MANILA, Philippines — Four parcels of alleged illegally reclaimed land in Taguig City are covered by "fraudulently" issued titles that will be turned over to the Office of the Ombudsman for investigation, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said.
Lacson disclosed that four other parcels of land had no records in the digital file of the Land Registration Authority (LRA).
The senator said he made public these findings "to dispel insinuations" that his disclosures on the illegal reclamation activities in Taguig City were "fake news."
"Since Sen. (Alan Peter) Cayetano keeps publicly asking for evidence, I’ll give it to him, in the spirit of public interest," Lacson said in a social media post.
Lacson said one parcel, measuring 9,204 square meters, was covered by an administrative patent and an original certificate of title (OCT).
Another, covering 5,000 square meters, was registered through judicial or ordinary land registration and also carried an OCT, he said.
Lacson said a third parcel, measuring 181,077 square meters, was covered by a homestead patent and a transfer certificate of title (TCT), while the fourth covered 193,027 square meters and was also registered under a TCT.
The senator said some details, including the names of those to whom the titles were issued to, as well as the OCT and TCT numbers, were withheld for the time being as the investigation is still ongoing.
"All of these will likewise be turned over to the Ombudsman fact-finding team for their further appropriate action," he added.
