QuestionsQuestions (DA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 22)
PD No. 774 assigns, transfers, and conveys parcels of land of the public domain in fee simple to the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to enable it to carry out the purposes for which it was created under PD No. 15 (e.g., to construct and maintain cultural facilities in a single site).
PD No. 774 is supplemental to PD No. 15: it implements and expands the land resources granted to the CCP under PD No. 15 by conveying additional adjacent parcels needed for the CCP’s conference/cultural facilities.
It conveys the lands to the CCP in fee simple.
The lands are parcels of the public domain situated in the City of Pasay, which are public lands being assigned and conveyed for CCP use.
PD No. 774 identifies two parcels by survey/plan reference: (1) Swo-04-000078 and (2) Swo-04-000141, both situated in the City of Pasay.
The decree states that one parcel (Swo-04-000141) is adjacent to the area granted under PD No. 15 and has been surveyed as a conference center site—showing that the transfer is intended to support CCP’s planned cultural and conference facilities.
After payment of obligations, the lands, improvements, and other CCP properties shall revert to the Government of the Philippines when and if the CCP ceases to exist.
It states that the decree shall take effect immediately.
The survey for the parcels described is indicated as executed by Proceso M. Calpo, Geodetic Engineer, on August 6, 1975, and approved on August 7, 1975.
Its area is 104,717 square meters. The decree describes boundaries by reference to CCP lots and reclaimed public lands (e.g., bounded NW by CCP lot 2-B; NE/SE/SW by Public Land (Reclaimed Area); and other sides by lots 2-A and 2-B).
Its area is 400,000 square meters. Boundaries are described using references to the Republic of the Philippines (Dept. of Public Highways), Manila Bay, Manila International Conference Center, existing roads, and Roxas Boulevard.
To identify the exact parcels being conveyed with sufficient certainty for land administration and titling, using survey plans and technical boundary descriptions that enable tracing on the ground.
It supports accurate identification and demarcation of the conveyed property, reducing ambiguity and helping prevent boundary disputes by confirming that survey markers/monuments correspond to the technical descriptions.
It expressly includes “all improvements thereon and all other properties of the Center” in the reversion to the Government upon CCP’s cessation to exist (after payment of obligations).
They contextualize the parcels within the surrounding geographic and administrative landscape, indicating where the parcels lie and what properties/roads/natural features form their limits, thereby clarifying the extent of the transfer.