Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 180)
The main purpose is to extend the policy of providing land to landless bona fide vegetable farmers occupying areas within the Mount Data National Park and Central Cordillera Forest reservations, while promoting soil, water, and forest conservation in these areas.
All Filipino vegetable farmers who have occupied and cultivated farm lots within the Mount Data National Park and Central Cordillera Forest reservations are eligible to acquire titles under the conditions stated in the Order.
The claimant must completely improve and terrace the portion of the land within three years from the date of the Order. Unimproved or unterraced portions after this period shall revert to the public domain.
The top or flat portions shall be terraced, improved, and cultivated to prevent soil erosion, while the steep slopes should be planted with trees, paspallum grass, or other vegetation cover.
The screening committee determines whether applicants for land titles within the reservations are legally entitled to their issuance and makes recommendations accordingly.
The committee consists of a representative each from the Director of Forestry, Director of Lands, Director of Soil Conservation, and a private citizen of the region named by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The lot involved shall revert to the public domain if the titleholder fails to meet the stipulated conditions which are expressly stated in the title.
Alien occupants and operators are given until June 30, 1956, to vacate or move out of the premises they are occupying or cultivating.
They are subject to prosecution for violations of the Public Land, Anti-Dummy, and Internal Revenue Laws.
The National Bureau of Investigation, the Anti-Dummy Board, the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue are directed to work jointly on investigations and prosecutions.