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Agrarian Reform, the Land Bank of the Philippine and helped with the Land Reform Program, in
general. It was on September 30, 1988, a few years after the EDSA Revolution, that the agency
underwent its final transformation into the present Land Registration Authority.3
The LRA is a growing government agency with around 2,500 employees nationwide. 4 Through
its official mandate, the LRA exists for the sole purpose of implementing and protecting the
Torrens system of land titling and registration, as well as registration of transactions involving
personal properties.5 This is done mainly through the 168 Registry of Deeds Offices nationwide.
The LRA also provides the courts with legal and technical assistance in cases involving land
registration, as well as continuing to support the Department of Agrarian Reform in its
implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.6
At present, the Land Registration Authority is headed by Hon. Eulalio C. Diaz III, as its
Administrator. Hon. Ronald A. Ortile serves as Deputy Administrator for Operations, while Hon.
Robert Nomar V. Leyretana serves as Deputy Administrator for Administration. The Head of
Financial Service is Dir. Armando M. De Leon. The Head of Administrative Service is Dir. Ma.
Rosenne M. Flores-Avila. The Land Registration Operations Service is headed by Dir. Porfirio R.
Encisa and lastly, Dir. Rhandolfo B. Amansec is in-charge of Legal Service.7
The main office of the Land Registration Authority can be found along East Avenue cor. Nia
Road, Quezon City, Metro Manila.
3 Id.
4 Id.
5 Land Registration Authority (LRA). Mandate, available at
http://lra.gov.ph/about/mandate/ (last accessed August 29, 2016).
6 Id.
7 Land Registration Authority (LRA). Leadership, available at
http://lra.gov.ph/about/leadership/ (last accessed August 29, 2016).