Any Filipino citizen who occupies a residential lot for at least 10 years may file a Free Patent Application with the CENRO.
Category: Lands in the Philippines
Just Compensation, Free Patents, and the 60-meter easement
The landowner is generally entitled to payment of just compensation for every taking of his or her private property. However, when the Government invokes its right-of-way under Section 112, CA 141, just compensation cannot be recovered as a general rule.