers vested by the Constitution, as well as Proclamation No. 1081 and General Order No. 1.

It took effect immediately upon its signing on December 22, 1972.

Presidential Decree No. 27 is directly connected, as it pertains to the issuance of Land Transfer Certificates to tenant-farmers.

They are documents issued to tenant-farmers that certify their rights to land transferred under the agrarian reform program.

The Secretary signs them on behalf of the President of the Republic of the Philippines.

It serves as a directive to make the implementation of agrarian reform more efficient by delegating authority, thus supporting the government's commitment to land redistribution.

Roberto V. Reyes, Acting Executive Secretary, signed the decree on behalf of the President.


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