LUC Checklist
Series of 2002
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
FOR LAND USE CONVERSION
A. Standard Requirements: Six (6) sets of land use conversion folder
(LUCF) consisting of the following: (One [ 1] original set and [five]
photocopy sets) with table of contents and page numbers of all
documents including photographs, sequentially numbered, except for
maps and development plans which shall likewise be in sextuplicate but
shall be submitted in six separate envelopes with contents properly
labeled on each envelope. Of the six (6) folders, two (2) will be
transmitted to the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO),
containing, therein only the filled-up application form and the documents
specified in Nos. 4, 5, 14 and 26 hereunder. The remaining four (4)
folders shall contain all the documents enumerated hereunder that are
applicable. The arrangement thereof shall follow the sequence of the
enumeration below, with the requirement referred to in No. 1 hereof
being the first document after the table of contents;
1. Official receipt showing proof of payment of filing fee and
inspection cost.
2. Official receipt showing proof of posting of bond or an original
copy of the GSIS surety bond in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in Section 24 of DAR AO No. 1, Series of
2002.
3. Sworn Application for Land Use Conversion. (Form No. 1)
4. True copy of the Original Certificate of Title (OCT) or Transfer
Certificate of Title (TCT) of the subject land, certified by the
Register of Deeds not earlier than thirty (30) days prior to
application filing date.
In case of untitled land, the following shall be required in lieu of a title:
4.1 Certification from the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources-C o m m u n i t y E n v ironmental and Natural
Resources Officer (DENRO-CENRO) that the landholding
has been classified as alienable and disposable; and
4.2 Certification from the DENR-CENRO (for administrative
confirmation of imperfect title) or the Clerk of Court (for
judicial confirmation of imperfect title) that the titling
process/proceedings has commenced and there are no
adverse claimants.
5. True copy of the Certificate of Title of the subject land as of 15
June 1988, and all successor Titles until the present Title referred
to in No. 4 hereof, if applicable.
6. True copy of the current Tax Declaration covering the subject
property.
7. Project feasibility study.
8. Joint venture agreement or any other business arrangement on
the use of the land between the landowner and the developer (if
the developer is other than the landowner) or between the
Emancipation Patent/Certificate of Land Ownership Award
(EP/CLOA) holders and the developer (if the land was awarded
under the agrarian reform program).
9. Narrative description of the development plan describing in detail
the activities, program components, phasing, schedule, work and
financial plan, all duly certified by a licensed engineer, architect,
or land use planner.
10. Proof of financial and organizational capability of the developer to
develop land, including the following information:
10.1 Statement of project cost and availability of potential
funding source(s) for the development of the proposed
project;
10.2 Profile of the developer;
10.3 Most recent financial statement, not later than the year
before application, duly authenticated by a certified public
accountant; and
10.4 If the developer is a corporation or partnership, a copy of its
Certificate of Registration and recent General Information
Sheet (GIS) for the immediately preceding year, certified by
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or in lieu
of the latter, a duly accomplished GIS sworn to before a
notary public provided, that if the land is to be used for
socialized housing by the LGU under EO 124-1993, a
Sanggunian Resolution appropriating funds for the project
and authorizing the LGU to undertake the same shall be
required: Provided, further, that if the socialized housing
shall be undertaken by other government agencies such as
the National Housing Authority and the like, a board
resolution approving the project and appropriating funds
therefore shall likewise be submitted.
11. Socio-Economic Benefit-Cost Study of the proposed project.
12. Photographs, size 5R (five [5] inches by seven [7] inches), using
color film, and take on the landholding under sunlight. The
applicant shall attach the pictures to a paper background and the
photographer who took said pictures shall sign on said paper
background to certify the authenticity of the pictures. On each
background paper shall be written a short description of each
picture. The pictures shall consist of:
12.1 At least four (4) photographs taken from the center of the
landholding: one (1) facing north, one (1) facing east, one
(1) facing south, and one (1) facing west;
12.2 At least one (1) photograph per corner, taken from each
corner of the landholding’s borders.
12.3 At least two (2) photographs each for all distinct man-made
structures existing on the land, taken from opposite angles;
12.4 At least two (2) photographs each of the front view of the
billboards(2) required in Section 11 of DAR A.O. No. 1
Series of 2002. The applicant shall set aside the second
copy of said billboard photograph(s) for submission to the
Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO); and
12.5 Sufficient number of photographs of the most conspicuous
landmarks from the nearest barangay center and leading to
and from the ingress and egress routes at the subject
landholding, for the purpose of assisting the ocular
inspection team in locating the site.
13. Affidavit/Undertaking in a single document of the applicant. (LUC
Form No. 2)
14. MARO Certification (LUC Form No. 3) and Notice of Land Use
Conversion in English language (LUC Form No. 4) and in local
dialect (LUC Form No. 4A).
15. Certification from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board
(HLURB) Regional Officer on the actual zoning or classification of
the land subject of the application based on the approved
comprehensive land use plan citing: (a) the municipal or city
zoning ordinance number; and (b) resolution number and date of
approval by the HLURB or the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
concerned, as the case may be. (LUC Form No. 5)
16. Certification from the authorized Department of Agriculture (DA)
official stating, among others, the classification of the property
under the NPAAAD and SAFDZ, whether or not the subject
property is within the five percent (5%) limit of the SAFDZ allowed
for conversion, the status of irrigation coverage of the property,
and whether the land has ceased to be economically feasible and
sound for agricultural purposes.
17. Certification from the authorized DENR official stating, among
others, whether or not the subject land is within the National
Integrated Protected Area System (NIPAS), mossy, and virgin
forests, riverbanks, or swamp forests and marshlands, within an
Environmentally Critical Area (ECA), or will involved the
establishment of an Environmentally Critical Project (ECP). (LUC
Form No. 6)
18. Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) when the subject
land is within an ECA or will involve the establishment of an ECP.
19. If applicable, Special Power of Attorney (SPA), when the applicant
is not the registered owner.
20. If applicable, notarized secretary’s certificate of a
corporate/cooperative board resolution authorizing the
representative, when the applicant is a corporation or cooperative.
21. If applicable, concurrence letter of the mortgagee or of the
individual or entity in whose favor the encumbrance was
constituted, when the property is encumbered.
22. If applicable, endorsement from the concerned government
agency, when the application involves a priority development area
or project, such as:
a) NEDA-NLUC endorsement if under EO 124-1993; or
b) HLURB endorsement if socialized housing (LUC Form No.
7); or
c) PEZA Board Resolution approving the project for ecozone
project
23. If applicable, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Certification
attesting that the applicant-landowner has fully paid his obligations
to the LBP, when the applicant-landowner is a beneficiary of the
agrarian reform program. (LUC Form No. 8)
24. If applicable, Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO)
Certification attesting that the applicant-landowner acquired the
subject land from a landed-estate or under the Voluntary Land
Transfer/Direct Payment Scheme (VLT/DPS) and he has already
fully paid his obligation thereunder, when the applicant-landowner
is a beneficiary of the agrarian reform program. (LUC Form No. 9)
