Section 20
SEC. 20. The application may be filed with the clerk of the Court of Land Registration, or with the register of deeds of the province or city in which the land or any portion thereof lies. Upon filing his application the applicant shall forthwith cause to be filed with the register of deeds for said city or province a memorandum stating that application for registration has been filed, and the date and place of filing, and a copy of the description of the land contained in the application. This memorandum shall be recorded and indexed by the register with the records of deeds. Each register of deeds shall also keep an index of all applications in his province or city, and, in every case where the application is filed with him, shall transmit the same, with the papers and plans tiled therewith, and such memorandum when recorded, to the clerk of the Court of Land Registration.