Guidelines for Surveying Private Lands Under CARP

Surveys assigned by DENR Regional Technical Director for Lands only upon written request by MARO/PARO through DARRO.
DENR accepts survey requests only with complete technical documents: title photocopy with technical descriptions, certified/sketch survey plans, and subdivision scheme if applicable.
Requests lacking documents are returned immediately.
DAR representatives must be present during surveys to address issues.
DAR prepares subdivision schemes for untenanted lots; subdivisions of tenanted lots based on actual tenant occupancy.
Initial surveying of untenanted lands limited to boundary surveys unless subdivision scheme is submitted prior to fieldwork.
DAR technicians assist boundary identification and resolve occupancy limits for tenants exceeding 3 hectares.
Both DAR and DENR maintain journals documenting survey submissions and status to avoid duplication.
Survey expenses charged against CARP Survey Funds (ARF and Regular).
Survey submissions after the 3rd quarter of the year will be planned for the following year.

Preliminary Activities:

Survey requests must be accompanied by certified/sketch plans with vicinity maps.
If absent, DAR must prepare the necessary plans from titles or documents.
Field identification coordinated with DAR technician support.

Field Work:

Survey Output:

Submit five certified copies of the approved survey plan and technical description to DARRO.
Certification to be signed by authorized DENR Regional Official.

Preliminary Activities:

DENR assigns survey upon receiving request with subdivision scheme and documents.
Attach antecedent surveys if approved; if unavailable, secure certification and conduct resurvey.
Concrete corner monuments required, engraved with "AR." Farmer-beneficiaries encouraged to set monuments under supervision.
Tenants, adjacent landowners, and local officials notified before surveys; hold Pulong-pulong meetings before and after surveying.

Field Work:

Survey controls per Section 93 of Manual for Land Surveys; connect to established reference points.
Survey tenanted lots and leasehold areas separately.
DAR resolves boundary conflicts among tenants.
Survey government reservations jointly or after clearance.
Provide narrative reports on surveys with errors, recommending corrective actions for titles.
Survey non-agricultural areas and eroded lands as separate lots; consult relevant agencies.
DAR representative pinpoints areas for survey.
Lots 3 hectares and below with one tenant only require sketch plans.

Preparation of Survey Returns:

Use prescribed L.M.B Forms for isolated surveys.
Lot numbering: alphabetical for up to 26 sublots; a1a onward if more.
Computations follow isolated survey systems per Manual.
Plans use isolated survey format; CARP surveys identified with "(AR)" suffix.
Use map scales prescribed in the Manual for Land Surveys.
One plan per titled property; contiguous properties may be consolidated if in the same municipality.
Submit all required documents per DENR Administrative Order and Land Surveys Manual.

Surveyed according to isolated survey provisions in the Manual.
Homelots within project sites included in project surveys; homelots outside arranged separately.

DENR may conduct surveys on subdivided lots allocated to farmer-tillers upon written request and complete inventory from DAR.
Surveys of unsurveyed landed estates or settlement projects also done by DENR upon DAR request.