Lacson flags 4 ‘fraudulently’ titled parcels in Taguig

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 Lacson said on Saturday.

In a statement, the senator said he shared the initial findings “to dispel insinuations” that his disclosures regarding the alleged anomalies were “fake news.”

According to Lacson, the parcels covered areas ranging from 5,000 to 193,027 square meters and were processed through various patent and land registration procedures.

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He also said there are four other parcels that had no documentation in the Land Registration Authority’s (LRA) digital records.

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Lacson said earlier the LRA is examining several titles covering some 38.83 hectares of “illegally” reclaimed areas on the Taguig City side of Laguna Lake.

READ: Lacson: Ombudsman subpoenas on Taguig infra docs already out

“I requested the LRA to backtrack the history of the issued OCTs (original certificates of title) and other modes of titling, so we will find out how they were manipulated with the end in view of filing criminal charges against those responsible,” he said in a statement.

READ: Lacson: Ombudsman subpoenas on Taguig infra docs already out

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He said these titles may be declared “void ab initio” or void from the start, once the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) initiates forfeiture proceedings.

Lacson said the Ombudsman has issued subpoenas to the LRA, PRA, Taguig Registry of Deeds and Department of Public Works and Highways.

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“Since [Senator] Cayetano keeps publicly asking for evidence, I’ll give it to him, in the spirit of public interest,” he said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). /cb