TENANT EMANCIPATION LAW

Presidential Decree No. 27

APPLICABILITY
Supplements the
Agrarian Reform Law

Applies to private
agricultural land
devoted to rice and
corn under share
tenancy or lease-
tenancy
 TRANSFER OF
LANDS TO
TENANTS
Presidential Decree No. 27

The tenant farmer,

whether in land classified
as landed estate or not,
shall be deemed owner
of a portion constituting a
family-size farm of five (5)
hectares if not irrigated
and three (3) hectares if
irrigated
TRANSFER OF
LANDS TO
TENANTS
Executive Order No. 228

Sec. 1. All qualified

farmer beneficiaries are
now deemed full owners
as of October 21, 1972 of
the land they acquired by
virtue of Presidential
Decree No. 27
(hereinafter referred to as
P.D. No. 27).
 TRANSFER OF
LANDS TO
TENANTS
Notwithstanding the
phrase shall be deemed
owners and are now
deemed full owners, the
title and ownership over
the land shall not
automatically be
transferred to the tenant
or lessee, unless only
upon full payment of
the just compensation
to the land owner was
made.
 size of land to be
transferred
5 hectares not irrigated

3 hectares - irrigated
TWO STAGES of
land transfer
1. Issuance of Certificate
of Land Transfer (CTC)
CTC does not vest upon
tenant-beneficiary
ownership over the land but
merely qualifies the tenant-
beneficiary to possess the
land and comply with
certain conditions
preparatory to ownership. If
tenant-beneficiary complies
with the conditions, he is
issued an Emancipation
Patent (EP)
TWO STAGES of
land transfer
2. Issuance of Certificate of
Emancipation Patent
(EP)
EP vests upon tenant-
beneficiary absolute
ownership over the
landholding and it
constitutes conclusive
authority for the issuance of
an original or transfer of
certificate of title in his
name.
Indefeasibility
of EPs
EPs become
indefeasible and
imprescriptible

After 1 year from its

registration with the
Office of the Registry
of Deeds

Subject to conditions,
limitations and
qualifications under
CARL, the Property
Registration Decree
and other pertinent
laws.
 Cancellation of
Eps
1) Failure to pay 3 annual
amortization

2) Abandonment of the land

3) Neglect or misuse of land

4) Sale, transfer or
conveyance of the right to
use the land

5) Illegal conversion of the

land

6) Misuse or diversion of
financial and support
services.
THANK YOU!