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METHODOLOGY

To identify the processes and activities in the issuance of residential free patent, the study team
conducted the following activities:

Review of Documents

The team reviewed a documentation on DENR Region XIII CENROs process of residential and
agricultural free patents. They also reviewed existing studies which have been conducted during the
implementation period of LAMP was undertaken. The studies compared costs and duration of the titling
process under Sporadic and Systematic processes and with regards to the type of funding, under CARP
and LAMP. The Region 7 Citizen’s Charter entries for free patent application, outputs from several focus
group discussions (FGD), and documented processes under the PLG project were also reviewed.

From these documents, the Team discerned that while official documents suggested a clear-cut
process with specific duration and costs, the reality of public land titling processes is much more
complicated.

Conduct of Interviews and Meetings

Team meetings were conducted together with the DENR Resource persons: Lucifena Bardoquillo,
Development Management Officer I; Cristorey Cabilogan, Land Management Officer; and Rhudyl Ferniz
(Community Development Officer during LAMP project).

To gather more information, the team interviewed technical personnel from DENR field offices in
Regions 7 and 13, LMB, ROD and Land Registration Authority (LRA). They also gathered information from
applicants for public land titling.

Another technical expert Engr. Warlito Quirimit, manager of LMB’s Land Administration and
Management System (LAMS) oriented the Team on LAMS Public Land Application (PLA), and Inspection,
Verification and Approval of Surveys (IVAS) was also interviewed. The Team learned about a new process
for accepting and approving subdivision surveys in digital form. As this new process has not been
completely rolled out nationwide, the Team decided to work with the current process (see Table 7).

Data Presentation

The team used the Input-Process-Output (IPO) Table format, then modified it to reflect
observations, insights and recommendations. Other choices were the Flow Diagram, Flow Process Chart
(tools to trace their origins to Frederick Winslow Taylor), and simpler formats like the Work Breakdown
Structure and Macro Flow Process Map. They also agreed to use the “Actor + Action + Details” convention
of writing Activity statements.

Data Analysis

The team extracted the gathered data on source of delays, and costs. Analysis showed that many of the
delays are related to accessing data from DENR, many of which are not available in digital form.

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