Presidential Decree No. 2004 (PD 2004) — Amending Section Two of Republic Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Thirty Relative to the Sale Without Public Auction of Public Lands of the Republic of the Philippines for Residential Purposes to Qualified Applicants Under Certain Conditions.
Presidential Decree No. 2004 (PD 2004) — Amending Section Two of Republic Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Thirty Relative to the Sale Without Public Auction of Public Lands of the Republic of the Philippines for Residential Purposes to Qualified Applicants Under Certain Conditions.
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WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 730 permits the sale without
public auction of public lands of the Republic of the Philippines for
residential purposes to qualified applicants under certain conditions;
WHEREAS, lands acquired thereunder are subject to onerous
restrictions against encumbrance or alienation; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to remove these onerous
restrictions to allow the effective utilization of these lands.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the
Philippines, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree:
SECTION 1. Section Two of Republic Act Numbered Seven
Hundred and Thirty is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 2. Lands acquired under the provisions of this Act
shall not be subject to any restrictions against encumbrance or alienation
before and after the issuance of the patents thereon.
SEC. 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 30th day of December, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and eighty-five.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the
Philippines
By the President:
(Sgd.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Executive
Assistant
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