About LAMP

The Land Administration Management (LAM) Program is a long-term commitment of the Government of the Philippines (GOP) to increase land tenure security and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the land titling and administration system. The overall goal of the LAM program is to reduce poverty and enhance economic growth by improving land tenure security and fostering the development of efficient land markets in rural and urban areas through the development of an efficient system of land titling and administration based on clear, transparent, coherent and consistent policies and laws and supported by an appropriate institutional structure.

The proposed Land Administration and Management Project addresses the GOP's medium-term goals of: (1) Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act with social equity; and (2) good governance, which serves the overarching national goal of poverty reduction and growth. The development objectives of the proposed project are to increase land tenure security and improve land administration services through the implementation of institutional and legal reforms, the realization of an accelerated land titling program, and the establishment of a fair and uniform property valuation system. This would be done through: (1) development of national policies, a regulatory framework and reform of the institutional structure for land administration and management; (2) issuance of titles in urban and rural areas; and (3) standardization of the land valuation system through the establishment of an efficient and fair property valuation system that meets international standards.

The Land Administration Management Project

LAMP History

In November 1997, the Lands Management Bureau (LMB) submitted a concept proposal to DENR which was subsequently endorsed to the World Bank through the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). The LMB sought to improve its efficiency through the fast- tracking of the issuance of patents, mass conduct of cadastral surveys and improvement of the records.
In March 1998, the World Bank sent a fact-finding mission to further investigate the country's land administration and management problems and constraints.
A joint WB-Government of the Philippines (GOP) mission conducted field visits and dialogues/meetings with stakeholders. As a result, they prepared an Informal Policy Note discussing the issues in the land sector and a framework plan to resolve these issues.
The Government responded through DENR by convening the major agencies responsible for land administration. Through these meetings, the GOP came up with long-term and short-term plans.
Since the problems are so complex and a consensus could not be reached on how to best address them, it was thought prudent to start with a small project, a World Bank Learning and Innovation Loan (LIL) was sought with a parallel AusAID Technical Assistance (TA).
In July 1999, Executive Order No. 129 creating an Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee (IACC) tasked to prepare and coordinate the implementation of a Land Administration and Management Program (LAMP).
The Project Design Preparation was financed by Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and, through a participatory process came up with a Project Preparation Report (PPR). The PPR was used as the basis for NEDA Board approval.
NEDA approved the Policy Statement for the Program and the 2 ½ to 3 year LIL Project last December 1999.
In March 2000, World Bank appraised the Project.
In August 2000, Loan Negotiation with the Bank was held.
To counter a delay in the processing and approval of the Main Technical Assistance Program, the AusAID financed a bridging TA to the Project from October 2000-October 2001.
Project start-up and implementation was slowed down in the first half of year 2001 due to the change in government and appointment of DENR management.
In October, 2001, a Memorandum of Subsidiary Agreement (MSA) between the Australian government and the Republic of the Philippines thru the DENR was signed. Thus, the Main Technical Assistance Team was mobilized.
With the Main TA in place, project activities scaled-up and implementation speeded up.
In March 2002, Executive Order No. 82 was issued creating a Task Force for the Expeditious Implementation of the LAM Program. Chaired by the Senior Consultant on Poverty Alleviation and Good Governance with the Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources, Justice, ODA Absorption and NEDA Director General and two (2) private sector representatives as members. This repealed E.O. 129 and abolished IACC.

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